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Owen O'Neill is a writer actor and Stand-up comedian. He made his Stand-up TV debut on Saturday live in 1985 and has since performed in numerous TV shows including his own TV Stand-up special for BBC2. He has twice been a guest on the Conan O'Brien show and has performed his award winning one-man show 'Off my face' at the West Beth theatre in New York. He has also appeared several times at the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy Festival. He is an annual visitor to the Edinburgh Festival where he has produced and directed seven one-man shows, winning a string of awards including three Fringe firsts, The Herald Angel award for best comedy , The LWT award for best original one-man play and a Perrier award nomination. He was recently commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to adapt five of his one-man shows for Radio four's 'Late night comedy' slot. As a writer his debut feature film 'Arise and go now' a black comedy about poets priests and the IRA was screened as part of the BBC film on 2 series and directed by Danny Boyle (Train spotting. The Beach) 'O'Neill has scored a fine debut his work is reminiscent of the plays of Sean O'Casey and the films of John Ford' Sheridan Morley. The Times His sitcom 'The Fitz' was screened in 1999 for BBC 2. 'Mad and Chaotic anarchy' The Telegraph. Owen wrote and starred in 'Shooting to Stardom' a short film for Channel 4 based on his 'Heathrow Hell' stand-up routine. The film won the best Irish short at the Cork Film Festival in 2000. He has currently finished writing and directing another short 'The Basket Case' which is being screened at this years Cork Film festival. What the critics have said: 'O'Neill will take you on a Roller coaster ride. One of the funniest storytellers in the business' The New York Post. 'To call what he does 'Stand-up' doesn't do him justice. This is genuine comedy from the gut, a true original.' The Scotsman. 'O'Neill fills the stage with real stories from his life. This is beyond stand-up. This is an hilarious emotional washing of the underwear.' The Toronto Sun. 'A very funny man just go and see him' The Glasgow Herald
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