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Comedian Alison Spittle: ‘Best advice? If a man offers you Reiki healing at 4am at a party, say no’

The Irish comedy writer and actor will perform her new stand-up show,

Alison Spittle: ‘I don’t like the idea of dying and always felt I could sweet-talk the Lord into letting me and my loved ones live forever.’ Picture: Karla Gowlett

Alison Spittle is an Irish comedian, comedy writer, radio producer and actor. She has worked for iRadio, RTÉ Radio 1 and Newstalk, created sketches for Republic of Telly and written and starred in her RTÉ2 sitcom Nowhere Fast in 2017. But, according to her, it all began with tea.

“I went to college to study radio and worked in a local youth radio station. I made tea for the boyband the Wanted and interviewed Michael ...