D'Unbelievables
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Ireland
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comic duo. The duo was formed in the late 80's by Pat Shortt
Pat Shortt
Pat Shortt is an actor, comedian and entertainer. In 2007, he starred in the film Garage, directed by Lenny Abrahamson for which he won the Best Actor award at the 2008 IFTAs...
and Jon Kenny
Jon Kenny
Jon Kenny lives in Lough Gur and is one half of the famous Irish comic duo d'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt...
in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
. Together they created characters which could be seen on every street corner and every pub in Ireland. They toured extensively all over Ireland for almost a decade until Jon Kenny was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 2000. He has recovered and can be now seen in gigs all over Ireland. Pat Shortt meanwhile launched his solo career in late 90's and is the main force behind the success of his new RTÉ
RTE
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comedy series Killinaskully
Killinaskully
Killinaskully was an Irish television comedy which details the bizarre goings-on in a fictitious Irish village called Killinaskully located in the hills of Ireland. It was actually filmed on location in the villages of Killoscully and Ballinahinch in County Tipperary, the title being a fusion of...
.
A comeback has always been given a "never say never" response whenever either man is interviewed about the matter, but there hasn't been any productive signs yet. It has been speculated that a comeback tour might occur on one occasion only for the purposes of generating large finances for the two comedians considering that such a tour would no doubt sell out all over the country. Again, this has never been discussed by either comedian in much degree. In December 2005, three of their past shows "D'Video", "D'Telly", and "D'Mother", were released on DVD for the first time ever, a sign that they hadn't gone away yet. The DVD was entitled "D'Collection" and received a fair amount of radio and television advertising in Ireland.
On 3 December 2010, the D'Unbelievables officially reformed and performed on The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
. They are reuniting for a one-off nationwide tour from January to April 2011 titled 'One Hell Of A Do'!.
Their performances and videos include
- One Hell of a Video
- D'Unbelievables
- D'Video
- D'Telly
- D'Mother
- D'Collection