Show Notes
Instagram superstar turned stand up comedy sensation Kyla Cobbler joins Seann for a hilarious chat about growing up in Cork, how she went from feeling stupid at school to learning several languages and what made her give stand up a go at 31 years old. She chats about how one of Ireland's finest new comedian's Mike Rice encouraged her and why she thinks school isn't the environment for creatives.
She also chats about her love for Limp Bizkit and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, living in Italy and Spain and details how she blew up on Instagram by being authentic.
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Pogs Or Panini Stickers
02:23 Oasis, Blur, Limp Bizkit
04:20 Favourite Spice Girl
05:26 Weed, Booze, Love For Reading
06:36 First: Drunk, Kissing
13:40 Cork Council Estate
21:24 Dyspraxia, Little Mermaid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
37:50 Kya's "X-Men Moment" Discovering Her Ability
47:43 Dealing With Adversity, Positive Outlook
51:00 Discovering Stand Up, Living Abroad
55:00 Mastering Instagram Comedy
57:36 Mike Rice
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