Irish Comedy and Humour

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Irish comedians, Irish humorists, Spike Milligan, Father Ted, Ardal O'Hanlon, Denis Leary, Graham Norton, Michael Nugent, Brian O'Nolan, Dara O Briain, Katherine Lynch, Tommy Tiernan, Dave Allen, The Rubberbandits, Dermot Morgan, Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan, Feile an Phobail, Peadar de Burca, Dillie Keane, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Ed Byrne, Patricia Collinge, Gary Cooke, Cecil Sheridan, Paddy Crosbie, Chris O'Dowd, Oliver Callan, Des Bishop, Frank Kelly, Arthur Mathews, Tommy Campbell, Dave Callan, Paths to Freedom, Dead Cat Bounce, Maeve Higgins, Pauline McLynn, Mario Rosenstock, David McSavage, Agnes Browne, Jimmy O'Dea, Brendan O'Carroll, Paul Woodfull, Francis Sylvester Mahony, 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, Hardy Bucks, Derek O'Connor, Jarlath Regan, In the Name of the Fada, D'Unbelievables, Robert Broderick, Ian Macpherson, Billy Teare, Jake O'Kane, Neil Delamere, Karl Spain, Barry Murphy, Jack Cruise, PJ Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, Allan Cavanagh, Gearoid Farrelly, John D. Sheridan, 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...