'There was no such thing as mental health back then. You were mental or you had health' - PJ Gallagher on tackling depression

"PJ Gallagher's earliest childhood memory is of his Alsatian dog Tara. She was the first dog he ever had. It was 1979 and he was about four years of age, and Tara was jumping over him."

""I was on a miniature set of steps in our old house in Marino on this really weird blue carpet that we used to have," he says. "I was lying there thinking it was the funniest thing ever. And I don't think I have any memories from before that.""

"The actor and comedian talks about a tough upbringing, his first steps into stand-up and riding motorcycles across the Himalayas with Liam Cunningham"

PJ Gallagher’s earliest memory centers on his Alsatian dog Tara, from 1979 when he was about four years old. Tara was jumping over him on miniature steps in their old house in Marino, on a blue carpet. He says he does not have memories from before that moment. His background includes a tough upbringing. He describes his first steps into stand-up comedy. He also recounts riding motorcycles across the Himalayas with Liam Cunningham, connecting his early life experiences to later adventures and performance.

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