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Joe Rooney is a stand up comedian best known for his role as Father Damo in the Channel Four series Father Ted. He has also acted and written for the RTE series Killinascully, Red Rock (TV3), Roy (BBC), the feature film South and on the stage in The Shawshank Redemption (Edinburgh Fringe) and The Chastitute (Gaiety Theatre). As a stand up he has performed in cities worldwide including Shanghai, Moscow, Dubai, Chicago, Toronto, Barcelona and Bangkok.

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Episode 40 – Joanne McNally

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Joanne McNally. As a comedian Joanne is brand spanking new. Just out of the comedy womb she is already doing back flips never mind walking. Having taken over from Jennifer Maguire on Republic Of Telly…
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Episode 39 – Simon Delaney

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Simon Delaney. Simon first came to my attention on the RTE television series Batchelor's Walk as one of three bachelors living together in a flat on the quays in Dublin, which ran from 2001 until 2003.…
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Episode 38 – Anne Gildea

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She is one third of the Nualas and three thirds of herself – Anne Gildea. I chat with her on PODAROONEY this week. I first got to know her as Kevin's sister (as in Kevin Gildea). I was in London with the double act The Quacksquad performing…
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Episode 37 – Rachel Arieff

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Rachel Arieff. I met Rachel 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…
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Episode 36 – Dah Jevu

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Dah Jevu. They're 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…
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Episode 35 – Jape (Richie Egan)

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Jape. 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…
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Episode 34 – Jack Lukeman

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Jack Lukeman. I first saw Jack 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 till twelve and then as the revellers…
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Episode 33 – Bernard O’Shea

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Bernard O'Shea. Bernard 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…
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Episode 32 – Michael Redmond

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Michael Redmond. Michael 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.…
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Episode 31 – Bressie

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Niall Breslin. Niall, 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…