Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and occasional actor from Carndonagh, Ireland. Born in 1969, he is raised in Donegal, Zambia, London and Meath. He begins performing in 1992 on small comedy club circuits.

His comedy is often described as controversial, although he describes his style as based on instinct. In 1998, he appears in the final episode of Channel 4’s Father Ted and he continues to act occasionally.

Tiernan releases seven live DVDs from 2002: Live, Loose, Bovinity, Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America, OK Baby, Cracked: Live at Vicar Street and Crooked Man. Cracked and Loose both debut at number one and reach four-times Platinum and eight-times Platinum respectively, while Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America reaches four-times Platinum.

He also holds the Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up routine, with a performance lasting 36 hours and 15 minutes, from 2009 to 2011. He holds the record for the highest-selling DVD sales in Ireland and the second-highest ticket sales in Ireland, behind U2.