Born in Dundrum, Co. Down, Patrick began his stand-up career as host of Northern Ireland’s first comedy club The Empire Laughs Back in pre ceasefire Belfast.

An award winning stand up, his TV credits include Last Chance Lottery for CH4 and Patrick Kielty Almost Live for the BBC.

His BAFTA nominated My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me saw him named best documentary host at the Grierson Awards while his most recent film, Patrick Kielty:100 Years of Union also won an RTS award for best presenter.

2023 saw his big screen acting debut in the critically acclaimed movie, Ballywalter, where he shares the lead role alongside IFTA nominee, Seána Kerslake.

Patrick’s award winning BBC radio show can be heard every Saturday morning on BBC 5Live whilst 2025 sees him back on stage with additional dates of his sell out stand up tour, Borderline.

Last year he was named as the new host of iconic Late Late Show in Dublin, an Irish institution and the longest running live talk show in the world.