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Comedian Dave Elliott discusses his experiences in the Belfast comedy scene and his work as a cohesion officer during the July Bonfires.

This week Marc is joined by comedian Dave Elliott. Dave discusses the working as a cohesion officer to reduce trouble at the annual Belfast Bonfires in July, visiting the Edinburgh Dungeons and why he was called out while doing a gig for a mental health charity. Plus, he discusses the meteoric rise of the Belfast comedy scene, his appearance on BBC police series Blue Lights, and recounts a story of a chance encounter between two ex-girlfriends that left him in hot water. You can see Dave on the Scottish leg of his tour THIS WEEK with shows at The Stand in Edinburgh on 5th September & Glasgow on Sunday 6th September (where Marc will be providing support). Tickets here: https://daveelliottcomedy.com/tour_dates/ Sign up to our Patreon for fortnightly bonus eps plus footage from all the Some Laugh Live shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/somelaugh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Some Laugh Merch Available Now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/some-laugh-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You…

People in this episode

Host: Marc

Guest: Dave Elliott

Topics covered

• Belfast comedy scene
• mental health charity
• Edinburgh Dungeons
• July Bonfires
• Blue Lights
• stand-up comedy

Keywords

• Dave Elliott
• Belfast Bonfires
• comedy
• Blue Lights
• mental health charity
• stand-up
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Books & works: Blue Lights

Places: Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow

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