The Black Donnellys (TV Series)

God Is a Comedian (2007)

Keith Nobbs: Joey Ice Cream

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Joey Ice Cream : [narrating]  You think you had a tough day? Try being a Donnelly. You remember them right? Sean, Kevin, Jimmy and Tommy. With them everyday was trouble.

• Joey Ice Cream : [narrating]  But it's like that old saying goes. The only way for two people to keep a secret is if both of them are dead.

• Father Dufelt : Before I can even think about giving you absolution, you have to promise before God that you won't ever do anything like this again. Can you do that?

  Joey Ice Cream : [narrating voice over]  Tommy didn't need to promise. He already decided there was never gonna be a good enough reason to kill anybody ever again.

  Detective McCarthy : [to Joey Ice Cream]  Are you saying Tommy Donnelly never killed again? Because if I look stupid to you, I'd just like to know right up front.

  Joey Ice Cream : That was the plan. Tommy's plan was to make things right with God and save what was left of his soul. The problem was he thought he could do that and still take care of his brothers. Which of course was the same plan that got him into all this trouble to begin with. Which meant he had to get Jimmy into rehab.

• Joey Ice Cream : [narrating voice over]  Kevin wasn't the only one with his own plan. Nicky Cottero, had one too. The boss sent for Nicky because he wanted to know what happened to Sal. Nicky, on the other hand, planned to say as little as possible on the subject.

• Joey Ice Cream : [narrating voice over]  Alo considered himself something of a ladies' man. Of course, being head of the Family, Alo could consider himself Pope. He wasn't going to get much argument from anybody.

• Joey Ice Cream : [narrating voice over]  Tommy called asking me to bring him a crowbar. I didn't know why he was asking, but when somebody calls and asks for a crowbar, I figure I should bring one.

• Joey Ice Cream : [narrating]  The irony of Tommy trying to keep Jimmy in jail was that growing up most of his time was spent trying to do just the opposite.