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Dylan Moran (born November 3, 1971) is a BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning Irish comedian, actor and writer. He is most famous for his work on the television sitcom Black Books, which he co-wrote and starred in, and his role as David in the comedy film Shaun of the Dead. Moran is a regular performer at national and international comedy festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Black Books is a British television sitcom, broadcast on Channel 4 and written by Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley. ...
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Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...
BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...
The Perrier Comedy Award is a prestigious award for comedy, awarded to the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe sponsored by the Perrier brand of bottled water. ...
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Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...
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Biography
Early life Moran (pronounced 'MORE-an') was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He attended St. Patrick's Classical School (with Tommy Tiernan) and left at age 16[1] with no qualifications and apparently spent four jobless years "drinking and writing bad poetry".[2] He worked as a florist for a week but hated it.[2] WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
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Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor and writer, born in 1970 in Navan in County Meath. ...
Career Moran fell into comedy at age 20 after watching Ardal O'Hanlon and other comedians perform at Dublin's Comedy Cellar, a small ninety-seater comedy club with no microphone. He began his stand up here in 1992 and, while nervous, got a good reception.[1] Between 1995 and 1996 Moran wrote a weekly column for The Irish Times. Ardal OHanlon (born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero. ...
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Moran's talent was acknowledged in 1993 when he won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival. He went on to become the youngest person to win the Perrier Comedy Award in 1996 at the Edinburgh Festival at age 24.[2] Gurgling For Money was Moran's first major one man stand up UK tour in 1997. He went on to perform at many other festivals including the Hay Festival, Montreal comedy festival, Vancouver Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Festival. 2004 winner Nick Sun Since the competition began in 1988, So You Think Youre Funny has gone on to produce some of Great Britains and Irelands finest comedy talent. ...
There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...
The Perrier Comedy Award is a prestigious award for comedy, awarded to the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe sponsored by the Perrier brand of bottled water. ...
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for ten days from May to June. ...
Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ...
In 1998 Moran won his first major television role playing Ian Lyons in the BBC 2 sitcom How Do You Want Me?, with Charlotte Coleman.[1] He went on to appear in a small role in the 1999 movie Notting Hill as Rufus the thief. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...
How Do You Want Me? was a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC2 and written by Simon Nye. ...
Charlotte Ninon Coleman (April 3, 1968 - November 14, 2001) was a British actress. ...
Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in the Notting Hill district of London, England, UK. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. ...
In 2000, Black Books was first aired on Channel 4. The sitcom about a miserable, unsociable, drunken book shop owner, Bernard Black, was the original idea of Moran and brought into existence with the aid of co-writer and fellow Irishman Graham Linehan. The second series was televised in 2002, and the third, which aired in 2004, was greeted with great enthusiasm by critics and fans alike.[1] In the same year, Moran appeared in his first major film role, playing David in the comedy Shaun of the Dead. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Black Books is a British television sitcom, broadcast on Channel 4 and written by Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley. ...
Graham Linehan (born 1968) is an Irish television writer and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...
2004 saw Moran taking to the road again with his new shows Monster I and Monster II, including performances in New York and Milan, as well as a zig-zag tour around Britain, culminating in a week-long run at London's Palace Theatre, before two shows at Dublin's Vicar street, and finally an appearance at the Hay Festival. The tour was described by The Times as a "masterclass of comic charisma: swinging from topic to topic in a manner seemingly spontaneous but actually tightly organised".[1] A popular poll commissioned by Channel 4 ranked him the 17th Greatest Comedy Stand-up.[3] This article is about the state. ...
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The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for ten days from May to June. ...
The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ...
A live DVD of the Monster II tour, filmed May 28th at Dublin's Vicar Street, was released that year, as Moran's first live stand-up DVD. After a successful run in New York in 2004 as part of the British Comedy Invasion (including performances by top British comedians such as Eddie Izzard, Bill Bailey and Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan) Moran returned to New York for a month-long run at the Village Theatre. He then performed a two-week London West End run at the Wyndham's Theatre, November 1st-13th 2004. Edward John Eddie Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is an English[1] stand-up comedian and actor, known for his cross-dressing. ...
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Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor and writer, born in 1970 in Navan in County Meath. ...
Wyndhams Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre). ...
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His third major tour, Like, Totally, opened at the Buxton Opera House on 3 May 2005.[1] and as with his previous tours, the stand-up routine was accompanied by projected cartoons drawn by Moran. A DVD of the tour was released in December 2005. Buxton Opera House is in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire. ...
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During his April and May 2006 tour of Australia the promoting company underestimated his appeal. His planned tour of Sydney encompassed four shows in mid-sized venues but when they rapidly sold out the promoter was forced to add more and more performances, booked into any available theatre. This culminated with nearly ten extra performances, triumphantly ending with five sell out nights at the 2000 seat State Theatre. It also pushed his voice to the limit, leaving him somewhat hoarse by the final performance. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...
State Theatre or State Theater can refer to: // State Theatre (Melbourne), Australia State Theatre (Sydney), Australia State Theatre (Kaunas) Vilnius State Theatre State Theatre Košice, Slovakia State Theatre (Pretoria), South Africa Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, Florida State Theatre, New Brunswick, New Jersey New York State Theater The long...
Moran's appeared as the character of Gordon in the comedy film Run, Fat Boy, Run, released in September 2007. Run, Fat Boy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria, it was released on 7 September 2007. ...
Personal life Dylan married his wife Elaine on 4 September 1997 in London. They have two children, Beth and Maxuim, who frequently feature in his stand-up shows. The family currently resides in Edinburgh.
Appearances Run, Fat Boy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria, it was released on 7 September 2007. ...
The Secret Policemans Ball was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization Amnesty International at Londons Royal Albert Hall in October 2006. ...
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Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...
The Actors is a 2003 film starring Dylan Moran and Michael Caine. ...
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This article is about the British television station. ...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...
Black Books is a British television sitcom, broadcast on Channel 4 and written by Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley. ...
Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in the Notting Hill district of London, England, UK. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. ...
How Do You Want Me? was a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC2 and written by Simon Nye. ...
Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ...
References The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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