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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1:39BREAKING: Britain Insulate more protests in Uk!
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1:39Weatherman on The TV High On drugs
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0:48UK MP CALLS FOR MAGIC MUSHROOMS TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE NHS
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0:58A POLITE BRITISH ‘PEEPING TOM’
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1:00MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND & WALES JUST GOT BETTER! Divorce levels fall to lowest level.
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0:37Single people V married people watching TV! Who wins? You decide!
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1:11LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL TOUR SHOW, number 2 of my uk tour of my stand up show ‘Classy’.
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1:07IRANIAN COMPANIES SECRETLY TRYING TO SET UP BRITISH BANK ACCOUNTS
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0:32CONVERSATIONS PEOPLE HAD IN THE 1940’s, 1990’s & TODAY
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1:23WARNING: NEVER SIT IN THE FRONT ROW OF A COMEDY GIG: Comedian V audience. STANDUP CROWD WORK
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0:35A CHANGING ROOM WITH NO CURTAINS
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0:56ITS ARABIAN NIGHTS.
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1:08Breaking News: the Loch Ness monster spotted on Friday the 13th!
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0:25UK GOVERNMENT USES ARMY TO SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS
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0:58BREAKING NEWS: All change at 10 Downing Street, UK Government chaos! Liz Truss V Boris Johnson
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3:12Patrick Monahan's - 5 easy steps to the Gym
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0:34When you have to go round all your aunties & uncles & cousins houses & eat food at each house!
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1:38Patrick Monahan - How to do something part 3
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0:21ENCOURAGING GENZ YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET ON THE PROPERTY LADDER EVEN THOUGH ITS IN A DODGY TOWN!
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0:3116 YEAR OLD LAD IN AUDIENCE AT GARDEN CENTRE FULL OF MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE
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0:44‘MONKEY’ (Greatest Kids TV show 80’s). Trying to explain 1980’s kids tv shows to young people today!
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0:27WHICH PART OF THE UK HAS THE FASTEST RUNNERS?
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0:34Love Island - what happens to people before and after watching it!
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1:19BREAKING NEWS: Joe Wickes 24hr Exercise Children In Need & Jesus Playing Golf
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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
