Ardal O'Hanlon
- 59 years old
- Irish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 4
Would I Lie To You? At Christmas, review
Would I Lie To You? is a blissfully funny format, but it does highlight the dearth of real chat shows on TV.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 21st December 2021Would I Lie To You? At Christmas, BBC1, review
Rose Matafeo and Jim Broadbent made this a real cracker.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 20th December 2021Comedians film stand-up sets for Sky's The Deirdre O'Kane Show
Tom Allen, Ardal O'Hanlon and Reginald D Hunter are among the comedians appearing on Sky's new stand-up showcase, The Deirdre O'Kane Show.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021Comedy fixed Ardal O'Hanlon's sense of malaise
Father Ted star says stand-up was the antidote to the feeling of anxiety that pervaded his early life.
Niamh Horan, The Independent (Ireland), 9th May 2021Ardal O'Hanlon writes a new novel
Ardal O'Hanlon is writing a new book - 22 years after his last.
Chortle, 20th May 2020Watching Father Ted for the very first time
We got Aurore, our comedy newbie, to watch the show for the first time and tell us what she thinks of it.
JOE, 6th May 2020Great episodes: Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse
This year marks twenty-five years of Father Ted, so what better way to commemorate this milestone than to take a look back at arguably the most iconic episode of the series? It's time for another 'Undeniably Great Episode of British Comedy' and this time we're looking at the episode - Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse!
Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 2nd May 2020Celebrating 25 years of Father Ted's hilarity
Twenty-five years ago today, a phenomenon burst upon our television screens. The first showing of Father Ted on Channel 4 brought us the strange and very, very funny world of Craggy Island and its trio of priests with their housekeeper.
Martin Hannan, The National (Scotland), 21st April 2020Review: Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon is an angry man, though you might not think it from the merry twinkle in his eye. There he is, playing the genial Irishman to the manor born with witty quips and a sly taste for life's absurdities. But underneath there's a volcano waiting to erupt: a polite volcano, but a volcano nevertheless.
Keith Watson, Metro, 23rd February 2020Ardal O'Hanlon review
In an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th November 2019