Waterford Whispers is a bit of a local phenomenon. Having featured regularly in the nation’s Facebook feeds for the past few years, the team at the comedy website have finally brought their clever, sharp and funny satire to book form. And a worthwhile exercise it is too. You can safely assume that more than a few stockings will contain this tome, come December 25.
Brevity being the soul of wit, there are no mammoth essays here; instead, the jokes stay punchy and the takes hot. Matters of politics, economics and sports mingle nicely with what might be WWN’s single greatest suit, off-beat observational comedy. We defy you to read ‘Car-buyer not too sure why he kicked front tyre just there’ and not have a good chuckle.
The hallmarks of 2015 are stamped throughout; this is certainly of the moment. Perhaps that’s all the more reason to get on board without delay...