2017 Edinburgh Fringe
Tiernan Douieb: Miserably Happy
'Very friendly but fiercely political' (Time Out) comedian, Tiernan Douieb, considers if ignorance is indeed bliss, and if so, surely he shouldn't know that. Tiernan tries to work out what anyone actually wants anymore, what being civilised actually means and whether or not he'll ever be able to persuade his wife to like raw tomatoes. A new hour of political gags and nonsense musings from 'opinionated yet likeable' (Guardian) Douieb. 'It's a really lovely show, really good. A really good show' (Mark Thomas).
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Chortle, 5th August 2017Fringe 2017 - Miserably Happy
Tiernan Douieb transports his carefully-cultivated echo chamber to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing with it a new hour of satirical gags and nonsense musings - if ignorance is bliss should we even know that? Can we learn to understand people we don't agree with?
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Tiernan Douieb transports his carefully-cultivated echo chamber to the Edinburgh Fringe, bringing with it a new hour of satirical gags and nonsense musings - if ignorance is bliss should we even know that? Can we learn to understand people we don't agree with? Should we even try if they are genuinely very annoying?
National identity, civilisation, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and the persuasive properties of raw tomatoes - comedian, writer, podcaster and prolific tweeter Tiernan continues his mission to complain about worldly political happenings in the friendliest and funniest manner possible.
Miserably Happy is Tiernan Douieb's sixth solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe. His recent projects include: writing and producing his weekly podcast, Partly Political Broadcast, which combines jokes about the news with expert guest interviews; organising a series of shows in aid of Help Refugees with Jen Brister, featuring Sarah Millican, Dara O Briain, Adam Hills, Shappi Khorsandi and many others at performances across the UK; supporting Frankie Boyle throughout his August 2016 run at the Soho Theatre; and co-running Comedy Club 4 Kids where he is resident MC, making small people laugh alongside comedians like Adam Buxton, Sofie Hagen, Nish Kumar and Josie Long.
Reviews
"Very friendly but fiercely political" - Time Out
"Sharp, warm and above all, very, very funny" - Three Weeks
"Opinionated yet likeable" - The Guardian
Partly Political Broadcast podcast
Tiernan's Partly Political Broadcast is a weekly comedy podcast dissecting the previous week's political news. Every show has in-depth looks at issues, interviews with people who know things and top level satirical commentary from Tiernan who really doesn't understand politics all that much.
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 6th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 7th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 8th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 9th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 10th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 11th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 12th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 13th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 14th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 16th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 17th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 18th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 20th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 21st Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 22nd Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 23rd Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 24th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 25th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 26th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |
| 27th Aug 2017 | 14:30 | Waverley Bar |