Kevin McAleer

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Kevin McAleer
Born1956 (age 65–66)
Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish[1]
Years active1980s – present
SpouseValerie Whitworth
Children3
Notable works and rolesNighthawks
Derry Girls[2]

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] He toured his latest one man comedy show entitled 'Kevin McAleer-Guru' in 2019[5][6] and played the part of boring Uncle Colm in Derry Girls on Channel 4.[7]

Personal life and writing[]

McAleer lives in the countryside of County Tyrone, five miles from Omagh, with his wife Valerie Whitworth, and their three children, daughter Florence Whitworth and twins Louis and Josiah Whitworth.[4][8] He believes his comic talents blossomed in the classroom and he lived in Barcelona, Spain, for a period.[9]

In July 2009, McAleer stated that he has completed a first draft of a book about John F. Kennedy.[10] The book remains unfinished.[11] 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.[12]

McAleer writes occasional comic pieces for the Irish Times, responding to current events such as Brexit.[13] His wife, Valerie Whitworth, is a self-employed artist and a vocal instructor for community choirs in Omagh and Enniskillen.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kevin McAleer: Here's my ID".
  2. ^ Doran, Sarah (11 January 2018). "Raiders, radiators and a row over chips dominate a darkly funny Derry Girls episode 2". Radio Times.
  3. ^ "Nighthawk at the Lounge". Galway Independent. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b "THE QUIET MAN". The Irish Times. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Kevin McAleer". www.kevinmcaleer.com.
  6. ^ Roy, David (4 October 2019). "Kevin McAleer: When I got the Derry Girls script I knew it was going to make a big impression". The Irish News.
  7. ^ Demolder, Kate (11 January 2018). "Everybody loved Uncle Colm on this week's Derry Girls". Joe. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Relatively Speaking: Comedian Kevin McAleer - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "It's the battle of the books: Irish celebs writing on JFK". Irish Independent. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  11. ^ "Kevin McAleer on his obsession with JFK's murder 52 years ago today". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Kevin McAleer". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  13. ^ McAleer, Kevin (28 June 2016). "Happy Brexmas from Kevin McAleer". The Irish Times.
  14. ^ "Valerie Whitworth". Valerie Whitworth. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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