# Dan Tiernan's Got the MADDEST Pre Show Ritual! | Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things

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Award-winning stand-up comic Dan Tiernan is here! If you thought you’d heard about torturous writing process before, just wait until you hear Dan’s extraordinary stories. He’s been to some tricky places and come back. He’s also a strong poker player and tells another cracker about winning BIG in a tournament in slightly awkward circumstances. All good things!

Dan’s out there right now with his new show ‘Quartz and All’ and it’s about the crystal madness he talks about in this podcast. If that’s anything to go by it will be a very very entertaining hour of bonkers and heart-felt comedy.

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0:00 Introduction 3:13 Texas Hold'em poker 11:27 Poker and comedy parallels 18:30 Learning to juggle 23:25 Early comedy influences 30:12 Glastonbury and psychosis 39:08 ADHD medication and writing 46:26 Healing crystals

- What it is: Full episode
- Series: [Five Brilliant Things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/library/rights-holders/series/890e6a346cfb)
- Previous episode: [The Friend I Nearly Killed! | Joe Maggio | Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/obA8Bdh2NEs)
- Next episode: [Is Drinking Milk a Male Thing?! | Paddy Young | Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/5YJKVmDS330)
- Length: 54 min
- Rights holder: [Russell Howard](http://www.russell-howard.co.uk/) (its site links the channel: https://www.russell-howard.co.uk/)
- Channel: [Russell Howard](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnLxFpGiCi-u3RLx9uF8bOg)
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