Al Porter the has revealed he may be getting his own Radio show on the national broadcaster.
The Tallaght man currently serves as co-anchor for The Colm Hayes Show however he won’t be moving with Colm to the afternoon slot.
“I am definitely going to be staying on radio, it just hasn’t been decided if I’ll be staying with Colm or doing my own show,” he said.
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“There is talk of me getting my own slot and 2fm will be announcing quite a line-up change in September. It will all be revealed then.”
“If I move to the weekends, I’ll spend more time gigging in London.”
The 22-year-old funny man will also be fronting his own variety show on RTE2.
In addition, Al will be part of RTE’s coverage of Electric Picnic in September.
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“Myself, Eoghan McDermott and Jenny Greene will be doing it again,” he said.
“Eoghan is allowed to talk to the talent but I’m only allowed to chat to the punters so I go around talking to all the mad revellers.
“I get to have fun and crawl into people’s tents and have the real festival experience – all while in my three piece suit from Louis Copeland,” he laughed.
The funny man is also headlining at the Vodafone Comedy Festival.
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Other comedians headlining are Tommy Tiernan, Deirdre O’Kane and Jason Byrne will be performing at the festival in the Iveagh Gardens, which runs until this Sunday.
“It’s only my second year performing and I’m already headlining, which is incredible,” he said.
“On Friday, the Al Porter Comedy Shed – which is the comedy club I run – will have a slot. So I got to pick all the comedians for that which was deadly.”
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After the festival, Al will head to Edinburgh for the fringe festival with Karl Spain.
“I still live at home so I’m looking forward to moving in with Karl Spain for the month – it’ll be mad,” he said.
“We’re writing the Olympia panto together, so we’ll be coming up with ideas while we’re there.
“I’m having great fun writing the villain – they’re the best characters,” he told The Herald.
