irish comedy

On Up To 90 we talk Julie’s recent social media cancellation following THAT Twitter storm and Emma drops the ‘B word’ leaving things on a distinctly awkward note - just the way she likes it. ‘I look after my kids - yeah that’s kinda what…

In the wake of some extremely disturbing allegations which have surfaced in the last few days this is an extended episode in which we discuss our experiences of misogyny in Irish comedy and how we all have our part to play in changing a…

In this episode of Fascinated I catch up with the wonderful Jann Arden in the midst of the worldwide Corona Virus epidemic. Last week she was supposed to be  inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards but the…

The first album I ever got was a cassette copy of Bananarama’s “Greatest Hits Collection”. When I discovered pop music with their anthem “I Want You Back” I listened to it over and over. At the time I was too young to be allowed read pop…

In 2007 Sean and his Sarah caught the eye of a production runner while queuing to audition for the X Factor. Within a couple of months they were both performing live together every saturday night to millions of viewers. Each week to Same…

This week on PODAROONEY: Sharon Mannion is an actress, comedian and writer best known for her role as Concepta in the RTE2 hit comedy Bridget & Eamon. She has co-written several contributions for RTE's Republic of Telly and she has also…

Bianca Kinane is the big voiced Irish superstar that we almost had back in 1996. Bianca is from Clonmel and in 1994 took part in "Stars In Their Eyes" as Mariah Carey. A big recording contract with Pete Waterman followed. A huge media…