Ahead of the Cat Laughs Festival, Ciara McDonnell talks to some of our favourite female comics about their first time on a stand-up stage. I think that with everything that is going on in the world at the moment, comedy is really suffering. It’s a comedy gig – it’s not Mass, and I don’t think it’s helpful coming to a comedy without an open mind. As if the pressure of a gig wasn’t enough, I decided to put myself up against other comedians to be berated instead! Like, if an audience is really drunk, I know I’m going to have to ramp it up a bit.

Source: Irish Examiner May 23, 2018 20:15 UTC