Tommy Tiernan

Acting

Tommy Tiernan

Born

1969-06-16 (57)

Place of birth

Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland

Known for

Acting

Credits

46 titles

Tommy Tiernan (born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his stand-up career, hosting The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom Derry Girls (2018–2022).

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 9 titles

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen poster
4.6

Morten, a ten-year-old boy, is shrunk to the size of an insect due to a magical fog gun. Soon, he finds himself on his makeshift model ship sailing through a flooded cafe.

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018

Dave Allen at Peace poster
4.4

Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers. Dave Allen is played by Aidan Gillen

Dave Allen at Peace

2018

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man poster
1.0

CROOKED MAN is the show that Tommy has toured over the last 18 months and was recorded at the infamous home of real stand up in Ireland, City Limits Comedy, Cork. Shot in a small comedy club by a director with a real visual flair CROOKED MAN perfectly captures the passion and vitality of Tommy's inimitable live show.

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man

2011

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence poster
4.0

As if receiving instructions from a strange and distant star, Tommy Tiernan takes to the stage refusing to take anything seriously. Let our struggles be mocked and our cares abandoned. Allow yourself be guided by a language loving and theatrical performer with a half thought out plan, no professional qualifications and a mouth with a mind of its own. If anything the glint in his eye is more mischievous than ever and his delight in making people laugh has increased. This new show is all about the heroism of everyday life and the huge effort it takes just to survive the ordinary.

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence

2018

Dark Lies the Island poster
6.5

A long standing family feud rocks a small town that comes to a head when the Patriarch of the ruling family decides to upend the status quo. Married to a much younger woman who calls him Daddy, she loves his power but is still in love with her first love, Doggy who is Daddy’s estranged son! Doggy is a criminal running various shady businesses with his dimwit brother, Martin when a mysterious newcomer Richie arrives in town to shake things up. Now watch the fireworks start in this Fargo-esque delight!

Dark Lies the Island

2019

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut) poster
NR

Tommy Tiernan is a phenomenon in his homeland of Ireland. His DVD s sell in their thousands and he is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales with his tours setting box office records wherever he goes. He played a staggering 166 dates at Dublin's 1000 seat, Vicar Street Theatre. 'Cracked The Comedians Cut' is his first official UK release in eight years and shows him at the height of his powers. It perfectly captures the passion, energy, charm and lyricism that make him one of the best comedians working in the world today.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut)

2010

The Poor Mouth poster
7.0

An animated adaptation of Flann O’ Brien’s acclaimed 1941 novel in Irish. A biting satire on the highly popular Gaeltacht autobiographies of the time and widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century.

The Poor Mouth

2017

Tommy Tiernan: Out Of The Whirlwind poster
10.0

Filmed at iconic venue The Gilded Balloon as part of Tommy’s month long run at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2016. As always his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful, uplifting, inspirational and most importantly always breathtakingly funny.

Tommy Tiernan: Out Of The Whirlwind

2016

Tommy Tiernan Stray Sod poster
NR

A man in a field telling stories. No ordinary field. No ordinary stories. Tommy Tiernan live beneath the stars in West Cork.

Tommy Tiernan Stray Sod

2014

2000s · 13 titles

About Adam poster
5.3

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

About Adam

2001

Stop! You're Killing Me poster
5.0

Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of Irish comedy performed in support of Human Rights. Recorded live at Dublin's Vicar Street Comedy Club in November 2004, the stellar line up of Irish comedians includes acts from Tommy Tiernan (Supertramp), Dylan Moran (Black Books), Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted), Dara O'Briain (The Live Floor Show) and performances from other well known Irish comedians such as Eddie Bannon, Des Bishop, Jason Byrne and Mark Geary. Available for the first time on DVD, this is a quick fire show from a new generation of Irish comics and is your chance to laugh and support a great cause at the same time!

Stop! You're Killing Me

2004

Just For Laughs: Over The Edge poster
NR

A selection of comics from the Montreal International Comedy Festival

Just For Laughs: Over The Edge

2009

Tommy Tiernan: Live poster
8.0

Tommy Tiernan is a comic genius. This DVD Tommy Tiernan Live was his first ever Live DVD and parts of it will leave you crying with the laughter.

Tommy Tiernan: Live

2002

Gaybo Laughs Back poster
NR

Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of the long-running television series.

Gaybo Laughs Back

2008

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity poster
NR

Tommy Tiernan’s record breaking outrageous “Bovinity” tour played to more than 120,000 people from Letterkenny to Killarney. Including an incredible 56 nights in Vicar Street in Dublin.

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity

2008

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby poster
8.2

Irelands Number 1 comedian Tommy Tiernan’s live stand up show Ok Baby filmed at this years (2007) Bud Light Comedy Revue at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with extra bonus material This performance was filmed in July 2007. In typical Tommy Tiernan style it’s not for the faint hearted or ‘easily offended’ – wicked, wild and ferociously funny, nothing is sacred. Chapters: Opposite of Mass Farmer Time Touch Me Outdoor Lover Man Dark Matter Hot Rain No God….T-Rex

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby

2007

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America poster
7.0

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America is the fourth DVD release from Tommy Tiernan and was filmed over a 2-year period. It follows Tommy's attempt to be successful in America. It was filmed in comedy clubs in New York, Washington, D.C., and other places from Omaha to Sacramento. Material for the gigs was obtained from the various experiences he encountered, both good and bad, and the different people and cultures that he came across over the two-year period.

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America

2006

Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental poster
6.3

Winner of 6 International comedy Awards, Irish stand-up superstar Tommy Tiernan finally hits America with Something Mental. Wild, unpredictable and politically incorrect Tommy is now regarded as one of the top stand-ups in the world. Unleashing a torrent of satire, offbeat observations and hilarious stories he continues his interrogation into the big ideas, sex, family, religion. Nothing is sacred ground as he takes the audience by the hand and leads them into the devilish wonderland of his mind where he revels in the world's absurdity. You're in the hands of a master here!

Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental

2008

Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story poster
5.0

The controversial and moving tale of a struggling young Cork musician. We are introduced to the world of Cork hip-hop, its bitter rivalries, and the people behind the profanity.

Steamin' + Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story

2009

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked poster
7.7

Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked

2004

Tommy Tiernan: Loose poster
8.0

Filmed in 2004/2005 at Cork's Marquee Festival, Glor Ennis, Vicar Street in Dublin, The Galway Arts Festival, The Electric Picnic in Laois and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. RUNNING TIME: 1 hour 11 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: - Filmed at the 2004 'Just For Laughs': The Montreal International Comedy Festival (15 minutes approx.)

Tommy Tiernan: Loose

2005

No artwork available
NR

Ernest attends an interview at the Riblock Foundation. As the questions grow increasingly bizarre he wonders whether he’ll get the job and if he does, what will it entail?

Riblock Foundation

2001

1990s · 3 titles

Series credits

Late Show with David Letterman poster
6.5

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

QI poster
7.9

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

QI

2003

Derry Girls poster
8.1

Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

Derry Girls

2018

Father Ted poster
8.2

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

Father Ted

1995

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster
7.0

Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster
7.1

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

Conversations with Friends poster
6.9

Two college students, Frances and Bobbi, forge a strange and unexpected relationship with a married couple.

Conversations with Friends

2022

The Meaning of Life poster
7.0

The Meaning of Life is an Irish television programme, the first series of which was broadcast on RTÉ One in 2009. It is presented by the veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne. Each episode involves Byrne interviewing a well-known public figure. The series is broadcast each Sunday night at 22:20. In 2010 The Meaning of Life returned for both a second and, later, a third series. Interviews with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and actors Gabriel Byrne and Brenda Fricker during the second series attracted media attention when they spoke of their religious habits and child sexual abuse respectively. Gay Byrne appeared on The Late Late Show on 18 December 2009 to discuss the programme. A fourth series soon followed. Then a fifth series from January 2012. And a sixth in October 2012. And a seventh in January 2013.

The Meaning of Life

2009

The Late Late Show poster
5.5

Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland.

The Late Late Show

1962

Little Crackers poster
6.8

Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.

Little Crackers

2010

The Tommy Tiernan Show poster
6.0

No stranger to television, Tommy has appeared on some of the biggest and most established chat shows in the world. But, for some time, Tommy has wanted to host his own TV chat show – one with a difference. It has all the ingredients of a normal chat show but there was a catch – neither the host or the audience know the identity of the guests until they walk out on stage! The Tommy Tiernan Show is recorded in front of a live audience and will include stand-up from Tommy, live music and plenty of chat….. with a little help from fellow comedian Fred Cooke thrown in.

The Tommy Tiernan Show

2017

No artwork available
7.5

Small Potatoes is a British sitcom television series written by Richard Pinto and Sharat Sardana, first broadcast on Channel 4 from 1999 to 2001. Starring Tommy Tiernan, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Morgan Jones and Omid Djalili, it is set in east London and follows the life of a video rental shop employee, Ed Hewitt, and his friends.

Small Potatoes

1999

Tommy Tiernan's Epic West poster
6.0

Tommy Tiernan tells the story of the West of Ireland through the rich body of culture it has inspired in this two part series.

Tommy Tiernan's Epic West

2022

Behind the camera

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery poster
7.0

Most recently playing the father on hit show, "Derry Girls," Tommy Tiernan is a whole different breed of comic. This Irishman riffs on the duality of human existence, being two opposites at the same time. He was almost a priest, but his mind was too dirty.

Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery

2024

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut) poster
NR

Tommy Tiernan is a phenomenon in his homeland of Ireland. His DVD s sell in their thousands and he is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales with his tours setting box office records wherever he goes. He played a staggering 166 dates at Dublin's 1000 seat, Vicar Street Theatre. 'Cracked The Comedians Cut' is his first official UK release in eight years and shows him at the height of his powers. It perfectly captures the passion, energy, charm and lyricism that make him one of the best comedians working in the world today.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked (The Comedian's Cut)

2010

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity poster
NR

Tommy Tiernan’s record breaking outrageous “Bovinity” tour played to more than 120,000 people from Letterkenny to Killarney. Including an incredible 56 nights in Vicar Street in Dublin.

Tommy Tiernan: Bovinity

2008

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby poster
8.2

Irelands Number 1 comedian Tommy Tiernan’s live stand up show Ok Baby filmed at this years (2007) Bud Light Comedy Revue at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with extra bonus material This performance was filmed in July 2007. In typical Tommy Tiernan style it’s not for the faint hearted or ‘easily offended’ – wicked, wild and ferociously funny, nothing is sacred. Chapters: Opposite of Mass Farmer Time Touch Me Outdoor Lover Man Dark Matter Hot Rain No God….T-Rex

Tommy Tiernan: OK Baby

2007

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked poster
7.7

Stand-up comedy with irreverent funny man Tommy Tiernan, recorded live at Vicar Street, during a sell out run in 2003.

Tommy Tiernan: Cracked

2004