Irish Comedians

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Spike Milligan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Denis Leary, Graham Norton, Dara O Briain, Katherine Lynch, Tommy Tiernan, Dave Allen, The Rubberbandits, Dermot Morgan, Peadar de Burca, Dillie Keane, Ed Byrne, Patricia Collinge, Gary Cooke, Cecil Sheridan, Paddy Crosbie, Chris O'Dowd, Oliver Callan, Des Bishop, Frank Kelly, Tommy Campbell, Dave Callan, Dead Cat Bounce, Maeve Higgins, Pauline McLynn, Mario Rosenstock, David McSavage, Jimmy O'Dea, Brendan O'Carroll, Paul Woodfull, Sharon Horgan, Maureen Potter, Abie Philbin Bowman, Paul Tylak, Jason Byrne, Niall Toibin, Brendan Courtney, Hal Roach, Pat Shortt, Paddy Murray, Jon Kenny, Patrick Monahan, Brendan Grace, Jarlath Regan, D'Unbelievables, Robert Broderick, Ian Macpherson, Billy Teare, Jake O'Kane, Neil Delamere, Karl Spain, Barry Murphy, Jack Cruise, PJ Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, Gearoid Farrelly, Bernard O'Shea, Joe Rooney, Conal Gallen, Dermot Whelan, Robbie Bonham, Brendan 'Doc' Savage, Alan Bennett. Excerpt: Terence Alan Patrick Sean "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 - 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse; much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success...