Advise `show-paren-function' to not do anything in erc-mode

init.el

@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@
            erc-track-exclude-types erc-hide-list
            erc-track-position-in-mode-line 'before-modes)
 
+  ;; Thanks bpalmer!
+  (advice-add 'show-paren-function :around
+              (defun show-paren@skip-in-erc (f &rest r)
+                "Skip `show-paren-mode' in `erc-mode'."
+                (unless (derived-mode-p 'erc-mode)
+                  (apply f r))))
+  
   (:hook erc-autoaway-mode
 	     erc-track-mode
 	     erc-truncate-mode))