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Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan

  • 55 years old
  • Irish
  • Stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 5

Derry Girls is no trouble for Tommy Tiernan

Starring in Channel 4's new comedy drama Derry Girls was a "no-brainer" for the comedian Tommy Tiernan, who returns to sitcom after a 20-year hiatus.

Jennifer O'Brien, The Times, 5th January 2018

TV review: Derry Girls, C4

In fact forget I ever mentioned trying to avoid mentioning Mrs Brown's Boys. Apart from the domestic inter-generational family banter there is little similarity here. It isn't even set in the same place. And there's another difference. Derry Girls is funny.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2018

Derry Girls, episode 1 review

As much a black comedy about the Troubles as a teenage nostalgia fest.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 4th January 2018

Tiernan's new C4 comedy has an Inbetweeners feel to it

It's the role Tommy Tiernan was born to play.

Michael Lanigan, JOE, 15th December 2017

Glasgow International Comedy Festival gets new sponsor

Whyte & Mackay Blended Whisky will headline sponsorship of the 2018 event.

Glasgow Evening Times, 14th November 2017

Review: Vodafone Comedy Carnival Day 2

It's a sign of a good festival when you're get to see comics of the calibre of Kevin Bridges in a pub gig... and he's not even headlining.

Chortle, 29th October 2017

Fringe 2017: Top acts choose their comedy picks

Comedy stars pick their favourites.

Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 2nd August 2017

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence preview

Returning to sitcom for the first time in 16 years with Channel 4's forthcoming Derry Girls, and hosting a brilliantly innovative Irish chat show, where he doesn't know who his guests are before they appear on set, Tommy Tiernan remains one of the most gifted comedians of his generation.

Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Festivals, 1st August 2017

Event meets the funniest new stars of the Fringe

One's got a psycho in the family, another dreamed of being the youngest pope...

Mark Wareham, Daily Mail, 29th July 2017

Edinburgh 10x10: 5. Get in the sea!

10 comedians who have been photographed in a body of water

Chortle, 21st July 2017

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