P. J. Gallagher (comedian)

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P.J. Gallagher
Gallagher performing in 2014 at a local pub
Born
Paul Joseph Gallagher

(1975-04-18) 18 April 1975 (age 49)
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationSt Paul's College, Raheny, Dublin
Spouse
Elaine Stewart
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(m. 2013; sep. 2016)​
PartnerKelly Doolin
Children2

P. J. Gallagher (born 18 April 1975) is an Irish stand-up comedian, actor and co-creator of the television show Naked Camera.[1] His various characters in the programme include a mentally unstable taxi driver, ladies' man Jake Stevens and a "Dirty Auld One", an old woman who makes sexual comments.

Early life and career

Gallagher was born on 18 April 1975 (1975-04-18) in Cork, Ireland. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013 (2013-06), Gallagher married Elaine Stewart who was his long-term girlfriend.[2][3] He is also friends with fellow comedian Jason Byrne, and he has worked on BBC's The I Hate Show.[4] Gallagher is also a motorbike racer. He has revealed he has reactive arthritis.[5]

He participated in season 4 of Celebrity Bainisteoir managing St Patrick's GAA Club Donabate, Dublin.[6]

He was in Meet Your Neighbours, when RTÉ put him on RTÉ One.[7]

He presented PJ and Jim in the Morning with Jim McCabe on Classic Hits until April, 2021. On April 1, 2021, PJ and co-host Jim McCabe moved from Ireland's Classic Hits to Radio Nova to present the new 'Morning Glory' breakfast programme; the show is broadcast every weekday from 6am-10am.

Starting from 21 October 2015, P.J. also presents Dubland with Suzanne Kane.[8] The podcast reached number 1 on the iTunes Irish comedy chart.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Hamlet Gravedigger
2006 Mebollox Patsy Short
2016 The Young Offenders Ray

Television

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref(s)
Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime 2005 Taxi Driver RTÉ Two 1 episode
Naked Camera 2005–2007 Various Lead
Also Writer 		[9]
The Podge and Rodge Show 2006 Himself 1 episode
Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn 2009 RTÉ Two
Meet Your Neighbours 2011 Various RTÉ One Also Writer
Celebrity Bainisteoir Himself Season 4 [10]
Trojan Donkey 2013 Jumperman
Next Week's News 2014 Team Captain
The Young Offenders 2018–2020 Principal Barry Walsh RTÉ2
BBC Three 		11 episodes [11]

References

  1. ^ Lisa Richards Comedy – PJ Gallagher Archived 4 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "We've just got married and my new wife has already done a runner – Herald.ie". Herald.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "PJ Gallagher split from his wife a year ago after just two years of marriage". DublinLive.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ RTÉ Two: The Cafewww.rte.ie Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Kelly, Fiach (4 January 2008). "Comedian reveals how he tracked birth parents to solve family health mystery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  6. ^ "RTÉ's Celebrity Bainisteoirs announced" Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ Ten. 15 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Meet Your Neighbours". RTÉ Television. Retrieved on 25 December 2011.
  8. ^ "DUBLAND The Podcast by Suzanne Kane & PJ Gallgher on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Terrestrial TV in Ireland is dead," says PJ Gallagher, star of Naked Camera and The Young Offenders www.joe.ie, accessed 23 November 2020
  10. ^ "RTÉ's Celebrity Bainisteoirs announced" Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ Ten. 15 July 2011.
  11. ^ Gallagher delighted with Young Offenders switch-up 9 February 2018 www.rte.ie, accessed 23 November 2020
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