Tara Flynn is an Irish actress and writer. She came to international attention with her satirical sketches "Racist B&B" which won her Satirist of The Year at the Swift Satire Festival and "Armagayddon" co-written with Kevin McGahern.

She has written two satirical books Your Grand; The Irish Woman's Secret Guide To Life and Giving Out Yards;the Art Of Complaint Irish Style.

She was a founder member of the comedy trio The Nualas and is a core member of The Dublin Comedy Improv.

Tara also had roles in Irish Pictorial Weekly, Line Of Duty, Moone Boy, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, The Omid Djalili Show and she was a recurring cast member of Thank God You're Here UK. 

I met Tara for a chat in the home of Irish comedy and The Dublin Comedy Improv, The International Bar. 

Peter Sheridan is a playwright, Screenwriter and Director. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Literature. In 1980 he was writer in residence in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He has written several novels including "Forty Seven Roses" and "Forty Four; Dublin Made Me" and plays including "The Liberty Suit" and "Mother Of All The Behans". He wrote the pilot episode of the long running soap "Fair City" and he wrote and directed the film of Brendan Behan's "The Borstal Boy" which was released in 2002. He is the brother of film director Jim Sheridan.

I made his acquaintance when the American violinist Deni Bonet was staying at his house while she was touring Ireland and I dropped in to say goodbye before she headed home. Peter and his wife Sheila invited me in for tea. As we sat around the table Peter regaled us with stories about Behan and Beckett. I knew he'd be a brilliant guest on the podcast and so here we are. Enjoy it.