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Chris Kent's stand up comedy special for his tour show 'Offline' filmed Live at the Marquee in Cork on July 11th, 2025. Chris tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking his phone what to eat, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpler time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself. Now that he has hit 40 years of age, he wonders if he can ever go back to thinking for himself. Join him on a journey that will either make him or break him.
Transcript
00:00My name is Chris Kent. I am a dad to my two beautiful kids, Jack and Evelyn, husband to my
00:07amazing, very understanding wife, Niamh.
00:10Niamh really encouraged me to give up my job, really put myself out there online. Things just started to take
00:15off a bit.
00:16I developed a far unhealthier relationship with my phone. I ended up in hospital.
00:20Being hospitalized for being on your phone too much, essentially, is the saddest thing of all time.
00:24So I said, give up the phone. No internet, no logging onto any devices.
00:30I can't believe there's a waiting list here tonight. We were like, who lives here?
00:32There's just sheep on the way here. Would you know the way to Tormac Evee?
00:37See if I can function without it, because I've definitely become way too dependent on it.
00:41It might just be the stupidest idea I've ever had in my life.
00:45You are going to have some symptoms of withdrawal.
00:48You'd be tempted to do that, wouldn't you?
00:49I became a little bit obsessed, to be honest with you.
00:51And the more apples you eat, the longer you get.
00:59See if it improves my creativity.
01:01How will I book accommodation?
01:02We are camping.
01:03Do you find him funny, Chris Kelly?
01:05Will it improve my family life?
01:07Will I be more present?
01:09Eat it!
01:10I can't even collect my thoughts mentally on a basic task.
01:14And he's realizing that it's taken its toll on me, but it's also taken its toll on him.
01:18So you're setting yourself a huge challenge.
01:21Yeah, I'm beginning to really do that now.

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