OK this Corona virus pandemic is really beginning to bite. If ever there was a time for a bit of a laugh it is now. The Irish independent discuss it with two of Ireland’s leading radio satirists , Mario Rosenstock and Oliver Callan. (they may be the only satirists on the radio in Ireland)
“We are the antidote to the bad news, as well as being a more measured response to it, such as pointing out the delicious ironies we now see in politics.
Talent is abundant, the willingness to work hard is rare
Write every day. Gig every night. You’ll progress.
Don’t speak too fast, stick to your time, do a little pause before the funny bit, don’t waffle, fake confidence, hold the mike near your mouth, be polite, and stay in the light. Don’t get drunk or stoned. Put the funny bit at the end of your jokes and minimise the gaps between funny bits. And don’t apologise, ever.
Review your material constantly. Edit, improve, tweak, experiment, keep what works.
Replace your weakest material with better new stuff – it’s an ongoing process.
Tape every gig and listen back to it. Watch as many good comics as you can. Really watch comics who’ve just done better than you to the same audience.
Experiment in good rooms, edit in hard rooms. Always listen to the audience, they ultimately decide what is funny and they will tell you who you are, and what you should be saying.
Why do you call your self a wannabe comedian?
You just went on stage and made a room full of people laugh, you are a comedian! Own it!
Anonymous
Oliver Callan has the uncanny ability to become some of the most recognisable people in the country. Callan’s Kicks on RTE Radio1 is Oliver’s weekly skewering of Irish politics and current affairs, and now he’s taken the massively popular show on the road, with dates all across the country. Oliver joins Dave to tell him all about it
Oliver briefly mentions why he left TodayFM and Gift Grub with Mario Rosenstock to join RTE.
It was never going to become a duet
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