Stand-up comedian Dylan Moran's humour transcends cultures
With material based on emotions and local flavour, the Irish comic's set should resonate with Hongkongers
Dylan Moran is 43 and he's just landed in Melbourne with his young family on a tour that is taking him around the world.
The dead giveaway that it's been a long haul so far is that, when we first speak, the Irish comedian at first sounds like he's talking through a mouthful of gravel. He immediately stresses that his head is still spinning and that his brain is still finding its bearings.
It might not be the best time to bring up the fixation with ageing that Moran has long included in his act, but why not give the man a chance to let loose while the cobwebs in his head are still being cleared?
"Like with anybody else, it's a nightmare," says Moran. "It's a constant outrage, it's a constant injustice. It's a kangaroo court of atoms that are f***ing frying me. No one warns you about ageing. And if you are going to complain about it, you have to be funny about it otherwise people will just trample you to death. That's it."
It is this exploration of such common themes that has helped Moran establish himself as one of the most popular stand-up comedians on the global circuit. He has also branched out as an author, star of a TV show (Black Books) themed around a character he created and a sometime actor with a growing list of appearances in the likes of John Michael McDonagh's superbly dark Calvary (2014), which saw Moran take on the role of a man who seemingly has everything, yet still seems to hate life.