EP1 - Darren Matthews - Standup Comedian

In this first first edition of The Scene Gino sits down with standup comic Darren Matthews to discuss the recent explosion in popularity of standup comedy in Northern Ireland.  

Darren has been working as a standup comic for the best part of twelve years, hear his insights into how the comedy industry has changed over the years.  From playing in front of just handfuls of people in the early years to recent sellouts in arenas like the SSE.  What is that makes people from this country so funny?

In this conversation topics include:
-Intro
- Why did you get into standup   
-What's different about the comedy scene now
-Beano
-How to deal with idiots in the audience
-The growth of the local comedy
-The different disciplines of comedy
-Improv
-Advice for somebody starting out 
-The Sunflower comedy club
-Comedy is ingrained in Northern Ireland culture
-What were the early days of comedy like?
-Clip of Darren doing standup on stage and our analysis
-Comedy lends itself to small places
-Gotta get it right on the night
-Standup is carte blanche TV is not
-Comedy is not just words there's a style and presentation to it
-What was it like playing the SSE arena?
-Comedy as a career

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Darren Matthews
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Darren hosts the 10 for 10 comedy club in the Sunflower bar on the last Sunday of every month.  See ten comedians featuring a headline act for only £10 entry fee.  Tickets can be found on Eventbrite.

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Gino Lynch
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