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Ep. 58- Retiring from Boxing, Finding Comedy, and Facing Racism with Tommy McCarthy

Ep. 58- Retiring from Boxing, Finding Comedy, and Facing Racism with Tommy McCarthy30 jul 20251 u 14 min

Carla sits down with professional boxer turned comedian, Tommy McCarthy. Tommy shares the highs and lows of his boxing career and what led him to hang up his gloves. He opens up about dealing with grief after the loss of his mother, growing up as one of the only Black kids in West Belfast, and living between London and Belfast. Tommy has now stepped into the Irish comedy scene and speaks about his creative process and his goal of becoming the number one comedian in Ireland. Timestamps 00:00 J...