DAVID O'DOI'IEII'I'Y
lAeyboard-loving funnyman David O'Doherty won last year's if.comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe. Before he plays the Glasgow Magners International Comedy Festival this fortnight, he shares some thoughts on hotel sinks, aluminium and royal crushes
First record you ever bought
l'lrif Hill/fer for l'l‘,’ (LUlllllllllllUli, tiiif nit, first arztiial liiirrhase ‘.‘.'.’lf; the fin single of Roland Hat's 'Haf liappiri'
when was six
Last time you were chatted up |<:;in't 'eiiiembei the last time Although I get asked if I ‘wanna XXX (that' on ESkype most days never XXX (:hatted
have
First film you saw that really moved you
./.'lt‘.’.‘; really srtaied me, It gave me nightmares about sharks (:oming up
through the toilet,
Last lie you told
()li l'rii always lying about what I do. You never want to say you're a «toiiiedian. I'll try to pick the most boring thing. Aluminium is a good
ser‘tor for dullness.
First movie you ever went on a date to Ihaye ne\ei gone on a date to a
iiioyie' \Vh itis this , lflfitisAmerirta'?
We like
The things making our world just that little bit better
I Channel 4 news using Twitter to try and find sources and interviewees: ‘Anyone know any angry Lloyds shareholders?’ Oh,
and Twitter itself, of course: follow our
idle meanderings at
i Which we do. A lot.
Mittencom/thelistrnagazine I Getting emails from Downing Street when you complain about things.
Last time you cried l‘ii‘ per, easily rrfl‘r' iti nail, ll'.‘t"lj)lidfi‘f‘i l'r, at "its? l\.’. rwriia. new”, if l think about it tor, "‘.ll ,h M. riiother rile. l'irili' than nu; M. ,1 if (WW: sa'l s'ie wont l «r, at "art Fm Last great meal you cooked ljust don't get food Seriously If roirld just take a pill orir1e a week altil r‘. it eat the rest of thr- illlit', that ‘.‘.‘(>?liii be fin Last extravagant purchase you made
Ilike olrl keyboards and organsl
rerienth got 'i World \N'ir II US; Air
lore e b itf'e fie ld pump org in It nds
like it has .;een things.
First crush l’nneess Stephanie of Monaco. It was
unrer llllffL‘fi.
First great piece of advice you were given
I read a uiiote from (Iole l’oiter who when asked \Nfilei came first. the musir: or the lyrics. he replied. 'lhe phone (:all' I like that a lot. Last time you were star struck
I get star struck around athletes lhe Munster rugby team came to a show I did in l imeriek last month lrtould see their riiassive necks from the stage and that put the scares up me.
First three words your friends would use to describe you Never home anymore.
Last time you exploited your position to get something
()ri(:e in a hotel the lady gave me the presidential suite because she
had seen something I'd done on
manure’ walk.
it's just like the Spirit of the
Blitz! With
added packaging. I Hanging out on
or whatever it’s called with the sound turned off, just for milady’s trademark 5 ‘giraffe stepping delicately through
l M&S’ new ‘Real British Food’ line: corned beef rolls, chicken and salad ' cream sarnies and jaffa cake puds. Eee,
l I Watching Paris Hilton's New aaarrr
2 THE LIST 5-19 Mar 9W9
the gigantic fake tram on Princes Street; the
Youliibe It h'id two sinks l’lll Sllil Nl‘ Nl l [) lWO SINKS
First time you realised you were famous
Iwoiildn't ti()ll?;|(i(‘,l myself to be famous at all. My mother still (:onfiises
me With my brother
Last time someone criticised your work People have very strong opinions on Youliibe. Usually they des(:ribe things With lots of vowels fSl lllllllllllllll or (EA/\AAAAAAAAAY. lt's
‘.‘.’llf() on Yoiilube are trapped in a well,
like people who
First concert you ever attended My father is a ja// riiusir:ian so I have always gone to his gigs His 1/ piece
big band used to rehearse a lot in our
sitting room
Last time you bought flowers
I don't think I've ever bought anyone flowers. My sister bought me a rartus ind it died lo giiote Demetri M irtin,| am les ;niirturing tli in ide ert
First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning
Damn, I can't remember that jokel thought of last night
Last thing you think of before you go to sleep I hope I remember that joke I just
thought of in the morning
I Uzrvrd () [)o/ierfy is Sta/id Corriedy (Ill/f), Glasgow, lri Iii Mardr
ri/ww. g/asgr )W( :r irriedyfr 9:;fival. (,‘r )1!)
.'l[)[)(,’r'llll)(] {if the
closest Edinburghers are going to get
itoanactualtram _. ...- - --.. ' this decade. . m J g lThe launch of . , the Queen's new i g website, w. t!" l royal.gov.uk. Ea 9‘; M‘fi! Contains fun mg: l interactive "" "
‘\ 5. elements like ‘Choose your ' Commonwealth Realm’, and
its own special Prince 3 Philip minisite. No, 5 we’re being serious. I