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Relatively Speaking: A chat with Conal and Rory Gallen". Belfast Telegraph. 3 February 2015 . Retrieved 25 September 2020. Then along came A Bit On The Side. I'd never written a play before, and I don't think that it would have been a lot of fun to write it on my own, so I'm very glad Rory was involved. It was a hilarious process with lots of loud laughs along the way. Gallen's local dole office was next door and he was advised, against his wishes, to apply for social welfare benefits. We're not your typical father and son; we're probably a lot closer than most. While my friends at secondary school were out socialising, I worked with my dad every week, and he has become one of my best friends. He certainly did panic, though, when I went with him to a gig as a child and the technician pulled out. He feared he'd have to cancel, but then I stepped in and helped out. At one point, he told my mother: "We'll do it with Rory this time, and get a new sound man for the next gig." We're still waiting for the new man to come!

I was doing a show down in Castlebar and I met some friends before the show," the Donegal singer and comedian recalls. "As I was leaving to head off to the dressing room Sarah said to Evelyn, ''Horse it into ya, Cynthia", meaning 'finish your drink'. Friday Focus, Conal Gallen – A life of comedy and tragedy". Ocean FM. 24 July 2020 . Retrieved 25 September 2020. There were issues about which lines to leave in, where the most laughs would come from, and how a scene would progress and so on, but Rory and I never seriously argued about it.

We'd also work outside in the garden - one of us would have the laptop, the other would act out the play, and we'd find ourselves falling into fits of laughter. I thought that if anyone drove in and saw what we were like, they'd think we had lost it! It was the most enjoyable thing I've ever done, right up there with singing my song Horse It Into Ya, Cynthia with the Ulster Orchestra in the Ulster Hall. He's my ideas man. We came home from a gig one night a few years ago and just out of the blue he said, 'Why don't we do a play?' I said, 'What play had you in mind?' and he said 'We'll write one'.

Gallen credits his career choice to a social-welfare officer, with a helping hand from Leitrim singer Charlie McGettigan and inspiration from Dublin comedian and singer Brendan Grace. We are currently writing a new play for this autumn," says 64-year-old widower, who has a particular fondness for the character of Bridie Murphy. And Rory's 13-year-old daughter Amber is already showing signs of following in the family business, having featured in her granddad's online videos.After I left school, I went straight into the entertainment business. That's not to say that I didn't think about going to university. I did apply for computer courses, but my dad could tell that my heart wasn't in it. So he said: "I'll take you on full-time." It all happened from there. After gigging in bars across the country, Gallen took a decision at the start of the 90s to "upgrade" himself, and book events in four theatres. He admits he then "took cold feet", before teaming up with old friend Charlie McGettigan to make them joint gigs.

Conal Gallen reveals that his most successful song, Horse It Into Ya Cynthia, which tells the tale of a young Irish man's love for a country girl, was born when he overheard a conversation between Louis Walsh's sisters, Sarah and Evelyn. Conal Gallen (born 22 September 1955) is an Irish comedian, actor and singer. [1] He is best known for his comedy songs including "Horse It Into Ya Cynthia" and "I'll Make Love To You In The Henhouse (If You'll Only Egg Me On)". [2] Personal life [ edit ] Conal Gallen: In today's world so-called comedians have omitted the word funny". Irish News. 11 March 2020 . Retrieved 25 September 2020. The four nights were absolutely brilliant and were the stepping stone I needed to make me realise I could do this on my own," he recalls. After leaving school, Gallen attended agricultural college, where he jokes he learnt the valuable lesson "not to become a farmer". He then had a number of jobs, including working in a London pub and as a market researcher before opening his own record and video rental store in Donegal.

Amber certainly has the aptitude and timing for comedy, but it's up to her to follow her own dream. Conal set to leave them laughing in TG4 series". Donegal Democrat. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 . Retrieved 15 February 2012.