RTE's Oliver Callan diagnosed with skin cancer as he explains absence from radio show
The comedian and radio presenter thanked Maura Derrane for filling in for him as he recovered from surgery required to remove basal cell carcinoma from his face
Oliver Callan has revealed why he had to take a couple of weeks off work recently.
RTE presenter Maura Derrane filled in for the comedian on his RTE Radio 1 slot for the last few weeks, and on Monday morning, Oliver returned to the airwaves to explain the reason for his absence.
Oliver said: "What happened was, like thousands of us, with our Irish skin, I got one of those mild skin cancers. A basal cell carcinoma. It doesn't spread to your body, so not that scary, but it has to be surgically removed.
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"Mine is located on the face, which is a precious place when suddenly someone comes at you with a scalpel, just between the edge of my nose and corner of my lips. I couldn't talk properly, or indeed I was told not to laugh out loud for the last two weeks or I'd end up with a nasty, nasty scar.
"Fortunately there wasn't a lot to smile about while I was gone, what with all of the American carnage and all that trouble over the immigration element of our housing disaster. But look, I'm back now. I did lots of research work for the show and I read some upcoming books from authors we'll be meeting over the rest of the summer."
Oliver jokingly added: "I've also started growing a moustache because I can't shave at the scar yet. As a result, I look like an inept sidekick of a provincial detective in a 1980s southern ITV drama. That's the look I'm going for."
The radio presenter thanked Maura and his team at Radio 1 before continuing on with the rest of the programme.
"So thank you Maura, thank you to the team for their patience while I was out, so soon into a job that is still relatively new, it is to me anyway."
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