The Deirdre O'Kane Show
A brand new stand up comedy series coming to Sky One in 2020, The Deirdre O’Kane Show will be filmed in front of a live audience in Dublin’s famous Olympia Theatre in April. As the title suggests, Ireland’s best-known stand-up comedienne, Deirdre O’Kane, will host proceedings and together with her shockingly talented house-band, The Abandoman Orchestra, who combine incredible rapping with genius improv, they will introduce some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy from both the UK & Ireland including Bill Bailey, Tommy Tiernan, Kerry Godliman, Reginald D Hunter, Neil Delamere and more to be announced.
If you want to be part of the live audience to see a stellar comedy line-up, you can get tickets here. |
Ireland’s Got Talent
The world’s favourite family show took Irish viewers by storm as Lucy Kennedy and a stellar line-up of Judges – Louis Walsh, Michelle Visage, Jason Byrne and Denise Van Outen – went on the biggest talent search the nation has ever seen. The first two series of the hit Fremantle format saw Cork dance troupe RDC pocket €50,000 and their own Virgin Media Television special and made stars of acts such as Zacc Milne, Kyle & Syesha and young magician Aidan McCann, who ended up on the sofa alongside Ellen DeGeneres. Ireland’s Got Talent is a co-production with Green Inc. Television.
Check out the Ireland’s Got Talent YouTube channel here. 300,000 subscribers and nearly 100 million viewers are in no doubt that Ireland really does have talent. |
Gogglebox Ireland
Gogglebox Ireland captures the most talked about weird and wonderful TV moments of the past 7 days as seen through the eyes of Ireland’s best-known households. With 40 episodes produced and more to come, the Irish version of the hit Channel 4 format has become a firm favourite with telly lovers all across the country and has produced record mid-week viewing figures for broadcaster Virgin Media Television – and that was even before Hollywood A-listers Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson and John Lithgow joined our cast.
Gogglebox Ireland is a co-production with Studio Lambert. |
Ireland’s Fittest Family
Ireland’s Fittest Family is a primetime entertainment show that searches for the fittest, fastest and strongest families in the country. After physical and scientific testing, twelve families qualify to enter the most extreme fitness competition ever and over six weeks these elite families compete against each other on the toughest endurance courses in the country. After each event the weakest family is eliminated, until just one family is left standing and takes home a big cash prize and the coveted title of Ireland’s Fittest Family. Airing on RTE 1, Ireland’s Fittest Family has delivered big family audiences to its 6.30pm Sunday night slot.
Co-produced with Animo TV, Fittest Family is internationally distributed by Magnify Media. Click here to see the Ireland's Fittest Family promo. |
Anonymous
Anonymous is our hit celebrity based hidden camera show where, via some state of the art prosthetics, we give celebrities a day away from their famous face, and in the process allow them to set up family, friends and fans. We’ve turned pop star Ronan Keating into a particularly stupid cabbie, Westlife’s Nicky Byrne into a cop and Amanda Byram into a very confused old lady. Broadcast for five rating winning seasons on RTE 2 in Ireland Anonymous has also run on ITV1 (UK), La Sexta (Spain), Kabel 1 (Germany) and Romanian TV.
Anonymous is a co-production with our friends at Animo TV. Click here to see the Anonymous promo. |
Baptism Of Hire
Brand new high-concept hidden camera show that sees an employee's very first day at a new job turn into a rollercoaster of hidden camera chaos. With one fake company, a bunch of actors and an army of hidden cameras, our unsuspecting temp experiences a first day at the office that goes anything but smoothly.
Click here to see the Baptism of Hire promo |
Celebrity Bainisteoir (Coach)
Celebrity Coach has run for five series on RTE 1. A big audience grabber the concept is very simple, we take eight well known non-sporting celebrities and put each one in charge of an amateur gaelic football team. It quickly a story of pride-of-place as these eight teams and their celebs battle it out across a unique national knock out tournament. Previously optioned by Studio Lambert this one has yet to be produced internationally, though when someone smart does decide to do a US or UK version they’ll be laughing all the way to their next big job.
Celebrity Coach is an Kite/Animo co-production. Click here to see Celebrity Bainisteoir |
Class Clowns
The show that sends comics back to school, each episode sees a well known comedian return to their old school for a very special one off gig in from of their old school mates and teachers along with the current staff and pupils. Class Clowns ran on RTE 1 in Ireland for six rating winning episodes and as two hour long specials on RTL 1 in Germany.
Class Clowns is co-produced with Animo TV. Click here to see Class Clowns |
I Dare Ya!
A hidden camera show that sees two stand up comics accept dares from the public. A blend of prank and live stand up this show saw our heroes put a wheel clamp on a parking warden’s van, steal pints from Dublin drinkers and commit all of the ten commandments in one day.
I Dare Ya! ran on RTE 2 and was a co-pro with Animo TV. Click here... I Dare Ya! |
Just For Laughs
Six series produced for RTE 2. Just For Laughs is the stand up comedy series from the world’s biggest comedy festival in Montreal.
Co-produced with Animo TV www.hahaha.com |
Langerland.tv
Langerland.tv was the television incarnation of the much loved satirical website. Often harsh but always funny the first season of ten five minute shorts was an instant hit with viewers with the second series seeing the episodes grow to ten minutes.
Langerland was a co-production with Red Gorilla Productions. Click here to see Langerland TV |
The Byrne Ultimatum
This was a panel show that was born inside comedian Jason Byrne’s head. With guests including Rich Hall, John Bishop, PJ Gallagher, Adam Hills, Bernard O’Shea and many others it was home to some pretty damn funny games.
Co-produced with Animo TV Click here to see The Byrne Ultimatum |
Good Year / Bad Year
A special Christmas review of the year panel show with a host of comedians and celebrities looking back over the events of 2013 before declaring it to have been a good or bad year.
Co-produced with Animo TV |
Dustin: Twenty Years A Pluckin'
An hour long look back at the phenomenal life of Dustin The Turkey – poet, leader,singer, model, visionary, raconteur, builder, van driver, 12 year old.
Click here to see Dustin in action. twitter.com/DustinOfficial |