Des Bishop Podcast

Great Chat with awesome Australian Comic, Tom Ballard. His current show tackles tough issues around political correctness, white privilege, racism and the mob that calls people out on those topics.

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Chat with Edinburgh Award winning Comedian David O'Doherty. I have known Dave since the very start of both of our careers so this was part trip down memory lane and part look at the vast amount of work Dave has done. We also had a cameo from Edinburgh Award Nominee James Acaster who was looking for a pair of shorts.

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One of our funniest chats yet with Urzila Carlson. Originally from South Africa, Urzila began stand up in New Zealand and has had a rapid rise through the comedy ranks. We chatted about being a "fat comedian", being a same sex parent and just had a laugh about loads of things. She has a big personality and an even bigger heart.

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Super fun chat with Dara. You really just have to turn on the mic and away he goes. Great stories about the early days of comedy, some interesting stuff about maths and science and some inside stories about the RTE days. Mainly though, its just a great laugh and Dara was in fine form despite a wee bit of a hangover.

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Great chat with Alison Spittle who is blowing up in Ireland at the moment. We chatted about her nomadic childhood, her constant state of self analysis, some current affairs including the Tuam babies scandal and repeal the 8th, and a long chat about Irish comedy.

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Great chat with one of the greatest Irish Comedians of all time. We chatted about the process of writing a show, the creative motivations of needing money, having two goes at a family, and his new chat show on RTE. Great to have Tommy as our first guest of the year.

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Joanne McNally has had a rapid rise through the comedy ranks. I first became aware of her when I saw her in a very interesting show called Singlehood. It turned out it was her first ever time performing in a show. She has since taken up Stand Up and has already done a show about being adopted with PJ Gallagher and her own show called BIte Me about her recovery from an eating disorder. This is a super interesting chat.

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I met up with me ole buddy Damian Clark. He is a Dublin based Aussie Comic that Irish audiences may remember him from his RTE2 series I Dare Ya. We chatted about his early Dublin days, being a fish out of water here in Ireland like myself, and then I found out about his amazing 2015 Edinburgh show about his phone being stolen. Its a super interesting tale. Plus we came up with a novel snapchat idea that may take off.

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I chatted with my Brother and fellow comedian Aidan Bishop about Trump, his late discovery that he was dyslexic, and a wee bit about growing up with a mother who had an anxiety disorder. A very honest chat with a man I know very well.

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What a story Comedian Mo Amer has. Mo is Palestinian who was raised in Kuwait until forced to flee from the Iraqi invasion. Eventually his family settled in Houston, Texas. Mo tells the story of how tough it is to have your whole life taken from you, We also discuss the larger issue of the displacement of the Palestinian people, the wall with Israel and his belief that people can co-exist peacefully. I am not done chatting to Mo I can tell you that.

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