Press clippings Page 9
Opinion: Critic's notes - Audience...again
After the annoying chatty fan at Tommy Tiernan the other week there was another audience irritant at Seann Walsh last night at the Soho Theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th February 2014Review: Tommy Tiernan, Soho Theatre
Tommy Tiernan delivers a riveting 80 minutes of comedy that's a sort of state-of-the-nation address about his home country.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 24th January 2014Tommy Tiernan - review
Tiernan's sermon paints a reactionary picture of Ireland, but his comic timing and affection for the country wields a hypnotic force.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2014Opinion: The wrong kind of audience participation
Tommy Tiernan had one of those people in last night at the Soho Theatre. You know, the ones who insist on interrupting your seamless routine and think that they are helping you out.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd January 2014Tommy Tiernan: Stray Sod, comedy review
With a sermon-like delivery half-way between home hearth and hellfire, Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan romps through his latest bawdy hour of observational comedy.
Julian Hall, The Independent, 22nd January 2014My comedy hero: Des Clarke on Tommy Tiernan
'He'll say "this is who I am" and he'll wait til an audience comes to him'.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 14th October 2013Tommy Tiernan gets own Sky1 sitcom
Irish stand-up comic and actor Tommy Tiernan has been given his own Sky1 sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2013Round-up of 2011: Comedy
Tim Key, Tommy Tiernan, Stephen Merchant, Luke Wright and Jerry Sadowitz make our laugh-list.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 9th January 2012Best of 2011: Comedy
The best comedy shows of 2011, including Tim Key, Tommy Tiernan, Stephen Merchant, Luke Wright and Jerry Sadowitz.
The List, 14th December 2011ITV2's sketch-mistress Katy Brand introduces highlights of the 2011 Laughs in the Park open-air comedy event held in St Albans, which include the event's founding father, Eddie Izzard, fresh from becoming the first solo comedian to perform a gig at the Hollywood Bowl. He and fellow headliner Ross Noble share a gift for meandering absurdity, whether directed at God, the Romans or Bono, but by all accounts the brilliant Irish comic Tommy Tiernan upstaged them both: look out for his bit about mosques and their lack of chairs.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 29th October 2011