'Getting to Know'...Tom O'Mahony, comedian

Tom O'Mahony plays the Galway Comedy Festival which runs from October 19 to 25

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A cleared mortgage.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Genghis Khan, we both like the outdoors and horses.

Which living person do you most admire?

My mother. Is admiration the same as fear?

Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Being too deplorable.

What is your greatest extravagance?

My hair. It's fabulous.

What is your favourite journey?

Tipperary to Galway while full of sandwiches.

On what occasion do you lie?

When it helps you avoid getting punched.

Which living person do you most despise?

Daniel O'Donnell (we're arch enemies ).

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My wife and my Makita power-drill.

When and where were you happiest?

Róisín Dubh doing my live 200th podcast.

Which talent would you most like to have?

Spoon-playing, it's never not a good occasion with spoons.

What is your current state of mind?

Maniac 2000.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

My son, he's got better hair and teeth than me and he's two.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?

A Toyota Hilux, they can't be killed.

What is your most treasured possession?

My mullet.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

The depth of this question.

What is your favourite occupation?

Palestine.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

A strong ability to buy me pints.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Please see above.

Who are your favourite writers?

All the legible ones.

What is your motto?

I didn't get to where I am today by worrying about how I'm gonna feel tomorrow.

Star of TV's Damo & Ivor, Bridget & Eamon, and most recently the world famous one-man play Defending The Caveman, comedian Tom O'Mahony sets the stage alight with a swathe of hilarious napalm every time he takes it. See https://linktr.ee/Tomomahony and https://www.galwaycomedyfestival.ie.

 

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