Famous for: being the Emerald Isle's answer to Cliff Richard
O'Donnell is a veteran of the dance hall and ballroom, known best for belting out tunes from the stage while couples happily waltz around the floor.
Known fondly in Irish circles as "Wee Daniel", Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell is an Irish country and folk singer, TV presenter and philanthropist who is quite the household name. He was born and raised in Donegal and first hit the music scene in the 1980s, joining his sister Margo's band when his plans to go into banking fell through. Read More...
Morgan is fast-talking and concerned, with a great hooting laugh. She could not be less like her alter ego, Philomena Cunk – the parody television presenter is slow, unconcerned and bored senseless by the people she interviews. Now Cunk, who first appeared as a character in Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, has been given her first series – a history of Britain.
And it’s brilliant. Cunk is as ill-informed as she is rude, and fabulously po-faced. Read More...
It's been rather difficult for Irish comedy writers to follow in Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews' steps though. Great Irish comedic talents have appeared in some fantastic UK comedies - take Dylan Moran in Black Books for example - but shows like 'Ted' seem to only come along once in a blue moon.
Speaking of all things lunar, enter Moone Boy. The brainchild of Chris O'Dowd and Nick Vincent Murphy, this Sky 1 comedy series follows the adventures of Martin Moone, a young chap growing up in 1980s and 1990s Ireland. Read More...
