Colm O'Regan: I have a proposal for funerals - lead with the most boring anecdote possible

"What happened to the fierce funny fella who ripped the roof off the club the first time I did ever did standup comedy and was brilliant and I never saw on an Irish stage again. He should be here writing this column instead of me."

Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan pictured in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

“Whatever happened to them anyway?”

We all have those in our lives don’t we? The ‘lost touch people’. At some point they were crucial in your life. They are like an old bank account which has a few memories instead of a balance of -14cent. And a lot more interest.