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BRAINSKIP 17 – THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO HECKLING.DON’T! HECKLER Last week, while gigging in the lovely town of Birmingham, I asked the question, of the ladies I add, of what they liked about Irishmen. Several shouted the voice, accent etc.. While one gentlemen shouted Passports. When asked why he shouted passport, he said, it’s good […]

BRAINSKIP 12 – THE TWELVE FILMS OF XMAS Avoiding all the misery that snow has brought those travelling home this xmas, and all the political disasters that will no doubt continue into the new year as well as world war 3 starting on the Korean peninsula, lets just all shut the world out and watch […]

BRAINSKIP 11 – ACCORDING TO WIKILEAKS, THERE IS NO SANTA! In honour of this weeks star of the show, Julian Assange, (Assange derived from the Australian, Ass-Anger –which translates to In Your Face World!!!) was released on bail in London this week after accusations of sexual assault in Sweden for having unprotected sex (very catholic […]

SNOW BRAINSKIP, SNOW WAY! One of the most peaceful times on earth is when the snow falls (except in North Korea, there is no word for peacetime in North Korea, there is only bombing the crap out of everyone, and waiting to bomb the crap out of everyone). It slows everybody down. Strangers talk to […]

BRAINSKIP 6 – YIPPEE-KI-YAY PROFESSOR SNAPE! This weeks BrainSkip is dedicated to things Rickman! In honour of two encounters with the Anglo-Villain himself, the first when he walked into a Dublin restaurant and sat down next to me, causing me to nearly utter the words above. The second encounter was watching him perform at the […]

SEE – SAW So, it’s Halloween, Will you (a) sit around and tell each other ghost stories, (b) watch a mildly scary movie where the heroine survives after being chased around by some masked freak, (or there’s probably an old episode of Sex and the City which has the same thing) or (c) would you […]

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – ALL THINGS AARON SORKIN AND DAVID FINCHER The Social Network is released this week, bringing together the very different talents of David Fincher, Director of modern classics such as Seven, Zodiac and Fight Club and Aaron Sorkin, Writer and Creator of The West Wing to tell the story of Facebook. Ok, […]

James Bond, Licensed to Act! As the latest Bond adventure is stalled, due to legal wranglings,Keith, takes a look at Craig’s acting credentials he’ll have to lean on while he waits for the dust to settle. The Scene: A dark interior – dusty, sinister, without a single shaft of sunlight. Suddenly, a figure, dressed in […]

Comedian Keith Farnan on the death penalty Is having a laugh really the best way to raise awareness of the inequities of the US death penalty? Comedian Keith Farnan thinks so, and pleads his case (being Irish helps apparently…) I recently became quite adept at causing abrupt changes in people’s facial expressions. I can cause […]

This is only my third Edinburgh Festival and it seems like a lifetime ago when I did my first one two years ago, and yet I’ve  noticed a pattern emerging in the past few years in conversations with most Standups. When asked whether they are doing Edinburgh, several comedians who are not doing it respond […]