Dermot Morgan

Actor

March 31, 1952 (45 years)

† February 28, 1998

Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Dermot went to University College Dublin, where he studied English and Philosopy. In 1974 he took up a teaching post, but left 2 years later to persue the comedy career that he had started at university. In 1979 his first introduction to TV came with an appearance on "Live Mike" on RTE television as Fr. Trendy, a catholic priest who was religiously hip. He became a regular for the next 4 years. His career took a slump in the mid-eighties, when his humour didn't fit in with the views of RTE who c…

Filmography

7.2

Have I Got News for You

Self

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

7.7

Shooting Stars

Self

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.

8.2

Father Ted

Father Ted Crilly

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Father Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.

5.6

Taffin

Micky Guest

When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Ted Crilly (archive footage) (uncredited)

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

6.6

The First Snow of Winter

Voley (voice)

Sean is a little duck with a big problem. Due to a mishap with a jet aircraft Sean misses the annual migration South and has to face the winter alone. However, he is befriended by a water vole, and with Vole's help, Sean learns the lessons of survival, and most importantly, the value of friendship.

N/A

Gaybo Laughs Back

Self

Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of the long-running television series.

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So You Think You're Irish

Self

In early 1997, Amnesty held a comedy gala at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. The performers were primarily Irish performers including: Barry Murphy, Brendan O'Carroll, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, Kevin McAleer, Owen O'Neill, and Kevin Gildea. The show was videotaped and televised on ITV in March 1997.

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Dermot Morgan Live

Himself

Dermot Morgan performs his one man show live at Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

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