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A spellbinding fusion of off beat stories and confident polished material combine to make Ardal O’Hanlon’s stand up act a hilarious journey touched with life enhancing observations and unexpected twists. Sheer originality and talent ensure that there is no other performer like him. A previous winner of three ‘Best Comedian’ awards, along with a major British Comedy Award; Ardal has travelled extensively as a live performer, including touring New Zealand, Holland, Belgium and Italy, to name a few. Most recently, Ardal performed to sold out audiences in Boston and New York, has completed a successful tour of the Middle East, and has an upcoming tour of China scheduled next month. Last year he made his third appearance as a Gala performer at the acclaimed Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and was also a Gala performer at the Melbourne and Auckland Comedy Festivals. Ardal performed a sell-out run at the Irish arts Centre in New York in 2000, and returned to New York in 2001 for an extended run and a special solo TV recording for USA cable company, Comedy Central. In addition, he has enjoyed several massive sell out tours of the UK and Ireland and has released a live DVD (‘Ardal O’Hanlon Live in Dublin’) released in 2007 via Warner Entertainment as well as a live video, produced by Working Title Films for a special full-length video (‘Ardal O’Hanlon Live’); released via PolyGram/Universal video. The show has since been broadcast on Channel 4 prime time television. Ardal has also performed a stand up special for BBC1 hosted by Jack Dee: ‘Live at The Apollo’.