Acting
Apr 17, 1975
Dublin, Ireland
P.J. Gallagher
Acting
Biography
P. J. Gallagher is an Irish stand-up comedian and actor, perhaps better known from his television show Naked Camera. He is an alumnus of St Paul's College, Raheny. In June 2013, Gallagher married Elaine Stewart who was his long-term girlfriend, they are believed to have separated in 2016. He is also friends with fellow comedian Jason Byrne, and he has worked on BBC's The I Hate Show. Gallagher is also a motorbike racer. He has revealed he has reactive arthritis.
Feature Films (7)
A selection of Dermot Morgan's family, friends, colleagues and admirers, including Pat Shortt, Oliver Callan and Pauline Mc Lynn, look back on the life of the comedian, writer, satirist and actor whose savage wit belied a caring nature and reflect on his place in the annals of comedy greats.
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
PJ's First Live Stand Up DVD! Filmed LIVE at a SOLD OUT Vicar Street Theatre in Dublin, this DVD features NAKED CAMERA'S PJ Gallagher tearing his way through a hilarious set. Featuring a special guest appearance by JAKE STEVENS, this DVD is classic PJ - 100 miles an hour. laugh-a-minute comedy. It's the perfect gift for your Dirty Auld Wan!
P.J. Gallagher Live! Take After Yourself and Be Smile
A young Prince is visited by the Ghost of his father and compelled to vengeance - but can he stop thinking for long enough to do it?
Hamlet
Two teenage boys from inner-city Cork steal bicycles and ride off on a 160km quest to find an unrecovered bale of cocaine worth 7,000,000 euros.
The Young Offenders
Hang on to your seatbelts for a mad whistle-stop ride with PJ Gallagher, as he tours his hilarious new show 'Just Jokes' around the nation. Filmed at packed venues of all sizes across 5 barnstorming nights, it's an unmissable comedy experience. Take a seat in the front row and share the audience laughter, banter and general mayhem at the massive Carlsberg Comedy Carnival, iconic comedy venue the Ha'penny Bridge Inn, and two sensational sell-out shows at Kavanaghs in Portlaoise and Spirit Store, Dundalk. It's a lot more than Just Jokes, it's totally brilliant!
PJ Gallagher - Just Jokes
Television & Series (5)
A Scare at Bedtime was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show. It ran from 1997 until January 2006.
A Scare at Bedtime
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
The Young Offenders
Celebrity Bainisteoir is a prime-time reality programme broadcast by RTÉ and produced by Animo Television/Kite Entertainment. Created by Fiona Looney. During and after its eight-part original run in 2008, the "hugely popular RTÉ Television tournament" was widely mentioned in the media including such newspapers such as An Phoblacht, The Belfast Telegraph, the Evening Echo, the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent, the Irish News and The Irish Times. During the first series, a pop culture website asked its readers "If you weren’t watching Celebrity Bainisteoir last night, then where were you?" In the wake of the successful first series, the Evening Herald of Dublin reported in September 2008 that RTÉ was seeking out a new set of celebrities for a second series of Celebrity Bainisteoir set to air in summer 2009, and that a Celebrity Bainisteoir special would air during the Christmas season in 2008. The second series began on 22 March 2009.
