Patrick Monahan (comedian)
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Patrick Monahan is an Irish
-Iran
ian stand-up comedian born to an Irish
father and an Iran
ian mother. He has performed at seven Edinburgh Festival Fringes, including five solo shows, and appeared multiple times on The Paul O'Grady Show
. In 2001 he was the winner of ITV
's Take the Mike series 1.
Patrick is a comedy festival regular and has performed solo shows in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester and Manchester, and also at most major venues throughout the UK, year round. He has also performed across the globe, from the Ireland to the Middle East, Qatar, Dubai, and across most of Europe, including Luxembourg, Germany, Brussels, France, Greece and Monaco.
He has appeared on numerous TV shows on channels including BBC1/2/3/7, ITV1/2, Channel 5, Sky 1 and UKTV as a presenter, guest interviewee, panel member or performer.
Monahan’s humour relies heavily on audience interaction and an animated story-telling style that draws on his own experiences of growing up in Teesside to Irish and Iranian parents.
On 13 January 2011, Monahan hosted the Incisive Media
Awards at Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium
.
In August 2011, he won the ITV
stand-up comedy contest Show Me The Funny
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...
-Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian stand-up comedian born to an Irish
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...
father and an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian mother. He has performed at seven Edinburgh Festival Fringes, including five solo shows, and appeared multiple times on The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
. In 2001 he was the winner of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Take the Mike series 1.
Patrick is a comedy festival regular and has performed solo shows in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester and Manchester, and also at most major venues throughout the UK, year round. He has also performed across the globe, from the Ireland to the Middle East, Qatar, Dubai, and across most of Europe, including Luxembourg, Germany, Brussels, France, Greece and Monaco.
He has appeared on numerous TV shows on channels including BBC1/2/3/7, ITV1/2, Channel 5, Sky 1 and UKTV as a presenter, guest interviewee, panel member or performer.
Monahan’s humour relies heavily on audience interaction and an animated story-telling style that draws on his own experiences of growing up in Teesside to Irish and Iranian parents.
On 13 January 2011, Monahan hosted the Incisive Media
Incisive Media
Incisive Media is a publisher of business media. It is based in London, United Kingdom, with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.-History and management:...
Awards at Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium
Ashburton Grove, currently known as the Emirates Stadium, is a UEFA elite football stadium which is home to Arsenal FC, where they moved from Highbury in 2006. It has an current capacity of 60,361, and there have been rumours of an expansion...
.
In August 2011, he won the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
stand-up comedy contest Show Me The Funny
Show Me The Funny
Show Me The Funny was a British reality show in which a group of ten comedians of varying experience visit ten different cities around the UK, performing tasks that are somehow meant to equip them with local knowledge to work into five-minute-long new live routines, which they then showcase in...