Bad Gigs
by Alan McElroyWho doesn't love a complete disastrous bombing on stage?!?! Well... The performer! As a comedian, I've had good gigs and bad gigs but the good gigs don't make a funny story. The diabolical ones do! In this podcast, I will chat with several performers and have a laugh about some of their worst gigs and discuss the performer's mental ability to recover and carry on @al_mcelroy facebook.com/ComedianAlanMcElroy
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Episodes
Bad Gigs Episode 11 with Danny McChrystal
1h 6m · PublishedDanny McChrystal is Liverpudlian comedian who was based in New Zealand for several years & performed at the NZ International Comedy Festival a few times. He appeared on the stand up comedy show, AotearoHa & the clip of which can be seen here:
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/aotearoha-next-big-things-2011/credits
Danny and I gigged together a lot and had some horrendous gigs, which we discuss here
Bad Gigs Episode 10 with Justine Smith
40m · PublishedFinally we're back and what a lovely episode to come back with! NZ legendary comedian, Justine Smith share's her bad gig stories. This was actually recorded over a year ago but a last minute, "Your computer has f@#k all memory left" message meant a disastrous cleans of the bloody lap top but I was delighted to find this recently and cannot wait to do more!
Bad Gigs Episode 9 with Scotty McNairn
35m · PublishedThis episode is nuts!!
Welcome back to Bad Gigs and in this episode, I chat with musician Scotty McNairn from the band, Nerdlinger.
This is one of my favourite stories ever so have a listen and spread it about
https://www.facebook.com/nerdlinger.punkrock
Bad Gigs Episode 8 with Broden Tadros
36m · PublishedSomething lovely happened recently, I had some performers get in touch with me to share their experience and Broden Tadros was one of them.
He is my first musician/band member and he's in Sydney.
It turns out that we share a similar story which was fun to discuss and embarrassing to remember.
He is also a podcaster and runs https://www.chatswiththemusos.com/
Check out his links to his social media and chats with musos!
Enjoy
Bad Gigs Episode 7 with Lolsy Byrne
1h 1m · PublishedThis week i'm joined by a fellow Irish comedian living in NZ, Lolsy Byrne.
We're both still locked down in different regions of Auckland so we Zoomed this great chat and cover everything from dog shits to bad gigs!
Lolsy is known for her hilarious comedy and starring on Youtube's Try channel.
Enjoy, share, sellotape it to lamp posts etc
Bad Gigs Episode 6 with Lindsay Webb
34m · PublishedWelcome to episode 6 with the hilarious Aussie comedian, Lindsay Webb!
We have a great chat about life, getting back to gigging after a long lockdown and of course, bad gigs.
Thanks and welcome to the new listeners.
If you enjoy these podcasts, please jump on https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate and give our little pod a vote. We're a small fish in a big pond and at this early stage, any extra attention would be amazing.
Thanks again and enjoy
Bad Gigs Episode 5 with Bitchin' Bingo's Mistress Viv Part 2
48m · PublishedPart 2 of the 3 hour chat with the legend that is Mistress Viv! This time we get into the serious topic of PC crowds and how we've had to update our material as the world has changed so much, so fast. We both share stories of on that topic.
We also have a laugh about getting injured on stage and tough crowds.
Sit back, listen and enjoy
Also, there are a couple of moments where the music jumps in the wrong place... Apologies
Bad Gigs Episode 4 with Bitchin' Bingo's Mistress Viv
55m · PublishedWhat a chat this was! We compared bad gigs for nearly 3 hours to the extent that this interview will be spread out over 2 episodes. Mistress Viv is the notorious host of the legendary Bitchin' Bingo in New Zealand. Bitchin' Bingo is a fun, rowdy, usually booze fuelled and filled alternative bingo night, popular in the pubs, hen do's and corporates. AND corporates is what we chatted about the most. Awkward, unusual and sometimes horrible gigs in someone's office when everyone would rather be at home. We also discuss the psychology behind how we deal with gigs like these.
I also talk about the time I think i accidentally did meth...
This is such a fun episode so enjoy!!
Bad Gigs Episode 3 with Tarun Mohanbhai
33m · PublishedNZ comedian & actor, Tarun Mohanbhai, shares some funny stories of a bad audition where he tried to age himself with talcum powder to get the part, a strange corporate gig that he did with peer Rhys Darby & a crazy gig that we did together when we opened for Jackass in Hamilton, NZ!
Jackass are known for some crazy antics and stunts but we never expected to see a grown man do a poo on stage!
I do some rambling chat at the end as we're back in lockdown in Auckland and I've too much time on my hands.
Thanks for listening and subscribing!
Tarun's social media is @that_indian_guy_tarun
Mine is @al_mcelroy on Insta
@almcelroy on TikTok & comedianalanmcelroy on Facebook
Bad Gigs Episode 3 with Tarun Mohanbhai
33m · PublishedNZ comedian & actor, Tarun Mohanbhai, shares some funny stories of a bad audition where he tried to age himself with talcum powder to get the part, a strange corporate gig that he did with peer Rhys Darby & a crazy gig that we did together when we opened for Jackass in Hamilton, NZ!
Jackass are known for some crazy antics and stunts but we never expected to see a grown man do a poo on stage!
I do some rambling chat at the end as we're back in lockdown in Auckland and I've too much time on my hands.
Thanks for listening and subscribing!
Tarun's social media is @that_indian_guy_tarun
Mine is @al_mcelroy on Insta
@almcelroy on TikTok & comedianalanmcelroy on Facebook
Bad Gigs has 12 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 8:52:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 15th, 2024 08:10.