How To Get The Menopause & Enjoy It: Anne Gildea on making the menopause funny

With her new show, Anne Gildea is not just making us laugh, she is providing a public service, writes Suzanne Harrington

Comedian Anne Gildea. Pictures: Shane McCarthy

“What is it? Why does it happen? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? Is there anything you can do about it? And why, oh why, is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life?”

These are some of the questions comedian Anne Gildea asks in her show, How To Get The Menopause & Enjoy It.