The Laughs Of Your Life with Doireann Garrihy

Ryan Tubridy was my guest on the Season 1 finale of The Laughs of Your Life. Four years and eight seasons later, I think it’s safe to say that A LOT has changed for Virgin Radio UK’s brand new presenter. Which is why I asked him to come back as my Season 9 finale guest. He talked to me about running out of juice as the host of the Late Late show, his taxi ride to the Oireachtas Hearing, and the joys of being a ghost in London. This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You might have seen him on Instagram or his RTÉ TV shows divvying out money advice - Eoin McGee is the financial planner who has been on a mission to teach Irish people How to Be Good With Money and it was great fun to have him as my guest on today's show! He chatted to me about surviving the life-threatening fall that left him with a brain bleed, how he and his brothers honoured his Dad’s memory with a special glass of whiskey, and the first memory of laughter that involved him pissing on his friend’s head! This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From his appearances on the Sunday Game before his recent retirement, Pat Spillane became a voice and face of Irish life as familiar as Bosco or Anne Doyle! But he's much more than the crank on the couch as I came to find out. He talked to me about growing up with a pub as a playground, the mountain he had to climb to woo his wife Rosarii, and how he has managed to live his entire life without having to cook, clean, or change a nappy. 😬🤯 This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From pop stardom, to food blogger, to celebrity chef and food author, Donal Skehan has had a *very* interesting career arc. He and I crossed paths about a year ago in slightly unexpected circumstances, and it was great fun to chat about that. We also chatted about the Barbie doll that came between him and his brother John, a recent dark time in his life, and getting his own back on Dustin the Turkey, amongst many other things. I hope you enjoyed this chat as much as I did. This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not for the first time on The Laughs of Your Life, I come face to face with a politician who I do an impression of! Mary Lou McDonald wasted no time in bringing that up, but she's a good sport, as well as being a fascinating guest, who I've been very keen to have on the podcast for a while. She talked to me about the failed hair glow-up that left her looking like Bosco, her unusual approach to stress relief, and where she thinks her political career could go. This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having had the pleasure of working alongside him on Dancing With The Stars, I knew Arthur Gourounlian had an incredible life story to tell. From having to flee the war in Armenia with his family at the age of 12, to creating a new life and identity for himself through dancing in Europe, to coming out to his mother, and the death threats he received from his own family about his marriage to Brian Dowling. We covered so much…. and AND yes, I asked for it and he delivered… an exclusive Beyoncé story. Chatting to Arthur was pure joy, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ❤️ This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delighted to have legend of Irish rugby Rob Kearney joining me on today’s show. Now it goes without saying, for the past few weeks we’ve had dreams of celebrating an Irish World Cup victory with Rob in studio. Those dreams were shattered but that’s not Rob’s fault, he smashed it with his TV coverage! Go Rob! We chatted about dealing with bullying in national school, surviving two-weeks of quarantine in Australia with his wife, Jess, and, Rob gives us the boldest Last Laugh we’ve ever had... This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I joined TikTok the first person who caught my eye was my guest on today's episode. India Sasha's bio describes her as the ‘CEO of One Hand Humour’ and she is without question one of the brightest and bubbliest stars of Irish TikTok right now. We chatted about growing up in Belfast and how that means seeing riots as ‘normal’ and a chance to get off school early, her family’s unique sense of humour which helped her to deal with being born with one hand, and of course, *that* superviral Rock/Paper/Scissors video. This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well now, it's not every day you have Irish broadcasting royalty in the building. So naturally, I had to down and curtsy to the legend that is my guest on today’s pod - HRH Anne Doyle. We chatted about her ultimate cocktail of choice, why broadcasting to the nation was actually one of the loneliest feelings she has ever experience and she also told me about the incident in a Cuban hotel that showed her why it’s never a good idea to leave a party early! This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BIG BROTHER ROYALTY👑 In the same month that BB returns to our TV screens on ITV, what a privilege to chat to the icon that is Kate Lawler. From winning Big Brother in 2002 (21 years ago!!!), to making people laugh with her hilarious update on Instagram, to her openness and honesty around her experience of post natal depression... Kate has always been and will always be a JOY ❤️ I absolutely loved my chat with her and I hope you do, too! This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I always say it’s such a pleasure to interview fellow podcasters because they just get it. That's why I’m so delighted that my guests this week are the lads from I’m Grand Mam - PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey. We chatted about how their friendship was formed via big nights out in London, PJ’s ill-fated Chaka Khan music video, and Kevin remembers how his late dad, became his biggest cheerleader after he came out. We also spoke about their new book, I’m Grand Mamual which is out Thusday, Oct 12th and available in all good bookstores. Hope you enjoy the chats! This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back and kicking off our 9th season with a bang! You may know him as a star of Made in Chelsea, you may know him as an adventurer, an entrepreneur, or one half of Spencer and Vogue. Yes Spencer Matthews is my first guest this season. We chatted about his first reality TV contract and his hilarious/ludicrous demands, why his approach to parenting is so different from his father's, and getting his ‘slobbery mess’ first shift on St. Barths, in the Caribbean… as you do. This season of the Laughs of Your Life is brought to you by F+F Clothing, available at Tesco. Makes Fashion Sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our last show of this season and it's the final episode, a final reminder that tix are available for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023! Pick them up on bordgaisenergytheatre.ie and ticketmaster.ie. And I'm delighted to be finishing up this season with a bang! I was delighted to welcome to the studio, my soon to be Dancing With The Stars co-host, the one only Jennifer Zamparelli. We chatted about the Dancing With The Stars prep (involving multiple margaritas 😬), whether or not she’d still be bold enough to take on a republic of Telly red carpet, and feeling like she’s married to Sacha Baron Cohen This season of The Laughs of your Life has once again been brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

****Tix available for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023! One date already sold out, I can't wait to meet you all there ❤️**** Pauline McLynn is a 100% National Treasure Irish actress, famous for her roles in Father Ted, Shameless and now she's coming to a new SKY Comedy show called Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything that also stars Ardal O’Hanlon (reunited!!). We chatted about Irish people’s unique tactic for taking over the world, why she almost didn’t get her iconic role in Father Ted, and why wicked women are her favourite. This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

****Tickets for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023 are on sale now! One date already sold out, I can't wait to meet you all there ❤️**** Richard Chambers is one of the country’s best known news journalists, but it’s not just on Virgin Media news where he keeps us up to date, his tweets are essential if you wanna keep your finger on the pulse. We chatted about Leo Varadkar’s surprising last words to him as Taoiseach, his involvement in a viral hen party video, and the iconic Irish song which is his go-to part piece! This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

****Tickets for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023 are on sale now! One date already sold out, I can't wait to meet you all there ❤️**** My guest on today's show is Niall Quinn who Irish people love for the famous goals he scored for the Ireland football team. But there’s so much more to Niall and I was delighted to have him into the studio to chat about many things including how his dad, a true hurling man, didn’t think much of his soccer achievements; what he was surprised to find he had left behind the bar in Keheoe’s pub; and how he followed through on a 40 year old promise to his mum... This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

****Tickets for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023 are on sale now! One date already sold out, I can't wait to meet you all there ❤️**** My guest on today's show is incredibly funny, she’s incredibly sound, we get on like a house on fire; and it was my pure pleasure to have Galway boeur, Pamela Joyce in studio! We chatted about the first washing machine shift, Pam’s Inspector Gadget/supermodel trench coat, what did she spend her big quiz show winnings on? This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this autumn/winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

****Tickets for The Laughs of Your Life LIVE at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Wednesday, 12th of April, 2023 are on sale now! One date already sold out, I can't wait to meet you all there ❤️**** On today's show, I was delighted to welcome into the studio I’m a Celeb WINNER, Giovanna Fletcher! We chatted about Whatsapping Kate Middleton, the night she literally broke a leg onstage, and and how she landed into Ireland on the most Irish day possible. This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this autumn/winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louis Walsh and I met at a Junk Kouture event and we just *clicked*. He gave me his number at the time and he promised he'd do the podcast. Well, lo and behold, Louis is a man of his word! I was so pleased to welcome the undisputed godfather of Irish pop music onto today's show. We chatted about the X-Factor gossip we never knew we needed, his first memory of a young Stephen Gately, and the daily craic he still has with Simon Cowell. This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this autumn/winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claire Byrne is RTÉ's current affairs presenting queen. She's another guest who I have been dying to have in for ages and I was chuffed when she told me a couple of weeks ago that was available to come in. We chatted about, her ultimate midnight feast (with added D’Unbelievables on VHS, her Netflix binge-fest guilty pleasure, and what she misses about CB Live which she gave up earlier this year. This season of The Laughs of your Life is once again brought to you by F&F, fashion at Tesco. Pop in for the weekly shop and step out in style with a new wardrobe this autumn/winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.