Roisin Conaty: Humour, an old friend, and how time is a healer
Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million
Angela Scanlon
4.8 • 803 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Multitalented comedian and actor Roisin Conaty first became a household name appearing on hit panel shows like 8 out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You. Hardly a one trick pony, she's also gained acclaim starring on Afterlife with Ricky Gervais and Man down alongside Greg Davies but it’s her own comedy sitcom Gameface that remains a fan favourite.
But what is Roisin thankful for today? Angela finds out…
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| 0:00.0 | At a time when many of life's little luxuries have been taken away or at least put on hold, |
| 0:05.7 | our sponsor, Ola, is here to ensure we can all still indulge in some of the finer things in life. |
| 0:11.7 | I am in love with their retinal collection. I have tried all the creams, lads, and I mean all of them. |
| 0:19.8 | And this makes my skin feel incredible. Really glowy, really |
| 0:25.0 | strong, really bright, which in winter is a tricksy old thing. With Olae, I can face anything. |
| 0:32.8 | Seriously, anything. And there's a lot going on. Let's be honest. |
| 0:42.3 | Mean girls being on netflix food porn on instagram and the stretch in the evenings there are a million things that i'm thankful for today |
| 0:48.4 | but what is my guest thankful for sometimes those nose or seemingly like knows are timing things and I think they can be |
| 0:56.4 | from the university to be like not yet give it a second there'll be a reason. I'm Angela Scanlan and |
| 1:00.4 | welcome to Thanks a Million where we explore our guest's personal gratitude lists to find out the |
| 1:05.8 | things that have shaped their lives. Now my guest today started out in stand-up at 24, describing it as love at first sight, |
| 1:15.4 | after storming Edinburgh in the Comedy Festival in 2010 and winning best newcomer the same year |
| 1:20.0 | for her show Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar. She quickly began to appear on every single panel show worth doing, |
| 1:27.0 | although her stints on 8 out of 10 |
| 1:29.1 | cats does count down are particularly epic. Go see them on YouTube where they have amassed, quite |
| 1:34.9 | colossal amount of views. Many will know her from starring alongside Ricky Jervais in Afterlife or |
| 1:40.3 | opposite Greg Davies in Mandown, but her own hit show Game Face on Channel 4 will |
| 1:45.3 | forever be a favourite. Well, until she writes and stars in her next hit, that is. The show is divine |
| 1:52.3 | and so is she. Here is the time that I read out your Thanks a Million Trio. So do keep sending them in. |
| 1:59.4 | Follow me on Instagram at Angela Scanlan and you can share them. The hashtag your Thanks a Million Trio. So do keep sending them in. Follow me on Instagram at Angela Scanlan |
| 2:02.6 | and you can share them. The hashtag is Thanks a Million Trio or you know just comment in something. |
| 2:08.9 | Wild Kitchen in LaHinge say tasting the first wild garlic, pepper dulse and sweet shell dillisque. |
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