Feels like it's a real good time at the moment for Northern Irish comedies.

Feels like this feels, there's got a sense of like Manchester in the sort of late 90s.

Yeah.

And I think, is it okay if we're rolling?

Oh yeah, sorry, let's start you know whenever you want.

Because we, I think that's why like a lot of the, you know, we go to like Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle.

Yeah.

And it just feels like everyone kind of gets each other.

Yeah, I think so.

I was just saying actually that this,

I first came to Belfast in like 2000s in 2001.

And there were the first gigs I did out of Manchester.

Right, okay. so I've done

Manchester Liverpool a little bit but I came here before I did London before I did

even Leeds did it feel like a big deal at the time yeah it felt massive like

flying to a gig like you know what I'm staying in some 22 minute flight yeah

staying in a little B&B.

And... But I think there's like a connection, I think. Because a lot of comics said to me, oh, it's hard over there. They don't like us, you know, they don't like us. But obviously, you know, as comics, you say whatever you say, but in the back of your mind, you're thinking, that's because they've not seen me yet. Yeah.

Like, you've always got our ego, you know.

But I think those cities, that buys you a lot,

be it. whatever you say. But in the back of your mind, you're thinking, that's because they've not seen me yet. Yeah. Like,

you've always got that ego,

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