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| birth_place = Roscommon, Ireland |
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| occupation = Stand-up comedian, writer, actress |
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'''Joanne McNally''' (born 7 May 1983) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress |
'''Joanne McNally''' (born 7 May 1983) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. McNally was the co-host of ''[[Republic of Telly]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Knox |first=Kirsty Blake |date=7 October 2015 |title=Funnywoman Joanne McNally Set To Replace Jen Maguire On The Republic Of Telly |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/revealed-funnywoman-joanne-mcnally-set-to-replace-jen-maguire-on-the-republic-of-telly-31591716.html |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> for [[RTÉ]] and has also appeared on ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'', ''[[The Afternoon Show]]'', ''[[Ireland AM]]'', ''[[Two Tube]]'', and ''The Commute'' for [[RTÉ]]. As well as segments on [[RTÉ 2fm]], McNally co-hosts a podcast called ''My Therapist Ghosted Me'' with [[Vogue Williams]]. |
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==Early life== |
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McNally was born in [[County Roscommon]]; her biological father left her mother before Joanne's birth. McNally was raised by her adoptive family in [[Killiney]], [[County Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Donal |date=4 March 2019 |title=Daddy's girl: Why Joanne McNally goes for 'boy-dad' types |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/daddys-girl-why-joanne-mcnally-goes-for-boy-dad-types/37855917.html |work=[[Irish Independent]] |language=en |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216004935/https://www.independent.ie/life/daddys-girl-why-joanne-mcnally-goes-for-boy-dad-types/37855917.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2016 |title='Republic of Telly' star Joanne McNally standing up and being counted |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20374200.html |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |language=en |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216004935/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20374200.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| ⚫ | McNally performed in her first stage show ''Singlehood'' in 2014 where she and seven other people stood on stage and told stories about their love lives. It was here she was spotted by comedian [[P. J. Gallagher (comedian)|PJ Gallagher]] who brought her into stand-up comedy. McNally supported Gallagher on his stand up tour ''Concussion'', around Ireland in 2015, and she was then signed by Irish comedy agency [[Lisa Richards]]. McNally and Gallagher went on to write and star in a comedy show ''Separated At Birth'', co-written with director Una McKevitt about their adoptions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-lifestyle/roisin-meets-pj-and-joanne |title=PJ Gallagher and Joanne McNally – Irish Times podcast<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426060008/https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-lifestyle/roisin-meets-pj-and-joanne |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Separated at Birth'' sold out [[Vicar Street]] in May 2015 and went on a national tour around [[Ireland]]. The two were guests on ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' hosted by [[Ryan Tubridy]] on [[RTÉ One]] in March 2015. |
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| ⚫ | McNally was cast as the new co-host of [[RTÉ2]] satirical comedy sketch TV show ''[[Republic of Telly]]'' in October 2015, replacing [[Jennifer Maguire]] who left to star in the Irish comedy ''[[Bridget & Eamon]]'' with [[Bernard O'Shea]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Knox |first=Kirsty Blake |date=8 October 2015 |title=Stand-up queen Joanne McNally to replace Jennifer Maguire on Republic |url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/standup-queen-joanne-mcnally-to-replace-jennifer-maguire-on-republic-31592223.html |work=[[Herald.ie]] |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426055922/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/standup-queen-joanne-mcnally-to-replace-jennifer-maguire-on-republic-31592223.html |url-status=live }}</ref> McNally quit the comedy show in June 2016. |
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| ⚫ | McNally performed in her first stage show ''Singlehood'' in 2014 where she and seven other people stood on stage and told stories about their love lives. It was here she was spotted by comedian [[P. J. Gallagher (comedian)|PJ Gallagher]] who brought her into stand-up comedy. |
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| ⚫ | McNally was cast as the new co-host of [[RTÉ2]] satirical comedy sketch TV show ''[[Republic of Telly]]'' in October 2015, replacing [[Jennifer Maguire]] who left to star in the Irish comedy ''[[Bridget & Eamon]]'' with [[Bernard O'Shea]].<ref> |
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McNally was a semi finalist in ''[[So You Think You're Funny]]'' and ''[[Funny Women]]''. She has performed at comedy festivals [[Vodafone Comedy Festival]], [[Cat Laughs]], [[Galway Comedy Carnival]], [[Body & Soul Festival]], Jestfest and Bray Comedy Festival. |
McNally was a semi finalist in ''[[So You Think You're Funny]]'' and ''[[Funny Women]]''. She has performed at comedy festivals [[Vodafone Comedy Festival]], [[Cat Laughs]], [[Galway Comedy Carnival]], [[Body & Soul Festival]], Jestfest and Bray Comedy Festival. |
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She wrote and performed her one-woman show ''Bite Me'' for the [[Dublin Fringe Festival]], directed by [[Una McKevitt]]. The show is a dark comedy based on her experience with eating disorders. The show sold out its five night run in [[Dublin]]'s [[Project Arts Centre]] and was nominated for four awards including Best Performance, Best Production and the First Fortnight Award. An excerpt from the show was re-printed in ''[[The Irish Times]]''. She appeared as a guest on RTÉ One's ''[[The Tommy Tiernan Show]]'' in January 2017 where she talked about the show.<ref> |
She wrote and performed her one-woman show ''Bite Me'' for the [[Dublin Fringe Festival]], directed by [[Una McKevitt]]. The show is a dark comedy based on her experience with eating disorders. The show sold out its five night run in [[Dublin]]'s [[Project Arts Centre]] and was nominated for four awards including Best Performance, Best Production and the First Fortnight Award. An excerpt from the show was re-printed in ''[[The Irish Times]]''. She appeared as a guest on RTÉ One's ''[[The Tommy Tiernan Show]]'' in January 2017 where she talked about the show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brady |first=Sasha |date=10 Feb 2017 |title=Comedian Joanne McNally was inspiring on The Tommy Tiernan Show as she discussed her eating disorder |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/comedian-joanne-mcnally-was-inspiring-on-the-tommy-tiernan-show-as-she-discussed-her-eating-disorder-35439927.html |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426055515/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/comedian-joanne-mcnally-was-inspiring-on-the-tommy-tiernan-show-as-she-discussed-her-eating-disorder-35439927.html |url-status=live }}</ref> McNally performed Bite Me at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in [[Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh|Assembly Rooms]] in [[Scotland]] August 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Donal |date=2 Apr 2017 |title=How comedy saved Joanne McNally's life |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/how-comedy-saved-joanne-mcnallys-life-35587787.html |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=25 April 2017 |archive-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425204917/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/how-comedy-saved-joanne-mcnallys-life-35587787.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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McNally co-hosts ''My Therapist Ghosted Me'' podcast with Vogue Williams. She toured her show "Prosecco Express" in 2022 in UK and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dessau |first=Bruce |date=23 July 2021 |title=Joanne McNally Takes Her Prosecco Express on Tour |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10841/joanne-mcnally-tour |website=Beyond the Joke |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165934/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10841/joanne-mcnally-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> which included multiple sold out dates at Vicar Street in Dublin and the London Palladium. |
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McNally writes a monthly column for ''[[Stellar (magazine)|Stellar]]'' magazine called "Jo's World". |
McNally writes a monthly column for ''[[Stellar (magazine)|Stellar]]'' magazine called "Jo's World".{{when?|date=December 2023}} |
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In April 2022, she appeared in Channel 4's ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year|The Big Fat Quiz of Everything]]''. |
In April 2022, she appeared in Channel 4's ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year|The Big Fat Quiz of Everything]]''. |
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In September 2023, McNally co-presented ''Joanne & Vogue’s Sex Drive'' with [[Vogue Williams]]; a one-off special shown on [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]].<ref>{{ |
In September 2023, McNally co-presented ''Joanne & Vogue’s Sex Drive'' with [[Vogue Williams]]; a one-off special shown on [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally hit Ibiza to explore their sexual boundaries in new E4 show |date=6 September 2023 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/vogue-williams-and-joanne-mcnally-hit-ibiza-explore-their-sexual-boundaries-new-e4-show |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Channel 4 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021000354/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/vogue-williams-and-joanne-mcnally-hit-ibiza-explore-their-sexual-boundaries-new-e4-show |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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McNally was a contestant on the seventeenth series of the [[Channel 4]] show ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]'' which premiered in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taskmaster season 17: Release date, cast and latest news |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-season-17-release-date/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Radio Times}}</ref> She finished in second place. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 04:21, 8 December 2024
Joanne McNally | |
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| Born | 7 May 1983 County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, writer, actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Joanne McNally (born 7 May 1983) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. McNally was the co-host of Republic of Telly[1] for RTÉ and has also appeared on The Late Late Show, The Afternoon Show, Ireland AM, Two Tube, and The Commute for RTÉ. As well as segments on RTÉ 2fm, McNally co-hosts a podcast called My Therapist Ghosted Me with Vogue Williams.
Early life
[edit]McNally was born in County Roscommon; her biological father left her mother before Joanne's birth. McNally was raised by her adoptive family in Killiney, County Dublin.[2][3]
Career
[edit]McNally performed in her first stage show Singlehood in 2014 where she and seven other people stood on stage and told stories about their love lives. It was here she was spotted by comedian PJ Gallagher who brought her into stand-up comedy. McNally supported Gallagher on his stand up tour Concussion, around Ireland in 2015, and she was then signed by Irish comedy agency Lisa Richards. McNally and Gallagher went on to write and star in a comedy show Separated At Birth, co-written with director Una McKevitt about their adoptions.[4] Separated at Birth sold out Vicar Street in May 2015 and went on a national tour around Ireland. The two were guests on The Late Late Show hosted by Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ One in March 2015.
McNally was cast as the new co-host of RTÉ2 satirical comedy sketch TV show Republic of Telly in October 2015, replacing Jennifer Maguire who left to star in the Irish comedy Bridget & Eamon with Bernard O'Shea.[5] McNally quit the comedy show in June 2016.
McNally was a semi finalist in So You Think You're Funny and Funny Women. She has performed at comedy festivals Vodafone Comedy Festival, Cat Laughs, Galway Comedy Carnival, Body & Soul Festival, Jestfest and Bray Comedy Festival.
She wrote and performed her one-woman show Bite Me for the Dublin Fringe Festival, directed by Una McKevitt. The show is a dark comedy based on her experience with eating disorders. The show sold out its five night run in Dublin's Project Arts Centre and was nominated for four awards including Best Performance, Best Production and the First Fortnight Award. An excerpt from the show was re-printed in The Irish Times. She appeared as a guest on RTÉ One's The Tommy Tiernan Show in January 2017 where she talked about the show.[6] McNally performed Bite Me at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Assembly Rooms in Scotland August 2017.[7]
McNally co-hosts My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast with Vogue Williams. She toured her show "Prosecco Express" in 2022 in UK and Ireland.[8] which included multiple sold out dates at Vicar Street in Dublin and the London Palladium.
McNally writes a monthly column for Stellar magazine called "Jo's World".[when?]
In April 2022, she appeared in Channel 4's The Big Fat Quiz of Everything.
In September 2023, McNally co-presented Joanne & Vogue’s Sex Drive with Vogue Williams; a one-off special shown on E4.[9]
McNally was a contestant on the seventeenth series of the Channel 4 show Taskmaster which premiered in March 2024.[10] She finished in second place.
References
[edit]- ^ Knox, Kirsty Blake (7 October 2015). "Funnywoman Joanne McNally Set To Replace Jen Maguire On The Republic Of Telly". Irish Independent.
- ^ Lynch, Donal (4 March 2019). "Daddy's girl: Why Joanne McNally goes for 'boy-dad' types". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "'Republic of Telly' star Joanne McNally standing up and being counted". Irish Examiner. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "PJ Gallagher and Joanne McNally – Irish Times podcast". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Knox, Kirsty Blake (8 October 2015). "Stand-up queen Joanne McNally to replace Jennifer Maguire on Republic". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Brady, Sasha (10 February 2017). "Comedian Joanne McNally was inspiring on The Tommy Tiernan Show as she discussed her eating disorder". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Donal (2 April 2017). "How comedy saved Joanne McNally's life". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (23 July 2021). "Joanne McNally Takes Her Prosecco Express on Tour". Beyond the Joke. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally hit Ibiza to explore their sexual boundaries in new E4 show". Channel 4 (Press release). 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Taskmaster season 17: Release date, cast and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 March 2024.