An Irishman Abroad

Rocky is a very boring movie if he never gets knocked down. You may not know it but our guest this week hit the canvas harder than most. Comedian, writer and broadcaster Oliver Callan joins Jarlath for rare conversation about his early life, new series and that fall from grace. Oliver opens up to Jarlath about finding his niche in a busy impressionist market, how his talent protected him from being bullied at school and he tells the shocking story of escaping from an abusive relationship involving coercive control. Listeners will also be surprised to hear about that part of his career he wishes he could delete.   There’s time to fondly remember Dermot Morgan, a look at why he resisted the urge to travel and Paul Galvin's efforts to stop him performing. We get his thoughts on censorship, his "slight obsession" with Marion Finucane and much more. This is one of those chats where you will want to hear every single minute. So why not pop over to www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad to hear this (and every) episode in f