Craic in the Box Review
Patrick McDonnell has been standing up and making people laugh since 1996, when he appeared as a novice at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival and over the years continues to impress audiences in Britain and Ireland with his unique brand of outraged nonsense.

"McDonnell's stand-up routine is a delight, a cynical,

angry beast of a set, which never loses its comic edge"

  The Scotsman

 

His television appearances include The Empire Laughs Back for BBC N.I, RTE's The Lounge, and The Candidate from @ Last TV, plus a weekly slot as the roving reporter on Don't Feed the Gondolas.  He has also appeared in a number of short films.

 

Last year Patrick was all over the Irish small screen in the 'First Active' TV advertising campaign. However, he is probably best recognised for his performance as country singer Eoin McLove on the hit series Father Ted. Riding on the success of this, Patrick put together a live show entitled Further Ted for the 1999 Edinburgh Festival with Joe Rooney (aka Fr. Damo from Father Ted) which played to sell out crowds and received rave reviews.  A return trip to Edinburgh and more fantastic reviews has prompted a national tour around Ireland .

 

"Splendidly original and a bit bizarre, he is the business"

The Sunday Times.