Tommy Tiernan
Birthday: Born in 1969-06-16 in Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Deathday: Alive
Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his stand-up career, hosting The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom Derry Girls (2018–2022).
TV Credits
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character: Self
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends....
The Late Late Show
Character: Self
Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland....
QI
Character: Self
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'....
Derry Girls
Character: Da Gerry Quinn
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager....
Conversations with Friends
Character: Dennis
Two college students, Frances and Bobbi, forge a strange and unexpected relationship with a married couple....
Father Ted
Character: Father Kevin
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast....
The Tommy Tiernan Show
Character: Host
No stranger to television, Tommy has appeared on some of the biggest and most established chat shows in the world. But, for some time, Tommy has wanted to host his own TV chat show – one with a difference. It has all the ingredients of a normal chat show but there was a catch – neither the host or the audience know the identity of the guests until they walk out on stage! The Tommy Tiernan Show is recorded in front of a live audience and will include stand-up from Tommy, live music and plenty of ...
Tommy Tiernan's Epic West
Character:
Tommy Tiernan tells the story of the West of Ireland through the rich body of culture it has inspired in this two part series....
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character: Self - Guest
Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills....
Movie Credits
Tommy Tiernan: Cracked
Character: Himself
Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003....
The Matchmaker
Character: Vince
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors....
Tommy Tiernan: Live
Character: Himself
Tommy Tiernan is a comic genius. This DVD Tommy Tiernan Live was his first ever Live DVD and parts of it will leave you crying with the laughter....
Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental
Character: Himself
Winner of 6 International comedy Awards, Irish stand-up superstar Tommy Tiernan finally hits America with Something Mental. Wild, unpredictable and politically incorrect Tommy is now regarded as one of the top stand-ups in the world. Unleashing a torrent of satire, offbeat observations and hilarious stories he continues his interrogation into the big ideas, sex, family, religion. Nothing is sacred ground as he takes the audience by the hand and leads them into the devilish wonderland of his mind...
About Adam
Character: Simon
A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend....
Angela Mooney Dies Again
Character: Timmy
Americans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney's husband built up. Everybody in town is delighted, with the exception of Mrs Mooney, who has her own reasons for being opposed to the sale of the business....
Tommy Tiernan: Loose
Character: Tommy Tiernan
Filmed in 2004/2005 at Cork's Marquee Festival, Glor Ennis, Vicar Street in Dublin, The Galway Arts Festival, The Electric Picnic in Laois and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. RUNNING TIME: 1 hour 11 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: - Filmed at the 2004 'Just For Laughs': The Montreal International Comedy Festival (15 minutes approx.)...
Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity
Character: Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan’s record breaking outrageous “Bovinity” tour played to more than 120,000 people from Letterkenny to Killarney. Including an incredible 56 nights in Vicar Street in Dublin....
Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man
Character: Himself
CROOKED MAN is the show that Tommy has toured over the last 18 months and was recorded at the infamous home of real stand up in Ireland, City Limits Comedy, Cork. Shot in a small comedy club by a director with a real visual flair CROOKED MAN perfectly captures the passion and vitality of Tommy's inimitable live show....
Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby
Character: Tommy Tiernan
Irelands Number 1 comedian Tommy Tiernan’s live stand up show Ok Baby filmed at this years (2007) Bud Light Comedy Revue at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with extra bonus material This performance was filmed in July 2007. In typical Tommy Tiernan style it’s not for the faint hearted or ‘easily offended’ – wicked, wild and ferociously funny, nothing is sacred. Chapters: Opposite of Mass Farmer Time Touch Me Outdoor Lover Man Dark Matter Hot Rain No God….T-Rex...
Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
Character: Self
A selection of comics from the Montreal International Comedy Festival...
Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut)
Character: Himself
Tommy Tiernan is a phenomenon in his homeland of Ireland. His DVD s sell in their thousands and he is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales with his tours setting box office records wherever he goes. He played a staggering 166 dates at Dublin's 1000 seat, Vicar Street Theatre. 'Cracked The Comedians Cut' is his first official UK release in eight years and shows him at the height of his powers. It perfectly captures the passion, energy, charm and lyricism that make him one of the ...
Joyride
Character: Ferryman
12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching...
Tommy Tiernan Stray Sod
Character:
A man in a field telling stories. No ordinary field. No ordinary stories. Tommy Tiernan live beneath the stars in West Cork....
Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America
Character: Himself
Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America is the fourth DVD release from Tommy Tiernan and was filmed over a 2-year period. It follows Tommy's attempt to be successful in America. It was filmed in comedy clubs in New York, Washington, D.C., and other places from Omaha to Sacramento. Material for the gigs was obtained from the various experiences he encountered, both good and bad, and the different people and cultures that he came across over the two-year period....
Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery
Character: Self
Most recently playing the father on hit show, "Derry Girls," Tommy Tiernan is a whole different breed of comic. This Irishman riffs on the duality of human existence, being two opposites at the same time. He was almost a priest, but his mind was too dirty....
Tommy Tiernan: Out Of The Whirlwind
Character: Himself
Filmed at iconic venue The Gilded Balloon as part of Tommy’s month long run at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2016. As always his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful, uplifting, inspirational and most importantly always breathtakingly funny....
Dave Allen at Peace
Character: Cully Tynan O'Mahony
Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers. Dave Allen is played by Aidan Gillen...
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Character: Senor Cucaracha (voice)
Morten, a ten-year-old boy, is shrunk to the size of an insect due to a magical fog gun. Soon, he finds himself on his makeshift model ship sailing through a flooded cafe....
The Poor Mouth
Character: Martin O'Bannasa
An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century....
Stop! You're Killing Me
Character:
Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of Irish comedy performed in support of Human Rights. Recorded live at Dublin's Vicar Street Comedy Club in November 2004, the stellar line up of Irish comedians includes acts from Tommy Tiernan (Supertramp), Dylan Moran (Black Books), Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted), Dara O'Briain (The Live Floor Show) and performances from other well known Irish comedians such as Eddie Bannon, Des Bishop, Jason Byrne an...
Dark Lies the Island
Character: Richard Tobin
A long standing family feud rocks a small town that comes to a head when the Patriarch of the ruling family decides to upend the status quo. Married to a much younger woman who calls him Daddy, she loves his power but is still in love with her first love, Doggy who is Daddy’s estranged son! Doggy is a criminal running various shady businesses with his dimwit brother, Martin when a mysterious newcomer Richie arrives in town to shake things up. Now watch the fireworks start in this Fargo-esque del...
Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence
Character:
As if receiving instructions from a strange and distant star, Tommy Tiernan takes to the stage refusing to take anything seriously. Let our struggles be mocked and our cares abandoned. Allow yourself be guided by a language loving and theatrical performer with a half thought out plan, no professional qualifications and a mouth with a mind of its own. If anything the glint in his eye is more mischievous than ever and his delight in making people laugh has increased. This new show is all about the...
Wolfwalkers
Character: Sean Óg (voice)
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy....
Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story
Character: Tommy Tiernan
The controversial and moving tale of a struggling young Cork musician. We are introduced to the world of Cork hip-hop, its bitter rivalries, and the people behind the profanity....
Gaybo Laughs Back
Character: Self
Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of the long-running television series....