The stars of beloved comedy DERRY GIRLS are preparing to bid farewell to the show after it was confirmed to be coming to an end after the next series. Series creator Lisa McGee, herself a Derry native, broke hearts across Ireland and beyond yesterday when she confirmed that the brilliant show would end next year after “one last adventure”.
IRISH COMEDIAN Dara Ó Briain has been announced as the host for a brand new TV quiz show with a breathtaking cash prize up for grabs. A one-million-pound jackpot is up for grabs in Channel 4’s newest quiz, One & Six Zeros, which will kick off with a six-episode series in which teams of three players start with £1,000,000 and must answer seven general knowledge questions correctly to keep the jackpot intact.
Comedian and creator of THIS WAY UP, Aisling Bea. She talks about her childhood in an Irish horsing community, being raised almost entirely by women, becoming successful later in life – and the comfort foods that have seen her through. She also turns the tables on Grace, subjecting the host’s fridge to a Ready Steady Cook challenge.
DERRY GIRLS star Siobhan McSweeney explores Northern Ireland in a new television series. McSweeney, who is from Cork had never set foot in Northern Ireland before filming the hit comedy show but soon fell in love with the beautiful landscape.
Holy F***, starring FATHER TED’s Ardal O’Hanlon, examines the relationship Irish people have with swearing. Among those appearing in the upcoming show are none other than Ardal’s friend, comedian Tommy Tiernan, as well as Irish rock legend Bob Geldof. Holy F*** will air from 9.30pm on RTE One this Sunday.
At 51, Tommy Tiernan, his flood of natural-born curiosity, boundless empathy and razor-sharp ear illuminated by RTÉ’s Saturday night lights, has landed in his happy place. Tiernan, as anybody fortunate enough to witness his recent masterclass with Brenda Fricker can attest, is a magnificent interviewer.
Created, executive-produced, and written by series star AMY HUBERMAN, Finding Joy brings Huberman back to our screens as Joy Morris, a single, thirty-something woman in Dublin who, ironically, is unknowingly in search of herself as well as the feeling of joy.