The final episode before we break for Christmas is 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! Get 48 Hours Early, Ad Free & Bonus with Patreon Hosted on Acast. Se…

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 and what lead to that first time on stage. Follow Ger for amazing comedy clips and updates on when and…

Listen to the full episode & series when you subscribe to the Club Comic tier on Patreon at https://patreon.com/myfirstgigpod 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 p…

Listen to the full episode & series when you subscribe to the Club Comic tier on Patreon at https://patreon.com/myfirstgigpod 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. Follow Jim for almost daily to…

It's the series finale! I recorded this as the finale to the second series which was then postponed with Covid and that series became the online episodes, so better late than never, we have finally reached the end of the series and welcome the legend that is Phill Jupitus for this bumper episode. I only asked for 30 minutes of his time but he spoke…

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! Get episodes EARLY, AD-FREE, EXTENDED at https://www.patreon.com/myfirstgigpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/…

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 the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in Dublin where we recorded this interview, almost in the wrong hotel, I also tell the story of my club Cherry Comedy, so check that out…

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 - we've managed to restore the old files and make them sound crisp for your beautiful ears, so well done me for that. Well done Brett for becoming a …

Recorded in the outdoor surroundings of Dublin's Iveagh Gardens ahead of her huge tour with Marc Maron and 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, today! Get episodes EARLY, AD-FREE, EXTENDED…

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, we discuss Lauren's start in comedy at a young age after watching Russell Howard live. She has since gone on to support Russell as well…

Recorded backstage at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin ahead of Paul's tour show changes mere weeks if not days before the world shut down for two years, we discussed his role in the decade long Hot Water Comedy Club, how to split being a touring comic and an MC and ask the question; is it better to perform your first ever gig in a sold out theatre? A…

Live from the VIP area (oh yeah, that's me) of the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in Dublin earlier this year, I sat down with New York's Mary Beth Barone the afternoon after we gigged together on a class bill to kick off the festival. We discuss alternative career paths, Edinburgh Fringe plans and the eventual first step on stage and more in this hil…

Recovered from the corrupt file crypt of 2020, my chat with the hilarious Rhys James has thankfully been salvaged and unleashed onto the world better late than never. We recorded this in May of 2020, beginning the chat talking about the pandemic, lockdown, cooking & podcasts, that outdated but fun chat has been removed to feature exclusively on Pat…

Sisters Rosie & Nicola, better known as Flo & Joan are one of the most exciting acts emerging in UK comedy over the past few years. Deadpan, surrealist, musical comedy that can't be beat. I sat down with them to discuss how their lives, no matter if separated by half of the planet would, even then, assist each other to get them on stage for their f…

The wonderful Alison Spittle joins the podcast this week, I've known Alison for many years and she's always been so good to myself and Cherry Comedy, some of her early advice to me got me through a lot and in that inaugural year of Cherry, her stamp of approval really opened the doors to more comedians coming to try us out. I've watched her rise si…

From his online hijinks, his panel show hilarity and his stand-up roots, Joe Lycett will go down as one of the best British comedians of our time. So successful at still a young age, he is nowhere near finished but listen to how he got started as he speaks to Duane about a forgettable 'first gig' lead to an important 'real' first gig. Recorded at D…

My guest this week is Django Gold, writer for the Stephen Colbert Show and formerly Senior Writer for The Onion and of course, stand-up comedian. We chat about his first gig and I get a little nostalgic about my 90's playwright adventures. Go follow Django on Twitter at @django and tune in The Colbert Show each night! Follow this podcast across soc…

This week I’m joined by Carmen Lynch, you may have seen her on the television on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Inside Amy Schumer, Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to name but a few. She’s the co-host of The Human Centipod podcast and joined me this week to discuss her first ever gig! Go follow Car…

My guest this week is Tom Rhodes, a veteran of the comedy game but still standing the test of time, hear the story of how he's been preparing for his first gig since birth. Also, I chat about my cat turning 20 this year and wonder if I'm losing my mind. Go follow Tom on Twitter & Instagram @_TomRhodes and tell him you're being your own best friend!…

My guest this week is Kate Willett, star of Netflix’s The Comedy Line-Up and Late Night with Stephen Colbert. Fantastic comedian from San Francisco based out of New York City. We get into her first gig and how a fortunate first gig could be the difference between a career and a one time thing. Also, try to get a little positive message about admitt…

Episode 14 is out and it's with Chicago's own Marty DeRosa, Marty is well known in professional wrestling circles as part of $5 Wrestling on the Highspots Wrestling Network, co-host of Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling, formerly Wrestling with Depression & Comedians You Should Know. Was great to sit down with Marty, talk a bit of wrestling, talk a bit o…

Week three of the 'isolation interviews' while we're all under house arrest and my guest is Adam Cayton-Holland. Out of Denver, Colorado. Adam has been featured on Conan, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Comedy Central. The creator of TruTV's Those Who Can't and the My Dining Room Table podcast. We met a few years ago in Dublin and I was delighted to sit down a…

It's the second week of the 'isolation interviews' and my guest this week is Emma Willmann. Star of Netflix's The Comedy Line-Up, Crazy Ex Girlfriend and a regular on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. A regular on the New York City comedy circuit and now based out of Los Angeles, we had a chat about her discovery of what stand-up was, when she th…

Hey look! It’s Series 2! Yeah, I didn’t plan on releasing Series 2 until May and I didn’t plan on recording new interviews online with comics from around the globe but look, I also didn’t plan on being stuck inside with a global pandemic keeping us all grounded. So, while this is one week removed from the Series 1 finale, this is not an extension t…

In the series finale, my guest is Langston Kerman. Langston is an American comedian who I met at the Vodafone Comedy Festival we were both performing on in the Summer of 2019, we sat down at the festival to discuss how hosting poetry performances, a crazy open mic debut followed by some help from comics helped him find his way. It's a great chat an…

I’m back! After a hectic schedule and the small matter of moving house last week got in the way, I’m delighted to finally bring Episode 9 to you with the wonderful Kiri Pritchard-McLean. This is another from the Kilkenny Cat Laughs recordings from June 2018. Kiri’s first gig is an interesting one as it’s the first in the series to take place at a ‘…

My guest today on my birthday edition of the My First Gig Podcast is the amazing Seann Walsh. One of the best observational comedians around today and just as fun a guest. *Warning* This was recorded in the busy courtyard backstage at the Vodafone Comedy Festival and does include some background chatter but don't let that distract you if anything j…

This week my guest is Jamali Maddix, star of Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, the John Bishop Show, his own Viceland documentary series ‘Hate Thy Neighbor’ and much more and he joined me in Whelan’s in Dublin, Ireland ahead of his performance of his Edinburgh Fringe Festival sold out show, Vape Lord, in October 2018. An interesting chat about …

My guest today is Stuart Goldsmith, if you're here, listening to comedians talking, you'll know who Stuart is. The host of the Comedians Comedian Podcast, Stuart has spent the last decade sitting down with your favourite comedians about the art of comedy to a degree that just wasn't available previously. A former street performer turned Stand-Up Co…

As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Mash Report, ITv Stand Up Show, Comedy Central Roast Battle and much more, relative newcomer Catherine Bohart has wasted no time in establishing herself as one of the most promising comedians to emerge in the last few years, no doubt going to be a name that just gets bigger and bigger. I sat down with her in the Sum…

This week I'm delighted to welcome Laura Lexx as my guest to discuss her first ever gig. Laura's recently appeared on Season 14 of Live at the Apollo on BBC and Comedy Central UK's Roast Battle and if you've not heard of her yet then here's the perfect introduction. In this fun chat we explore her love for Boyzone and reliving the Now That's What I…

Duane is joined by the wonderful Reginald D. Hunter today on Episode 3 of My First Gig Podcast. One of the most recognisable comedians from the past two decades in the UK, as seen on just about everything from Live at the Apollo to Have I Got News For You and much more. A regular star at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival sit down and tune in to find ou…

The guest today is Ardal O'Hanlon. Probably best known as the man behind Father Dougal Maguire in the iconic Father Ted but back home in Ireland, he's responsible for not just helping but creating the Irish comedy scene, hear all about that in today's episode. Recorded at Cherry Comedy in Whelan's in early 2019, Ardal was in do test out some materi…

It's here! The first ever episode of the My First Gig Podcast with your host Duane Doogan. Duane's a comedian based out of Dublin, Ireland and each week will be sitting down with some of your favourite comedians to discuss their first gig & their life at the time. The first guest is the fantastic James Acaster. Recorded at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs C…

Superfan, Jenion swings by to offer her two cents as a choral director alongside Paula and Tyler in discussing the BBC docu-series, "The Choir: Our School by the Tower." This show chronicles the work of choirmaster, Gareth Malone as he takes on the task of orchestrating a coming-home concert with the choir at Kensington-Aldridge Academy (North Kens…