I don’t have live access to the latest news right now. Here’s a quick summary based on recent publicly available information about Ardal O’Hanlon up to late 2024–early 2025, which may help frame what you’re looking for:
- Projects and roles: Ardal O’Hanlon has been active in television and film, including appearances on Derry Girls and Death in Paradise, and he's continued with stand-up touring and writing. He’s also been involved in projects around Father Ted legacy and related interviews.[3][4]
- Recent publications: He released or announced new fiction around 2022 with the novel Brouhaha, and there have been discussions around his literary work and public appearances connected to that period.[2]
- Public activity: He has conducted interviews and features in major outlets discussing his career trajectory, stand-up material, and experiences in Irish and British entertainment scenes.[4][8]
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The cancelled comedy writer took to social media to hit back at the actor for being a 'coward'
www.gbnews.comThe comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
www.irishtimes.comComedy News See his new show The Showing Off Must Go On next spring. Due to demand, Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon has extended his The Showing Off Must Go On tour into 2020. The new run of dates kicks off in Winchester on Friday 14 February 2020, taking in a total of 14 shows, finishing at the Opera House, Buxton on Saturday 7 March 2020. … *Live at the Apollo*. With raging populism, #MeToo, identity politics and much more, the world is certainly a complicated place – but one that’s...
discover.ticketmaster.co.ukArdal O'Hanlon is best known as Father Dougal in the much missed Father Ted (created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan), but he started life as a stand-up and he clearly brought many of his own qualities – although not the dimwittedness – to the lovable Irish priest, as an hour of his latest show proves. He riffs on matters ranging from Catholic guilt and racial stereotyping to monogamy and paedophilia without once offending anyone.
theartsdesk.comAs well as *Father Ted*, for which he won a British Comedy Award and Bafta nominations, Ardal’s acting credits include leading roles in *Death in Paradise* (BBC), *My Hero* (BBC), *Derry Girls* (C4), *Big Bad World* (ITV), *Blessed* (BBC), and the RTÉ sitcom *Val Falvey TD*. He will soon be seen in the feature film, *Fran the Man*, and the new Netflix series, *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast*, as well as the CW drama, *Sherlock and Daughter*.
www.ardalohanlon.comArdal O'Hanlon has written his second novel, a blackly comic crime mystery in an Irish border town. Brouhaha will be published in May, 24 years after his fiction debut.
www.comedy.co.ukAcclaimed stand-up comedian and star of hit TV shows such as Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You?, Father Ted and Derry Girls, Ardal O’Hanlon returns to 3Olympia Theatre with his brand new comedy show NOT HIMSELF on Saturday 15th November 2025.
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