After seeing Billy Connolly perform on stage in Limerick , Karl Spain knew that he wanted to be a comedian. But it wasn’t going to be easy. He spent many nights in tiny comedy clubs, sometimes getting heckled, sometimes performing to just a handful of people. But he kept showing up and his tenacity has certainly paid off - Karl has carved out a successful career as a stand up, a writer for other comedians and for TV shows like RTE’s The Republic of Telly, and he's is just back from a massive UK tour supporting none other than the great Kevin Bridges! In this episode of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast, Karl tells his story and we have a good old natter about all things comedy too Karl’s tour dates: Thu 23rd Feb - Kavanagh’s, Portlaoise Fri 24th Feb - Dolans Warehouse, Limerick Sat 25th Feb - The Prop Room @ The TLT, Drogheda Fri 3rd Mar - Liberty Hall, Dublin Fri 10th Mar - Riverside Coleraine Sat 11th Mar - Nerve Centre, Derry Sun 12th Mar - Limelight 1, Belfast COMEDY – Bertie Ahern is back! His phone has been hopping and we managed to get exclusive access to his voicemails The Mario Rosenstock Podcast is produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand.

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