My First Gig Podcast with Duane Doogan

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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 Summer of 2018, while she was gearing to bring her show Immaculate to the Edinburgh Frin...

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 Comedian, I met Stuart in Whelan's in Dublin back in 2017 ahead of a pe...

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 how a rush and a push from a friend forced him on stage for his first g...

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 just close your eyes and imagine you're there.

This is a great example of...

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 ‘Gong Show’, which to me seems a terrifying prospect but it’s all worked out in 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 and a great end to the first series of shows here. Thank you so m...

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 this is very much a new series, the isolation interviews I’ll call them.

My firs...

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 thought it could be a possibility and a horror of a first gig at a crab...

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 and hear how Adam's career began and his life at the time.

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 of nostalgia, starting out in comedy and his first gig.

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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 admitting we love to do this and miss stand-up comedy deeply.

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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! Then check out his latest album 'Around the World' ...

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 Carmen on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and everything else @CarmenComedian and ch...

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!

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