Tommy Tiernan viewers were left in stitches on Saturday night after Dublin comedian Jason Byrne's great appearance on the show.
The Ballinteer native first opened up to Tommy about his health issues earlier on in his life and discussed being with his dad when he passed away.
The 51-year-old left viewers howling after he told a story about when his late father worked in Guinness in 1986, when an explosion took place at the brewery. He explained that his father and some others were in charge of a gas button, so five of them decided to go to the pub while one worker stayed behind to look after the job.
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Jason said: "They saw the smoke and walked up, and my dad of course being my dad, a messer as well, walked up to the firemen and goes "what happened here?"
The fire brigade feared there were five people trapped under the rubble after the explosion, thinking they were Jason's dad and his colleagues who had been at the pub. Jason said his dad offered the fire brigade help with looking for them, then jokingly counted his friends and claimed that he found them.
The one friend who had stayed behind also emerged unscathed from the other side of the brewery, because he had gone to use the toilet. Jason said: "My da reckoned that's why it blew up, because nobody was watching the button.
"And here's the best Irish bit, and only in Ireland- the six of them got compensation. Compensation, and there was a dinner for Guinness's six brave men. The survivors, and they weren't even f****ng there."
The audience erupted into fits of laughter after hearing the story. Viewers at home were also left entertained by Jason's interview on the show.
One wrote on Twitter: "Normally not a Jason Byrne fan but really loved that interview on #tommytiernanshow".
Another said: "That was very funny with Jason Byrne. TBH I’ve never really rated him as a comedian but he made me laugh out loud tonight."
A third commented: "Jason's story from Guinnesses was just priceless. The compensation part had me in stitches."
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