The 2 Johnnies are an Irish
comedy duo (Johnny "Smacks" McMahon and Johnny "Johnny B" O'Brien) from
County Tipperary known for their ''The 2 Johnnies'' podcast, YouTube channel, live shows and as presenters on
RTÉ 2fm.
Background
The pair grew up in
County Tipperary.
They were asked to compere a local
GAA gala evening, and decided to perform together based on the reaction.
They now live in
Cahir. Smacks is originally from
Roscrea.
Career
Their podcast topped the Irish charts with listenership of over 250,000 listeners per week.
They made appearances on ''
Up for the Match
''Up for the Match'' is an Irish Gaelic games-themed variety show currently hosted by Des Cahill and Jacqui Hurley. The show is broadcast live in two editions each year on RTÉ One on the eve of the respective All-Ireland hurling and football ...
'', ''
RTÉ Does Comic Relief'' and ''
The Late Late Show
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''.
They have performed live shows in the
3 Arena
The 3Arena (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. The venue opened as The O2 on 16 December 2008. It was built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music ...
,
the UK, USA and Australia.
In 2020, they presented a travel show ''The 2 Johnnies Do America''.
In 2021, A follow-up show, ''The 2 Johnnies Take On...'', examined topics in Ireland.
In 2022, it was announced that the pair would present a weekday
drive-time radio show ''
Drive It'' on 2fm.
In September 2023, it was announced that the Tipperary duo would front a new series on
RTÉ2
RTÉ2 is an Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched in 1978 as the Republic of Ireland's second television channel.
History
In the 1970s, the Irish government considered three options ...
- ''The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In'' which started on 19 October 2023.
See also
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List of Irish podcasts
Podcasting has been embraced in Ireland, both in terms of Irish audiences consuming podcasts but also in Irish people creating their own shows. The following is a list of podcasts (as opposed to Radio programmes made for radio and released as p ...
References
External links
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Irish comedy duos
People from County Tipperary
RTÉ 2fm presenters
RTÉ television presenters
Irish podcasters
Sketch comedy troupes
People from Cahir
Broadcasters from County Tipperary