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Patrick Kielty (born 31 January 1971) is a comedian, presenter and actor from

This Morning
.

Kielty has appeared in several award-winning documentaries and films, including the

BAFTA nominated My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me, Patrick Kielty: 100 Years of Union and Ballywalter
.

Background

Kielty was born, and grew up, in the village of

Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF),[2][3] a cover name used by loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). John Kielty was to have been a key witness in Central Television's defence of a libel action brought by Jim Craig, who was suing the television company over a broadcast of The Cook Report which connected him to racketeering, and is said to have ordered John Kielty's murder.[4]

Kielty as a teenager was a talented Gaelic footballer, and was a member of the Down GAA minor football team for three years, between 1987 and 1989. He was the substitute goalkeeper for the team when they won the 1987 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.

Career

Kielty began performing regularly while a pupil at St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick. Kielty was persuaded to take part by a Games master who spotted his impersonations of local politicians, celebrities, and sportsmen. His professional career started while he was still a psychology student at Queen's University Belfast. In 1991, along with his friend and fellow student Jackie Hamilton (later a BBC and independent producer), the pair visited Dublin's new stand up club The Gasworks run by performer/producer Billy Magra/McGrath. UK acts making their Irish debuts included Jo Brand, Lee Evans, Jack Dee, Stewart Lee, Mark Lamarr, Eddie Izzard and many more plus The Gasworks gave local acts like Sean Hughes, Jon Kenny/Pat Shortt and Ardal O'Hanlon their first headline shows in Dublin. After a successful opening spot (mainly doing impressions), Billy advised Kielty and Jackie to open their own comedy club in Belfast and The Empire on Botanic Avenue in Belfast was born. The following year Kielty was a finalist in a National Comedy Search organised by Billy for Ireland's most-watched TV programme The Late Late Show. Another finalist, also making his TV debut, was another future star, Dylan Moran. Later the experience led to a hugely successful BBC NI series The Empire Laughs Back - also produced by Jackie. One routine performed at local gigs involved donning a balaclava and making spoof paramilitary pronouncements.[5]

In 1993, Kielty presented the show SUS on UTV. He later became the warm-up act for a BBC Northern Ireland programme, Anderson on the Box, presented by local personality Gerry Anderson. When this show was axed, he presented its replacement, PK Tonight. Although this ran for only a year and was only shown in Northern Ireland, it did attract the attention of London-based broadcasters, winning him the "Best Newcomer" Award at the 1996 Royal Television Society Awards. In 1997, he set up the Belfast-based TV production company Green Inc with TV director Stephen Stewart, making shows such as The Afternoon Show, Patrick Kielty Almost Live, and Ask Rhod Gilbert. It was reported in 2010 that Kielty had sold his share in the company. Kielty graduated to presenting programmes such as Last Chance Lottery and Patrick Kielty Almost Live, broadcast throughout the UK. Following his liver transplant, former football star George Best later gave his first TV interview to Kielty on the same show.

From 2001 to 2003, Kielty hosted 14 episodes of the comedy game show Stupid Punts.

Deal or No Deal for ABC in early 2004.[7] However, ABC decided against airing the series, which ended up on NBC, with Canadian comedian Howie Mandel
as host.

In 2006, Kielty returned to the stand-up scene with a new UK tour. A DVD, filmed at

Grand Opera House, was later released. In 2007, he began work at the Trafalgar Theatre in London's West End on the UK production of A Night in November, written by Northern Irish dramatist Marie Jones (Stones in His Pockets
). He debuted in the play at the Grand Opera House in Belfast.

In 2007, he also guested on the BBC's third series of Live at the Apollo; during this show he controversially referred to members of the Irish travelling community in derogatory terms.[citation needed] On 18 May 2007, Kielty was invited to conduct a joint in-depth TV interview at 10 Downing Street in London with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process. He hosted the Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 which started on 24 July 2010 and it ran for 10 weeks. Kielty presented Sport Relief in 2010 and 2012 alongside Fearne Cotton.

Kielty was the host of the first series of Channel 4's Stand Up for the Week, which began in June 2010 and ran for six weeks.[8]

In 2012, he co-presented

This Morning, alongside Kate Thornton for one episode and Emma Willis for three episodes.[9] In 2014 and 2015, Kielty guest hosted a few episodes of The One Show
alongside Alex Jones.

In 2016 Kielty returned to

California Water Wars. Kielty also reflected on his relatives' work in the Northern Irish water industry.[10]
In March 2016 he began hosting a chat show for BBC NI called Delete, Delete, Delete looking at celebrities' internet history.

In 2016, he presented

Debatable, a daily quiz show for BBC Two
.

In 2018, Kielty presented a documentary, My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me for

gaol of his father's killers. He also interviewed former paramilitary activists from both sides of the struggle, DUP leader Arlene Foster, school students at an integrated (non-denominational) school and Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire who was blinded as a small boy by a rubber bullet fired by a British soldier, whom he later befriended. The documentary saw Kielty named UK documentary host of the year at the 2018 Grierson Awards.[11]

In 2021, Kielty took part in the RTÉ series All the Walks of Life, where he talked about his childhood and the values he holds.[12] He appeared in the film Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union, for which he won a Royal Television Society award for best presenter.[13]

After much speculation, on 20 May 2023, Kielty was confirmed as the new host of RTÉ's The Late Late Show, taking over from Ryan Tubridy and becoming the show's fourth permanent presenter.[14][15]

Radio

In January 2015, US Country star Garth Brooks gave his first UK interview to Kielty for a BBC Radio 2 special from Boston, Massachusetts. On 13 September 2019, Kielty presented The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. In August 2020, Kielty co-presented Five Live Breakfast with Rachel Burden on BBC Radio 5 Live, sitting in for Nicky Campbell.

Since August 2022, Kielty has presented a Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.[16]

Stand-up

In 2022, he embarked on his first stand-up tour for seven years. The dad-of-two joked on motoring podcast Fuelling Around that his Borderline show gave him the perfect opportunity to catch up on some sleep.[17]

Acting

Kielty performed in the play A Night in November in August 2007 in the Grand Opera House, Belfast, and also in productions in London and in 2008 in The Olympia Theatre in Dublin.[18] A documentary about the production of the play starring Kielty was released in 2008.[19]

In 2023, he appeared in the film Ballywalter, playing Shane, a stand-up comic.[20] He also appeared as himself in episode one of the BBC One comedy Queen of Oz. Kielty is seen and heard on his radio programme questioning the outrageous antics of spoiled spare to the British crown, Queen Georgiana, played by Catherine Tate.

Personal life

Kielty identifies as

Northern Irish, stating also that "Northern Ireland is part of the UK so that means there's a part of me that's British."[21]

Kielty married English model and television presenter Cat Deeley (his former Fame Academy co-host) in a private ceremony in Rome on Saturday 29 September 2012.[22] Their first son was born in January 2016, and a second in June 2018.[23] Hosting the BBC Radio 5 Live afternoon show on 28 October 2020 (sitting in for Nihal Arthanayake) he talked of his relationship with Deeley saying, "first find a woman out of your league and then convince her she isn't". Prior to his relationship with Deeley, Kielty was in a high-profile relationship with Irish presenter and model Amanda Byram for five years, separating in 2003.[24]

Kielty is a lifelong fan of Manchester United.[25]

Charity

In 2010, he took part in

O2 Arena in London on 30 March.[26]

Kielty has participated in every incarnation of Soccer Aid until 2016. He plays for the 'Rest of The World' team as a goalkeeper and is typically substituted onto the field at the beginning of the second half.

After co-presenting

Vic Reeves took on Harry Styles and Johnny Vegas transformed into Liam Payne.[27]

Filmography

Presenting

Year Title Role Network Notes
1997 Last Chance Lottery Presenter Channel 4 10 episodes[28]
1996
After the Break
BBC1
 6 episodes
1999–2003 Patrick Kielty Almost Live BBC Northern Ireland 30 episodes
2002–2003 Fame Academy Co-presenter BBC One
2002–2012 Sport Relief Co-presenter/Guest Presented two episodes (2010, 2012)
2003–2007 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Co-presenter
2004 Deal or No Deal Presenter ABC Unaired pilot
2005–2006 Love Island Co-presenter ITV Original run
2006 The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday LIVE Host
2006–2012 This Morning Guest presenter 3 episodes
2010 Stand Up for the Week Presenter Channel 4 Series 1 (6 episodes)
2010–2020 The One Show Guest presenter BBC One 42 episodes
2016 Bad Language Presenter 6 episodes
2016 Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive Documentary
2016–2017 Delete, Delete, Delete 12 episodes
2016–2017 Debatable BBC Two 58 episodes
2018 My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me BBC One Documentary[29][30][31]
2019 The News Quiz Guest presenter BBC Radio 4 1 episode
2021 Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union Presenter BBC One Documentary
2022–present Patrick Kielty BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday morning slot (9-11am)
2023–present The Late Late Show RTÉ One

Acting

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 A Night in November Kenneth Norman McCallister Stage play
2023 Ballywalter Shane Feature film
Queen of Oz Himself Episode: "There's a New Queen in Town"

References

  1. ^ "Patrick Kielty". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ Murray, Raymond. The SAS in Ireland. Mercier Press, 1990. p. 397
  3. ^ Sutton Index of Deaths: 25 January 1988, CAIN
  4. ^ Wood, Ian S. Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. p. 134
  5. ^ "The Troubles with Patrick Kielty is . . . - The Scotsman". living.scotsman.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Stupid Punts" – via www.imdb.com.
  7. ^ "Kielty to host US quiz show | Media | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ^ Sweney, Mark (14 June 2010). "Channel 4 lines up topical standup show hosted by Patrick Kielty". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  9. Evoke.ie
    . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. ^ "BBC wins eight of 14 Grierson Awards". BBC. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ "All Walks Of Life – RTÉ Player". RTÉ Player. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ "RTS Northern Ireland Programme Awards 2022 - Winners". Royal Television Society. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Patrick Kielty is new Late Late Show host". RTÉ News. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  15. ^ Slattery, Laura (20 May 2023). "Patrick Kielty confirmed as new host of The Late Late Show". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Patrick Kielty to present new Saturday morning 9-11am programme on BBC Radio 5 Live". BBC. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Fuelling Around podcast: Touring Patrick Kielty talks about life on the road". June 2022.
  18. ^ Reviews A Night in November at the Olympia Theatre Dublin The Irish Times, 13 February 2008.
  19. ^ "Patrick Kielty and a Night in November" – via www.imdb.com.
  20. ^ Leebody, Christopher (3 November 2022). "Patrick Kielty: New movie Ballywalter reflects Northern Ireland as a place people 'look out for each other'". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  21. ^ O'Sullivan, Patrick. "In conversation with Patrick Kielty" (PDF). Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union. Open University. Retrieved 24 January 2022. I mean for me it sits really easy for me. I'm Irish and Northern Irish. Northern Ireland is part of the UK so that means there's a part of me that's British.
  22. ^ Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley in Rome wedding from BBC, retrieved 9 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley announce birth of baby boy". Belfast Telegraph. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  24. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (25 February 2022). "TV star Patrick Kielty dated Amanda Byram before marrying Cat Deeley". RSVP Live. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Video Patrick Kielty interview at UCLA". Manchester United. Manchester United. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Rossy jibe at successor Winkleman". Press Association. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  27. ^ Garcia, Stephanie (13 March 2015). "Introducing 'No Direction' - the comedians spoofing Harry Styles and co for Comic Relief". The Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Last Chance Lottery". www.ukgameshows.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  29. ^ "My Dad, The Peace Deal And Me". media centre. bbc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  30. ^ Meredith, Robbie (3 April 2018). "IRA 'revenge' offered to Kielty family". BBC News.
  31. ^ Walker, Tim (24 October 2007). "A child of the Troubles with a smile on his face: An interview with Patrick Kielty". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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