If I didn't Laugh I'd Cry plus Invisibility and Beyond

2 shows

A triumphant 5 run at Edinburgh Festival, 'If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry' tells the story of the life of the late Frank Carson, the much loved Northern Irish comedian. This moving and powerful one-man show is written and performed by Irish actor-comedian Mike McCabe, who is a stand-up himself. He met Frank in the late seventies on the set of the TV show 'The Comedians'. Frank was so taken with Mike's impression of him, he bought him drinks for the rest of the evening and they became close friends. 'If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry' tells the story of Frank's rise to fame and it also gives an insight into some of the tragedy that Carson suffered during his life; including when he killed the sniper who shot him in the leg during the war in Palestine; how he survived two heart attacks and how he coped, when in the 1980s, his TV work dried up because he was thought to be too 'old-fashioned' for television. Mike was born in Ct Monaghan just outside the 6 Counties but he considers himself Northern Irish. Mike has been performing stand up for ~50 years and has appeared on tv shows such as Comedians (1988), he won New Faces (1986), on the silver screen in Michael Collins with Liam Neeson & Blue Money with Tim Curry and Billy Co.nnolly, he has stared in the West End performing in The Wier (1995) at The Duke of York Theatre.

Invisibility and beyond is the story of Elaine's journey from finding out she had breast cancer to running her own comedy club Whole Lotta Comedy. In 2018 Elaine wrote Invisibility which was performed at The cornerHOUSE as part of the One Acts in 2018. Telling her story of finding out she had breast cancer to chemotherapy. Now she returns with Invisibility and beyond bringing her story up to date where she now runs a successful comedy club - Whole Lotta Comedy.

Please note line up is as time of booking and subject to change