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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

72 - David O'Doherty (Live)

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2014

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Does "whimsy" have to mean fairy lights and bunting, or is it just owning a bag? David O'Doherty is a multi-award winning comic and musical noodler, with a real emotional depth at the core of his seemingly fanciful material. We discuss why he had a breakdown and how he recovered, the significance of sitting on the far left on a panel show, and what you should never ever do on a bicycle...


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0:14.4

Hello, Stue here. This isn't an ad. This is me telling you that you have got to get hold of a copy of Adam Blooms book, Finding Your Comic Genius. It's just so great, and I want everyone to buy it for everyone else for Christmas. We discuss it in detail on episode 437 and at the time of recording this it has 66 five-star reviews out of 66 reviews on Amazon.

0:21.2

So go and find Adam Blooms book, repeat. This is not an ad and I'm not

0:24.7

being remunerated. Or remunerated. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber.

0:42.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:46.0

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:51.0

This is a podcast from Comedians Check the Uber app.

1:07.0

This is a podcast from comedian podgos. Hello and welcome to the show. pod go of those shows we recorded at last year's Edinburgh Fringe at the Gilded Balloon

1:24.0

and this was one of my favorites of the whole run. Let's do shake hands.

1:35.0

Thanks, man.

1:37.0

Thank you very much.

1:40.0

I had this is I performed in this room

1:44.5

for the listeners this is the curiously named billiard room. Yep

1:49.3

and in the in Edinburgh and I performed here 2003, 2004 and 2003 did not have it.

1:58.3

2000 was the year of the walk out.

2:02.3

There were five people. There were five people.

2:03.4

There were five people who'd won a war.

2:05.0

They'd won tickets that afternoon and on Radio 4th FM

2:09.2

and they walked out together.

2:11.2

And the last one pointed at me and said you're shit and slammed the door and then

2:17.4

so that I didn't come back in 2001 specifically because of that okay I came

2:22.3

back in 2002 and played the room next door, which is again the curacy named

2:26.6

balcony which implies overlooking you know beautiful fields and tuskily and then you get get in there and it was very hot in 2002.

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