My First Gig Podcast with Duane Doogan

Bonus~E4. Pat McDonnell

Today we're with Irish Comedy legend Pat McDonnell, you may know Pat as Eoin McLove from Father Ted or his hilarious characters from hidden camera show Naked Camera. Pat takes us back to the mid 90's as we hear all about his first gig, enjoy!

Bonus~E3. Ger Staunton

Next up on 'The Stars of the Irish Comedy Scene', Ger Staunton joins me before a sold out Cherry Comedy at Whelan's to discuss his unusual and almost never first ever gig. Hear the hilarious story of how he used to share comedy when he was younger.

Bonus~E2. Aidan Greene

Second up on the Patreon exclusive weekly series 'The Stars of the Irish Comedy Scene' is the wonderful Aidan Greene. Aidan is one of the most tireless working comedians in the country, the effort he puts into studying and preparing for...

Bonus~E1. Jim Elliott

In the first of a Patreon exclusive weekly series 'The Stars of the Irish Comedy Scene', I sit down with Jim Elliott to discuss his first ever gig and see if he can remember where we first met.

30. Phill Jupitus

Been saving this for this series finale for longer than I'd have liked so I'm delighted to welcome the legend Phill Jupitus onto the pod to talk his first 1st gig, his second 1st gig... and his third 1st gig! Check it out!

29. Kai Humphries

This week on the pod, right before we were forced to shut down, I sat down with Kai Humphries just off the back of 2 years non stop on the road from Hawaii to South Africa... to an apartment in Dublin City as he discusses his first ever gig!

28. Brodi Snook

Hailing from a small town in Western Australia, Brodi made her name in the UK comedy scene and has performed all over the world from Just for Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe all the way to Dublin where we recorded this interview. Enjoy!

27. Brett Goldstein

Ted Lasso's Roy Kent, aka Brett Goldstein joins the podcast this week to discuss his first ever gig. Recorded during his 2018 run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, recorded in a busy Pleasance Theatre - some light background noise but ignore & enjoy!

26. Lara Beitz

Recorded in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens ahead of her appearance at Just for Laughs, Lara Beitz joins the pod to talk her very early love of stand-up, her start in comedy and what it's like to start all over again. Listen to the story of her first gig, to…

25. Lauren Pattison

Recorded sometime in the late 1970's... or so it seems. Lauren Pattison joins the pod at long last as part of the thought-to-be gone but since recovered files. Recorded at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs late after a show, listen to her story of her first gi…