David O’Doherty on stand up and writing

David O’Doherty is back at Edinburgh with a new show, but the Irish comedian has also been busy writing a new children’s book, writes Hannah Stephenson.

DAVID O’DOHERTY spends a lot of time filling notebooks, frantically scribbling down ideas for his next tour, gig or Edinburgh Festival.

“Stand-up is a complete obsession,” says the comedian. “I woke up this morning and the first thing I did was look at my pen and paper and look at what I scrawled before I went to sleep last night.