My old mucker, writer, actor and comedian Karl MacDermott has just told me he’s launching his new book “The Creative Lower Being” (published by Killynon House Books) next week in Dublin. Ardal O’Hanlon is due to give what I do not doubt will be a stirring oratory at the launch.

Karl is himself a being, and this is what he says about his new tome:

“The Creative Lower Being” tells the story of one Manus Mannion. Having long accepted his lack of synchronisation with humanity, Manus has desperately tried over the years to make his mark through various artistic ventures. He has been a stage actor, comedian and part- time blues singer. With little success. At present he is working as a film screenwriter and has a project languishing in ‘development hell’.

“The Creative Lower Being” encompasses Manus’ curmudgeonly comic diary- entries from his thirty-ninth to his fortieth birthday. Part Woody Allen, part Proust, part Macra na Feirme- the diary becomes a surreal smorgasbord of pithy comments on his ongoing tribulations in the creative sphere, rants at his life in Dublin, analysis of domestic glitches with Kirsten, his long suffering girlfriend from Liechtenstein, and bittersweet yet sometimes bizarre memories of his childhood and adolescence in Galway.

Of part Cherokee descent, Karl MacDermott was born in Galway. He has written for television and radio in Ireland and the He is currently writer-in-residence at his home in Dublin.

Unfortunately I can’t find a photo of Karl, but I did unearth a picture of one of his Cherokee antecedents, so maybe he looks a bit like this:

Posted: August 27th, 2007 under Friends.
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Special Guest Artist Doctor Millar for September 6/07 Show

“At Last, The 1989 Show!” is delighted to confirm that our special musical guest ofr the inaugural show on September 6th 2007 will be the ineffable chanteur, writeur and playeur, Doctor Millar.

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Posted: August 16th, 2007 under Guest Artists.
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Since the first show isn’t until September 6th and it’s still August, I can’t put up clips from the show. Instead here’s a couple of related items to whet, or indeed fatally injure, your appetite.
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Posted: August 8th, 2007 under Clips & Pics.
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Hello and welcome to the home of “At Last, The 1989 Show!” on the web. You can read more about the show here but these are the vital statistics:

WHEN: Thursday September 6th, 1989 2007 at 9pm

WHERE: Upstairs at MB Slattery’s, Rathmines

WHO: Dermot Carmody grabs the glory while house band Morgan C. Jones, The 2irish News Team Live and musical guest Doctor Millar do the grunt work. There will also be a guest standup appearance by a top comic who can be named later this week!

SORDID PAYMENT DETAILS: €10/€8 conc. payable by cash, bullion or govt. bonds at the door on the night.

Posted: August 7th, 2007 under Show Dates.
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