G'day again!Been a while..... I had been streaming live via YouTube as my podcasts, but, well...... Listen and you'll see.

Finding Ireland Funny

Episode 22 - The Case Of The Mysterious Disappearing YouTube Channel

Recorded via Zoom video and uploaded to YouTube in April 2020.Aussie writer and comedian Mama Duck chats to Irish comedian and cocreator of Paddyshack Comedy Club in Galway, Ian Burke.Before Covid, Ian was a performer around the Irish comedy scene, scoring success in stand up comic competitions and was employed by Galway 2020, the year long Arts and Culture Festival being hosted by Ireland.An unquarantined island and a grossly mismanaged pandemic overseen by a greedy inept government who locked down Irish people in their homes but left the airports open for Americans and the NI borders unattended soon saw the craic cancelled from Coast to Coast and Ian, like most millennials, unemployed and living back with his parents.At least he can see the funny side.... Or at least we could still the funny side back at the beginning of 2020.

Finding Ireland Funny Episode 9: Trump, 5G And Millennial Ennui

Recorded on the day of the inauguration of Joseph Biden Jnr as the 46th President of the United States and after watching Garth Brooks sing Amazing Grace to a live international audience during a global pandemic.

Episode 20 - Garth Brooks And The Colour Purple

Episode 20 - Finding Ireland Funny

Owen Colgan, Irish sex bomb and actor of note (RTE's Around the Fire, Netflix series/film Hardy Bucks) yacks it up with Aussie BBW and female comic, Mama Duck in a TOFTB, confession is good for the soul, romp of repartee and unrelated anecdotes in the podcast most of Ireland is saying is better than Colgan's solo stuff "because it's got Mama Duck in it even if he's got, like, a kajillion followers on social media with his face all over the world and he's probably on a daycent wage with the Paddy Power ads and all but seriously she's bold, like, the things she comes out with, pretty sure they're on the wacky baccy out there in culchie land, the lucky picks, it being summer and all and us in lockdown here the last three months and nothing to do but listen to fecking podcasts but this one's really good, it's nice to have a woman's opinion as well as his, for all that he's a funny c*nt and put the kettle on, would yer?"A podcast best listened to in a dimmed room while positively visualising two comedians exploring the meaning of life beneath an Irish sky in a green summer by a salmon river as they gaze over the majestic wind turbines powering a Republic while the donkeys in the next field graze rich sweet grass and the breeze stirs the oak trees in the remote wilderness of Mayo. You'd hardly know there's a pandemic going on. Email the podcast findingirelandfunny@gmail.com Other Reviews:???" Owen Colgan is a tour de force in the comedy podcast world" - Owen Colgan.?? "shameless cross-promotion" - Cannabis Cultivators and Comedians' Monthly.?????"Love her voice, she sounds hot, who's the Irish guy she's got as straight man?" Joe Rogan.

Episode 19 With Owen Colgan : Friendship Is Worth The Onion Breath.

Irish actor, writer and comedian Owen Colgan (Netflix series Hardy Bucks and RTE's Around The Fire) rejoins Aussie comedian Mama Duck (largely unseen on her own YouTube channel) to ponder the #MeToo movement as social media revelations affect the stand up comedy scene in Ireland.The Irish comedy scene is rife with booze, drugs, dirty jokes.... It can seem like a man's world, especially when even the audiences are straight out of lad's mags. Why are female comics moving to England and making assault accusations on twitter?What part does personal responsibility play in perpetuating rape culture? Are people losing their ability to distinguish between reality and reality TV now that a washed up reality TV host has been affecting everyone's reality since the Electoral College put him in the White House? Why is Mama Duck equating her boobs with her nose as topic of discussion not acceptable in polite conversation? Will Owen Colgan be swept up in the Hollywood dream and leave Mama Duck talking to herself in Mayo? All the podcasts are on YouTube, apple podcasts, spreaker, Spotify etc for your listening pleasure. Owen Colgan is worshipped by 87000 humans as @owencolganfitness on Instagram, Mama Duck can be found there too (usually commenting on Owen's posts) @mamaduck9370. Email the podcast findingirelandfunny@gmail.com

Episode 18 With Owen Colgan : Bosom Buddies

Irish comedian and YouTuber Owen Colgan (star of RTE's "Around The Fire" and Netflix series and film "Hardy Bucks") chats with Aussie upstart and bawdy comedian Mama Duck. Recorded June 2020 in the great outdoors of Mayo, Ireland. The irreverent Mama Duck and "Ireland's hardest man" search for understanding in a world where growing your own veggies and being kind to people seems suddenly revolutionary. In this episode, Owen Colgan answers awkward questions from Hardy Bucks fans about relationships between cast members and gives Mama Duck a "hot for teacher" moment. Listen as two unqualified stoners expand on consumerism in the era of celebrities, why Trump can be President but Arnie can't, plus why Mama Duck is grateful to Kim Kardashian. Owen Colgan is worshipped by 87000 humans as @owencolganfitness on Instagram... Where Mama Duck is followed by a discerning few as @mamaduck9370. Email the podcast findingirelandfunny@gmail.com

Episode 17 With Owen Colgan: Love Thy Co-creator Or Fear The Trolls

Hardy Bucks heartthrob, the Irish writer, actor and comedian Owen Colgan, joins bawdy Aussie comedian Mama Duck to continue their search for meaning in Mayo, Ireland in 2020.As America burns under Trump's autocracy, Americans and the developed world are reaching flashpoint - the deconstruction of systemic injustices dating from colonial invasion is only beginning........ meanwhile, does anyone remember we're in a pandemic and the ice caps are melting? Or are we too busy watching nostalgic kids' programmes on Netflix and ordering Kardashian merchandise from Amazon to even remember that Jeff Bezos makes Trump look like St Francis of Assisi and Rupert Murdoch makes them both look like The Blessed Virgin and her Infant? Recorded June 2020 in the great outdoors, by a river, near mountains, with gratitude. Thanks to The Fenian for editing assistance. Owen Colgan is found on Netflix, RTE, YouTube and Instagram and Patreon. MamaDuck is on YouTube and Instagram. Email our podcast here: findingirelandfunny@gmail.com

Episode 16 With Owen Colgan : Welcome To The Cathartic Panopticon

Irish writer, comedian and television star Owen Colgan swaps topical opinions, embarrassing travelling anecdotes and toilet humour with Aussie writer and comedian Mama Duck.Recorded June 2020 in countryside of Erris Peninsula, Mayo, Ireland.Owen Colgan is star of RTE's Around The Fire plus Netflix series and film Hardy Bucks. His podcast can be found on his Patreon page.Mama Duck is a stand up comedian from Australia who has lived in Ireland since 2016 who thanks her lucky stars for crossing paths with the Irish comedy community, who've shown her nothing but kindness.

Episode 15 With Owen Colgan : When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go.

Irish comedian Owen Colgan rejoins Aussie comedian Mama Duck in the remote bogs and beaches of County Mayo to discuss the new normal of food shopping in a global pandemic, the death of Floyd George in Trump's America, Biodiversity and self sufficiency through non reliance on GMOs and chemical sprays, being way too stoned in Amsterdam, Republicanism and how Owen will spend his Spotify money when he's the new Joe Rogan.Recorded May 2020 in the great outdoors of bog, mountain and beach at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in their mutual county of residence, Mayo, Ireland.Musical acknowledgement to Horst Janowski "A Walk in the Black Forest" (in memory of English comedy legend Tim Brooke-Taylor taken by Corona Virus, the record was a recurring motif in The Goodies, formative satirical 70s series cowritten by and starring Mr Brooke-Taylor) AND "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix... (Suitable stoner tune) AND featured closing track "Wake Up" by Donegal singer, songwriter and musician Jonathan Smeaton.

Episode 14 With Owen Colgan : Apocalypse, Biodiversity, Amsterdam And A Roller-coaster Around The Holy Mountain

As the sun shines on Mayo beaches, Ireland starts to ease lockdown restrictions.Owen Colgan, Irish actor and comedian (Hardy Bucks, Around The Fire, jambon aficionado) reminisces on Commodore 64 games, pint sessions and wardrobe choices from the pre-Netflix days, to Aussie writer and comedian Mama Duck, who just needs a hug.Mama Duck weighs in on Biden vs Trump and Owen Colgan weighs in on Joey from Friends' famous catchphrase. Owen Colgan is on Instagram @owencolganfitness, where you can find Mama Duck @mamaduck9370.Thanks for listening ❤️

Episode 13 With Owen Colgan : Everybody Needs Good Neighbours And An Aran Jumper

Irish TV personality and comedian, Owen Colgan (RTE's Around The Fire, Netflix star of Hardy Bucks series and film) makes his seventh appearance with Mama Duck, Aussie comedian and podcaster, on Finding Ireland Funny.As Ireland stays home to save lives, as lockdown to slow the global Covid19 pandemic extends through May 2020, Colgan and MamaDuck synchronise essential errands in their home county Mayo, Ireland, to meet in a secluded outdoor location and record weekly episodes.Subjects pondered this week include Daisy Sex vs Engineer Sex, a hard night's drinking with fellow Hardy Bucks cast members in Dublin and a naughty song composed under the influence of Trump's daily drug of choice, Aderol.

Episode 12 With Owen Colgan : Daisy Sex, Hardy Bucks And Aderol

Irish writer and comedian Owen Colgan rejoins Aussie writer and comedian Mama Duck to continue their musings on Irish spirituality, mythology, sexuality, soap operas and Hardy Bucks adventures.

Episode 11 With Owen Colgan : Prank Calls, Hardy Bucks, Orgies, Sex Shops And Surfing.

Covid19 lockdown continues across Ireland as Aussie comedian Mama Duck and Irish actor, writer, comedian Owen Colgan meet at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in their home county Mayo to have the craic and philosophise on the world at large.The fifth podcast in which Owen Colgan has joined Mama Duck, with more joint appearances planned.Funny stories and anecdotes shared in spontaneous fashion, this week's episode ranges in topic from mysterious happenings in a lonely farmhouse on the Bangor Erris peninsula, the current global pandemic, prison sex and mousetraps. Owen Colgan is star of Netflix series and film Hardy Bucks. His comedy can be found on his YouTube channel (and Instagram where he is @owencolganfitness.) Mama Duck is a stand up comedian from Australia, who has performed in clubs and pubs across Ireland in 2019 and 2020 before Covid19 and social distancing put a temporary halt to public gigs. (Her Instagram is @mamaduck9370.)

Episode 10 With Owen Colgan - Of Mice And Mayo.

Host of RTE's Around The Fire, irish comedian Owen Colgan, joins bawdy Aussie comedian Mama Duck to continue their search for meaning in Mayo, 2020, during a pandemic.Recorded April 2020 in a outdoor area to maintain social distancing.

Episode 8 With Owen Colgan: Arson, Australia And Irish Jokes

How my love from childhood for Irish comedy led to comedic adventures in Ireland.Comedy and tragedy are the ingredients of every life.A sense of humour can get you through anything....even PTSD.How Denise from Western Australia became Mama Duck from Star FM radio Tasmania and ends up meeting and performing with Hardy Bucks in Mayo, Ireland.

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