Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon

  • 58 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

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Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything review

Sheridan Smith's new comedy falls flat in every regard.

David Craig, Radio Times, 7th December 2022

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything, review

Sheridan Smith sitcom is addicted to lame jokes.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 7th December 2022

Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn on working together again 24 years on

They star as the parents of a recovering addict, played by Sheridan Smith, in a new Sky series, Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything.

Róisín Healy, The Sunday Times, 27th November 2022

Ardal O'Hanlon: 'As a writer, you want to look into the abyss'

With his new novel Brouhaha, Ardal O'Hanlon joins Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee in finding a way to talk about Irish history that actually gets people to listen.

Laura Kelly, The Big Issue, 28th July 2022

Ardal O'Hanlon: paradise found

Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon, 56, on solving 24 murders, turning down Strictly, and why his second novel took 25 years.

Julia Llewellyn Smith, Saga Magazine, 13th July 2022

Sunday with Ardal O'Hanlon

The comedian talks about his love of crosswords, newspapers, vegetables and Better Call Saul.

Roz Lewis, The Observer, 3rd July 2022

Ardal O'Hanlon interview

The actor, comedian and writer on not laughing for two years, going to the wrong funeral and his pot belly.

Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 4th June 2022

Ardal O'Hanlon: 'I was paid just £2,000 an episode for Father Ted'

The actor and comedian 'wasn't in it for the money' but invests in art and dabbles in shares, while property is the domain of his wife.

Angela Wintle, The Telegraph, 29th May 2022

Book review: Brouhaha, by Ardal O'Hanlon

Comedy crime is a tricky genre to get right, but Ardal O'Hanlon finds the perfect balance between light and dark.

Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman, 25th May 2022

Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale

Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special.

Ed Power, The Irish Times, 18th May 2022

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