Aidan Fitzmaurice
@fancyvegaspro.bsky.social
I write comedy and kid's stuff & also do Comedy & STEAM workshops with people of all ages.
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
Galaxy Fest, Storytime Takeover, Callans Kicks, The Skewer, News Quiz, Now Show, Let's Find Out & more
Current recipient of Arts Council Ireland YPCE Bursary
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Festive Special Part 1 - Season's Deletings
It's Harper's birthday, and the crew of the Big SISS have invented him an amazing present: a machine that can change the orbit speeds of planets in the Solar System! But will increasing Earth's orbit ...
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Delighted to announce the Galaxy Fest Festive Specials are now live!
Once again our young cast has done amazing work bringing my big mad ideas to life.
Myself & @iandunphy.bsky.social have been working like Xmas elves at...Xmas, & are delighted to share them with you!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Once again our young cast has done amazing work bringing my big mad ideas to life.
Myself & @iandunphy.bsky.social have been working like Xmas elves at...Xmas, & are delighted to share them with you!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Looking at how the world is going it's clear there's only one good option: become a member of the elite. I'm gonna start looking into joining the elite now, I wonder is there a package you can order over the phone or something
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Looking at how the world is going it's clear there's only one good option: become a member of the elite. I'm gonna start looking into joining the elite now, I wonder is there a package you can order over the phone or something
On the 37 bus this morning. Came to a stop with a few people holding the hand out &...just kept driving. There was one lad standing on the road waving his arms, no way the driver didn't see. Asked the driver why he didn't stop & he said "there's another 37 just ahead, why didn't they get that one?"
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
On the 37 bus this morning. Came to a stop with a few people holding the hand out &...just kept driving. There was one lad standing on the road waving his arms, no way the driver didn't see. Asked the driver why he didn't stop & he said "there's another 37 just ahead, why didn't they get that one?"
How can I turn this into a joke about the FIFA peace award
Amorim sacked
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
How can I turn this into a joke about the FIFA peace award
Can't you still get oil from whales? Why doesn't Trump leave Venezuela alone and just kill a few hundred thousand whales to get his oil fix?
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Can't you still get oil from whales? Why doesn't Trump leave Venezuela alone and just kill a few hundred thousand whales to get his oil fix?
Jurassic Park 3. The kid who is holed up on the island mentions he has a bottle of T-Rex urine to scare off other dinosaurs. Alan asks him "how did you get hold of the T-Rex urine?", the kid answers "you don't wanna know" and...the film just moves on
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Jurassic Park 3. The kid who is holed up on the island mentions he has a bottle of T-Rex urine to scare off other dinosaurs. Alan asks him "how did you get hold of the T-Rex urine?", the kid answers "you don't wanna know" and...the film just moves on
Trump and Rubio a few hours after kidnapping the president of Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Trump and Rubio a few hours after kidnapping the president of Venezuela
We're at the point now where you should be looking for evidence that Trump won't try and steal Greenland, not evidence for why he will.
He's being enabled from every angle, of course he'll have another drink.
He's being enabled from every angle, of course he'll have another drink.
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We're at the point now where you should be looking for evidence that Trump won't try and steal Greenland, not evidence for why he will.
He's being enabled from every angle, of course he'll have another drink.
He's being enabled from every angle, of course he'll have another drink.
Cool lets bring in more legislation that drivers will ignore cause they know it won't be enforced
Minister of State with Responsibility for Road Safety Seán Canney has said "no stone will be left unturned" in terms of legislation in a bid to tackle road deaths.
'No stone will be left unturned' over road safety laws
Minister of State with Responsibility for Road Safety Seán Canney has said "no stone will be left unturned" in terms of legislation in a bid to tackle road deaths.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Cool lets bring in more legislation that drivers will ignore cause they know it won't be enforced
My respect for international law doesn't stretch as far as describing how international law works or who should be bound by it
This is relevant to the Irish Government's response too.
You can't just say "respect for international law" and not say whether it's been broken or not by a party you won't even name.
You can't just say "respect for international law" and not say whether it's been broken or not by a party you won't even name.
Yes, I don’t think there’s a “love actually” moment here. But issuing a statement specifically pointing towards international law and then not commenting on whether you think this follows it is just woeful comms, and surely pretty weak on the substance too.
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
My respect for international law doesn't stretch as far as describing how international law works or who should be bound by it
It's crazy the level of contempt I feel for this absolute nothing of a man who leads a country I don't leave it. He makes me queasy with contempt
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It's crazy the level of contempt I feel for this absolute nothing of a man who leads a country I don't leave it. He makes me queasy with contempt
Sounds like some of you have not been reading the assigned literature!
Seriously though, isn't it so telling that Micheál Martin's first guest when he tried to do a podcast was the author of this
Seriously though, isn't it so telling that Micheál Martin's first guest when he tried to do a podcast was the author of this
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Sounds like some of you have not been reading the assigned literature!
Seriously though, isn't it so telling that Micheál Martin's first guest when he tried to do a podcast was the author of this
Seriously though, isn't it so telling that Micheál Martin's first guest when he tried to do a podcast was the author of this
Watched ep 5 of The Chair Company last night, the last few minutes had a run of jokes & hysterical reveal, all in a style I don't think I've come across before.
Tim Robinson's comedy is much more sustainable than I ever imagined. Just never struck me as something that could carry a full series
Tim Robinson's comedy is much more sustainable than I ever imagined. Just never struck me as something that could carry a full series
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Watched ep 5 of The Chair Company last night, the last few minutes had a run of jokes & hysterical reveal, all in a style I don't think I've come across before.
Tim Robinson's comedy is much more sustainable than I ever imagined. Just never struck me as something that could carry a full series
Tim Robinson's comedy is much more sustainable than I ever imagined. Just never struck me as something that could carry a full series
There's a real risk you'll forget what words are for by the time you get to the end of this statement.
The most cowardly nonsense imaginable
The most cowardly nonsense imaginable
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
There's a real risk you'll forget what words are for by the time you get to the end of this statement.
The most cowardly nonsense imaginable
The most cowardly nonsense imaginable
Evil maniac Trump at the fore today obviously, but his instant dismissing of anybody who puts themselves out there for him will always make me laugh. Imagine trusting him at this point!
Trump just said they aren’t talking to Machado cause she doesn’t have the support of the people lmao
January 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Evil maniac Trump at the fore today obviously, but his instant dismissing of anybody who puts themselves out there for him will always make me laugh. Imagine trusting him at this point!
Jupiter is sitting very pretty under an amazing moon tonight. What better evening to take your face out of the news and do some stargazing
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Jupiter is sitting very pretty under an amazing moon tonight. What better evening to take your face out of the news and do some stargazing
Rare good use of "grow up"
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Rare good use of "grow up"
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Do the people who are keen to point out Maduro is a bad guy think Trump wouldn't do this to a good guy?
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Do the people who are keen to point out Maduro is a bad guy think Trump wouldn't do this to a good guy?
Maybe it's best we just don't bother with the qualifiers, save ourselves the heartbreak of qualifying for a world cup that probably won't happen
Trump says "something is gonna have to be done" about Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum in response to a question about whether the Venezuelan strike was a "message" to her government.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Maybe it's best we just don't bother with the qualifiers, save ourselves the heartbreak of qualifying for a world cup that probably won't happen
Defending my decision to violently kidnap my neighbour by claiming it's a rapidly evolving situation. He was previously unkidnapped, and has now evolved, quite rapidly, to kidnapped
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Defending my decision to violently kidnap my neighbour by claiming it's a rapidly evolving situation. He was previously unkidnapped, and has now evolved, quite rapidly, to kidnapped
Do you condemn this "rapidly evolving situation"?
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Do you condemn this "rapidly evolving situation"?
We're about to witness unprecedented levels of cowardice from our Government.
Senior Govt source says this is an 'evolving situation' and not to expect an official response until the situation becomes clear.
Whenever that may be, I guess.
Whenever that may be, I guess.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We're about to witness unprecedented levels of cowardice from our Government.
The news is too stressful. I'm gonna ease the tension by getting stuck back into Stephen King's 'Desperation'. Just at the bit where they get attacked by loads of horrible spiders and scorpions and snakes. Much nicer than the news.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The news is too stressful. I'm gonna ease the tension by getting stuck back into Stephen King's 'Desperation'. Just at the bit where they get attacked by loads of horrible spiders and scorpions and snakes. Much nicer than the news.
Throw "kidnapping heads of state" onto the pile, sure why not
In the last year we are being told by the people in charge that genocide and CSAM aren't that big a deal to them really. Unsustainable.
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Throw "kidnapping heads of state" onto the pile, sure why not
Holy shit
Donald Trump has said the United States has taken the President of Venezuela and flown him out of his country.
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Holy shit