Painfully funny, intensely sharp and taking no prisoners, Tiernan is primed to tear things up in his new tour.
The hilarious Galwegian has been raking in rave reviews...
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Read MoreDue to phenomenal demand, Crooked Man will run well into January
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Read MoreThe comedian has announced his grand tour plans for January 2010.
Read MoreThe controversial comic announces a December 'World tour' of the county!
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Read MoreThe comedian's comments about the Holocaust came in for strong criticism over the weekend.
Read MoreTommy Tiernan goes Testamental this Easter with a 36-hour comedy show.
Read MoreHMV will invite Tommy Tiernan to its Grafton Street store this Friday to sign copies of his new DVD Bovinity Live at the Marquee Cork.
Read MoreComedian Tommy Tiernan has announced a brace of dates in Mayo next February.
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Read MoreHe’s been busily wooing the US (squeezing in a Letterman appearance while he’s at it). Now, he's preparing to unleash a new show on Irish audiences.
Read MoreAs cats all over Ireland prepare to have their fancies tickled, Jackie Hayden reflects on the comedic talents of one of the star turns at this year’s Smithwick’s Cat Laughs Festival, Tommy Tiernan.
Read MoreTommy Tiernan and former classmate Hector Ó hEochagáin are gearing up to present a radio show together on a new station.
Read MoreIn Ireland, he’s the biggest name in comedy – a superstar who can pack them into live shows and shift DVDs by the jumboload. But having conquered his homeland, Tommy Tiernan faced the question: where to from here? The answer was America, the Holy Grail for anyone in the entertainment business. The story of his battle to win hearts and minds is captured in Jokerman – Tommy Tiernan Takes On America, a documentary series that is about to hit the screens on RTE. But first, there’s the important matter of a Hot Press interview to attend to.
Read MoreAnnual article: Dermot Carmody celebrates the endless supply of creativity in the world of Irish comedy.
Read MoreIrish comedy is a winner this Christmas, with the local DVD and video market exploding in a way that few industry insiders had predicted. And Tommy Tiernan is the king of the scene, grabbing the No.1 spot in the latest Irish charts, in the face of the most intense competition seen in this country yet.
Read MoreOn the 50th anniversary of the first reading of his epic poem Howl, a host of celebrities such as Shane McGowan, Tommy Tiernan, Theo Dorgan, Eamonn McCann, Tony Curtis, Dermod Moore and BP Fallon will commemorate the work of the legendary Beat artist, Allen Ginsberg.
Read MoreLe Chéile Artists In Ireland Against Racism are presenting a comedy extravaganza called Stand Up! Against Racism, at Vicar Street on Friday July 29.
Read MoreAfter an undoubtedly slack 2003, 2004 was the year in which TV comedy once again came into its own. In addition to to further series from Monkey Dust, Peep Show, Little Britain, 15 Storeys High and Curb Your Enthusiasm, there were also excellent new shows in the shape of The Smoking Room, The Mighty Boosh, Nighty Night and Catterick. In particular, the forum for alternative humour provided by BBC3 and BBC4 continued to provide an invaluable creative outlet for the oddballs, misfits and mavericks of British comedy.
Read MoreThere’s no drink or drugs for Tommy Tiernan these days, but you couldn’t say his life is uneventful. In conversation with Olaf Tyaransen, the comedian reflects on tabloid interest in his private life, the night he had to get away from Jordan, the future for post-Catholic Ireland and the genius of Flann O’Brien and James Joyce. All this plus the unveiling of the secret tattoo. Photography by Mick Quinn.
Read MoreGerry Mallon on touring with Tommy Tiernan, and the best of the rest in Irish comedy.
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Read MoreAsk standup comic, Perrier-award-winner, Late Late show audience-botherer and original Navan man Tommy Tiernan your questions in the Hot Press Mixed Grill
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