Eleanor Tiernan

Eleanor Tiernan (born 1976)[1] is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.[2][3]

Eleanor Tiernan
Born1976 (age 46–47)
NationalityIrish
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • actress

Background

Tiernan is from the County Roscommon side of Athlone.[4][5][6][7] She studied engineering in University College Galway.[6] She moved to London in 2015.[6]

Career

Tiernan came to attention as a stand-up in the UK and Ireland. As of 2019, she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 9 times.[8] She was a panellist on The Panel.[9] She performed on Stuart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience.[10] She wrote and performed sketches for three seasons of Irish Pictorial Weekly.[1][11] Her 2007 show was called "Help".[12] Her 2014 show was called "Help The Frigid".[1] Her 2015 stand-up tour was entitled "National Therapy Project".[13] In 2022 she starred in ITV / Virgin Media Ireland's Holding.[14]

As a writer, she has written for the Irish edition of the Sunday Times,[15] and been a regular columnist in The Irish Examiner she has contributed to Buffering.[16]

In 2020, Tiernan released a stand-up special Success Without a Sex Tape for BBC Radio 4, based on her 2018 Edinburgh show.[7][17][6][5]

Tiernan took part in Radio 4's The News Quiz in April 2022.[18][19]

Personal life

Inspired in part by Phillip Schofield, Tiernan came out publicly as gay in her 40's.[20][21][6][22] She has undergone cognitive behavioral therapy.[1]

She is a cousin of another Irish stand-up Tommy Tiernan.[23][24]

Television Credits
  • Liffey Laughs (RTÉ)[25]
  • The Panel (RTÉ)[9]
  • Irish Pictorial Weekly (RTÉ)[11]
  • Headwreckers (Channel 4)[26]
  • Holding (ITV/Virgin Media Ireland)[14]

References
  1. Shortall, Eithne (7 September 2014). "Is The Best Medicine". Sunday Times (Ireland edition). p. 4. Gale A381716148 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  2. O'Connor, Siobhan (27 May 2019). "Irish Game Of Thrones star turns to musical comedy". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Back in the room". 23 November 2021.
  4. Butler, Kate (12 July 2009). "Queen of the wild frontier". Sunday Times (Ireland edition). p. 2. Gale A203447317 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  5. Shortall, Eithne (3 February 2019). "Do I Need A Sex Tape?". Sunday Times (Ireland edition). p. 6. Gale A572254401 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  6. Anderson, Jane; Taylor, Kelly-Anne, eds. (16 February 2021). "Let's talk about sex; Comedian Eleanor Tiernan is ready to test the boundaries of taste on Radio 4 – thanks to her inspiration, Phillip Schofield". Radio Times. p. 116. Gale A651954794 – via Gale General OneFile.
  7. "Success Without a Sex Tape". Stand-Up Specials. 25 October 2020. BBC Radio 4.
  8. Anderson, Gayle (23 August 2019). ""Fringe comedy reviews: Jessica Fostekew and Eleanor Tiernan."". The Herald. Gale A597201708 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  9. "A Friendly Chat with Eleanor Tiernan". Headstuff.org. 16 September 2017.
  10. "The Alternative Comedy Experience (TV Series 2013– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  11. "Entertainment.ie TV Highlights: Irish Pictorial Weekly 1916 Special". Entertainment.ie. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. Shepherd, Fiona (9 August 2007). "Review: Eleanor Tiernan – Help". The Scotsman. p. 6. Gale A167371277 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  13. Butler, Kate (17 May 2015). "This is who I am; Eleanor Tiernan, comedian". Sunday Times (Ireland edition). p. 5. Gale A413916748 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  14. Tiernan, Eleanor (31 March 2022). "Eleanor Tiernan: Filming Holding, and hanging out with Oscar winners in West Cork". Irish Examiner.
  15. Tiernan, Eleanor (1 March 2015). "Writing is on the wall for the open letter phenomenon – Speakeasy Eleanor Tiernan". Sunday Times (Ireland edition). p. 13. Gale A403524081 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  16. "AMUSICAL". The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  17. "RADIO Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without []; SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21". Mail on Sunday. 21 February 2021. p. 72. Gale A652500077 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  18. "Radio". Mail on Sunday. 17 April 2022. EBSCOhost 156329781.
  19. "Episode 1". The News Quiz. Season 108. 22 April 2022. BBC Radio 4.
  20. Kenny, Oisin (26 June 2020). "Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan opens up about her journey towards coming out later in life". Gcn.ie.
  21. Martin, Megan (25 June 2020). "Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan comes out as gay". RSVP Live.
  22. Finneran, Aoife (27 June 2020). "Being in closet is like playing whackamole". The Irish Sun. p. 18. Gale A627801887 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  23. Glennon, Nicole (17 March 2022). "Comedian and columnist Eleanor Tiernan to open for cousin Tommy Tiernan on UK tour". Irish Examiner.
  24. McCafferty, Erin (30 May 2008). "Tiers of laughter as comic cousins conquer Ireland". Irish Sun. p. 23. Gale A179730377 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  25. Fergus, Lindsay (2 February 2006). "TV Ireland: Comedy The Liffey Laugh RTE2, 9pm". Irish Daily Mirror. p. 1. Gale A141560960 – via Gale OneFile: News.
  26. "Headwreckers – C4 Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide.

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