Patrick Monahan (comedian)
| Patrick Monahan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 June 1976 Ahvaz, Iran |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | Irish/Iranian |
| Years active | 2001—Present |
| Subject(s) |
Ethnicity Universal Issues Youth |
| Website | Official website |
|
Winner of Take the Mike in 2001 Winner of Show Me the Funny in 2011 | |
Patrick Monahan (born 1976) is an Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian best known for performing seven times at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including five solo shows. He won the television competition series Take the Mike in 2001 and Show Me the Funny in 2011.
Career
Live performances
Patrick is a comedy festival regular and has performed solo shows in a number of cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester, and also at most major venues throughout the UK, year round. He has also performed across the globe in counties including Dubai, Luxembourg and Germany.
Monahan's humour relies heavily on audience interaction and an animated story-telling style that draws on his own experiences.
Television
In August 2011, he won the ITV stand-up comedy contest Show Me the Funny.
In 2011, shortly after winning Show Me the Funny, Patrick performed on the The Comedy Annual, a one-off programme celebrating the year in comedy.
On 10 March 2012, he participated in the BBC One programme Let's Dance for Sport Relief. He danced to "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna, but was eliminated by the public vote and did not go on to perform in the final the following week.
In January 2014, Monahan participated in the second series of the ITV celebrity diving show Splash!. His first appearance on the show was in the third heat, which aired live on 18 January 2014. Despite coming 2nd out of 5 contestants, he was the first celebrity diver to be eliminated in Heat 3.
Stand-Up DVDs
Patrick Monahan Live was his Show Me the Funny winner's DVD, which was released on 28 November 2011 by 2 Entertain and produced by Big Talk Productions.
Other work
On 13 January 2011, Monahan hosted the Incisive Media Awards at Arsenal F.C.'s Emirates Stadium.
On 15 March 2013, Patrick visited Stokesley School where he helped raise over £1,000 for Comic Relief. He did this by getting the entire school to do the Harlem shake.
References
- "Patrick Monahan". Chortle. February 2003. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- "Make jokes, not war". New Statesman. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- "A mixed gag". The Northern Echo. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- "Hyper comedy". Manchester Evening News. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-13.