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Stand-up · actor · TV hostTommy Tiernan
Irish stand-up, actor and writer, host of The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ and Da Gerry in Derry Girls.
- Born
- 16 June 1969, Carndonagh, County Donegal
- Known for
- Stand-up, The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–)
- Acting
- Derry Girls (Gerry), Father Ted, Small Potatoes
- Stand-up releases
- Tommy Tiernan Live, Cracked, Loose, Jokerman, Ok Baby, Bovinity, Crooked Man, Stray Sod
- Radio & podcast
- The Tommy and Hector Show; Tommy and Hector Podcast
Who is Tommy Tiernan?
Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comedian, actor and writer, born in Carndonagh, County Donegal, in 1969. He grew up partly in London and Zambia before his family settled in Navan, where he went to school with Hector Ó hEochagáin and Dylan Moran.
A headline stand-up in Ireland for decades, he has released eight stand-up DVDs and appeared on The Late Late Show and, in the US, the Late Show with David Letterman. As an actor he played a young priest in the final episode of Father Ted, led the sitcom Small Potatoes and played Da Gerry in Derry Girls from 2018 to 2022.
Since 2017 he has hosted The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One, where he does not know who the guest is until they sit down. Colum Tyrrell calls him Ireland’s biggest comic on The Joe Rogan Experience #2572.
On the podcasts
Full episodes where Tommy is a guest or comes up, newest first.
Tommy Tiernan FAQ
What is The Tommy Tiernan Show?
An RTÉ One talk show, running since 2017, where Tommy Tiernan interviews a guest whose identity he does not know in advance.
Who did Tommy Tiernan play in Derry Girls?
Gerry Quinn, known as Da Gerry, across all three seasons (2018–2022).
Where is Tommy Tiernan from?
He was born in Carndonagh, County Donegal, and went to school in Navan, County Meath.
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Facts checked Oct 26, 2026 (source: Wikipedia and The Joe Rogan Experience #2572).
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