The 'Best Olympic Commentary Ever' is Too Good for Television [UPDATE] Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/06/12 05:45PM Francis "Fran" Higgins, who plays The Viper on the Irish mockumentary series Hardy Bucks, provides some stellar "alternative commentary" for the Women's Laser Radial sailing competition at the Thirtieth Olympiad — AKA "some boats in a race."