Patrick McDonnell
Birthday: Born in in Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland
Deathday: Alive
Patrick McDonnell is an Irish actor and comedian. He has starred in the RTÉ hidden camera comedy show Naked Camera and the sketch show Stew. However he is probably best remembered at home and abroad for his role as Eoin McLove in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.
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Father Ted
Character: Eoin McLove
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast....
The Savage Eye
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The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British television. Each show explores one subject from it's history through to the present covering 6 or 7 topics (or subheadings) using voxpops and informed opinion to inspire comedy sketches and unflinching rants from numerous created characters. The third series is performed by comedians David McSavage, John Colleary,...
Naked Camera
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Candid camera show in which unsuspecting members of the Irish public as well as some celebrities are accosted by such bizarre characters as the irascible Jake Stevens, Clifford the Orangemen and the desperate bride. All comic roles are played by comedians P.J. Gallagher, Maeve Higgins and Patrick McDonnell....
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Everything Looks Better in the Sunshine
Character: Patsy
Patsy, the traffic warden, after getting clipped by a pushbike while crossing the road, must ‘follow his nose’ to find the girl of his dreams who hit him....
Handsome Devil
Character: Fr. Flakey
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate....
Separation Anxiety
Character: Scan the Comedian
On a warm summer's day in the not too distant future, Ireland's first divorce case is unravelling on national television. The lives of several neurotic middle class couples are followed as they reflect on their relationships in the context of legalised divorce....