Big Comic Energy

BBC Radio Ulster
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Award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart hosts as social media stars try stand-up comedy for the first time.

Episodes

  1. Abigail Parkinson

    08/21/2023

    Abigail Parkinson

    Abigail Parkinson is a beauty and lifestyle influencer from Kesh in County Fermanagh. This self-confessed country girl and clown is a trained actress and former Miss Northern Ireland finalist. The highs and lows of this social media starlet are shared with over 67,000 followers on her socials. With only a few weeks to perfect a stand-up comedy set, will Abigail be able to deliver an unfiltered five minutes of funny to a live audience in The Black Box, Belfast. Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    33 min
  2. Big Comic Energy Live at The Black Box

    08/21/2023

    Big Comic Energy Live at The Black Box

    Six social media sensations swapped their mobile phones for microphones and performed stand-up comedy in The Black Box, Belfast. Did their tight five sets have the audience rolling in the aisles, or eyeing up the exit sign? Hosted by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart, Big Comic Energy Live at The Black Box features stand-up sets by Eric Roberts. Danielle Walsh, Garron Noone, Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick, Psychic Glenn and Abigail Parkinson.

    48 min
  3. Danielle Walsh

    08/21/2023

    Danielle Walsh

    Danielle Walsh is a self-confessed pre-drinks professional from Belfast. Her Friday night drinks demos have been shared with over 350K followers and clocked up almost 8 million views on TikTok. The ‘Queen of the Pre's’ is swapping her mobile phone for a microphone to take on a stand-up comedy challenge in The Black Box, Belfast. With just a few weeks to prepare, will Dani’s tight five set have the audience rolling in the aisles, or will they be eyeing up the exit sign? Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    31 min
  4. Eric Roberts

    08/21/2023

    Eric Roberts

    Eric Roberts is one of the UK and Ireland’s most popular content creators. His laugh-out-loud life hacks, witty one liners, and silly skits have been shared with over half a million followers and clocked up almost 25 million likes on TikTok. Eric is swapping his mobile phone for a microphone to take on a live stand-up comedy challenge in The Black Box, Belfast. With just a few weeks to prepare, will his tight five set have the audience rolling in the aisles, or will they be eyeing up the exit sign? Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    32 min
  5. Garron Noone

    08/21/2023

    Garron Noone

    Garron Noone is a musician, food connoisseur and cultural commentator from Ballina in County Mayo. His food and Irish town reviews have turned him into a TikTok sensation, clocking up over 240,000 followers and six million likes on his videos. With only a few weeks to perfect a stand-up comedy set, will Garron captivate a crowd with his big comic energy? Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    30 min
  6. Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick

    08/21/2023

    Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick

    Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick is a TV presenter and online comedy creator from County Laois. Her online sketches, impressions and skits have been shared with 120k followers and clocked up over 7 million likes on TikTok. With only a few weeks to perfect a tight five stand-up set, will Mary-Claire be able to deliver comedy gold in real life? Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    32 min
  7. Psychic Glenn

    08/21/2023

    Psychic Glenn

    Glenn Gordon, aka Psychic Glenn, is a fortune teller and energy reader from Belfast. For over ten years he’s been foretelling the futures of hundreds of clients from Banbridge to Beverly Hills. His live readings and ‘truth talks’ have been shared with over 40,000 followers on his socials. With only a few weeks to perfect a five minute stand-up set, does Glenn have what it takes to entertain a live audience with his big comic energy? Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features stand-up comedy mentors Dave Elliott and Aaron Butler.

    31 min

  8. 08/16/2023

    Introducing Big Comic Energy

    Six larger than life personalities known for sharing funny content on their socials swap their mobile phones for microphones and perform stand-up comedy in The Black Box Belfast. With only a few weeks to perfect their ‘tight five’ sets, will these social media sensations have the audience rolling in the aisles, or will they be eyeing up the exit signs? Subscribe on the BBC Sounds app to find out. Big Comic Energy is presented by award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart and features Eric Roberts, Danielle Walsh, Garron Noone, Mary-Claire Fitzpatrick, Psychic Glenn and Abigail Parkinson.

    2 min
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Award-winning Irish comedian Catherine Bohart hosts as social media stars try stand-up comedy for the first time.

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio Ulster
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2023
  • Show Website
    Big Comic Energy