Coronavirus Unfun
Hey you. Looks like most of my work over the next few weeks will be rendered void thanks to coronavirus horror times. I’ll be seeing if there’s any way I can stream some stuff or write some stuff or you know do things so you can see or even avoid* my comedy without having to […]
Working Dads Blog – Work-Life Balance
My latest occasional blog for workingdads.co.uk on the work-life balance: Love work and love life and the balance will come easily
Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children?
A little blog post about something that’s been concerning me this election. https://medium.com/@TiernanDouieb/wont-somebody-please-think-of-the-children-f33212bc5e5f?sk=261a75941a29433e3eb29a8cb61d9f68 #GE2019
New 10 min stand-up vid
Here’s a short set from me recorded back in August by the excellent Laughing Around. Have a watch if you like. Check out their socials at: Twitter – @laughing_around Instagram – @laughing_around Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCFG1hBvo5HhhHOfSl7-UA Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/laughingaround/ Website – http://www.laughingaround.com/
The Finances of Comedy
I was on Moneybox Live on Radio 4 this week, with excellent comedy writer & director Charlie Dinkin. We talked to host Adam Shaw all about the finances of surviving as a comedian. It’s not particularly funny, but have a listen if you need some tips on how to tell gags and pay the bills: […]
Totally Unprepared Politics podcast
I got to guest again on the very fun Totally Unprepared Politics Show podcast hosted by Jack and Ada. This time I was unprepared on Brexit, Syria, diplomatic immunity and birds who can sing 2Pac tunes. Have a listen.
Nesta’s Future Curious Podcast
As well as my usual ParPolBro podcast, I’m pleased to be the new host of Nesta UK’s Future Curious podcast, first episode out next week. It’s a lot less comedy than PPB, but does have a lot of fascinating chats about social innovations and some genuinely positive future outlooks, which makes a nice change. Have […]
Desert Island Dicks
If you’d like to hear me wang on about how much I hate Boris Johnson on someone’s else podcast rather than my own for once, I guested on the excellent Desert Island Dicks podcast. It was a lot of fun to record. Have a listen here.
How Does This Politics Thing Work Then? – WEBSITE!
The kids politics show I do with Tatton Spiller from Simple Politics now has it’s own mini-website, thanks to our excellent director and producer Daniel Bye. Do take a look: https://www.politicsforkids.co.uk/
Making Kids Laugh
I said some stuff in this lovely article about making kids laugh, where I’m alongside (my hero) Hey Duggee creator Grant Orchard, and the wonderful Professor Sophie Scott, which is very exciting: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-to-make-any-child-laugh_uk_5d8a2957e4b0d2694655022e Embrace silliness. Subvert expectations “It’s very hard to do stand-up for young kids without them just running off and playing games,” says […]