And how do you pronounce his name?
Well,
some say legend has it he was discovered playing a tiny violin under a rock
on the banks of the Nile by a fisherman. This is rubbish. He can’t
play the violin.
He’s so unmusical he once spent two hours trying to call someone on
a saxophone.
Some say he was raised by bears in the forests of British Columbia. This
would explain his enjoyment of honey, and excessively hairy stomach.
Others say ‘Tiernan Dweeb, never heard of him. You mean Tommy Tiernan?’
These people are ingrates.
Truth is, Tiernan was born at some point a while ago and now does stand-up
comedy. There’s a load of stuff inbetween but its not interesting
in the slightest.
However, stand-up is, and since he started several moons ago, its all been
going rather well. He does tell the funnies and people do laugh and that.
Tiernan's successful 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Tiernan
Douieb vs The World’, have led to a busy last 6 months, with
a new foot in the political comedy door and several shows at protests and
demonstrations across the UK, including the Occupy LSX camp. 2012 is already
set to not involve much sleep at all for the little blighter. This year
he currently has shows booked in for most of Scandinavia and other parts
of the globe as well as various projects on the go.
Over the past few years he has supported International star Jim
Jefferies and Russell
Howard, worked as warm up for Mark
Watson’s We
Need Answers, BBC’s Dick and Dom’s Funny Business.and
played at some of the top music festivals in the UK.
His 2010 and 2009 Edinburgh shows ‘Littlest
Things’ and ’28 Years
Later’, received several sell out crowds and great reviews
for his affable comedy and strong storytelling.
He preceded that with two sketch shows as part of troupe ‘Tea and Cake’ which gained comparisons to Chris Morris for its dark undertones.
Tiernan is also a skilled performer of Comedy
4 Kids, clean shows to children aged 6-11 and their parents. He
has taken this all over the world and is now adept at dealing with 6 year
olds who want to ‘be a duck’ when they grow up.
He invented and ran the world’s first ever Twitter
Comedy Club with an estimated 14000 viewers and international press,
writes a popular daily blog and one day aims to go on Dragon’s Den
with his idea for zips on pitta breads.
Still wondering where you’ve seen him before? How about the Ewok Movie and the Battle of Endor? Yes?
Well that wasn’t him. As I said, ingrates. All of you.
'gets the juxtaposition between heavy context and winning punchlines
right when it is most needed' - Fest Mag ****
'With this fresh style and material he blows so many other Fringe comedians out of the water.' - Three Weeks ****
'a perennial contender for the title of most affable person in comedy' - The Scotsman
"He skilfully moves from topic to topic like a pro, and his simple observational humour is refreshing." – Three Weeks
"Douieb performs with such confidence that it’s easy to overlook how well his material comes together, or how often he generates laughter." – Fest
"Douieb has more than enough energy to go round, and he's a hugely engaging onstage presence….refreshingly honest hour." – British Comedy Guide
“Good strong dependable comedy…Douieb is immensely likeable” – National Student Review
“I would challenge anyone not to warm to Tiernan’s boyish enthusiasm. He has an easy rapport with the audience and his gags provided plenty of laughs for the sell out crowd”. – One4Review.com
“Clearly a natural comic...an inherently funny person” – AllTheFestivals.net
“Small in stature, not in talent” – The Scotsman
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