What do your parents think of your job? 

My parents love what I do. They didn’t understand it for a long time but now things are going well they are delighted. I think for a while they just thought I was having a nervous breakdown, but now they understand it’s a nice career. 

What’s the worst thing about being a comedian? 

Sometimes I miss my friends, If I have been doing a lot of shows. Also sometimes with shows booked far in advance you miss out on parties, weddings etc. But it’s a small price to pay. 

I think you are very good at what you do (that’s why I’m asking these questions). What do you think of you? 

I think I’m a  good comedian because I write a show for me. I’m the first audience member. I have to enjoy the show. I never want it to be torturous or difficult to do. I want to have a good time doing my show so that the audience have a great time. 

How much do you earn and how much would you like to earn? 

I earn a good living. My recent tour was really big and I played multiple nights in venues I had given up dreaming I would play. It has been an amazing couple of years. I don’t think about money too much because I spent a long time avoiding worrying about it. 

Obviously I’d love to be disgustingly rich, I’d love to have a big house with a garden and lake.. no wait an OCEAN! 

How important is luck in terms of career success – have you had lucky breaks? 

It is a lot of luck. But you have to be in a position to take advantage of the luck or the break when they happen and that requires hard work from the start. Of the super successful comedians I know, there are none who take it easy. They are the hardest working people I know by far.  

I became a really good opening act so I have done tour supports for Patton Oswalt, Joan Rivers, Sarah Millican and recently Joanne McNally. So I’ve always had work. There are shortcuts to get famous but there really is no shortcut in becoming good at comedy and that is what I always wanted. 

Alan Davies has said that comedians fall into two categories - golfers and self-harmers. The former just get on with life, the latter are tortured artists. Which are you – or do you think you fit into third category?

I would say I’m somewhere in the middle. I’m not a tortured artist by any stretch of the imagination but I am happiest when I’m writing something or working on something new. I am very much a pragmatist and I do the job in front of me but I am definitely a worrier. Also can I also say I hate golf… it’s a sport by the skin of it’s teeth. It’s a stroll. 

Who is your favourite person ever and why – not including family or friends or other comedians? 

I am an Angela Lansbury enthusiast! I loved her. I was so sad when she died. She was the whole world’s crime-solving grandmother. 

Do you keep your drawers tidy and if not why not? (please think long and hard about this question, it's to settle an argument with my girlfriend. The future of our relationship could depend on your 

response).

I do! There is nothing I like more than a neat and tidy drawer. My instagram feed is either hot lads with their shirts off or storage solutions. I read that Marie Kondo book where she teaches you to fold your T-shirts to the size of an envelope and store them standing up and I do that. It is very satisfying. 

A tidy drawer is a tidy mind. If your girlfriend’s drawer isn’t pristine,o you need to get out. Don’t waste your life on her! 

Gearóid Farrelly’s ‘Gearóid Rage’ is at the Assembly George Square – The Crate @ 7.20pm until August 25, for tickets go to www.edfringe.com 

PHOTO CREDIT – STEVE ULLATHORNE

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