Michael Redmond (born October 1950)
[My health: Michael Redmond]
, ''Glasgow Herald
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'', 7 June 2010, retrieved 2010-11-23 is an Irish
stand-up comedian from
Blackrock, Dublin
Blackrock () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, northwest of Dún Laoghaire.
Location and access
Blackrock covers a large but not precisely defined area, rising from sea level on the coast to at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. ...
.
He has a deadpan style of delivery and has been described as the "possessor of comedy's most mournful moustache".
[Dixon, Stephen (1999) ''Gift of the Gag: The Explosion in Irish Comedy'', Blackstaff Press Ltd, , p. 83] He is best known for playing Father Stone in the ''
Father Ted
''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including ...
'' episode "
Entertaining Father Stone".
[Michael Redmond]
, chortle.co.uk, retrieved 2010-11-23[Richardson, Jay (2010)]
, ''Irish Times
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'', 16 August 2010, retrieved 2010-11-23
Redmond began his career as a writer for Irish radio and television, before moving to London and launching a successful stand-up career in 1987.
His live show ''Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus'' was adapted for a
BBC Radio 4
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series, but scrapped on the decision of the station's new Scottish Catholic controller.
Parts of the series were subsequently broadcast on
Alan Davies
Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (1997–2016) and as the only per ...
'
BBC Radio 1
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show.
After his work on ''Father Ted'', he continued to appear in projects as diverse as ''
Brass Eye
''Brass Eye'' is a British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001. The series was created and presented by Chris Morris, written ...
'',
and ''
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'' is a British comedy series created by and starring Stewart Lee and broadcast on BBC Two. It features stand-up comedy and sketches united by a theme for each episode. It was script-edited by Chris Morris and was ...
'', and is a regular participant at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Redmond played another priest in the film ''Voodoophone''.
He also plays Bishop Briggs in Radio 4's ''
Fags, Mags and Bags
''Fags, Mags and Bags'' is a Scottish radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Its first series was nominated for a Sony Radio Award.
The writers, Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, received a Writers Guild Award in November 2008 for Radio ...
''.
References
External links
Q & A with Michael Redmond- from ''
Rebel Magazine
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The magazine is published by University of Northampton
, mottoeng = Let us not be ignorant
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Living people
1950 births
People from Blackrock, Dublin
Irish male television actors
Irish stand-up comedians
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