Ed Cathal Byrne is an Irish performer who works as both an actor and a comedian. He served as host for the British series Just for Laughs and Uncut! Best Unseen Ads, has taken part as a guest on a wide array of television panel quizzes, and has shown up on multiple TV cooking programmes.
Hugh Francis Carson KSG, a comedian and actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland, became a familiar television presence beginning in the 1970s, appearing in programmes such as The Comedians and Tiswas. He was noted for his catch‑phrase, “It’s the way I tell them!” and was a member of the entertainment charity Grand Order of Water Rats.
Graham William Walker, who performs under the name Graham Norton, is an Irish comedian, broadcaster, actor and writer. He became widely recognised as the host of the talk‑show The Graham Norton Show, a position he has held since 2007. His achievements include a record six BAFTA Television Awards for Best Entertainment Performance and an extra BAFTA for his work as a producer. Observers frequently highlight his dialogue full of innuendo and his bright, flamboyant presenting style.
Jennifer Zamparelli is an Irish stand‑up comic who also works as a television and radio presenter. She first came to public attention on the programme Republic of Telly, serving as one of its main writers, and later co‑hosted the 2FM morning show Breakfast Republic alongside Bernard O'Shea and Keith Walsh. She also appears in the sitcom Bridget & Eamon.
Patrick Monahan, an Irish‑Iranian comic, took first place in the TV contests Take the Mike in 2001 and Show Me the Funny in 2011, and he turns up often on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe stage.
P. J. Gallagher is an Irish stand‑up comic, actor and radio host who also helped create the TV series Naked Camera. In that programme he appears as a deranged cab driver, the womanising Jake Stevens and the “Dirty Auld One,” an elderly woman who makes lewd remarks. He is a devoted Leeds United fan and currently co‑hosts the breakfast slot on Radio Nova with the award‑winning presenter Jim McCabe.
