Summary: <p style="background: #fffffff;">In 1981 there was a dearth of comedians in Ireland. Comedian Hal Roach despaired at the lack of places for comedy. In this documentary Des Hickey finds out from the people who put themselves on the line in front of an audience. He joins the search for Irish comedians and finds Andrew McQuillan who had his big break when he had to prove he was funny in two minutes on the Late Late Show. It also finds legendary comic Syl Fox.<span class="apple-converted-space"> (First Broadcast 1981)</span></p>
