Tralee Stand-up To Embark On First Hour Long Show In Famed Dublin Venue

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Ronan Grace

Ronan Grace

A TRALEE standup will perform his first hour long show in the renowned Whelans venue in Dublin next month.

It’s a big stepping stone for Oakpark man Ronan Grace, who has been honing his craft in the capital for the past eight years.

Clocking up on average 100 shows a year, his comedy has featured on RTE’s Republic of Telly and its Comedy Shorts series of sketches.

Traleetoday.ie caught up with Ronan for a chat about the new show, funny Tralee people and chips.

“I thought I’d be more anxious about it,” said Ronan Grace.

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“I’m really happy about what I’m going to do, most of it is done so I’m feeling confident about the whole thing. I’m glad I took it on and I should have done it sooner.”

The show, ‘I Think I’m Here Now’, will see Ronan meander through the many “different failures” of his life, tied together with a love of traditional chips.

“I do about 20 minutes on what has happened to the modern chip. It doesn’t sound funny, but when people hear it they really get it!”

“Now, when looking at a restaurant menu you see ‘pomme frites’ or ‘patatas bravas’ or ‘loaded potato skins’. All of this started with wedges, which are really just a spicy chip. It’s all gone a bit ridiculous. I just want a nice plate of chips,” he said.

“The show is a bit of a rant. Stand-up is a good way of getting things off your chest. I think I’m at my funniest when I’m at my angriest.”

Though Dublin is now very much Ronan’s base, the Oakpark native still appreciates the humour of his home town.

“It is a very funny town. There is so many funny people, they are so quick and just basically funny. For a town that has produced so many hilarious characters, there doesn’t seem to be too much uptake for stand-up. Tralee people are probably too smart to do it, they realise it’s a big ball of s**t in terms of a career!”

“I always thought it was because, if you were in town and were to say ‘I’m a comedian’ that’s kind of like saying ‘I’m funnier than the rest of you’ and Tralee is not a good town to stick your head above the parapet!”

‘I Think I’m Here Now’ is on Thursday, February 11, in Whelans, Wexford Street, Dublin.

Here he is featuring in a Republic of Telly sketch recently.

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