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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0:47AUDIENCE MEMBER COMES BACK AT COMEDIAN WITH CUTTING RESPONSE
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0:57HECKLED BY A MOTHER, DAUGHTER & AUNTY (all the same person)
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0:26FRONT ROW OF COMEDY GIG CONFUSED BY WORK
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0:29MAJORCA LOCALS FIRE WATER PISTOLS AT TOURISTS
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0:30TWO AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON THE FRONT ROW GET ROASTED
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0:25IF EVERYONE IN THE WORD NEGOTIATED LIKE DONALD TRUMP
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0:55YOUNG PEOPLE TRAPPED AT HOME
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1:14UK GOVERNMENT VAT CUTS IN THE SUMMER, does it help you a lot or a little?
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0:21THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
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0:32NEW UK AMBASSADORS TO AMERICA INTERVIEWS
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0:56Gatwick Airport second runway 
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0:30BIGGEST NEW TREND FOR 2024 FROM INFLUENCERS
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0:37TRIBFEST: TRYING TO GUESS SOMEONES JOB
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1:26BREAKING NEWS: Roald Dahl books CENSORED, rewritten & updated to cause less OFFENCE.
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0:52RETIRED MAN SHOCKS AUDIENCE
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0:42HARDEST GEEZER RUNS THE WHOLE LENGTH OF AFRICA
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0:44DAVID ATTENBOROUGH CELEBRATES 100th birthday!
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0:27YOUNG PERSON FROM MIDDLESBROUGH SHOCKS AUDIENCE
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0:59HECKLING: BANTER: Extreme snow in Birmingham turns the locals mad!
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0:37YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHICH COUNTRY HAS JUST OPENED UP A HOLIDAY RESORT
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0:40GENZ LIFESTYLE CONFUSES BOOMERS!
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0:34SOCIAL INFLUENCER OR SOLICITOR: which is the best job?
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0:22BREAKING NEWS: British TV channels flooded by TV cooking shows!
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0:58Comedian versus Norway! Lost in translation
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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
