Eamon Sweeney took the trip out to Ardgillen House in North County Dublin – where Mario Rosenstock has taken up temporary residence to shoot his new RTE series The Mario Rosenstock Show – to discuss the show, rumours of an RTE v TV3 feud over him, and his relationship with the Special One, Jose Mourinho.

"It's a little edgier", Mario informs Eamon. "But not gratuitously or for the sake of it. For example, there's a sketch about a celebrity lawyer that i don't think would work at 8.15am in the morning. I'm giving it everything in terms of scripts and making the jokes punch through."

Ireland's most popular mimic also tells us how Damien Duff fell victim to a hilarious prank involving the Special One, and how he's even managed to turn Ronan Keating into a fan: "Now he's completely changed heart. He called his yacht 'Fair Play' and tells people I'm a genius."

Read the full interview in the latest edition of which is now available in shops nationwide.