Comedian Roy raises a laugh

WE’VE known him as a midfield enforcer, an up-and-coming manager, a yoga enthusiast and even the inspiration for a long-running stage play but once a year we get to see Roy Keane the comedian as well.

Yesterday, the Sunderland manager launched the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind/Specsavers Shades 2008 campaign in Dublin and the first punchline was delivered within seconds of what has become his annual ‘state of the nation’ address.

Preoccupied with photographers, Labradors and school kids all morning, news of An Taoiseach’s announcement hadn’t reached him by the time he sat down to take questions, one of the first of which was who should succeed Bertie.