Parick Monahan: Comedian

An original writer and clever improviser, skilled in audience interaction. Patrick Monahan has versatility, likeability and an engaging stage presence with popular appeal; be it stand up comedian, comedy characters, hosting or as a presenter!

Edinburgh Comedy Festival

Patrick is a regular MC and headlining act at the top London and UK comedy clubs. He has performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival for a number of years at the Gilded Balloon. As well as being an Edinburgh regular he has toured his theatre show in cities such as Glasgow, Leicester and Manchester; and major venues throughout the UK.

More Comedy Festivals

He has been invited to perform all over the world. Including the Adelaide Comedy Festival (2011) in Australia, Dubia, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland, Germany; and even Royal Albert Hall in London!

Patrick Monahan: On TV

Patrick’s TV appearances over the years have included:

• The Comedy Store (Paramount Comedy Channel)
• That’s So Last Week (Zig/Zag/Five)
• Mervyn Bragg’s Travels In Written Britain (ITV)
• Comedy Decades, (BBC)
• Comedy map Of Britain (BBC)
• Playing Away (Tyne Tees/ITV Presenter of Travel Series)
• Most Annoying…(various), (BBC)
• Sorcerer’s Apprentice (CBBC)
• Mega Melai (BBC2)

Warm Up Act

Patrick has a wealth of TV studio warm up experience which covers both live and pre-recorded productions.

He was resident studio warm up artist for a number of seasons on ‘The Paul O’Grady Show’ (C4). Patrick was also featured on numerous occasions in the show; hosting mock quizzes, modelling false bums and finally as a guest on the sofa! His other shows include ‘Friday Night Jonathan Ross’, ‘The IT Crowd’, ‘The Lenny Henry Show’, ‘Davina’; and ‘Open House with Gloria Hunniford’.

Patrick Monahan: Corporate Comedy

Due to his extremely clean and highly accessible material; Patrick Monahan has developed a solid footing on the Corporate Circuit; as an After Dinner speaker as well as an Awards Host. His humour travels well.

He not only engages the audience with charming banter about local affairs and universal issues; but also combines animated story telling style that draws on his own experiences of growing up in Teesside, (North East of England) of Irish and Iranian parentage! A comedian with truly global appeal; or as the Daily Telegraph puts it, “A one man ethnic melting pot – a star in the making”.