David O’Doherty can easily recall the last time he performed in Aberdeen.
It was the final show of his 2018 tour so naturally, he invited the whole audience to a nearby bar to celebrate and told everyone he would see them in 2020.
Fast forward one pandemic and four years later, the Irish funnyman finally returned to the Granite City, and to say his north-east fans were thrilled would be an understatement.
He was greeted by a massive round of applause and immediately won over everyone at The Tivoli where he kicked off the Aberdeen International Comedy Festival with a funny observation about how (germ-spreading) laughter really wasn’t the best medicine during the pandemic.
David O’Doherty is thrilled to be back in Aberdeen
Following the forced two-year break from touring, most comedians are thrilled to be back on the road. But having spent the lockdown on a remote Irish island with his elderly parents after his break-up, David is simply relishing his new-found ‘freedom’.
He’s been particularly excited about travelling to slightly obscure venues in remote locations – even though he might be getting a bit spooked by being followed by Psychic Sally and Weight Watchers.
While David joked about being less famous than ‘not Neil Diamond’ (tribute act), the self-deprecating comedian sure has a big fanbase in Aberdeen where his fans enjoyed his many hilarious but also heartbreaking stories.
Mouse infestation, pandemic and tiny keyboard
From telling the audience how he’s sort-of recognized at airports and revealing “the best thing to happen in the history of zoology and aviation” to describing one truly grim mouse infestation story with too much detail, David had the audience in stitches and the laughs just kept coming.
And as it turned out, he also has quite a few memorable stories from his time in the north-east. In fact, he received his very first standing ovation at The Lemon Tree – even though it might have been out of pity.
It would, of course, not be a proper David O’Doherty gig without a few songs. Well, they were more like comedy routines set to the music of his old keyboard, but it all worked brilliantly.
The tiny keyboard became his trademark many years ago, with his fans often playing an imaginary instrument when they see him in public.
Don’t miss David O’Doherty’s show on Friday October 7 at The Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen. Tickets can be purchased here.
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