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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Quick Update
– Patten Oswald deals with a heckler Haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve continued to film all my gigs. In two minds as to whether to continue to post all my videos, as the bad gigs I’ve had recently have primarily been in almost completely empty rooms, and I’m not sure a lot can… Read more
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Creepdoll
So I recently had my first short story published. It was carried by Ireland’s only print science fiction magazine ‘Albedo One‘, and you can and should pick up the magazine at Dublin’s Forbidden Planet (or grab a subscription online). The magazine (despite being designed like the popeye of a dogs arsehole), actually carries some stunningly… Read more
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Breaking My Cherry
I started the Virgin Standup project right after my second comedy gig. By fluke I’d had both of my first gigs filmed; already I was addicted to performing and unhealthy fixated on becoming the best standup I could be. I set out to rigorously analyse each show, to learn as much from my mistakes as… Read more
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Gig 18, Boards.ie Comedy Gig
Gig 18, Boards.ie Comedy Gig – Cassidys, Westmooreland St, 05/12/09 Some lovely guys from mixtape.ie filmed this gig properly with HD cameras and such. Should hopefully get the footage from them at some stage. Pre Show I had a good feeling about this gig going in. Geek crowds I suspected, would be smart, self deprecating,… Read more
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Gig 17 – Laugh Out Loud
Gig 17 – Laugh Out Loud, Anseo, Wexford St, 05/12/09 Pre Show: We were in two minds whether to go ahead with this gig. Despite valient efforts from John & myself to whisk punters upstairs, Anseo was all but deserted. More power to Aidan Killian for managing to fill the place on Wednesdays. Playing to… Read more
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Gig 15 – Comedy Crunch, Sheebeen Chic
Gig 15 – Comedy Crunch, Sheebeen Chic, 22/11/09 Pre Show: I’m not going to name him, but the MC that night was a disgrace. I’ve never scene twenty people walk out of a comedy club before, but I could hardly blame them. Being screamed at and abused from the stage by an MC desperate to… Read more
