An evening in the company of Dublin based cabaret drag act Mr Pussy.
Mike Murphy joins Mr Pussy, also known as Alan Amsby on a trip to 'The House of the Rising Sun' in The Curragh, county Kildare.
Ireland's most misleading lady, Mr Pussy
This is a regular gig for Mr Pussy who performs here every six weeks. Mr Pussy explains to Mike the difference between the city and rural shows.
I have to, you know, quieten the act down a lot for the country audiences
Mike chats to members of the audience as they queue up for the show with one young woman commenting
You'd forget he's a man
Mr Pussy describes her regime for preparing for a show beginning with a drink, then on to hair and make-up and into the costume, which doesn't come cheap and is handmade. The final touch is the beauty spot.
Out of character Alan Amsby tells Mike Murphy about the origins of Mr Pussy who he describes as
A bit of a slut... but also one of the boys
This episode of 'The Live Mike' was broadcast on 13 March 1981.
