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Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress
Eleanor Tiernan
Born 1976 (age 47–48) Nationality Irish Occupations
Eleanor Tiernan (born 1976)
[1] is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.
[2]
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Background
Tiernan is from the
County Roscommon side of
Athlone .
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7] She studied engineering in
University College Galway .
[6] She moved to London in 2015.
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Career
Tiernan came to attention as a stand-up in the UK and Ireland. As of 2019
[update] , she has performed at the
Edinburgh Fringe 9 times.
[8] She was a panellist on
The Panel .
[9] She performed on
Stuart Lee 's
Alternative Comedy Experience .
[10] She wrote and performed sketches for three seasons of
Irish Pictorial Weekly .
[1]
[11] Her 2007 show was called "Help".
[12] Her 2014 show was called "Help The Frigid".
[1] Her 2015 stand-up tour was entitled "National Therapy Project".
[13] In 2022 she starred in
ITV /
Virgin Media Ireland 's
Holding .
[14]
As a writer, she has written for the
Irish edition of the
Sunday Times ,
[15] and been a regular columnist in
The Irish Examiner she has contributed to
Buffering .
[16]
In 2020, Tiernan released a stand-up special Success Without a Sex Tape for
BBC Radio 4 , based on her 2018 Edinburgh show.
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[6]
[5]
Tiernan took part in Radio 4's
The News Quiz in April 2022.
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Personal life
Inspired in part by
Phillip Schofield , Tiernan
came out publicly as gay in her 40's.
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She is a cousin of another Irish stand-up
Tommy Tiernan .
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She has undergone
cognitive behavioral therapy .
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Television Credits
Liffey Laughs (RTÉ)
[25]
The Panel (RTÉ)
[9]
Irish Pictorial Weekly (RTÉ)
[11]
Headwreckers (Channel 4)
[26]
Holding (ITV/Virgin Media Ireland)
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References
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a
b
c
d Shortall, Eithne (7 September 2014). "Is The Best Medicine".
Sunday Times (Ireland edition) . p. 4.
Gale
A381716148 – via
Gale Academic OneFile .
^ O'Connor, Siobhan (27 May 2019).
"Irish Game Of Thrones star turns to musical comedy" .
Irish Mirror . Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^
"Back in the room" . 23 November 2021.
^ Butler, Kate (12 July 2009). "Queen of the wild frontier".
Sunday Times (Ireland edition) . p. 2.
Gale
A203447317 – via
Gale Academic OneFile .
^
a
b Shortall, Eithne (3 February 2019). "Do I Need A Sex Tape?".
Sunday Times (Ireland edition) . p. 6.
Gale
A572254401 – via
Gale Academic OneFile .
^
a
b
c
d
e Anderson, Jane; Taylor, Kelly-Anne, eds. (16 February 2021). "Let's talk about sex; Comedian Eleanor Tiernan is ready to test the boundaries of taste on Radio 4 – thanks to her inspiration, Phillip Schofield".
Radio Times . p. 116.
Gale
A651954794 – via
Gale General OneFile .
^
a
b
"Success Without a Sex Tape" . Stand-Up Specials . 25 October 2020.
BBC Radio 4 .
^ Anderson, Gayle (23 August 2019). " "Fringe comedy reviews: Jessica Fostekew and Eleanor Tiernan." ".
The Herald .
Gale
A597201708 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^
a
b
"A Friendly Chat with Eleanor Tiernan" . Headstuff.org . 16 September 2017.
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"The Alternative Comedy Experience (TV Series 2013– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
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a
b
"Entertainment.ie TV Highlights: Irish Pictorial Weekly 1916 Special" .
Entertainment.ie . 30 March 2016. Archived from
the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016 .
^ Shepherd, Fiona (9 August 2007). "Review: Eleanor Tiernan – Help".
The Scotsman . p. 6.
Gale
A167371277 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ Butler, Kate (17 May 2015). "This is who I am; Eleanor Tiernan, comedian".
Sunday Times (Ireland edition) . p. 5.
Gale
A413916748 – via
Gale Academic OneFile .
^
a
b
Tiernan, Eleanor (31 March 2022).
"Eleanor Tiernan: Filming Holding, and hanging out with Oscar winners in West Cork" .
Irish Examiner .
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Tiernan, Eleanor (1 March 2015). "Writing is on the wall for the open letter phenomenon – Speakeasy Eleanor Tiernan".
Sunday Times (Ireland edition) . p. 13.
Gale
A403524081 – via
Gale Academic OneFile .
^
"AMUSICAL" . The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival . Archived from
the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019 .
^ "RADIO Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without []; SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21".
Mail on Sunday . 21 February 2021. p. 72.
Gale
A652500077 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ "Radio".
Mail on Sunday . 17 April 2022.
EBSCOhost
156329781 .
^
"Episode 1" .
The News Quiz . Season 108. 22 April 2022.
BBC Radio 4 .
^ Kenny, Oisin (26 June 2020).
"Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan opens up about her journey towards coming out later in life" .
Gcn.ie .
^ Martin, Megan (25 June 2020).
"Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan comes out as gay" . RSVP Live .
^ Finneran, Aoife (27 June 2020). "Being in closet is like playing whackamole".
The Irish Sun . p. 18.
Gale
A627801887 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ Glennon, Nicole (17 March 2022).
"Comedian and columnist Eleanor Tiernan to open for cousin Tommy Tiernan on UK tour" .
Irish Examiner .
^ McCafferty, Erin (30 May 2008). "Tiers of laughter as comic cousins conquer Ireland".
Irish Sun . p. 23.
Gale
A179730377 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
^ Fergus, Lindsay (2 February 2006). "TV Ireland: Comedy The Liffey Laugh RTE2, 9pm".
Irish Daily Mirror . p. 1.
Gale
A141560960 – via
Gale OneFile: News .
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"Headwreckers – C4 Sketch Show" .
British Comedy Guide .
External links
Official website