Barry Murphy is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
comedian whose notable appearances include a starring role in ''
Après Match''.
As a member of Mr Trellis he founded The
Comedy Cellar
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in Dublin in 1989. He mostly appears as his German alter ego Gunther Grun and was recognised as one of ''The 10 Kings Of Irish Comedy'' over the last twenty years by ''
Hot Press
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History
''Hot Press'' was founded in June 1977 by Niall Stokes, who co ...
''. Murphy hosted the 2002
Irish Film and Television Awards
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
(IFTA) and was himself nominated for an IFTA for Script Television for ''
Little White Lie'' in 2009 and ''Irish Pictorial Weekly'' in 2014.
He is the only comedian to have played at every Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival since it started in 1994.
Television appearances
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Father Ted
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*''The Stand Up Show'' (
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*Writer and presenter of ''Melty Hughes' Olympics'' (RTÉ)
*Writer and presenter of ''Frank's Euro Ting'' (RTÉ,
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*Writer and performer on ''Couched'' (RTÉ, sitcom with Mark Doherty)
*''The Empire Laughs Back'' (
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Devised, wrote and co-produced "Irish Pictorial Weekly" 2014