Anne Gildea a Dublin-based writer and performer has toured internationally with her all-woman comedic songster group, The Nualas; written and performed comedy material for radio and television for RTE in Ireland and BBC in the UK; worked as a solo stage comedian; and a weekly columnist in the Irish Mail on Sunday. She has written a novel: Deadlines and D**kheads and a memoir : I’ve Got Cancer, What’s Your Excuse? : A Journey Through Black Dog Days, the Big C and Laughter.