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Joe Rooney is a stand up comedian best known for his role as Father Damo in the Channel Four series Father Ted. He has also acted and written for the RTE series Killinascully, Red Rock (TV3), Roy (BBC), the feature film South and on the stage in The Shawshank Redemption (Edinburgh Fringe) and The Chastitute (Gaiety Theatre). As a stand up he has performed in cities worldwide including Shanghai, Moscow, Dubai, Chicago, Toronto, Barcelona and Bangkok.

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Episode 101 | Vulpynes

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On this week's PODARRONEY Joe chats to Vulpynes; a two piece punk rock band from Dublin comprising of Kaz on drums and Maeve Molly on guitar and vocals. In spite of the lack of a bass player the band have a weighty sound which is generated…
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Episode 100 | Double Acts

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In this my 100th PODAROONEY I chat to Paul Tylak, Patrick McDonnell and Paul Woodfull all of whom I have done double acts with. With Paul Tylak I was in The Quacksquad. We also wrote and performed in Flatheads a short punky sitcom on RTE…
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Episode 99 | Marise Gaughan

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Marise Gaughan started her comedy career in L.A. as a kind of bet. She has been plying her trade between Dublin and London for the last couple of years and is about to do her first full run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Last…
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Episode 97 – Sharon Mannion

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This week on PODAROONEY: Sharon Mannion is an actress, comedian and writer best known for her role as Concepta in the RTE2 hit comedy Bridget & Eamon. She has co-written several contributions for RTE's Republic of Telly and she has also…
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Episode 96 – Sean Finnerty

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Sean Finnerty is the first and only Irish comedian to appear on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. At the age of 21 Sean decided to move to the USA. Spending his first few years in comedy based out of Orlando Sean was selected Sean was…
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Episode 95 – Dan Bell

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Dan Bell is the owner of Dan Bell Casting based in L.A and the latest guest on PODAROONEY. He is a former actor best known for his parts in Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2  and Darkman starring Liam Neeson. He has also had roles in Con Air…
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Episode 94 – Sean Lock

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Sean Lock  is an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian, won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award. Sean Lock is well…
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Episode 92 – Aidan Greene

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Cavan man Aidan Greene had a sold out run at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show (500) Days of Stammer, a one man show about stammering and falling in love. The show was performed to acclaim in Dublin, Albuquerque and most…
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Episode 91 – John Lynn

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John Lynn is a comedian, actor, writer and voiceover artist. As a comedian his television credits include The Liffey Laugh (RTE), One Night Stand (BBC), Stand and Deliver (RTE), Republic of Telly (RTE), Podge and Rodge (RTE), The…