P.J. Gallagher | |
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![]() Gallagher performing in 2014 at a local pub | |
Born | Paul Joseph Gallagher 18 April 1975 |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | St Paul's College, Raheny, Dublin |
Spouse |
Elaine Stewart
(
m. 2013;
sep. 2016) |
Partner | Kelly Doolin |
Children | 2 |
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.
Gallagher was born on 18 April 1975Cork, Ireland. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013 , 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]
inHe 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Hamlet | Gravedigger | |
2006 | Mebollox | Patsy | Short |
2016 | The Young Offenders | Ray |
Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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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–present | Principal Barry Walsh |
RTÉ2 BBC Three |
11 episodes | [11] |
P.J. Gallagher | |
---|---|
![]() Gallagher performing in 2014 at a local pub | |
Born | Paul Joseph Gallagher 18 April 1975 |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | St Paul's College, Raheny, Dublin |
Spouse |
Elaine Stewart
(
m. 2013;
sep. 2016) |
Partner | Kelly Doolin |
Children | 2 |
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.
Gallagher was born on 18 April 1975Cork, Ireland. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013 , 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]
inHe 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Hamlet | Gravedigger | |
2006 | Mebollox | Patsy | Short |
2016 | The Young Offenders | Ray |
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–present | Principal Barry Walsh |
RTÉ2 BBC Three |
11 episodes | [11] |