Kevin McAleer

Kevin McAleer (born 1956) is an Irish[1] stand-up comedian. He came to prominence on the RTÉ television show Nighthawks which began broadcasting in the late 1980s. McAleer became known for his three-minute sketches[3] of surreal rustic tales told in his slow County Tyrone drawl. One critic said that McAleer "put the dead back into deadpan".[4] In 2022 he toured his one-man show entitled Why am I Here and played the part of boring Uncle Colm in Derry Girls on Channel 4.[5] His latest show for 2023 is 'Kev's Top 40', an attempt to condense forty years of live performances into ninety minutes on stage.

Kevin McAleer
Born1956 (age 66–67)
Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish[1]
Years active1980s – present
Notable works and rolesNighthawks
Derry Girls[2]

Personal life and writing

McAleer lives in Omagh, County Tyrone; he believes his comic talents blossomed in the classroom and he lived in Barcelona, Spain, for a period.[6]

In July 2009, McAleer stated that he has completed a first draft of a book about John F. Kennedy.[7] The book remains unfinished.[8] He writes in his office which is located in Omagh and cites Flann O'Brien, James Joyce, Don DeLillo, Umberto Eco and Nikolai Gogol as influences.[9]

McAleer writes occasional comic pieces for the Irish Times, responding to current events such as Brexit.[10]

References
  1. "Kevin McAleer: Here's my ID". The Irish Times.
  2. Doran, Sarah (11 January 2018). "Raiders, radiators and a row over chips dominate a darkly funny Derry Girls episode 2". Radio Times.
  3. "Comedian Kevin McAleer". RTÉ.ie.
  4. "THE QUIET MAN". The Irish Times. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  5. Demolder, Kate (11 January 2018). "Everybody loved Uncle Colm on this week's Derry Girls". Joe. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. "Kevin McAleer @ the High Tide Club, Castletownbere, Sat Nov 26th 8pm | westcorktimes.com". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. "It's the battle of the books: Irish celebs writing on JFK". Irish Independent. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  8. "Kevin McAleer on his obsession with JFK's murder 52 years ago today". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  9. "Kevin McAleer". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. McAleer, Kevin (28 June 2016). "Happy Brexmas from Kevin McAleer". The Irish Times.
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