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Patrick Kielty
Represented By
Hannah Layton
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. He is now taking on the biggest job in Irish television from September when he takes over hosting duties of RTE’s renowned flagship chat show, The Late Late Show.
An award winning stand up, his TV credits include Last Chance Lottery for CH4 and Patrick Kielty Almost Live for BBC1. He has also entered his second year hosting his Saturday morning Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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. He is now taking on the biggest job in Irish television from September when he takes over hosting duties of RTE’s renowned flagship chat show, The Late Late Show.
An award winning stand up, his TV credits include Last Chance Lottery for CH4 and Patrick Kielty Almost Live for BBC1. He has also entered his second year hosting his Saturday morning Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
His BAFTA nominated My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me saw him named UK documentary host of the year at the 2018 Grierson Awards while his most recent film, Patrick Kielty: 100 Years of Union also won an RTS award for best presenter.
2023 sees the release of his first feature film, Ballywalter, where he plays the role of Shane alongside IFTA nominated Seána Kerslake. Other acting credits include Marie Jones’ A Night in November for which he received a What’s On Stage nomination.