Here’s the latest I could gather about Ardal O’Hanlon:
- A 2019 Irish Times interview highlights his reflection on growing up, Father Ted fame, and his acting/stand-up career path. This provides context on his career trajectory around that period.[3]
- In 2022, British Comedy Guide reported on his second novel Brouhaha, with May 2022 publication details from HarperCollins Ireland, signaling his continued involvement in literature alongside acting and stand-up.[2]
- A 2025 GB News item references public commentary around a dispute involving Graham Linehan and Ardal O’Hanlon, indicating ongoing media presence and public attention in recent years.[6]
- His ongoing stage presence has been documented across outlets such as The Arts Desk (2019 touring notes) and Irish outlets, with various mentions of live shows and appearances in broadcasts like Derry Girls and Death in Paradise noted in broader profiles.[7][8][3]
If you want, I can narrow to:
- His most recent TV appearances or projects
- Recent book releases or literary activity
- Upcoming live show dates in your area (Miami/Florida region not typical for him, but I can check current tour plans)
Would you like me to focus on one of these areas or look for the absolute latest updates from specific outlets?
Sources
Acclaimed stand-up comedian and star of hit TV shows such as Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You?, Father Ted and Derry Girls, Ardal O’Hanlon returns to 3Olympia Theatre with his brand new comedy show NOT HIMSELF on Saturday 15th November 2025.
www.3olympia.ieArdal O'Hanlon is best known as Father Dougal in the much missed Father Ted (created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan), but he started life as a stand-up and he clearly brought many of his own qualities – although not the dimwittedness – to the lovable Irish priest, as an hour of his latest show proves. He riffs on matters ranging from Catholic guilt and racial stereotyping to monogamy and paedophilia without once offending anyone.
theartsdesk.comThe comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
www.irishtimes.comArdal O'Hanlon has written his second novel, a blackly comic crime mystery in an Irish border town. Brouhaha will be published in May, 24 years after his fiction debut.
www.comedy.co.ukComedy News See his new show The Showing Off Must Go On next spring. Due to demand, Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon has extended his The Showing Off Must Go On tour into 2020. The new run of dates kicks off in Winchester on Friday 14 February 2020, taking in a total of 14 shows, finishing at the Opera House, Buxton on Saturday 7 March 2020. … *Live at the Apollo*. With raging populism, #MeToo, identity politics and much more, the world is certainly a complicated place – but one that’s...
discover.ticketmaster.co.ukThe cancelled comedy writer took to social media to hit back at the actor for being a 'coward'
www.gbnews.comLatest Entertainment news, reviews and interviews from RTÉ.
www.rte.ieIn conversation with Ardal O’Hanlon: humour, humanity, and life after 'Father Ted'
www.exetertoday.co.uk