Eleanor Tiernan (born 1976) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.

Background

Tiernan is from the

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side of

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

. She studied engineering in

University College Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

. She moved to London in 2015.

Career

Tiernan came to attention as a stand-up in the UK and Ireland. , she has performed at the

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9 times. She was a panellist on '' The Panel''. She performed on Stuart Lee's '' Alternative Comedy Experience''. She wrote and performed sketches for three seasons of ''

Irish Pictorial Weekly ''Irish Pictorial Weekly'' is an Irish satirical television series which was broadcast on Raidió Teilifís Éireann starting in November 2012. Series 2 of the show started on 21 November 2013 and was renewed for a third season which began airi ...

''. Her 2007 show was called "Help". Her 2014 show was called "Help The Frigid". Her 2015 stand-up tour was entitled "National Therapy Project". In 2022 she starred in

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's '' Holding''. As a writer, she has written for the Irish edition of the ''

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'', and been a regular columnist in ''

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'' she has contributed to '' Buffering''. In 2020, Tiernan released a stand-up special ''Success Without a Sex Tape'' for

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, based on her 2018 Edinburgh show. Tiernan took part in Radio 4's ''

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'' in April 2022.

Personal life

Inspired in part by

Phillip Schofield Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2014, 2018–present) alongside Holly ...

, Tiernan

came out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...

publicly as gay in her 40's. She has undergone

cognitive behavioral therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions (suc ...

. She is a cousin of another Irish stand-up

Tommy Tiernan Tommy Tiernan (; born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for hosting ''The Tommy Tiernan Show'' (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022). Early life Tiernan was born in ...

Television Credits

* ''Liffey Laughs'' (RTÉ) * ''The Panel'' (RTÉ) * ''Irish Pictorial Weekly'' (RTÉ) * ''Headwreckers'' (Channel 4) * ''Holding'' (ITV/Virgin Media Ireland)

References

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