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Paul Tylak is an
Irish
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** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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writer, actor and comedian.
Personal life
Paul Tylak was born to an Irish mother and Sri Lankan father, and grew up between Ireland and England. He attended the now closed De Burgh School in
Tadworth
Tadworth is a large suburban village in Surrey, England in the south-east of the Epsom Downs, part of the North Downs. It forms part of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. At the 2011 census, Tadworth (and Walton-on-the-Hill) had a population o ...
, Surrey. He has lived in Tallaght since 2002, and has two children Reuben and Calvin.
Writing career
Television
Like many Irish comedians of his generation, Paul Tylak got his first TV break on the
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
show ''Nighthawks'' in the late 1980s. Tylak has since contributed to the writing of the RTÉ sketch comedy series ''Stew'' (2004-2005), which won Best Entertainment Series at the Irish Film and Television Awards in 2005 and at the Celtic Film & Television Festival in 2006, and to ''This Is Ireland'', a comedy sketch series about Ireland made for the BBC in 2004.
Radio
Tylak wrote and co-starred in two radio shows, ''Hi, We're the Nualas'' on RTÉ, and ''The O'Show'' on
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Performing career
Television
Tylak has appeared in a number of Irish and British TV productions. In 1997, he appeared with
Joe Rooney in ''Messers''
ic''Tylak and Rooney'', a twelve-episode
TV3 comedy travel series. In 2001, he appeared in the RTÉ soap opera ''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awa ...
'', playing Ashti, a Kurdish refugee. As Tylak's father is Sri Lankan and his mother is Irish, he saw the role as an opportunity to challenge racial prejudices in Ireland. In 2004–2005, Tylak played various characters in ''Stew'', the
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
comedy sketch series which he wrote with
Paul Woodfull
Paul Woodfull (born 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish writer, actor, comedian and musician. He has written two television series, a CD and the comedy musical play '' I, Keano''. He is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design in Dublin.
Perfo ...
. Tylak has also appeared as Dr. Rashid in the children's show ''
Roy
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin.
In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...
'' set in
Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot () is a suburb town nw of the city aside Dublin, Ireland. It is located, seven kilometres (5 miles) west of the city centre, south of Phoenix Park, it is bordered on the north by Chapelizod, on the south by Bluebell; on the east ...
with an animated central character. In the UK, he appeared as ''Father Seamus Plug'' in the final series of
Noel's House Party
''Noel's House Party'' is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 26 March 2000 on BBC One, a ...
on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
in 1998-99.
Tylak is also a voice actor, having voiced Panda and Rabbit in ''
Skunk Fu!
''Skunk Fu!'' is an Irish-British animated television series featuring the fables of anthropomorphic animals protecting their valley using martial arts. The show chronicles the adventures of young Skunk, training with his Kung Fu master, Panda, ...
'' (2007-08), Lovely Carrot, a security blanket in ''
Chloe's Closet
''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated children's series produced by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children ages 2 to 7 years old.
The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 1 ...
'' (2011); GIL on ''
Planet Cosmo
''Planet Cosmo'' is a British-Irish children’s animated television series about space. The series formerly aired on RTÉjr.
Premise
Cosmo and her family live on the moon and explore space together. Through fun, songs and adventure, children ...
'' (2013); and Pek on ''
Zig and Zag'' (2016). In 2009, Tylak joined the cast of ''
Ballybraddan'', an animated children's television programme on RTÉ which focuses on
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
. Tylak voices 'The Bantor', who is manager of the local hurling team. In 2020, he appeared in ''Van der valk'' season 1 episode 2, with lead actor Mark Warren. In 2021 he appeared in the final episode of
The Drowning, which was filmed in Dublin.
Stage
Tylak is a stand-up comedian, and appears with the Dublin Comedy Improv Group. In 2003 he appeared in the play ''Hurl'', written by Charlie O'Neill.
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RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
, 2 October 2003.
References
External links
Dublin Comedy Improv Profile at MySpace*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Irish humorists
Irish comedy writers
Irish male comedians
Irish male radio actors
Irish male soap opera actors
Irish male stage actors
Irish male television actors
Irish television writers
Male television writers