Secret Open Mics, Coming Out at 21 and a Book Nobody Knew About • Gearóid Farrelly

Gearóid Farrelly opened for Joan Rivers and danced the first same-sex partnership on Ireland's Dancing with the Stars, and today he's a guest on this episode of Talking to the Living.The Irish comedian, writer and podcaster who has toured with Sarah Millican and Joanne McNally traces his life from growing up the eldest of six in 1980s Ireland and being bullied as a gay kid at an all boys school, to secret open mic nights, coming out at 21 and selling out Leicester Square Theatre. Then Stuart's reading finds the finished book Gearóid has kept quiet, and interprets a dream about the end of the world.If you've ever had to be funny on the worst day of your life, found grief working slower than you expected, or wondered what your strangest dream is trying to tell you, this one is for you.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Cold open and intro: meet comedian Gearóid Farrelly(00:02:05) Fresh off tour with Joanne McNally(00:05:44) Eldest of six: growing up in 1980s Ireland(00:08:20) A gay kid at an all boys school(00:13:19) Kylie Minogue, a tea towel skirt and coming out at 21(00:16:29) "My mum's incredible": the lioness of the house(00:23:32) Secret open mics and quitting the day job for comedy(00:32:21) Opening for Joan Rivers and the kindness nobody saw(00:35:13) Selling out Leicester Square Theatre and moving to London(00:49:14) Leave your burdens at the door: what comedy owes an audience(00:58:49) God, the soul and where Gearóid lands on spirituality(01:05:26) Still watering her plants: how Gearóid carries grief(01:08:56) Stuart on losing his mum in 2021(01:16:20) The reading: "I'm just seeing a book being written"(01:19:46) The end of the world dream, interpretedGUESTGearóid Farrelly, Comedian, Writer and PodcasterWebsite: https://gearoidfarrelly.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gearoidfarrelly/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gearoidfarrellyLISTENYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StuartMichaelPsychicSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033cMvcyuZIDuS6xRqhdPHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-to-the-living/id1896608417FOLLOW STUART MICHAELInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartmichaelpsychicTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stuartmichaelpsychicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuartmichaelpsychic