Kieran Butler - Comedian Singer Songwriter

"I know Collingwood supporters. I am the Collingwood Football Club therapist. The Age said so. To everyone else out there – feel free to kick us when we are down – but try and consider that for Collingwood supporters there is nothing we can do. We are attracted to tragedy. That is why I think we need change. It needs to be more holistic. As president I won’t not only promise success – but I will, at the very least, guarantee failure and misery. More of the same for Collingwood"

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"I am just offering Eddie a lifeline because no one else will. He has suffered enough for the Collingwood cause, too. Four or five Gold Logies lost. Not silver, gold … I lost my first family over Collingwood. That's nothing. It doesn't compare to a Gold Logie."

Jonathan Brown – We should sign him for five years on the proviso he does a bit of research on Graham Teasdale so he knows what he’s in for.

Heath Shaw & Alan Didak - One week suspension each, fine both $10,624.50– that’s 25 cents per member - and ask them both to personally hand 25 cents back to every member. The suspension imposed by Collingwood is just an over-reaction in the aftermath of a poor joke about the JFK assassination.

Bryan Strauchan – De-list him. I just don’t understand why we have persevered with him for so long. I just don’t rate him. Although he does remind me of that guy from “The Office” sometimes. Based on the two games I have seen him play for Victoria he has actually lost a yard or two. I will de-list him and give him a senior position with our recruiting department. He knows what sort of players we need at Collingwood.

4 August, 2008 - At 6.52 PM SEN station management and Kieran Butler made a joint decision to not go to air with Kieran's weekly song "Centrefold Sam". At the time news was breaking that Paula Wriedt, who is mentioned in the song, had been hospitalised. The decision was made out of respect for Ms Wriedt and her family. You can hear a version of the song here

Kieran Butler is Melbourne based comedian and regular contributor to SEN radio. He is best known to Collingwood supporters and Melbourne comedy fans for his stand up comedy show “Kieran Butler claims Collingwood ruined my Life”. During his regular spot on SEN last Monday Kieran outlined some of his policies and formally announced his campaign to become club president at Collingwood.

He released his campaign theme song which borrows heavily from TISM’s 1991 release “We are the Champignons” - and marries it to Michael Malthouse’s recent admission that Collingwood is, in fact, no good.

“I wrote most of my comedy show in a sleepless daze in a Glasgow flat 72 hours after Collingwood lost the 2003 Grand Final. At that time I wrote that Eddie and Mick, who up until that point were both considered successful people, should just leave then and there before it ruined them too.

When Mick said that stuff on the weekend I realized it was too late for him. As president I will keep him on. He’s one of us now. But I reckon Eddie has still got time. 1 versus 100 was not as bad as it could have been. I am simply offering him an opportunity to jump ship while we’re able to laugh about it. I am just offering Eddie a life line because no one else will.

Butler’s campaign slogan is “More of the same for Collingwood”. Amongst other initiatives that will be announced in the coming months Butler has promised to:

• Cut season ticket and membership prices by $100 – it shouldn’t cost so much to suffer so much

• Pioneer research into creating a futuristic machine that can erase memories of past Grand Final victories that do more harm than good – except for 1927-1930

• Move Collingwood back to Victoria Park and convert the Lexus centre into a world class music venue featuring a season of Dire Straits concerts to pay for the cheap season tickets

• Be open and honest with all new draftees about how things are likely to pan out for them and give them the choice to either stay – or try out for the Olympic water polo team

• Apply all profits from Collingwood's pokie pubs to set up a special counseling service that will help Collingwood fans come to terms with our lot in life rather than continuing to forlornly strive for a premiership that will never come.

REVIEW from MICF 2008 "Wild laughs of recognition... Butler's kick is formidable" The Age

"Comedy that doesn't talk down to the audience... the closest many men will get to therapy" The Age

"Hilarious... cleverly crafted songs... Any football fan... would enjoy Butler's hour" Adelaide Advertiser

"oh-so-painfully and hilariously true... see this show. You might just learn what football is, does and means to a fan" The Pun

February 28, 2008 - Whimsical Tricycle perform a personal song for none other than Alexander Downer - see clipping from the Adelaide Advertiser <<<<<

Kieran can be heard on SEN radio every Monday at 6.30 PM with Francis Leach & David Schwarz. He performs a brand new song every week. His recent tune for 2008 Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was featured on Channel 7 and 9 in Melbourne and has since become a You Tube favourite. Check it out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PWKKNyP48

It is rumoured that the rift between the Australian and Indian cricket teams that has threatened to tear the game apart was just a misunderstanding over the fact that Andrews Symonds looks a lot like Monkey from the cult TV series!

Kieran's original music is featured as a part of WHIMSICAL TRICYCLE who are next performing at the 2008 Adelaide Fringe with their show 'Insane in London'. The show has been critically acclaimed around the world. These are the most recent reviews from the 2007 EDINBURGH FRINGE

Kieran is the co-creator (with Austin Low) of Che Guevara on the Fringe. The show - a revolutionary blend of multi-media, sketch comedy, music, interpretive dance and street performance - was an official sell out at the 2007 EDINBURGH FRINGE in its third consecutive year.

July 3, 2007 - You Tube video page - Click on the link to view videos uploaded by Kieran to You Tube over the past 12 months including "Buckfast: the music video" that recently scored it's 24,000th hit - Whimsical Tricycle also have a new video for their song "Insane in London" & you can also Kieran on "Fishin' Trip" with Jason Kennedy. "Fishin' Trip" goes to air every Friday at 7 PM on Foxtel - Aurora - Channel 183.

APRIL/MAY 2007 - Collingwood ruined my Life - The show went on the road as a guest of the Queensland Magpies on May 26 and played to yet another crowded room in the afternoon just before the Pies trounced the Lions - The Reverse Curse rating is now 80%!

Amongst the audience at the SOLD OUT show on April 21st at the Carringbush Hotel were 70's Collingwood legend, Rene Kink, and 1990 Premiership player, James Manson. They both said that they enjoyed the show and Kieran even got to have a chat with 'The Hulk' about his acting career! Just in case you have been living in Brisbane all your life, Rene Kink played the role of 'Tank' in the cult Australian film 'The Club'. All Kieran could say was "by the time I was 15 I couldn't even hold my spot in the school thirds" 'Charlie' Manson spent time chatting with Kieran and the boys from the Sydney Magpies.

March 2007 - "The Magpies' secret weapon" - Kieran appears in the Melbourne Times and talks about his show, tantrums and Chris Tarrant's move to Fremantle - CLICK HERE

A rave review from the Adelaide Advertiser and all three shows TOTALLY SOLD OUT for 'Kieran Butler claims Collingwood ruined my Life' at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe

February 2007 - NEW SONG - The song for Chris Tarrant has been released and you can hear it now! LISTEN NOW

NEW VIDEO - Brand new video from the last night of 'Kieran Butler claims Collingwood ruined my Life' at the 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival - WATCH VIDEO

September 2006 - Kieran and his good friend Austin Low have wrote a theme tune for the podcast 'Purple Comedy' Click to listen and check out Purple Comedy

NEW LIVE VIDEOS - Kieran's stand up set from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe show Scotland 4 Australia 1 has recently been unearthed Click here to watch it now

Billy Watson has put together extended videos of 'Che Guevara on the Fringe 2' Click here

Michelle Wilson (Whimsical Tricycle) updated her blog concerning her detention for 28 hours at Heathrow Click here to read it

August 2006 - At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Whimsical Tricycle met Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, The Simpsons)

Kieran had his memoirs of being a Collingwood supporter published in the book 'Barrackers are Shouting' Click here

Whimsical Tricycle released their debut CD 'Kismet' at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and received rave reviews for their live performances...

Edinburgh Evening News "touching and heart-rending… one of the most uplifting musical experiences on the Fringe”

Three Weeks “a good hour of touching, non-dramatic songs with a cheerful, upbeat sound… this is the kind of music you’d like on your Ipod.”

Che Guevara on the Fringe 2 with Austin Low Trey Guevara (Kieran) and Frankie McCastro (Austin) travelled back through time from 2043 and led a mob of chanting punters to the Gilded Balloon on the last day of the Fringe. See the video

During the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Kieran also worked as Production Stage Manager with the team who produced the late night show Talk of the Fest - hosted by Paul Provenza. Kieran made a promotional video with Paul and Brendon Burns at the beginning of the festival. Check it out now!

July 2006 - Kieran works with Bill Hunter - Just to prior leaving Australia for the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Kieran headlined a string of shows in the very fair town of Adelaide. A chance meeting with WA comic Nick the Hippy resulted in an invitation from Nick to help out as an extra on a movie he was working on.

The very next day Kieran rolled up to an Adelaide bar and suddenly found himself acting in a movie with his acting hero Bill Hunter (pictured), Warwick Capper and Mark 'Jacko' Jackson. It was an overdose of Aussie pop cultural icons! The movie is called "Yobbos! Up the Guts" of course and hasn't seen the light of day! Pity...

April/May 2006 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Earlier this year Kieran appeared in his first solo show in Melbourne for 3 years.... Kieran Butler claims "Collingwood ruined my life" The show sold out on a majority of nights during the four week season and received some glowing reviews from the press and punters!

The Melbourne Age "There's a knack to this kind of comedy: you have to infuse the personal material with humour and pathos without letting it become self-indulgent, and Butler achieves this... This is comedy that doesn't talk down to the audience... It's also the closest many men will get to therapy" Read the full review

August 2005 - Kieran appeared on BBC Radio Scotland and explained why Scottish soldiers shouldn't join the Australian army... and then he sung a song about it - didn't see that coming! Click to listen

March. 2005 - Kieran & Michelle released the 'Buckfast' song and video clip in Scotland. The rest is history!

'Hilarious... very catchy... compares well to anything else in the charts' - *** Noise Magazine

Also in March 2005, on Scottish radio station Beat 106, Fraser and Paul got the chance to play Kieran's most popular parody song 'Porn' to Natalie Imbruglia. She still hasn't told her lawyers. She even started singing along!