About
Aidan Greene is undoubtedly Ireland’s foremost stammering comedian. Since stuttering his way into comedy in 2010 he’s become a regular headliner in comedy clubs across Ireland. He is also a regular performer at every major Irish comedy festival including the Vodafone Comedy Festival, Longitude, Indiependance and The Cat Laughs as well being a regular tour support for some of Ireland’s top comedians. From 2016 to 2019 Aidan had consecutive sell out runs with his solo shows “(500) Days of Stammer”, “Stutter Island”, “Eternal Sunshine of the Stammer Man” and “Did I Stutter?”. These shows were subsequently performed to acclaim in Dublin, Galway, Albuquerque, and Montreal. Last year he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe for another sold-out run with his show “I Know What You Did Last Stammer”. Following this he performed the show at the Dublin Fringe festival.
As well as a comedian Aidan is also an accomplished storyteller. In 2016 he was runner up in the Moth Grand Slam in Dublin. His story The Early Days of Stammer was featured on the Moth Radio Hour and was broadcast on over 400 radio stations globally, to a listenership of over 30 million. In 2017, he was invited to speak at National Stammering Awareness Day in Dublin about being a stuttering performer. Last year he hosted “The Stammies”: the British Stammering Associations first ever stammering awards. You can also see Aidan on the Try Channel, one of Ireland’s biggest YouTube Channels, which has over a million subscribers.
Bring "Stutterbug" to Life
Help us make a short film
I’ve spent over a decade using comedy to share my experiences as a person who stutters, but I’ve never seen a story like mine told on film.
That’s why I wrote Stutterbug, a short film inspired by my real-life experiences.
In the past six months, Stutterbug reached the finals of both the Virgin Media Discovers and Shore Scripts Short Film Fund competitions. Now, we’re ready to make the movie—but we need your help.
What’s Stutterbug about?
Aidan is a man with a stutter who just wants one thing: coffee. But as his day unfolds, his attempts to hide his stutter cause him to accidentally tell a charity worker to f**k off, ruin his chances with his college crush, Jess, by unintentionally insulting her pr5oud stuttering brother Sean and, worst of all, order a mocha instead of an americano.
Aidan is all of us. He is ashamed of who he is, and he goes to extreme lengths to hide it, and hilarity ensues...at his expense.
Why This Story Matters
Growing up, I never saw a portrayal of stuttering that reflected my reality. Too often, characters who stutter are punchlines, villains, or “inspirational” figures overcoming their “flaws.”
The last time a stuttering actor played a stuttering character was in 1937, when Joe Dougherty voiced Porky Pig—until he was fired for stuttering too much. THIS IS A REAL FACT LOOK IT UP!
This is my chance to change that. Stutterbug is written by someone who stutters, starring not one but two actors who stutter (take that Porky), and it tells an authentic story of stuttering—not as inspiration porn or a joke, but as part of a real, three-dimensional character.
How You Can Help
Filmmaking is expensive, and we need your help to:
- Pay our cast and crew fairly.
- Feed and support our team.
- Secure locations and production design.
- Use top-quality equipment.
- Edit and score the film professionally.
The Team:
Aidan Greene
Aidan Greene is Ireland’s foremost (and only) stuttering stand-up comedian. Since 2010, he has headlined major comedy festivals, including the Vodafone Comedy Festival, The Cat Laughs, and the Edinburgh Fringe, where he has had six sold-out runs.
An accomplished storyteller, Aidan’s work has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour, reaching over 30 million listeners. He holds an MA in screenwriting and has worked with several Irish production companies. A passionate advocate for stuttering awareness, Aidan regularly speaks at events and recently hosted “The Stammies,” the British Stammering Association’s first-ever stuttering awards.
Scroobious Pip
Scroobius Pip is a rapper, spoken word artist, actor, and host of the podcast Distraction Pieces. As an actor, he’s appeared in Taboo (BBC), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (FOX), and Debris (NBC Universal), working with stars like Tom Hardy and Stephen Graham. A proud person who stutters, Pip is a patron of STAMMA, the British Stammering Association. His involvement in Stutterbug brings invaluable representation and passion to the project.
Allie O'Rourke & Matthew Tallon - Directors
Allie O’Rourke and Matthew Tallon are award winning filmmakers, comedians and theatre makers. Their collaboration began in the stand up comedy scene where they honed their comedic approach to tackling themes such as gender, identity and mental health. As theatre makers Matthew and Allie have a combined 7 sold out Dublin Fringe runs and 3 critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe runs. Their project Scouting for Boys was selected to be part of Screen Ireland’s Spotlight programme and has since been optioned by MGM and Killer Films.
Eoin Wickham & Letizia Delmastro - Panoplia Production
Panoplia Productions is Dublin’s freshest full-service video production company in Dublin. With a combined 15 years of experience both on and off set having worked on hit production like oscar-nominated The Quiet Girl, Vikings Valhalla (Netflix) and Bring Them Down, its directors Eoin Wickham and Letizia Delmastro are delighted to bring their expertise to Stutterbug. This is a project that we feel so passionate about, as it marries all that Panoplia Productions strives to achieve: representation, a strive for change, and most of all, comedy!
Let’s Make Stutterbug Together
Your support will help us bring authentic stuttering representation to the screen, changing the narrative and making space for voices like mine.
Thank you for your time and generosity!
- Pay our cast and crew fairly.
- Feed and support our team.
- Secure locations and production design.
- Use top-quality equipment.
- Edit and score the film professionally.
