Tommy Tiernan (born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor and writer.
Tiernan was born in Carndonagh, County Donegal. He attended the same school as Irish television presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin, in St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, Co Meath, a former Roman Catholic junior seminary which remarkably produced two winners of the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award in the 1990s (the other being Dylan Moran). He later attended the boarding scho...
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Tommy Tiernan (born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor and writer.
Tiernan was born in Carndonagh, County Donegal. He attended the same school as Irish television presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin, in St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, Co Meath, a former Roman Catholic junior seminary which remarkably produced two winners of the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award in the 1990s (the other being Dylan Moran). He later attended the boarding school, Garbally College in Ballinasloe, County Galway. In 2008, Tommy and Hector Ó hEochagáin formed as a radio duo on "The Tommy and Hector Show" on i102104 after hinting at a desire to be on the radio, months before on The Late Late Show. Speaking about his new role, Tommy says “I’ve always wanted to have loads of craic on the radio. What better way to have a mountain of devilment than to do a show with my best friend.”
When he started out he had an ambition to be like Lenny Bruce. He doesn't regard himself as being a comedian with a message,...
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