DERMOT MORGAN – FEARLESS FUNNYMAN

Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Image Ref. No. 2001/021 Image Name: Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Image Ref. No. 2001/021 Description: 'The Live Mike' (1983)
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Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Image Ref. No. 2135/036 Image Name: Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Image Ref. No. 2135/036 Description: Dermot Morgan as Ronald Reagan (1984)
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Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Image Name: Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman Description: Dermot Morgan on The Live Mike (1981)

Broadcast Details: Friday 27th December, 9.50pm

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.

***Embargoed until Wednesday 4 December***

The late Dermot Morgan sprang to fame as Father Trendy on RTE’s ‘Live Mike’. By the time of his untimely death in 1998, some 20 years after his whirlwind debut and having experienced considerable setbacks on the way, he was internationally lauded for his starring role in one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, Father Ted.

In Dermot Morgan-Fearless Funnyman  a selection of his 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.