Colm O’Regan
Author, Comedian and Broadcaster
Colm O’Regan is an award winning, critically acclaimed author comedian and broadcaster. As a standup comedian, he has performed all over the world and has featured on RTÉ’s Late Late Show and on Comedy Central. He has written and presents the multi-award winning RTE 1 Radio show Colm O’Regan Wants A Word since 2016. He is also the creator of the twitter phenomenon @irishmammies with over 200,000 followers.
He is the author of six best-selling books and writes a weekly column for the Irish Examiner. He recently started a new maths-based podcast called The Function Room available on all podcast platforms.
In our conversation, Colm tells us about how he got into comedy and broadcasting and how that has led to a wide and varied career. He discusses the phenomenon of Irish mammies and some of his favourite anecdotes that have led to the character of Ann Devine in his best-selling book series. Colm also discusses the power of storytelling and what success looks and feels like for him.
We hope you enjoy!
Some teacher reflection questions
Q. What is the best way of creating character in your experience?
Q. Can you recall any memorable one-liners from your own mother or childhood?
Q. Have you ever attended the Dublin Story Slam or similar event? What do you think is the power of a good story?
Q. How do you define success in your everyday life? What does it look or feel like?
Q. Having listened to this podcast and Colm’s creative process, can you think of 5 things from your day that you are grateful for?