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Kevin McAleer (born 1956) is an Irish [1] stand-up comedian. He came to prominence on the RTÉ television show Nighthawks which began broadcasting in the late 1980s. McAleer became known for his three-minute sketches [3] of surreal rustic tales told in his slow County Tyrone drawl. One critic said that McAleer "put the dead back into deadpan". [4]
Derry Girls is a British period teen sitcom set in Northern Ireland, created and written by Lisa McGee, that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4 [4] and ran for three series. The channel's most successful comedy since Father Ted , the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up in Derry , Northern Ireland , in the 1990s ...
Derry Girls, then, had a clear impact on Say Nothing vis-à-vis Lennox's work. "With Derry Girls, we were unapologetically Derry," he says. "It was obviously heightened, in a very different tone ...
From 2018 to 2022, McSweeney played the role of Sister Michael in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls written by Lisa McGee. McSweeney also played Petra in three episodes of Collateral. In 2019, McSweeney played the role of Boring Noreen in the film Extra Ordinary. She also played Alice in the television series Porters on Dave.
It's been a while, but my god was it worth the wait. Northern Irish comedy Derry Girls is back for its third and (sadly) final season. It's 1996 and Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle, and the Wee ...
We’ll soon be saying goodbye to the Derry Girls. Netflix announced Wednesday that the half-hour comedy will release its third and final season on Friday, Oct. 7. Prepare accordingly. The ...
Jackson was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, on November 24, 1993. [3] She split her time growing up in Derry and Greencastle, County Donegal, where her parents ran a village pub. [4] [5] After obtaining GCSEs and A-Levels at St Cecilia's College in Derry, [6] she trained in acting at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. [7]
Channel 4’s “Derry Girls” and the BBC’s “This is Going to Hurt” and “The Traitors” have won the top honors at the U.K.’s annual Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards. “Derry ...