Neil Delamere
| Neil Delamere | |
|---|---|
 Delamere in 2013 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Edenderry, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish citizenship |
| Website | www |
Neil Delamere (/ˈdɛləmiər/ DEL-ə-meer; born 1979) is an Irish comedian.[1] He is a regular on the BBC Northern Ireland television show The Blame Game,[2] and was the BBC Fighting Talk Champion of Champions in 2022. [3]
Early life and education
[edit]Delamere is from Edenderry, County Offaly. He has a degree in Computer Applications from Dublin City University (DCU).[4]
Career
[edit]He began his career in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival. Since then he has worked for both Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the BBC, in programmes such as the BBC comedy series One Night Stand, BBC radio and television panel quiz The Blame Game and RTÉ topical comedy show The Panel. He hosted Neil Delamere's Just For Laughs,[5] a comedy television show in which he interviewed acts performing at the Montreal Festival. He featured on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on 4 July 2009. Delamere made his debut appearance on Radio Five Live's panel show Fighting Talk, broadcast on 11 December 2010, and won.[citation needed]
In 2011, he hosted The Only Viking in the Village on RTÉ, in which he explored his Viking roots.[6][4] The show was nominated in the factual category for an Irish Film and Television Award, and won. He has also acted as a stand-in for John Murray on RTÉ Radio 1.[7]
He presented the comedy documentary There's Something about Patrick which aired on 14 March 2013 on RTÉ 1.[8]
Delamere also works for Today FM, where he presents his own show titled "Neil Delamere's Sunday Best" which airs on Sundays.[9]
Selected television credits
[edit]- The Panel (RTÉ Two/One)[10]
- Neil Delamere's Just For Laughs (RTÉ Two)[11]
- The Blame Game (BBC)[12]
- The World Stands Up (Paramount)[citation needed]
- Republic of Telly (RTÉ Two)[citation needed]
- Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One)[13]
- There's Something about Patrick (RTÉ One) - 2013[4]
- Holding out for a Hero (RTÉ Two) - 2014[citation needed]
- Ireland's Fittest Family, Celebrity Special (RTÉ One) - 2021
- Dancing With the Stars, fifth Irish series (2022)[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Grat, Martin (28 August 2009). "Comedy review: Neil Delamere". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Artist Pages: Neil Delamere". Off the Kerb. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Fighting Talk - Natalie Pike, Neil Delamere, Lynsey Hooper, Reece Parkinson, Justin Moorhouse - BBC Sounds".
- ^ a b c "Money Talks: 'Our meal couldn't have been dearer if Bjork had caught the fish'". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Programmes - BBC One - The Blame Game - Panellists - Neil Delamere". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Neil's not-so horrible history the only viking in the village". Evening Herald. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Neil Delamere to Present John Murray Show". RTÉ Ten. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "There's Something about Patrick". rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Today FM has a new addition to its line-up". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "A look back at The Panel". extra.ie. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Press Release - Neil Delamere's Just For Laughs". rte.ie. RTÉ. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Blame Game panellists - Neil Delamere". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Belfast, Episode 5, Series 1". BBC One. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ O’Donoghue, Denise (10 December 2021). "Dancing with the Stars: Gráinne Seoige and Ellen Keane among first celebrity dancers". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Gráinne Seoige and Ellen Keane among first contestants revealed for new Dancing With the Stars". independent.