‘Republic of Telly’ star Joanne McNally standing up and being counted

When PJ Gallagher suggested Joanne McNally try stand-up, she thought he was having a laugh, she tells Richard Fitzpatrick

JOANNE McNally’s star continues to rise. She’s put down her first season as a co-star on RTÉ’s Republic of Telly and now she’s hitting the road with her first solo stand-up show.

She’s getting the hang of playing big halls. In December, she performed— in a support slot for Canadian punslinger Stewart Francis — at Belfast’s gilded Ulster Hall.