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I met Rachel Arieff in Barcelona when I was performing there earlier this month. Rachel initially started off as a stand up comedian working with the likes of Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Maria Bamford and Louis CK. She moved to Barcelona in 2003 for what she calls “deep psychological reasons”. Once there she began to […] La entrada Episode 37 – Rachel Arieff se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dah Jevu are a rap duo Bobby Basil and Tafari Pesto. I saw them perform at the Bare In The Woods festival in Portarlington last summer and they blew me away. They performed with a band that played a kind of psychedelic electro ambient backing while the two guys prowled the tiny stage like a […] La entrada Episode 36 – Dah Jevu se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first became aware of Jape when I heard the song Floating. I downloaded it on e-music and a couple of different re-mixes. Of course everyone knows about how Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs heard the song in Whelans and how the Raconteurs covered it live right? Well he did and they did. Richie Egan, […] La entrada Episode 35 – Jape (Richie Egan) se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first saw Jack Lukeman back in the late nineties in a place called the Da Club in Dublin. For a brief period it was a comedy club every Saturday from ten ’til twelve and then as the revellers from all the surrounding pubs came in for a late drink Jack would take to the […] La entrada Episode 34 – Jack Lukeman se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernard O’Shea is a stand up comedian, actor, writer and radio presenter of tremendous talent. He wears an outrageously fulsome beard and can play traditional music both of which facts are surely somehow not unconnected. He called in to the studio to chat to me about his varied career in the entertainment industry and underwater […] La entrada Episode 33 – Bernard O’Shea se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Redmond is best known for playing Father Stone in Father Ted. He is also an accomplished stand up comedian and hosts a weekly show in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow where he now lives. Michael began his career as a writer for Irish radio and television, before moving to London and launching a […] La entrada Episode 32 – Michael Redmond se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niall Breslin, better know as Bressie is popularly known as one of the judges/coaches on The Voice of Ireland. He came to fame as the front man and chief song writer in The Blizzards and after the band broke up released two albums as a solo artist. Before all this happened he became a professional […] La entrada Episode 31 – Bressie se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Walsh is the singer and songwriter with the band Pugwash. Pugwash have released 6 studio albums the latest of which is Play Intimately (As If Among Friends). They have recently toured the States where they have released the compilation album A Rose In A Garden Of Weeds. Their fans include Jeff Lynne (ELO), Brian […] La entrada Episode 30 – Thomas Walsh se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ronan MacManus grew up in Twickenham, West London, His father Ross MacManus was a musician and trumpet player, with Joe Loss and his orchestra, (and also responsible for the music and vocals from the R. White’s Lemonade television commercial, “Secret Lemonade Drinker”). Needless to say, his father passed on the musical tradition, to all 5 […] La entrada Episode 29 – Ronan MacManus se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Collins first came to prominence as an actor in the long running soap Glenroe. He has also starred in the films Man About Dog, King Of The Travellers and the award winning Pavee Lackeen and written/performed three one man plays dealing with the Traveller’s experience in Ireland. I met Michael Collins first on the […] La entrada Episode 28 – Michael Collins se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Kelly of course is best known as Father Jack Hackett the raving drunken foul mouth priest from Father Ted. But I first knew him as Parnell Mooney on RTE’s Hall’s Pictorial Weekly. As a young lad growing up Halls Pictorial Weekly starring Frank Kelly was a show that all the family enjoyed; well my […] La entrada Episode 27 – Frank Kelly se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I got to know Ardal O’ Hanlon when I was starting out in comedy and we all met once a week at The Comedy Cellar in The International Bar. Since then we have worked together on and off most notably in Father Ted and a lovely film called Flying Saucer Rock n’ Roll. Over the […] La entrada Episode 26 – Ardal O’Hanlon se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first time I saw Kevin McAleer live was in Andrews Lane Theatre. He came on stage and without saying anything more than ” Aye” and “Well ye see” he had the audience in stitches for a good ten minutes before actually doing any material. It was the most incredible thing I ever experienced at […] La entrada Episode 25 – Kevin McAleer se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I work with Dermot Whelan on a regular basis with The Dublin Comedy Improv. He is a tremendous improviser and has brought those talents to his radio show The Dermot and Dave Show on Today FM. He also is a drummer with the band The 1234’s covering all the punk classics along with Colm Murphy, […] La entrada Episode 24 – Dermot Whelan se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I met Cathy Davey at The Electric Picnic after performing at her stage “My Lovely Ranch” which she set up to promote and collect donations for her charity “My Lovely Horse”. The charity rescues and looks after urban abandoned horses and dogs. The name comes from the fact that her partner Neil Hannon co-wrote the […] La entrada Episode 23 – Cathy Davey se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colm O’Regan is a stand up comedian and best selling author of the series of books “Irish Mammies” which sprang from the twitter account @irishmammies. He is also a columnist with The Examiner and a radio columnist with The BBC World Service. He runs a monthly stand up comedy club called Inn Jokes at The […] La entrada Episode 22 – Colm O’Regan se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first got to know Des Bishop when I was running a comedy club on Thursday nights in The International Bar called The Mad Cow Comedy Club. He was a new act doing ten minute slots. Then I gave him a twenty minute slot and he bombed so I told him I was demoting him […] La entrada Episode 21 – Des Bishop se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

eeThis week’s podcast comes from the Electric Picnic. I talked to Irish comedian based in London Jarlath Regan who hosts the An Irishman Abroad podcast. I also spoke to comedian/actor and former Southend United goalkeeper Terry Alderton who many of you will know from Eastenders in which played cab driver Terry Spraggan. I spent a […] La entrada Episode 20 – Electric Picnic 2015 se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’ve known Willie White since he came on the scene after appearing on the Des Bishop show Joy In The Hood. He and Eric Lalor arrived on the scene at the same time and although they have very different styles both have established themselves as reliable solid stand ups. Willie has incredible charisma and presence […] La entrada Episode 19 – Willie White se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I spent two weeks in the USA recently performing at the La Crosse and Milwaukee Irish festivals and a couple of gigs in between. While there I was overwhelmed at the effect Irish culture has on American people. I spoke to one woman who burst into tears when she told me about the first time […] La entrada Episode 18 – Various USA USA se publicó primero en Headstuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices