Tommy Tiernan
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Tommy Tiernan is an Irish Comedian, Actor and Writer. Tiernan was born in 1970, Navan, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. He was educated in St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan, a former Roman Catholic junior seminary which remarkably produced two winners of the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award in the 1990s. He also attended St. Joseph's College, Garbally Park, Ballinasloe , Co Galway.
Tiernan has been a regular performer at national and international comedy festivals including the Edinburgh Festival, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival. He also acted in the acclaimed Father Ted series on Channel 4 playing a depressed priest.
- Won the 1996 the Channel 4 "So You Think you're Funny" award.
- Won the 1998 Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival.
Appearances
- 2004/5: Loose tour
- 2004: Cracked tour, DVD release
- 2003: Tell Me A Story tour
- 2002: Tommy Tiernan Live
- 2001: Channel 4 sitcom Small Potatoes
- 1999: Hosted two series of The Stand Up Show
- 1999: About Adam (Simon)
- 1998: Last epsiode of Father Ted (Father Kevin)
External links
- Official home page (http://www.tommytiernan.com)