Eleanor Tiernan
The fastest-rising comedy talent in the country.
Irish Times
Deceptively sharp
Fest Mag
Comedian and writer Eleanor Tiernan has been a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz , Where’s the F In News? and The Blame Game (BBC Northern Ireland).
Her stand up has featured on Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience and she has supported acts including Stewart Lee, Tig Notaro, Ardal O’Hanlon, Jason Manford, Jason Byrne and Reginald D. Hunter.
Her solo shows regularly receive rave reviews (33 must-see shows of the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Herald Sun) and she has been featured on Sunday Times list of Top Ten Female Stand Ups To Watch and Chortle’s 2019 The ones to Watch.
She has been invited to perform at Montreal Just For Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy, Kilkenny Cat Laughs, Vodafone Comedy Festival (Dublin), Latitude and Glastonbury.
Alongside her stand up career Eleanor Tiernan is a successful comedy writer, writing for ITV2’s comedy game show CelebAbility hosted by fellow comedian, and popular voice of Love Island, Iain Stirling and she has written and performed on the critically acclaimed political satire show Irish Pictorial Weekly (RTÉ) for multiple series. Eleanor also frequently writes opinion pieces for the Irish Times, and has written for The i.
Other credits include Monumental (BBC NI), The Craig Doyle Show (RTÉ), Headwreckers (Channel Four), Stand and Deliver (RTÉ), The Panel (RTÉ), The Savage Eye (RTÉ), Republic of Telly (RTÉ) and Bad Language (BBC Radio Scotland). She also played Mary in a critically acclaimed run of John Breen play Alone It Stands in theatres across Ireland and appeared as Dolores in the RTÉ sitcom Bridget and Eamon.