Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan was born on June 16, 1969 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for About Adam (2000), Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental (2008) and The Stand-Up Show (1995).
I've noticed there's an obedience with a theatre crowd. It's a formal event, practically. [But on ho Show more
I've noticed there's an obedience with a theatre crowd. It's a formal event, practically. [But on hotel gigs] people feel more confident and they're more boisterous. There's just better energy in them. You're there to make them laugh. You can talk about whatever you want, as long as it's funny. It's more of a marketplace kind of standup. More like standing on a few fruit crates and trying to get the attention of passersby in downtown Marrakesh. I prefer that. Hide
[on his 'Stray Sod' tour] There's stuff about family and religion and all that, but a lot of the cur Show more
[on his 'Stray Sod' tour] There's stuff about family and religion and all that, but a lot of the curiosities in the show are about being Irish, and what it means to be Irish. I guess maybe I'm turning into a folk act. If Buffy Sainte-Marie can come to small-town Ireland and sing songs on the Native-American modern Canadian experience, then there's hope for me. Hide
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