Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

If you love some comedy on your social media then there's a good chance you will have come across Michelle Buteau in your timeline!

She joined Alison to talk comedy, courage, and her long-awaited return to Dublin — with the 'Surviving and Thriving Tour' at the Ambassador Theatre on 14th November.

Michelle chats about carving out her own lane as a storyteller (“my body IS The Daily Show”), why being a “professional oversharer” can be a gift, and the relatable chaos of raising twins!

She also looks back on her early TV ambitions and how 9/11 became the turning point that got her on stage — and changed everything.

Halloween is perfect for panto --- all the dressing up and fun scares! So, it's great to see it back!

Alison gets into the Halloween spirit with Claire Tighe (CEO & Creative Director of Theatre Works Productions) to chat about the return of the spooky panto, CreepyTown,

Claire teases the story of Dorkula, a goofy, loveable vampire on a mission to make it into Creepy Town, meeting characters like the Bad Hatter, the Gate Creeper, the Creep Master and the fabulous villain, Mortabulous!!

Plus: dress up and you could win the best-dressed competition!

Landing back at The Helix from 24th–30th October — thehelix.ie

Páraic Kerrigan joins Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast to chat all things Pop Culchie — his love letter to Irish popular culture (“Reeling in the Years” for your bookshelf).

Páraic tells us about life inside The Traitors castle, the constant “faithful/traitor” slip-ups, and his empathy for Joanne McNally on Celebrity Traitors!

Plus: the Irish deli counter as our unofficial Michelin guide in Ireland, the Ploughing Championships as a cultural phenomenon, the mystery of pop group Six, Housewife of the Year, and that iconic Nadine Coyle date-of-birth moment. "Meakin may a Jamini!"

Melanie C joins Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, ahead of her Dublin date at the 3Olympia.

On Friday, Fiona got a call from Ray Foley that changed her life in an instant. Fiona from Louth joins Alison to chat about becoming €312,000 richer — and why it still doesn’t feel real!!

Fiona, who works at a pharmacy in Dunleer, shares how the win couldn’t have come at a better time as she and her boyfriend Connor renovate a cottage and how they were saving so hard to make the ever growing list of work required.

Plus: Connor turned 30 this weekend! And a brilliant shout-out to the team at Donald McGoey Pharmacy who were there to share her amazing moment.

The brand new season of Is It Cake? Halloween dropped on Netflix this weekend and we have one of the stars of the show! Her name is Corinna Maguire and she is an award-winning baking artist based in Oranmore in Galway!!

Corinna says the tv show is one of the most fun experiences she has had and it is a true joy behind the scenes. She chats about growing up between Ireland and Alberta and why baking became her much-needed creative outlet.

Corinna has won numerous Gold medals at international cake decorating competitions and been named one of Ireland and the UK’s Best Cake Decorators.

She is known for making over-the-top, eye-catching, sculptural cakes. YES! That hippo is a cake! Her Instagram is filled with the most insane, incredible creations.

Go to https://www.instagram.com/lovinfromtheoven.ie/

·       Katherine Rundell is an award-winning author, screenwriter, presenter, and academic.

·       She is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.

·       Her books have sold over 4 million copies worldwide!

·       Neverfear is the latest in her Impossible Creatures series and is out now.

·       She is now poised for global recognition with Disney adapting her series into a Harry Potter-esque film franchise.

·       Katherine is currently writing the screenplay and the film is being co-produced by her company, Impossible Films.