David O'Doherty (pt 2)
The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Nata Media
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Irish comedian, writer and podcaster David O’Doherty joins The Socially Distant Sports Bar this week — bringing his trademark mix of sharp comedy, surreal storytelling and genuine sporting obsession. Known for his live shows, books and appearances on shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, David also brings a deep love of cycling, Irish sport and the kind of niche sporting moments this podcast thrives on.
David's podcast with Max Rushden, What Did You Do Yesterday? is a favourite of the Distant Pod team.
Across this episode, David joins Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero for a wide‑ranging conversation, split across three parts.
🎧 PART 1
David looks back on his rugby playing days, growing up in Ireland during the eras of Euro 88 and Italia 90, and how attitudes to GAA and other sports shaped his early experience of sport.
That leads into the sporting moment that has stayed with him — Stephen Roche’s extraordinary ride on La Plagne in the 1987 Tour de France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQojh-wqL04&t=174s
🎧 PART 2
From there, things take a more surreal turn — including a brilliant comedy sketch about cricket and why sport can often feel completely baffling from the outside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYrue4oXCbo
Plus a standout long‑form interview recommendation featuring Paul Kimmage:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-2011-david-do-49807937
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🎧 PART 3 (BONUS — SUBSCRIBERS ONLY)
David brings what he believes might be the greatest sporting clip ever:
👉 The Castletown Donkey Derby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtVm8z28e4
You’ll need to subscribe (Apple or Patreon) to hear it in full — and it’s worth it.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this week's socially distant sports bar, part two. |
| 0:06.3 | Fool me once. |
| 0:08.2 | Shame on you. |
| 0:09.4 | Fool me twice. |
| 0:10.3 | Fool me probably six to eight times at this point. |
| 0:14.0 | Fool me eight times. |
| 0:15.5 | Right, you've got three minutes to have made a game. |
| 0:18.1 | Do it now! |
| 0:18.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:19.2 | I was on a cricket pitch, yeah. |
| 0:20.5 | I think you've got a bunch of it, but it's the sort of rugby ball. |
| 0:23.8 | Can you run with it a bit? |
| 0:24.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:25.8 | But not loads. |
| 0:26.8 | You know, there'll be times where I'd be like, get in! |
| 0:29.5 | And someone would be like, no, that's really bad. |
| 0:31.6 | Ha ha ha ha ha. The one clip that is, I've watched this eight or nine times since you said to it over is your cricket clip. |
| 0:51.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:52.6 | Because this is bang on. And I like cricket, but this is cricket clip. Yeah. Because this is bang on. |
| 0:55.4 | And I like cricket, but this is bang on. |
| 0:58.2 | I like cricket, but this is hilarious. |
| 1:00.0 | It's a very mysterious clip. |
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