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I also loved every minute of filming it. How would it affect your life and what would it cost? He’s also acted in Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On, Eastenders and played the role of Rudy the Market Trader in 150 episodes of the CBeebies show Me Too, so to say he’s multi-talented is something of an understatement. CTW: You’ve also taken part in a great deal of tv and radio shows including Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, Jimmy Carr’s Celebrity Deal or No Deal, Stand-up Hero, Unwrapped with Miranda Hart, and Loose Ends with Clive Anderson, what were the best things about doing such shows? There's nothing more boring than a black guy doing only black jokes, or a fat man doing only fat jokes. A Liverpool crowd is generally just up for it - they’re big laughers. I'm not really a tappy tappy stick person, so I tend to leave them all over the place. Home > Gin and tonic. Described as “Proper stand-up, honest, straightforward, balls-out funny” by Chortle and “Utterly charming and it’s almost impossible to dislike him” by Three Weeks, you’ll only need to see him once to become a huge fan. CTW: Is there any material that you now regret performing? Nothing annoys me more than washing one hand and then having to swap over. I still like Die Hard 1, 2 and 3 because I know what happens, but I watched 4 after I went blind and it was just one long action scene. It was a spoof advert for a really obscure engine part, and I can’t remember ever laughing so much at one thing. ( Log Out /  comedian Chris McCausland is taking his smash hit Edinburgh Fringe show, Speaky Blinder, around the country for his debut national tour. It was really, really boring stuff - just filling the time until I figured out what I properly wanted to do. I did it once and just pointed at people and said, "Your haircut's sh*t". When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Gig Watch – Details of outdoor gigs and rescheduled tours. However, it is also a unique selling point.

Chris: I used to watch the Comedy Store series loads when I was a student, and so it was a real honour to be asked to do that, and ultimately I ended up doing three series. He's blind.

Our. Liverpool transfer news and updates throughout the day including the latest on Danijel Subasic, Nuno Mendes, Xherdan Shaqiri and more. The audience warm to you, which gives you more room to move on and talk about anything else you like. BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This weekend in Glasgow, I lost a bag with my stick in it. Change ). I wish more people knew about this so that they could tell me what the hell it was. “I always want audible feedback,” he said. That's just the half of it. Chris, from West Derby, moved to south London for good after graduating from Kingston University. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures are added every day. Chris: The highlight was getting to take a main role in Jimmy McGovern’s show. He says not being able ot see has made him focus more on his material, but he says he has not yet mastered his adience banter skills. At first when I put in an application, they didn't have a clue where to go with it. It was only after he went blind as a teenager, and then lost his job years later due to depression, that he turned to jokes. None of their forms applied to me. Chris: I remember seeing a comedy sketch once back when I was at Uni. and an online sitcom called Wheelbarrow Town, can you tell us a little about those experiences and what the highlights were? Alex Finch. Now I dream of going conker hunting. Multi-award-winning comedian Chris McCausland tells all ahead of bringing his show, Speaky Blinder, to Brighton as part of his debut national tour. Then after that I played some gigs which were so bad that if they’d been my first gig I would have never done stand-up again. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. You might also recognise him as the market trader in CBeebies show Me Too! Then, when I was 26, I got shingles and was signed off from work for two weeks. Now more-or-less fully blind, Chris is well-known on the comic scene and has performed at the Comedy Store in London’s West End, the Edinburgh Festival and - most importantly - Liverpool’s well known live music venue and comedy venue, The Slaughter House. Chris, from West Derby, has not let his deteriorating eyesight get in the way of a successful comedy career, Get the latest coronavirus news - sign up for the Echo newsletter. Action films.

I was bored out of my head and as a dare from myself I decided to have a go at stand-up.”. ( Log Out /  CTW: What one piece of underrated comedy do you wish more people knew about? Interviews > Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Chris, 38, lives with his partner, Patricia, and young daughter, Sophie.

Coming Attractions – All of the latest tv news from across the world, updated every Friday. More hassle than it could be. Everything talks these days - they just email me stuff and I listen to it. CTW: If you could work with any other comedian in the world on a tv show, who would it be and why? He’s a musical comedian, but the Back to the Future films are hands down my favourite films, and if I could go back in time and watch them all again, I wouldn’t, because that’s how trouble starts. Chris: I’ve worked with lots of famous people throughout my career, but I think that if I was to ever do a show with Tom Wilson who played Biff in the Back to the Future films, then I might just lose my shit. I’d never done anything like it before, and it was great to be trusted to pop my cherry on such a prestigious show. Before I start the comedy their assumption is, "oh God, this is going to be a load of blind jokes". If you’ve seen Chris on Live At The Apollo you’ll know he’s an extremely funny man, with a fantastic line in material about his wife, kid and why he believes Jesus was married, and he also happens to be the only professional full time blind comedian. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Blind Liverpool comic Chris McCausland, who moved to London as his popularity grew, has revealed that his home city is still his favourite place to perform. Chris: I am just myself on stage. I knocked it on the head and tried to find something else to do. Chris tours his new stand-up show Speaky Blinder between May and June and details are here: http://www.chrismccausland.com/ They pay for somebody's time to drive me to gigs, help out, and then drive me back. I went to Worcester College for blind and partially sighted people, but could see quite a bit. But now I have a kid so all of that is out the window, so I’ll say… You get pretty much instant feedback on your ideas, and get to work with loads of (mostly) great people. Chris, 38, lives with his partner, Patricia, and young daughter, Sophie. It was in this venue in Balham, south London. I know it is slightly camp, but I'm past the age of caring. Chris is performing at the Hot Water Comedy Club (the second floor of the Holiday Inn on Lime Street) on January 15 and 16 and he will be at two Laughterhouse Comedy venues (the Slaughter House on Fenwick Street and the new Mathew Street venue) on the weekends of March 4-5 and April 29-30.

Chris: Q: Hey Chris, so why should people come out and see your show? Chris: I’ve learned to be myself on stage a lot more, and not to let things phase me. Find Chris Mccausland stock photos in HD and millions of other editorial images in the Shutterstock collection. CTW: You’ve acted in Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On, Eastenders, the CBBC sitcom Me Too! I was unemployed for maybe a year and a half and in the end I got a job doing business sales. “.

I make sure that my material is not all about eyesight stuff - as I think that’s what people expect. Everton news and transfers LIVE - Lucas Digne injury, Josh King latest, Project Big Picture claim. I'm self employed and do all my work from there. And doing things that cross the lines of acceptability, is the only way you find out where these lines are. Strange disturbance by train station wakes up residents at 1am, Batman spotted on the Liver Building as Liverpool transforms into Gotham City, The moment was captured by a skateboarder nearby who happened to look up, Pub rebrands as 'The Three B***ends' in dig at under fire Tory trio, Images show Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock with bells on their heads, Huge crowds gather in city centre as pubs shut just hours before new lockdown, One video appeared to show a crowd attacking a police car, Circuit breaker lockdown that could be even tougher than Liverpool's new restrictions. Born with a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Chris, a self-proclaimed “geek”, was a web designer until his eyesight began to fail him and he had a go at stand-up. In terms of comedy there isn’t a big distinction between Liverpool and Manchester, not like there is with football. Chris says he loves performing in his home city, even though he now lives away. 13 Questions: Chris McCausland. In the back of my mind I have convinced myself that it was Saturday Night Live, and that the late Phil Hartman was the voice of the advert, but no amount of Googling has ever unearthed this comedy gem.

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You can unsubscribe at any time. Taps that stop when you take your hand off them in toilets. But yes, I’d do a show where he gets to call me a butthead over and over. At home. He said: “When I finished uni I focused on designing websites, but then my eyesight started deteriorating and I had enough. I was quite lucky because it went well - in fact the first ten or so gigs I did went well. Doing bits that aren’t funny, is the only way you find bits that are funny. I lost all the useful stuff 10 years ago. I burnt my face. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. A live show in front of 3500 comedy fans, and the biggest TV exposure I’ve had to date.

It’s great. CTW: If money were no object, what would you like to create? explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Support Your Local / Non-Local Comedian – During these bleak times many a comedian is struggling financially, and this guide has info on how you can help them out. Personally I hate all that, but yet there is an obligation to have that presence and put a constant stream of thoughts and content out there, in order to build a profile. “I think Liverpool, Manchester and the surrounding areas like a home-grown north west comedian. CTW: You started performing back in 2003, how do you feel you’ve evolved as a comedian over the years?