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…
Outspoken Aussie BBW Comedian Mama Duck and blue eyed hunk of Irish manhood, actor and comic Owen Colgan, wax lyrical over bogland and burning turf, retro rollerskating and adapting to the modern age in this episode, recorded sporadically and spontaneously in various locations of Mayo, Ireland.
Bold Aussie comedian Mama Duck and blue eyed hunk of Irish manhood, actor and comic Owen Colgan, chew the fat about onlyfans, YouTube, football and giving the mobile phone a bit of a bloody rest.
Straight talking Aussie comic Mama Duck and Irish sex symbol and actor Owen Colgan team up again for silliness and shite talk in a front room somewhere in Ireland.
Aussie comedian Mama Duck invites Irish actor and comic Owen Colgan onto her irreverent podcast for a joyous chatty reunion in August 2022.Recorded live in Mayo, Ireland.
Chatting about all sorts over a sandwich and a cup of tea.
The collision of real life 21st century American White Supremacy into the humour of 70s and 80s has me reeling.
G'day again!Been a while..... I had been streaming live via YouTube as my podcasts, but, well...... Listen and you'll see.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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 ❤️
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.
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.
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.)
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.
Irish writer, comedian, actor and filmmaker Owen Colgan of RTE's Around The Fire joins Aussie comedian Mama Duck. Uncertainty of Covid19 pandemic pervades everyday life in Ireland, as does social distancing and lockdown enforcement. Happily, coordination of essential errands facilitates amusing company and conversation with Hardy Bucks star in a remote Mayo location.
Mighty funny man from Mayo, Owen Colgan, joins Mama Duck for some open air podcasting after strategic coordination of essential errands heading into Easter Weekend and serious Covid19 lockdown.Live gigs may be temporarily unavailable but there's still plenty of shite to talk and craic to be had. The moon may have influenced these two (mostly harmless) lunatics as they strive for the answers to life, the universe and everything amidst religion, colonialism, conspiracy theories and Kardashians. With the occasional cameo from interested locals walking in the sunshine along the River Moy.
Irish writer, actor, comedian and filmmaker Owen Colgan maintained a respectful social distance with Aussie writer and comedian Mama Duck whilst discussing plague, famine, pornography, religion and Tassie devils.
On the fly, update on my comedic journey in Ireland. Short and sweet, with snuffles from Horace.
How my first open mic session got me on stage at Ireland's iconic Dolan's Warehouse, promises kept, promises broken and a Hardy Bucks star restores my equilibrium.
In which an Aussie braces herself for the icy dip in Ireland's male dominated comedy scene.
How Denise from Donnybrook became Mama Duck of Mayo after a lifetime of Irish comedy. Tragedy and PTSD, love, marriage & sex with friendship and humour on the fringe of the Hardy Bucks cast from the hit Netflix series.
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