Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon, is best remembered from 'Father Ted' and he has consistently proven himself to be one of Ireland's greatest living comedians since he won the Hackney Empire New Act Of The year Award back in 1994. He is Multi awarding winning comedian, and one of the most acclaimed stand-up comedians to emerge from the comedy scene in recent years.
As Father Doogal in C4's 'Father Ted', Ardal has reached cult status.Video sales for 'Father Ted' have shot through the roof, breaking all recordsas the programme's massive fan base rush to ensure they have every episode on tape. The show was acclaimed as the funniest program of itstime, this being confirmed by winning a BAFTA for the Best Comedy Seriesand Ardal being nominated for Best Comedy Performance. Unfortunately,the writers will not be making any more episodes as the actor who played Father Ted (Dermot Morgan) sadly died of a heart attack.