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- Tommy Tiernan was born on June 16, 1969 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), About Adam (2000) and Conversations with Friends (2022).
- ChildrenDylan TiernanKye TiernanJacob TiernanIsobel Tiernan
- RelativesNiamh Tiernan(Sibling)
- As of 2005 he and fellow Navan man Dylan Moran are the only So You Think You're Funny winners to go on to win The Perrier award during its entire 25 year run at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. As of 2006 they will be the only ones to do so under the name of the Perrier. It underwent several name changes due to changes of sponsor.
- Attended the same high school as fellow Irish comedian Dylan Moran.
- Both his live DVDs Tommy Tiernan Live, and Tommy Tiernan Cracked have gone double platinum in Ireland
- In a 10 minute documentary called the London Interview, he revealed that the only extravagant thing he has purchased with his wealth was a pool table.
- In 1998 he made his first appearance on The Late Late Show (1962) in Ireland. He caused such outrage with his sketch on the Crucifixion that many angry protesters arrived at R.T.E. Studios to protest, before the show had finished. Tiernan was told not to go outside for his own safety and was stuck inside the studios for a couple of hours.
- I've noticed there's an obedience with a theatre crowd. It's a formal event, practically. [But on hotel gigs] people feel more confident and they're more boisterous. There's just better energy in them. You're there to make them laugh. You can talk about whatever you want, as long as it's funny. It's more of a marketplace kind of standup. More like standing on a few fruit crates and trying to get the attention of passersby in downtown Marrakesh. I prefer that.
- [on his 'Stray Sod' tour] There's stuff about family and religion and all that, but a lot of the curiosities in the show are about being Irish, and what it means to be Irish. I guess maybe I'm turning into a folk act. If Buffy Sainte-Marie can come to small-town Ireland and sing songs on the Native-American modern Canadian experience, then there's hope for me.
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