Bye,Bye, LV. bye, bye Craichouse

[craichouse]

The Spiritual home of the craichouse, The LV bar is closing.:-(
Last Saturday night was the last comedy gig in the LV and is also was mine (Tony O Connor) last gig.

I have decided that i must step aside and leave somebody else the task of keeping the comedy scene alive in cork.

It has been fun and i would like to personally thank everybody who did gigs for me over the years. A special thanks goes out to Pat o Shea who will be taking over and who helped me so much over the last year or so.

I would also like to thank all the cork comedians who did so many gigs for no money. It is only because of them that there is a Craichouse.

I wish pat the best of luck in the future and hope he has as much success and fun as i did.

Thank you all,

Tony O Connor (former boss of the craichouse.)

[Some user]

Thats disappointing. Why are you stepping aside?

From your own point of view what were the highlights and lowlights? What's your accessment of the comedy scene in Cork?

[craichouse]

Thats disappointing. Why are you stepping aside?

From your own point of view what were the highlights and lowlights? What's your accessment of the comedy scene in Cork?

I am stepping aside because i have been doing it for too long. i am not enjoying it any more.

The highlights include having Neil delamere pack Nancy spains (over 200 people),
running the "Craic me up" Comedy competition at the start of the year.
And being at 3 kilkenny cat laughs festivals. :-D

[pat o shea]

The work load and pressure on Tony was unbelievable, the Craichouse always was and always will be very heavy. Towards the end of the LV things were looking up, we were getting a regular crowd and we had money coming in, this allowed us the satisfaction of paying comedians. The advantage of a Saturday gig meant we could bring down 1st class comedians like Fred Cooke, Robbie Bonham, Eric Lalor, Willa White and Dean Scurry as well as Garry Jones, the list goes on. On our 2nd birthday we even had the amazing Aiden Bishop, things were looking up for us. We were not making money but at least we were'nt losing money. Only for the Slainte bar we would be screwed completly, the Craichouse could no longer exist. The craichouse is needed by comedians who can't afford to travel the country trying out open spots. In order to survive a comedian must perform. I believe that the craichouse needs Tony more than he needs the craichouse so I would ask Tony to take a well earned break and recharge his batteries, but not to walk away from the club. If the craichouse goes, then sorry to say so does the Cork comedy scene, the craichouse is the only home for local comedians, who knows the next Tommy Tiernan could be just around the corner and without the craichouse, he just might stay just around the corner. So Tony on behalf of all the comedians who owe so much to both you and the Craichouse I would ask that you take your time and not decide, wait until after xmas. I would also call on all the comedians who owe so much to Tony to do what ever they can to get him to change his mind, believe me gentlemen you do not want me in charge of the Craichouse, hell I don't want me in charge of the craichouse.

[pat o shea]

The work load and pressure on Tony was unbelievable, the Craichouse always was and always will be very heavy. Towards the end of the LV things were looking up, we were getting a regular crowd and we had money coming in, this allowed us the satisfaction of paying comedians. The advantage of a Saturday gig meant we could bring down 1st class comedians like Fred Cooke, Robbie Bonham, Eric Lalor, Willa White and Dean Scurry as well as Garry Jones, the list goes on. On our 2nd birthday we even had the amazing Aiden Bishop, things were looking up for us. We were not making money but at least we were'nt losing money. Only for the Slainte bar we would be screwed completly, the Craichouse could no longer exist. The craichouse is needed by comedians who can't afford to travel the country trying out open spots. In order to survive a comedian must perform. I believe that the craichouse needs Tony more than he needs the craichouse so I would ask Tony to take a well earned break and recharge his batteries, but not to walk away from the club. If the craichouse goes, then sorry to say so does the Cork comedy scene, the craichouse is the only home for local comedians, who knows the next Tommy Tiernan could be just around the corner and without the craichouse, he just might stay just around the corner. So Tony on behalf of all the comedians who owe so much to both you and the Craichouse I would ask that you take your time and not decide, wait until after xmas. I would also call on all the comedians who owe so much to Tony to do what ever they can to get him to change his mind, believe me gentlemen you do not want me in charge of the Craichouse, hell I don't want me in charge of the craichouse.

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[Jack the Lad]

Yo I have to say I really hope that the Craichouse stays open. I am here in Ireland researching the comedy clubs, comedians, writers and even the agents. I make my living reviewing comedy in the states both New York and L.A. I have roughly attended over 1,800 different clubs, and I have met the greats like Robin Williams, the big Yin himself. Over the past few months I have heard a lot about the Craichouse, some good and some bad, so I called to both the LV and Slainte and was surprised to see two completley different approaches to running comedy clubs. City Limits is a good club if you can afford it, but its not on a constant basis and I feel it's all about the money, so it's like any other comedy store. The craichouse is unique in my opinion to anything else I've seen here, to me it's not about the money. I have found that Cork audiences are the toughest to please, and this is backed up by most of the Dublin comedians I have spoken to. All agreed that their only chance to play Cork was at the Craichouse ( it seems City Limits is not open to unknowns). If the craichouse falls down then Cork will lose out and so will I imagine many comedians. I know plenty of US comedians and plenty of British comedians that would give anything top play at this club, it is as I have already said unique in so many ways, I really hope it can survive. I wish the guys all the best of luck, and hope that when I write my articles next year it will be after attending another great night at the Craichouse.

[JonathanCorkonian]

Yo I have to say I really hope that the Craichouse stays open. I am here in Ireland researching the comedy clubs, comedians, writers and even the agents. I make my living reviewing comedy in the states both New York and L.A. I have roughly attended over 1,800 different clubs, and I have met the greats like Robin Williams, the big Yin himself. Over the past few months I have heard a lot about the Craichouse, some good and some bad, so I called to both the LV and Slainte and was surprised to see two completley different approaches to running comedy clubs. City Limits is a good club if you can afford it, but its not on a constant basis and I feel it's all about the money, so it's like any other comedy store. The craichouse is unique in my opinion to anything else I've seen here, to me it's not about the money. I have found that Cork audiences are the toughest to please, and this is backed up by most of the Dublin comedians I have spoken to. All agreed that their only chance to play Cork was at the Craichouse ( it seems City Limits is not open to unknowns). If the craichouse falls down then Cork will lose out and so will I imagine many comedians. I know plenty of US comedians and plenty of British comedians that would give anything top play at this club, it is as I have already said unique in so many ways, I really hope it can survive. I wish the guys all the best of luck, and hope that when I write my articles next year it will be after attending another great night at the Craichouse.

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