Pat Cahill is a British comedian and Chortle Best Newcomer winner 2012.

Early life

He was educated at the

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. He began performing in 2009. At university he lived with fellow comedian John Kearns and radio DJ

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Career

He wrote and performed two podcasts for BBC Radio, ''Chick N Mix'' and ''Doggy Dilemma'' in 2012 as well as performing on BBC Three's '' Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire''. Cahill also took ''The Tim and Pat Show'' to

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in 2012. He returned to the fringe in 2013 with his show ''Start''. Cahill received the Chortle Best Newcomer 2012 award and New Act of the Year (Hackney Empire Awards); he was a Latitude New Act of Year Finalist and

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's BBC New Comedy Act of the Year Finalist.

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