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Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon

  • 59 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

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Would I Lie To You? At Christmas, BBC1, review

Rose Matafeo and Jim Broadbent made this a real cracker.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 20th December 2021

Comedians 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 2021

Comedy 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 2021

Ardal O'Hanlon writes a new novel

Ardal O'Hanlon is writing a new book - 22 years after his last.

Chortle, 20th May 2020

Watching 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 2020

Great 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 2020

Celebrating 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 2020

Review: 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 2020

Ardal 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

Review - Ardal O'Hanlon: The Showing Off Must Go On

Mild frustration and satirical edges flesh out a stand-up show about life's absurdities.

Jay Richardson, The List, 22nd November 2019

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