Carrying on from the 2001-3 post – here.

As mentioned, a couple of times recently Jimmy has told a story about first seeing Sean Lock at a Kilkenny Festival (see example in this compilation). Which set me off on a quest…which comedians went to Kilkenny Festival and what year did Jimmy first see Sean perform?

As far as I can tell this first meeting was 2002 (previous post).

2004 was branded the Murphy’s Cat Laughs Festival.

Jimmy’s tour in 2004 was Public Display of Affection.

Cats Laugh 2004

Attendees this year (June 3^rd to 7^th) included:

• Adam Hills
• Ardal O’Hanlon
• Boothby Graffoe
• Daniel Kitson
• Dara O’Briain
• David O’Doherty
• Demetri Martin (US)
• Des Bishop
• Dom Irrera (US)
• Ed Byrne
• Emo Philips (US)
• Fred MacAulay
• Jason Byrne
• Jeff Green
• Jimmy Carr
• Louis CK (US)
• Marcus Brigstocke
• Maria Bamford (US)
• Mike Wilmot (Can)
• Milton Jones
• Paul Merton
• Phil Kay
• Reginald D Hunter (US – but another honorary Brit)
• Rich Hall listed under both his own name and as Otis Lee Crenshaw (from Montana I usually list him as an “honorary Brit”, due to how many years he’s been here)
• Sean Lock
• Tommy Tiernan
• Zack Galifianakis (US)

Too many to list them all – see Chortle and Irish Examiner.

A story in Dublin’s Sunday World said that American Dom Irrera accused “local ginger, Jason Byrne” (their description, not mine) of stealing his material (sounds like claws were out). And that “long-haired looper Phil Kay flashed his a**e out of the Watergate Theatre”.

Notice that Emo was here (Jimmy has stated he was an early influence) and his old friend Louis CK.

Some of the Bite Design brochure (including Jimmy’s bio) can be seen here. Annoyingly the rest of it (which was there a year or so ago) has vanished. The full version (which I’d taken screenshots of) showed exactly who was playing which venue at what date / time. Some of the names above came from those captures – as did the detail below.

2004 – Friday June 4^th

Venue Bar at KK Ormonde – 8.15pm / 22 Euros

Location for a 105-minute show, hosted by Karl Spain and the bill was:

• Fred MacAulay
• Louis CK
• Jimmy Carr

Coda – 10pm / 20 Euros

Location for a 90-minute show, hosted by Jason Byrne and the bill was:

• Sean Lock
• Reginald D Hunter
• Neil Delamere

2004 – Saturday June 5^th

Langton’s – 6.45pm / 25 Euros

Location for a 105-minute show, hosted by Paddy Courtney and the bill was:

• Barry Murphy
• Jimmy Carr
• Jeremy Hotz

Kilbride at KK Ormonde – 10.15pm / 25 Euros

Location for a 105-minute show, hosted by Adam Hills and the bill was:

• Neil Delamere
• Jimmy Carr
• Louis CK

2004 – Sunday June 6^th

Venue Bar at KK Ormonde – 6.30pm / 25 Euros

Location for a 105-minute show, hosted by Paddy Courtney and the bill was:

• Karl Spain
• Jimmy Carr
• Reginald D Hunter

Langton’s – 8.45pm / 25 Euros

Location for a 105-minute show, hosted by Paddy Courtney and the bill was:

• Neil Delamere
• Jimmy Carr
• Rich Hall

Before arriving in Kilkenny Jimmy had headline at UnCorked, a festival in Cork (here).