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She was aware I earned money playing music and so told me I could continue signing on and risk being investigated or else sign off." Conal Gallen (born 22 September 1955) is an Irish comedian, actor and singer. [1] He is best known for his comedy songs including "Horse It Into Ya Cynthia" and "I'll Make Love To You In The Henhouse (If You'll Only Egg Me On)". [2] Personal life [ edit ] Gallen, who has just returned from leading a group of Irish fans on a tour to Tennessee, admits "I still surprises myself". "This Joker stand-up tour we are doing at the minute is the most successful tour I've ever done." We'd also work outside in the garden - one of us would have the laptop, the other would act out the play, and we'd find ourselves falling into fits of laughter. I thought that if anyone drove in and saw what we were like, they'd think we had lost it! It was the most enjoyable thing I've ever done, right up there with singing my song Horse It Into Ya, Cynthia with the Ulster Orchestra in the Ulster Hall.

Amber certainly has the aptitude and timing for comedy, but it's up to her to follow her own dream. Conal Gallen reveals that his most successful song, Horse It Into Ya Cynthia, which tells the tale of a young Irish man's love for a country girl, was born when he overheard a conversation between Louis Walsh's sisters, Sarah and Evelyn. After leaving school, Gallen attended agricultural college, where he jokes he learnt the valuable lesson "not to become a farmer". He then had a number of jobs, including working in a London pub and as a market researcher before opening his own record and video rental store in Donegal. Relatively Speaking: A chat with Conal and Rory Gallen". Belfast Telegraph. 3 February 2015 . Retrieved 25 September 2020. We're not your typical father and son; we're probably a lot closer than most. While my friends at secondary school were out socialising, I worked with my dad every week, and he has become one of my best friends.

After I left school, I went straight into the entertainment business. That's not to say that I didn't think about going to university. I did apply for computer courses, but my dad could tell that my heart wasn't in it. So he said: "I'll take you on full-time." It all happened from there. Three of his younger siblings died before him. [3] His wife Jacinta was originally from Derry, [4] and passed away in 2014 following a long period of suffering from Multiple sclerosis. [5] Gallen admits to have entered a period of Depression during her illness and bereavement. [6] The couple had three children, Rory, Trasa, Ciaran. YER the onions in me burger, yer the sugar in me tea, so horse it into ya Cynthia fer yer the girl fer me.' The four nights were absolutely brilliant and were the stepping stone I needed to make me realise I could do this on my own," he recalls.

After gigging in bars across the country, Gallen took a decision at the start of the 90s to "upgrade" himself, and book events in four theatres. He admits he then "took cold feet", before teaming up with old friend Charlie McGettigan to make them joint gigs.

Then along came A Bit On The Side. I'd never written a play before, and I don't think that it would have been a lot of fun to write it on my own, so I'm very glad Rory was involved. It was a hilarious process with lots of loud laughs along the way.

Conal set to leave them laughing in TG4 series". Donegal Democrat. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 . Retrieved 15 February 2012. I was doing a show down in Castlebar and I met some friends before the show," the Donegal singer and comedian recalls. "As I was leaving to head off to the dressing room Sarah said to Evelyn, ''Horse it into ya, Cynthia", meaning 'finish your drink'. Since its first performance in 2013, A Bit On The Side, has been an instant hit with audiences and critics alike, selling out venues across Ireland. He's my ideas man. We came home from a gig one night a few years ago and just out of the blue he said, 'Why don't we do a play?' I said, 'What play had you in mind?' and he said 'We'll write one'.

I love Bridie. She is abrasive and funny. She's class, because she has no class," says Gallen, who admits to having a room full of Hawaiian shirts and dresses in his home – much to the embarrassment of his grandchildren. My dad has always been a big role model. I've a nine-year-old daughter called Amber, and I always say that if I can be half the father to her as he was to me, my older sister Trasa and my younger brother Ciaran, we'll be alright. Conal Gallen: In today's world so-called comedians have omitted the word funny". Irish News. 11 March 2020 . Retrieved 25 September 2020. We are currently writing a new play for this autumn," says 64-year-old widower, who has a particular fondness for the character of Bridie Murphy.