Patrick Kielty
Engage your audience with humor and insight into the world of entertainment with Patrick Kielty, speaker, comedian and awards host.
Dublin, Ireland
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From stand-up comedy to television presenting, this Irish comic is also busy on the corporate circuit, presenting at awards dinners and providing cabaret. Patrick's Irish break was hosting his live show, PK Tonight, which won him an RTS Award for Best Regional Presenter.
His first network prime-time show followed, hosting After The Break on BBC1, but the Channel 4 show Last Chance Lottery made him a household name, which he followed with The National Lottery Big Ticket (BBC1). His extremely successful chat show Patrick Kielty Almost Live (Green Inc. Prods) enjoyed five series on BBC1. Patrick went on to front a new quiz show, Stupid Punts (CHX Prods), aired on BBC Choice and BBC2.
In 2002, he co-presented BBC1's Fame Academy (Endemol) with Cat Deeley. The duo have also hosted 2 series of Celebrity Fame Academy in aid of Comic Relief! Patrick co-presented the first series of the hugely popular Celebrity Love Island for ITV with Kelly Brook and the second with Fearne Cotton.
In 2007, Patrick interviewed Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern about the Northern Ireland Peace Process. In the same year, he starred in the West End play A Night In November at the Trafalgar Studios and participated in the BBC's Live At The Apollo.
Patrick took on the radio host and presenter role in 2009 by sitting in for Alan Carr on his BBC Radio 2 Show. He participated in Sport Relief 2010 and appeared on The One Show to promote his incredible bike ride across the UK. In 2010, he appeared on Channel 4's Comedy Gala, Mock The Week, and Sharon Osbourne: A Comedy Roast.
He worked with Radio 2 in 2013 and 2014, broadcasting music specials across the pond. Patrick's stand-up tour 'Help' debuted in Belfast's Grand Opera House in early 2016, to both audience and critical acclaim. Recently, Patrick completed an 80-date tour of his critically acclaimed stand-up show Borderline across the UK and Ireland.
His BAFTA-nominated My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me saw Patrick named UK documentary host of the year at the 2018 Grierson Awards, while his most recent film, Patrick Kielty: 100 Years of Union, also won an RTS award for best presenter.
2023 saw the release of his first feature film, Ballywalter, where he plays the role of Shane alongside IFTA nominated Seána Kerslake.
Patrick hosts a popular BBC radio show on BBC 5Live every Saturday morning, and in 2025, he will perform additional dates for his sold-out stand-up tour, Borderline. He was recently announced as the new presenter of the legendary Late Late Show in Dublin, an iconic Irish institution and the longest-running live talk show globally.
Patrick's experience and all-round talents make him a formidable awards host, comedian, presenter, and interviewer.
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