British Comedy Guide
Still Game. Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan). Copyright: The Comedy Unit
Ford Kiernan

Ford Kiernan

  • 62 years old
  • Scottish
  • Actor and writer

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Still Game: The Final Farewell review

A filthy but not always hilariously funny finale for the Craiglang crew.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 30th September 2019

Still Game Live: The Final Farewell review

Family. Community. Friendship. Love. Regret. Forgiveness. Across its nine series, no complex subject was beyond Still Game's abilities. Deftly handling authentic emotional moments without ever sidelining the comedy, curmudgeonly widowers Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade shuffled their way into the hearts of Scotland, and then the wider UK.

Andrew Duthie, Chortle, 29th September 2019

Review: Still Game - The Final Farewell

This review isn't so much written with one hand tied behind the back but a full set of Houdini straitjacket straps, belts and buckles.

Brian Beacom, The Herald, 29th September 2019

Show review: Still Game: The Final Farewell

Burdened by its legacy, The Final Farewell is never as narratively or tonally certain as its two stage predecessors.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 28th September 2019

Scotsman review set Still Game on road to iconic status

Still Game's creators have recalled how a five-star review in The Scotsman kick-started the comedy phenomenon.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 27th September 2019

Still Game interview

'We've not come to terms with the fact that Still Game really is over'.

Paul English, The Herald, 26th September 2019

Still Game stars admit fears over final farewell shows

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill say expectation levels around their last bow have given them the fear ahead of the SSE Hydro shows.

Paul English, Daily Record, 22nd September 2019

Still Game stars promise 'different vibe' at live show

Still Game stars Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill have vowed to stage a huge "retirement party" for Jack and Victor when they take their final bow at the Hydro in Glasgow - with classic characters from Chewin' the Fat set to help give them a send-off.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th August 2019

10 greatest Scottish comedians - and their best gags

Cast your vote for Scotland's best comedian in our online poll.

Daily Record, 24th May 2019

Why Still Game will be sorely missed

Scotland's best-loved sitcom has bowed out. Here's how its hilarious blend of Glasgow banter and bunnets captured a nation.

Megan Wallace, The Guardian, 2nd April 2019

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