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Ardal O'Hanlon has written his second novel, a blackly comic crime mystery in an Irish border town. Brouhaha will be published in May, 24 years after his fiction debut.
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www.rte.ieComedy News See his new show The Showing Off Must Go On next spring. Due to demand, Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon has extended his The Showing Off Must Go On tour into 2020. The new run of dates kicks off in Winchester on Friday 14 February 2020, taking in a total of 14 shows, finishing at the Opera House, Buxton on Saturday 7 March 2020. … *Live at the Apollo*. With raging populism, #MeToo, identity politics and much more, the world is certainly a complicated place – but one that’s...
discover.ticketmaster.co.ukIn conversation with Ardal O’Hanlon: humour, humanity, and life after 'Father Ted'
www.exetertoday.co.ukThe comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
www.irishtimes.comArdal O'Hanlon is best known as Father Dougal in the much missed Father Ted (created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan), but he started life as a stand-up and he clearly brought many of his own qualities – although not the dimwittedness – to the lovable Irish priest, as an hour of his latest show proves. He riffs on matters ranging from Catholic guilt and racial stereotyping to monogamy and paedophilia without once offending anyone.
theartsdesk.comThe cancelled comedy writer took to social media to hit back at the actor for being a 'coward'
www.gbnews.comAcclaimed stand-up comedian and star of hit TV shows such as Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You?, Father Ted and Derry Girls, Ardal O’Hanlon returns to 3Olympia Theatre with his brand new comedy show NOT HIMSELF on Saturday 15th November 2025.
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