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P. J. Gallagher (comedian)
Irish comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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P. J. Gallagher (born 18 April 1975) is an Irish stand-up comedian, actor and co-creator of the television show Naked Camera.[1] His various characters in the programme include a mentally unstable taxi driver, ladies' man Jake Stevens and a "Dirty Auld One", an old woman who makes sexual comments. A massive Leeds utd fan. He is part of the breakfast show team on Radio Nova with the award winning presenter Jim McCabe.
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Early life and career
Gallagher was born on 18 April 1975 in Cork, Ireland. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013, Gallagher married Elaine Stewart who was his long-term girlfriend.[2][3] He is also friends with fellow comedian Jason Byrne, and he has worked on BBC's The I Hate Show.[4] Gallagher is also a motorbike racer. He has revealed he has reactive arthritis.[5]
He participated in season 4 of Celebrity Bainisteoir managing St Patrick's GAA Club Donabate, Dublin.[6]
He was in Meet Your Neighbours, when RTÉ put him on RTÉ One.[7]
He presented PJ and Jim in the Morning with Jim McCabe on Classic Hits until April, 2021. On April 1, 2021, PJ and co-host Jim McCabe moved from Ireland's Classic Hits to Radio Nova to present the new 'Morning Glory' breakfast programme; the show is broadcast every weekday from 6am-10am.
Starting from 21 October 2015, P.J. also presents Dubland with Suzanne Kane.[8] The podcast reached number 1 on the iTunes Irish comedy chart.[citation needed]
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Personal life
He is a fan of Bohemian Football Club. [9]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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