About Patrick Monahan
Patrick Monahan (born 23 June 1976) is an Irish-Iranian comedian who won the television competition series Take the Mike in 2001 and Show Me the Funny in 2011. He has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Monahan also holds the world record for "Longest Hug", at 25 hours and 25 minutes, set alongside fellow comedian Bob Slayer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013.
Monahan was born in Ahvaz, Iran, where his Irish welder father met his mother before the Iranian Revolution. When he was three, he and his family had to leave the country during the 1979 revolution, posing as his grandparents' son because only one boy per couple could leave. He holds two passports, one Iranian and one Irish. He has performed solo shows in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Manchester, and has appeared across the globe in Dubai, Luxembourg, and Germany, often referring to the racism he encountered growing up in Middlesbrough.
After winning ITV's Show Me the Funny in August 2011, Monahan performed on The Comedy Annual and released his winner's DVD, Patrick Monahan Live, on 28 November 2011. He took part in Let's Dance for Sport Relief in 2012 and the ITV celebrity diving show Splash! in 2014. He became a patron of Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough after fundraising for the charity, and in 2016 toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister.
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0:34EXOTIC AUDIENCE AT EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
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0:41BREAKING NEWS: ENGLAND CONTROVERSIAL STARTING LINE UP & change in formation
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0:31CONFUSING DUAL MEANING
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0:29FRONT ROW FULL OF 16 DIVORCED WOMEN
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0:44COMEDIAN HECKLED BY MIDDLESBROUGH LAD IN CROWD AT LONDON SHOW
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0:20CONSTRUCTION WORKER DATING
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0:11MIKE TYSON V’s JAKE PAUL everyone’s reactions before & after the fight
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0:18AN AWKWARD INVITATION
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0:34RELATIONSHIP MISHAP AT LIVE SHOW
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0:32MELANIA TRUMP PRESS CONFERENCE
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0:08SMOKING IN THE UK IN THE 1990’s V’s TODAY
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0:28PEOPLE WHO SHOW OFF ABOUT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS in the new year
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0:24POV: RUNNING A MARATHON WITHOUT A FANCY DRESS COSTUME
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0:29TOP TWO REASONS WHY COUPLES ARGUE (Shocking!!)
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0:22WORKING CLASS COMIC CLASHES WITH MIDDLE CLASS AUDIENCE! Stand up gig in uk.
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0:27A MASTER OF DISGUISE
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0:26COMEDIAN SHOCKED BY AUDIENCE MEMBER STOPPED BY POLICE!
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0:26COMEDIAN V AUDIENCE: LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS HAVE A RUN OFF AT SHOW
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0:21THE FUTURE OF HUMANS & Ai
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0:18BOXING PRESS CONFERENCES OVER THE DECADES
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0:52Nigel Farage £5 million bonus
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0:28AMERICA IRAN ISRAEL DEAL
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0:31GAZA PEACE DEAL
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0:51WEIRD WORKING HOURS, confuses audience
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What is Patrick Monahan's background?
Monahan is an Irish-Iranian comedian who was born in Ahvaz, Iran, and left the country with his family during the 1979 revolution when he was three years old.
Which television competitions did Patrick Monahan win?
He won the television competition series Take the Mike in 2001 and ITV's Show Me the Funny in 2011.
What world record does Patrick Monahan hold?
He holds the world record for "Longest Hug" at 25 hours and 25 minutes, set with fellow comedian Bob Slayer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013.
What is Patrick Monahan's comedy style?
His humour relies heavily on audience interaction and an animated story-telling style that draws on his own experiences.
What charity work is Patrick Monahan known for?
He became a patron of Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough and runs the London Marathon, Great North Run, and Middlesbrough 10K annually in its aid.
Comedians similar to Patrick Monahan
Same comedic style, across countries
