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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0:28WILD CONCERT GOER
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1:00CONFUSING JOB TITLES IN TODAYS JOBS
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0:41RUSSIA HACJS SELLAFIELD NUCLEAR POWER STATION
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0:46WASHINGTON ART CENTRE crowd come face to face with the camera
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0:26AMERICAN TOURIST SHOCKED BY BRITISH LANDMARK
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0:50INTERNATIONAL CROWD GETS SCARED
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1:01OVERSEAS WEDDING SHOCKS & CONFUSES AUDIENCE
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2:52Patrick Monahan Presents 'Thats 80's Show'
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0:48AMERICAN BANKER V’s BRITISH BANKER! trying to decide which one is worse!
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0:40THE WORST WORLD RECORD EVER
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0:54BOY GOES ALONE TO CHILE TO MEET GIRL, after dad regrets paying £1,000 flight
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0:34BRITISH PEOPLE WHEN THEY’RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
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0:30HECKLER TURNS GIG INTO A RIOT
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0:59AUDIENCE CONFUSE COMEDIAN
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0:27BEING BEACH BODY READY IN THE 1980’s V’s Today
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0:28JEFF BEZOS £48m VENICE WEDDING
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0:22BEFORE & AFTER The invention of Bonfire night
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0:20A Physio, A Scaffolder & a Paralegal walk into a comedy show! CAUSES CHAOS
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0:37YOUNG PEOPLE HIDING IN A COMEDY AUDIENCE OF RETIRED PEOPLE
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0:46AMERICA WANTS GREENLAND
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0:18WHAT GYM’S WERE LIKE BEFORE THE INVENTION OF SMART PHONES & after
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1:01UK GOVERNMENT & PM ANNOUNCE SURPRISE GENERAL ELECTION
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0:12PRIME MINISTERS SPEECHS OVER THE YEARS
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0:24Patrick Monahan Trailer for BRAND NEW stand up show 2019 August Edinburgh Festival
1.2K viewsFrequently asked questions
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
