05 - All Joking Aside

Welcome to Rúla Búla! 🇮🇪🎭Today we’re going to examine why confessional stories and observational anecdotes have become more popular than short snappy jokes over the last hundred years.Plus, we explore the lives of Frank Fay, Dave Allen, and Sean Hughes.This is the true story of how the Irish oral storytelling tradition changed stand-up comedy all over the world.DISCLAIMERTHE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR CRITICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY — NOT FOR PROFIT.SIMILARLY, THE REMAINING SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC TRACKS ARE EITHER IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OR PROTECTED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE.THE COPYRIGHT OF EACH AUDIO CLIP REMAINS WITH THE RIGHTFUL OWNER.PLEASE VISIT THE LINK BELOW FOR A FULL LIST OF CREDITS.⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_B1qNYgEICZzvlou2tE0bvzyHinzNX1uvnlNmQZAO6Q/edit?usp=sharing