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CONSIDERING the first joke he ever wrote, at the tender age of five, was a Kerryman joke, Dermot Whelan is feeling somewhat nostalgic as he packs his suitcase for his gig in Killarney’s INEC this week.

The other half of the hilarious Today FM duo Dermot & Dave, Dave Moore, is also excited about heading for the Kingdom where they will take centre stage with their “Ah Sure Lookit” show in the INEC on March 16. “My mother is a cousin of the Kerry footballer Mikey Sheehy and there are pictures of me as a three-year-old being carried around by the Bomber Liston and Mikey," he said.

Today FM’s lunchtime presenters Dermot & Dave debuted their comedy show at the Cork Comedy Festival in September and the following month at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival in Galway. Both shows sold out in record time.

This is the first time the pair has taken to the stage for a comedy gig but they’re well used to each other, having worked together in radio for over 12 years. The tour will take in almost every corner of Ireland with 15 dates scheduled.

Asked what people can expect from their stand-up show, Dermot said: “Imagine a bonkers radio show that grows legs and arms and a head and starts firing out craic and waving its arms like an angry King Kong in that movie. Not even close.”

Dave Moore commented: “It’s all our listeners’ favourite characters, stand-up, improvised comedy, music and an interactive gardening segment – what’s not to love?!”

Tickets, €29, are on sale from www.inec.ie, www.ticketmaster.ie or from the INEC Box Office on 064-6671555.