Tadhg Hickey

Tadhg Hickey (born 1982 or 1983) is an Irish comedian, writer, filmmaker and political activist, known for his video shorts on social media, and work in television and theatre. He has gained recognition for his sketches regarding social and political commentary. Hickey was born in Cork and raised in MacCurtain's Villas in Cork city, Ireland. He grew up in a working-class background, his father working in a car manufacturing plant. He was the first in his family to go to University College Cork, where he studied philosophy.

Hickey has worked in television and film, with productions broadcast on RTE including Ronanism (2015) and The School (2017). He has written several stage plays, including GATMAN and In One Eye, Out the Other, which were performed in theatres such as the Everyman in Cork, Smock Alley in Dublin, and the Playhouse in Derry. In 2019, he was shortlisted for a "best performer" award at the Dublin Fringe Festival, and a short film written by Hickey titled Uisce Beatha won the first runner-up prize at the Ford '8 Minutes' short film competition in 2012. In autumn 2023, Hickey had been touring with his stand-up show titled The Marxist Terrorist-Supporting Scumbag Tour in the UK and Ireland.

Hickey identifies as an Irish republican and is supportive of Welsh and Scottish independence movements. As of mid-2024, his political satire videos on social media had more than 100 million views globally. In August 2025, Hickey took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and was one of 16 Irish people released on 6 October 2025. Hickey has two daughters and is a supporter of Celtic F.C. A recovering alcoholic, he has written a book about his experiences of this addiction.