Brendan Sheerin
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Brendan Sheerin is a British
international tour guide with thirty years' experience in the travel business, made famous by the reality TV show Coach Trip
which is shown on Channel 4
in Britain
and throughout Ireland
. He acts as a conventional travel guide for the contestants, as commentator on their conduct and as coordinator of the vote off. Depending on the length of the series - either 10, 30 or 50 episodes - Sheerin appears in every programme. Dubbed "a British institution" and described by The Guardian
as "high grade entertainment" Sheerin also appeared in pantomime for the first time in December 2010,and is the former entertainments manager of The Spa, Scarborough
. Brendan's catchphrase has become "your Disc-wal-ified" which is usually used when he is refereeing a game, quiz or activity taking place during the episode. Brendan usually says this so that his team or people he likes win.
In 2011 Brendan has released his autobiography "A coach trip adventure".
Sheerin was born into an Irish Catholic
family in Leeds
in the North of England.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
international tour guide with thirty years' experience in the travel business, made famous by the reality TV show Coach Trip
Coach Trip
Coach Trip is a reality show that was broadcast on Channel 4 with More4 and Pick TV showing repeats since 7 March 2005. The programme returned on 25 May 2009. The show's format consists of 4 to 7 teams of 2 undertaking a coach tour principally of continental Europe...
which is shown on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in Britain
Great Britain
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and throughout Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. He acts as a conventional travel guide for the contestants, as commentator on their conduct and as coordinator of the vote off. Depending on the length of the series - either 10, 30 or 50 episodes - Sheerin appears in every programme. Dubbed "a British institution" and described by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
as "high grade entertainment" Sheerin also appeared in pantomime for the first time in December 2010,and is the former entertainments manager of The Spa, Scarborough
The Spa, Scarborough
The Spa, Scarborough known officially as the Scarborough Spa Complex is located in Scarborough’s South Bay and is a venue for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events on the Yorkshire Coast...
. Brendan's catchphrase has become "your Disc-wal-ified" which is usually used when he is refereeing a game, quiz or activity taking place during the episode. Brendan usually says this so that his team or people he likes win.
In 2011 Brendan has released his autobiography "A coach trip adventure".
Sheerin was born into an Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic is a term used to describe people who are both Roman Catholic and Irish .Note: the term is not used to describe a variant of Catholicism. More particularly, it is not a separate creed or sect in the sense that "Anglo-Catholic", "Old Catholic", "Eastern Orthodox Catholic" might be...
family in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in the North of England.