Ardal O’Hanlon

Ardal O’Hanlon is one of the world’s best-loved stand-up comedians.

A founding father of Dublin’s contemporary comedy scene, Ardal moved to London, where he quickly won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and was soon catapulted into the world of sitcoms.

However, despite that distraction, he continues to tour his punchy but absurdist life-enhancing comedy worldwide.

As well as appearing at the major comedy festivals – Montreal, Edinburgh and Melbourne – he also presented The Stand Up Show on BBC for three series.

He featured on the first-ever series of the BBC’s Live at The Apollo in 2014 and appeared on the show again in 2019.

Ardal has also performed on Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow (BBC), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave) and a half-hour special for Comedy Central (USA).

He has also appeared on The Graham Norton Show, Would I Lie To You? and Taskmaster.

As well as Father Ted, for which he won a British Comedy Award and Bafta nominations, Ardal’s acting credits include leading roles in:

• Death in Paradise (BBC)
• My Hero (BBC)
• Derry Girls (C4),
• Big Bad World (ITV)
• Blessed (BBC)
• Val Falvey TD (RTE)

He was also seen in After Hours (Sky) and briefly in Cucumber (C4).

Furthermore, he once played a cat creature in Dr Who (BBC), a Dad in London Irish (C4) and a seedy teacher in Skins (C4).

Ardal O’Hanlon has written and presented several documentaries, including:

• Leagues Apart (about great footballing rivalries in Europe) (RTE)
• Guess Who’s Dead (RTE)
• Holy F*** (RTE)
• Tree of the Year (C4)
• Showbands (BBC)
• Ireland with Ardal O’Hanlon (More 4)

His forays into theatre include God of Carnage (Gate Theatre) and The Weir (West End), for which he received a nomination for an Olivier Award.

He has written a bestselling novel, The Talk of the Town, which was included in the book, ‘1001 Books You Must Read before you Die‘, and in 2022 released his second novel, Brouhaha.

Ardal O’Hanlon is available to perform stand-up comedy sets at corporate events and is also available to host award ceremonies.