Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Irishman imprisoned in Iran speaks of recurring 'nightmares'

Bernard Phelan was working as a travel consultant when he was detained and imprisoned in Iran

Bernard Phelan: “The idea of staying a day longer here was just not possible." Picture: Tommy Tiernan Show/Instagram.

Saturday night’s Tommy Tiernan Show explored the good and bad sides of success, the meaning of life, one man’s experience of being imprisoned overseas, and tackling grief through comedy.

Tommy Tiernan sat down on Saturday night with singer-songwriter David Gray, author Bernard Phelan who spent seven months in an Iranian prison, and the female comedic duo bringing queer cabaret to audiences across the country.