P. J. Gallagher (comedian)
P.J. Gallagher | |
|---|---|
 Gallagher performing in 2014 at a local pub | |
| Born | Paul Joseph Gallagher 18 April 1975 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | St Paul's College, Raheny, Dublin |
| Spouse |
Elaine Stewart
(m. 2013; sep. 2016) |
| Partner | Kelly Doolin |
| Children | 2 |
P. J. Gallagher (born 18 April 1975) is an Irish stand-up comedian, actor and co-creator of the television show Naked Camera.[1] His various characters in the programme include a mentally unstable taxi driver, ladies' man Jake Stevens and a "Dirty Auld One", an old woman who makes sexual comments.
Early life and career
[edit]Gallagher was born on 18 April 1973 in Cork, Ireland. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013, Gallagher married Elaine Stewart who was his long-term girlfriend.[2][3] He is also friends with fellow comedian Jason Byrne, and he has worked on BBC's The I Hate Show.[4] Gallagher is also a motorbike racer. He has revealed he has reactive arthritis.[5]
He participated in season 4 of Celebrity Bainisteoir managing St Patrick's GAA Club Donabate, Dublin.[6]
He was in Meet Your Neighbours, when RTÉ put him on RTÉ One.[7]
He presented PJ and Jim in the Morning with Jim McCabe on Classic Hits until April, 2021. On April 1, 2021, PJ and co-host Jim McCabe moved from Ireland's Classic Hits to Radio Nova to present the new 'Morning Glory' breakfast programme; the show is broadcast every weekday from 6am-10am.
Starting from 21 October 2015, P.J. also presents Dubland with Suzanne Kane.[8] The podcast reached number 1 on the iTunes Irish comedy chart.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hamlet | Gravedigger | |
| 2006 | Mebollox | Patsy | Short |
| 2016 | The Young Offenders | Ray |
Television
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime | 2005 | Taxi Driver | RTÉ Two | 1 episode | |
| Naked Camera | 2005–2007 | Various | Lead Also Writer |
[9] | |
| The Podge and Rodge Show | 2006 | Himself | 1 episode | ||
| Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn | 2009 | RTÉ Two | |||
| Meet Your Neighbours | 2011 | Various | RTÉ One | Also Writer | |
| Celebrity Bainisteoir | Himself | Season 4 | [10] | ||
| Trojan Donkey | 2013 | Jumperman | |||
| Next Week's News | 2014 | Team Captain | |||
| The Young Offenders | 2018–present | Principal Barry Walsh | RTÉ2 BBC Three |
11 episodes | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Lisa Richards Comedy – PJ Gallagher Archived 4 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "We've just got married and my new wife has already done a runner – Herald.ie". Herald.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "PJ Gallagher split from his wife a year ago after just two years of marriage". DublinLive.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ RTÉ Two: The Cafewww.rte.ie Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kelly, Fiach (4 January 2008). "Comedian reveals how he tracked birth parents to solve family health mystery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ "RTÉ's Celebrity Bainisteoirs announced" Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ Ten. 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Meet Your Neighbours". RTÉ Television. Retrieved on 25 December 2011.
- ^ "DUBLAND The Podcast by Suzanne Kane & PJ Gallgher on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Terrestrial TV in Ireland is dead," says PJ Gallagher, star of Naked Camera and The Young Offenders www.joe.ie, accessed 23 November 2020
- ^ "RTÉ's Celebrity Bainisteoirs announced" Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ Ten. 15 July 2011.
- ^ Gallagher delighted with Young Offenders switch-up 9 February 2018 www.rte.ie, accessed 23 November 2020
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