Pope Lonergan
- Stand-up comedian and writer
Press clippings
'Mary Bourke: Who Cares?' coming to Radio 4 next year
Mary Bourke has landed her first Radio 4 series, about her experience of being a carer for her husband, the comedian Simon Clayton. In Mary Bourke: Who Cares?, the Irish stand-up also talks to fellow comics Josephine Lacey, Pope Lonergan and Michael Akadiri about their experience of the underfunded care system.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2024Pope Lonergan's book I'll Die After Bingo to be adapted for TV
I'll Die After Bingo, the book in which comedian Pope Lonergan talks about working in a care home for the elderly, is being adapted for television.
British Comedy Guide, 8th June 2023'Addiction can be funny': the stand-ups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage
Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th March 2023Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023Book review: I'll Die After Bingo by Pope Lonergan
Review of comedian's book about working on the front line of social care.
Chortle, 2nd August 20222Northdown New Act Finalists in Edinburgh!
It can be overwhelming trying to pick which shows to see at The Edinburgh Fringe, so we've helped you out! Here's our recommendations for shows that are guaranteed to be hilarious, from ex-2Northdown New Act Competition Finalists!
2Northdown, 14th July 2022Review: I'll Die After Bingo by Pope Lonergan
This book does for care home workers what This Is Going To Hurt did for junior doctors.
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 12th June 2022Pope Lonergan slams treatment of carers as he publishes memoir
Comedian and former care worker Pope Lonergan has blasted the treatment of care home staff during the coronavirus pandemic, as he launches his memoir about working in the sector, I'll Die After Bingo.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2022Comedians are turning to podcasts to show off
Comics have been left without an audience for their witty anecdotes writes Robin Ince. Won't someone please think of the show-offs.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 13th March 2021The Virt Locker review
Banter and live laughter help NextUp's show - featuring a grumpy Jen Brister, a lovable Sarah Keyworth and more - replicate in-person comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2021