Joanne McNally (born 7 May 1983) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress. She is a native of

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. McNally was the co-host of ''

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'' for

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and has also appeared on '' The Late Late Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'',

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and The Commute for

. She has a weekly agony aunt section on

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Chris and Ciara show, where she is called 'Dr. Joanne', and her own 'Mack the week' segment on the

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show on

. Joanne co-hosts a podcast called "My Therapist Ghosted Me" with friend

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Career

McNally performed in her first stage show ''Singlehood'' in 2014 where she and seven other people stood on stage and told stories about their love lives. It was here she was spotted by comedian PJ Gallagher who brought her into stand-up comedy. Joanne supported Gallagher on his stand up tour ''Concussion'', around Ireland in 2015, and she was then signed by Irish comedy agency

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. McNally and Gallagher went on to write and star in a comedy show ''Separated At Birth'', co-written with director Una McKevitt about their adoptions. ''Separated at Birth'' sold out

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in May 2015 and went on a national tour around

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. The two were guests on '' The Late Late Show'' hosted by

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in March 2015. McNally was cast as the new co-host of

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satirical comedy sketch TV show ''

'' in October 2015, replacing

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who left to star in the Irish comedy '' Bridget & Eamon'' with

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. McNally quit the comedy show in June 2016. McNally was a semi finalist in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She performs at comedy festivals Vodafone Comedy Festival,

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, Jestfest and Bray Comedy Festival. She wrote and performed her one-woman show ''Bite Me'' for the

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, directed by

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. The show is a dark comedy based on her experience with eating disorders. The show sold out its five night run in

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and was nominated for four awards including Best Performance, Best Production and the First Fortnight Award. An excerpt from the show was re-printed in ''

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'' and it became the most shared online article that week. She appeared as a guest on RTÉ One's ''

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'' in January 2017 where she talked about the show. McNally will perform Bite Me at the

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August 2017. McNally was signed with UK comedy agency

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in January 2017. She started gigging in London in February 2017. McNally co-hosts ''My Therapist Ghosted Me'' podcast with Vogue Williams. Joanne currently splits her time between Vogue's basement in London and Vogue's house in Howth. She will start her tour for her show "Prosecco Express" in 2022 in UK and Ireland. which includes multiple sold out dates at Vicar Street in Dublin and the London Palladium. McNally writes a monthly column for '' Stellar'' magazine called "Jo's World". In April 2022, she appeared in Channel 4's '' The Big Fat Quiz of Everything''.

References

External links

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Official website

My Therapist Ghosted Me
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNally, Joanne 1983 births Living people Irish stand-up comedians Irish women comedians People from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Actresses from County Dublin 21st-century Irish comedians People educated at Loreto Abbey, Dalkey