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- As of my last update, Ardal O’Hanlon has been active in acting and stand-up, with recent appearances and projects spanning TV, theater, and literature, including his forays into writing and touring. For the very latest headlines, please check reliable entertainment news sources or Ardal’s official social channels.
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Ardal O'Hanlon is best known as Father Dougal in the much missed Father Ted (created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan), but he started life as a stand-up and he clearly brought many of his own qualities – although not the dimwittedness – to the lovable Irish priest, as an hour of his latest show proves. He riffs on matters ranging from Catholic guilt and racial stereotyping to monogamy and paedophilia without once offending anyone.
theartsdesk.comArdal O'Hanlon has written his second novel, a blackly comic crime mystery in an Irish border town. Brouhaha will be published in May, 24 years after his fiction debut.
www.comedy.co.ukThe comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
www.irishtimes.comComedy News See his new show The Showing Off Must Go On next spring. Due to demand, Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon has extended his The Showing Off Must Go On tour into 2020. The new run of dates kicks off in Winchester on Friday 14 February 2020, taking in a total of 14 shows, finishing at the Opera House, Buxton on Saturday 7 March 2020. … *Live at the Apollo*. With raging populism, #MeToo, identity politics and much more, the world is certainly a complicated place – but one that’s...
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www.rte.ieThe cancelled comedy writer took to social media to hit back at the actor for being a 'coward'
www.gbnews.comIn conversation with Ardal O’Hanlon: humour, humanity, and life after 'Father Ted'
www.exetertoday.co.ukAcclaimed stand-up comedian and star of hit TV shows such as Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You?, Father Ted and Derry Girls, Ardal O’Hanlon returns to 3Olympia Theatre with his brand new comedy show NOT HIMSELF on Saturday 15th November 2025.
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