Alex Murphy
- Actor
Press clippings
Jason Byrne joins The Young Offenders' Christmas episode as crime boss
Jason Byrne stars as a hammer-wielding, mouth braces-wearing crime boss in a Christmas episode of The Young Offenders on [BBC One], upsetting Conor, the pregnant Mairéad and Sgt Healy's wait for a festive birth.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2024The Young Offenders to return for Series 4
The Young Offenders is to return for a fourth series. The sitcom will move to BBC One, with creator Peter Foott saying "we're very excited to take the show in new directions".
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2023How the Irish sitcom took over telly
The Emerald Isle has been making the world laugh for forever, but a recent wave of comedies have found a new level of success. Ellie Harrison meets the stars behind them, including Sharon Horgan and Domhnall Gleeson, to find out why Ireland does dark humour best.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 12th April 2021Why Young Offenders is the perfect lockdown watch
It's silly, with moments of human goodness - and exactly what I need right now.
Pippa Bailey, The New Statesman, 20th January 2021Review: The Young Offenders, Episode 3.2
If nothing else good comes out of the pandemic at least there is a chance that more people will see The Young Offenders.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020The Young Offenders interview
Teenage rogues return older but just as outrageous.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 21st July 2020Review: The Young Offenders, BBC Three
If recent hit Normal People offered one slice of young Irish life, The Young Offenders offers a very different one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2020The Young Offenders, series 3 review
Much of the comedy comes from a naturalistic slapstick, and although the gags are often relatively unsophisticated, 'dumb but endearing' applies the show as much as does to its lead characters. Charm will out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2020The Young Offenders review
Jock and Conor balance stealing TVs with nappy-changing, as the Irish comedy that's a million miles away from Normal People returns.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th July 2020Don't expect The Young Offenders musical special
The Young Offenders have, thankfully, ruled out their ever breaking into song for an entire musical episode and, for that matter, have also scotched any chance of a COVID-19 lockdown special.
Patrick McLennan, Radio Times, 19th July 2020