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Joe Rooney talks to friends and acquaintances that he’s met and worked with over twenty years in the entertainment industry; some old friends or foes that he’s worked with on and off over the years and some recent acquaintances that he has met on the road.- Joe Rooney
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Episode 57 – B. Dolan & Paul Currie
B. Dolan is an American rapper, spoken word artist, activist, screenwriter and composer based in Providence, Rhode Island. His latest album is Kill The Wolf. His other albums are The Failure, Fallen House, Sunken City and the live album We Show Up. His th...
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Episode 56 – Pat O’Mahony
Pat O’Mahony has been a radio producer on RTE for the likes of Liveline, Mooney, Late Debate and The Ryan Tubridy Show and has produced 5 documentaries for the excel...
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Episode 55 – Barry Crimmins
I became aware of Barry Crimmins from watching the documentary Call Me Lucky directed by Bobcat Goldthwaite on Netflix and his interview on Marc Maron’s podcast. I w...
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Episode 55 – Jimmy Smyth
I interviewed Jimmy Smyth in front of a live audience in Boyles Bar in Slane. I first saw Jimmy on television when I was a young fella growing up in Meath and he was...
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Episode 53 – Dave Johns
Newcastle comedian Dave Johns is the lead actor in Ken Loach’s latest film I, Daniel Blake which won the Palm D’Or at Cannes Film Festival this year. He has appeared...
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Episode 52 – Alison Spittle
Alison Spittle was a contestant in one of those comedy talent contests I hosted that we all enter when we are starting out but bear no resemblance to what real life ...
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Joe Rooney
Joe Rooney is a stand up comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician and podcaster. In the last 20+ years Joe has performed stand up from Moscow to Muscat and everywhere in between. He is best known for his role as Father Damo in Father Ted and as Timmy in the long running RTE sitcom Killinaskully. He