THE TOMMY TIERNAN SHOW returns with new episodes

THE TOMMY TIERNAN SHOW returns

THE TOMMY TIERNAN SHOW returns

THE TOMMY TIERNAN SHOW continues to captivate audiences with its unique format and intimate conversations, offering viewers a refreshing departure from traditional chat show interviews. The show’s distinctive approach – where the host meets his guests without any prior knowledge of their identity – has led to some remarkably authentic moments in recent episodes.

In a particularly engaging segment, fellow comedian Jimmy Carr brought his characteristic wit to the show, sharing candid insights into his life as a new parent. After his stand-up shows in England, Carr revealed, he often drives home, and in one touching moment, he described returning late only to spend an hour discussing Transformers with his young child through the baby monitor, still buzzing from his performance energy.

The show recently welcomed Hollywood actor Paul Giamatti, in what viewers described as a “gentle” conversation that went far deeper than typical promotional interviews. Social media lit up with observations about the uncanny similarities between host and guest, with one viewer noting, “I thought we were finally getting an interview between quiet Tommy Tiernan and loud Tommy Tiernan!” The interview stood in stark contrast to traditional chat show formats, with one viewer pointing out that while Giamatti might discuss his latest film on THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW, here he opened up about his personal life in a more meaningful way.

The show’s ability to elicit powerful emotional responses was particularly evident in an episode featuring writer and actor Seamus O’Rourke. His moving reading from his book “Leaning on Gates,” exploring the complex relationship between fathers and sons, left viewers “bawling their eyes out.” O’Rourke’s honest reflection on never having hugged his late father resonated deeply with the audience, with many sharing their own experiences of similar parent-child dynamics.

The show’s diverse guest list has also included mixed media artist Aaron Sunderland Carey, whose socially engaged projects earned him praise as an “inspiring” and “incredible” young man, and Irish musician Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, known for her fiddle playing and TG4 presenting work. These episodes, alongside appearances by Emma Doran and Fern Brady, showcase the show’s commitment to featuring voices from various walks of life, from A-list celebrities to local artists and academics.

Through its unconventional format and Tiernan’s skillful interviewing style, the show continues to deliver what viewers have come to describe as “pure, raw and naturally funny” conversations that go beyond surface-level celebrity chat to explore the deeper aspects of human experience.

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Saoirse-Monica Jackson in THE DECAMERON

Saoirse-Monica Jackson in THE DECAMERON

Saoirse-Monica Jackson in THE DECAMERON

DERRY GIRLS star Saoirse-Monica Jackson is back on our screens in THE DECAMERON. According to Netflix, the series depicts the ‘all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic, as a cast of misfits try to outlast the bubonic plague pandemic in 1348 Florence’. Netflix has described Saoirse’s character Misia as a ‘co-dependent servant of Pampinea (Mamet). She adores her demanding master and derives much self-worth from pleasing her.’

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DERRY GIRLS’ Jackson on DISH

Saoirse-Monica ­Jackson

DERRY GIRLS star Saoirse-Monica ­Jackson has told how she had just been fired from her door-to-door sales job when she learned about the hit comedy series. Speaking to the Dish podcast, ­Jackson told hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett how she was just a year out of drama school when she landed a role in DERRY GIRLS. She also told the Dish hosts about her upcoming roles, one in the Paramount+ period thriller THE DOLL FACTORY – which was filmed in Dublin – and the Netflix period drama THE DECAMERON, set during the Black Plague.

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DERRY GIRLS wins International Comedy Emmy

Derry Girls

Channel 4’s international smash-hit comedy show DERRY GIRLS, has won the best International Emmy for Best Comedy. The hit comedy show was written and created by Derry woman Lisa McGee and starred Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland and Dylan Llewellyn. It was awarded the honour alongside Indian comedian Vir Das’ fourth stand-up special for Netflix, VIR DAS: LANDING.

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DERRY GIRLS Harland in ULSTER AMERICAN

Louisa Harland

DERRY GIRLS actress Louisa Harland is set to star in Northern Irish playwright David Ireland’s production of ULSTER AMERICAN on the London stage. The satirical dark comedy will see Dublin-born performer Harland play Northern Irish playwright Ruth Davenport, opposite THE LORD OF THE RINGS actor Andy Serkis as English director Leigh Carver, and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI star Woody Harrelson playing Oscar-winning actor Jay Conway.

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Siobhan McSweeney on “growing up”

Siobhan McSweeney

DERRY GIRLS actress Siobhan McSweeney has said her parents dying was the “best gift” they gave her. The Cork star was left devastated after the death of her father while she was shooting the second season of hit show, DERRY GIRLS. Her mother, Mary, died in 2005, the same year she graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. But opening up about her parents’ death, Siobhan said losing them was the “best gift” they gave her.

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Nicola Coughlin in BARBIE

Nicola Coughlin

When DERRY GIRLS star Nicola Coughlan found out that she’d been cast in Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE movie, it was a childhood dream come true. “I was a huge Barbie fan as a little girl,” the actor tells Vogue ahead of the film’s London premiere. “To even be a tiny part of this movie is incredible.” Given her love for the Mattel character, the film’s costume designer Jacqueline Durran asked Coughlan for her input on what she’d like to wear for her role as Diplomat Barbie. After mentioning that she had a Sparkle Eyes Barbie – who wears a pink and silver dress and has diamonds for eyes – as a girl, Durran recreated the look for the actor. “I felt like I was a little kid again,” Coughlan says of her look for the film. “It’s a huge Hollywood movie – I never expected [Jacqueline] to ask my opinion on it.”

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