Brendan Dempsey: International

Brendan Dempsey is one of a handful of acts invited to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal. His festivals include Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide, Kansas, Finland and The Cat Laughs in Kilkenny. He’s played throughout Europe, across America, in Botswana & South Africa, and was the first comedian to perform in Qingdao China.

He continues to gig all over the UK, in the far and middle east, in a variety of venues from the Comedy Store London, to Llyss Meddyg in Pembrokeshire, entertaining as many as 2,500 at the Lyceum Theatre for Bill Bailey’s SOS Charity benefit.

His performances on screen include the BAFTA award winning* comedy-drama The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury. The cult hit comedy Waking Ned (Devine – US, AUS). Often recognised from About Adam and the film Gangs of New York. Brendan appeared in the successful Father Ted Xmas special.

Television

His stand up comedy has been seen on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and RTE (Just for Laughs). Also in the last two series of The Comedy Store on Comedy Central (formerly Paramount). Perriers Bounty in Round Ireland with a Fridge next. More recently he was working back in Ireland with Ardal O’ Hanlon in his new sitcom Val Falvey T.D. He is currently developing a comedy drama and a sitcom for television. Awarded a REMI for his directorial debut Barking Mad at the Houston Worldfest, Brendan worked as a writer/performer on seven different radio series for RTE.

West End Theatre

Brendan Dempsey starred with Christan Slater in both record breaking West End Runs of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.