Lisa Richards Comedy - Colin Murphy (Printer Friendly Version)

Some background info you may not know about me and the usual credits and quotes.

Colin Patrick Murphy
D.O.B: 20/04/68
Place of Birth: Downpatrick Co. Down

Went to art college, graduated in 1990 with BA in Design. Did various jobs, laboratory technician, door to door salesman, factory work, painter and decorator, labourer, window cleaner, dish washer then lectured part time for four years in graphic design and worked as an illustrator for magazines like Elle etc. Filled in for a sick friend who was supposed to be doing improv at the Irish Student Drama Awards in 1991 and won. Fell into acting with Sightlines Theatre Company in Belfast. Performed in various productions including Road by Jim Cartwright and Twelfth Night brought a production of Dogman by Mikhail Bulgakov to Edinburgh Fringe in 1994 where I played a dog in a ginger body wig, eating my own testicles on stage every night for three weeks. Started doing stand-up in 1992 in Belfast. Did first Edinburgh in 1995 with Alternative Ulster. Returned in 1997 to do Young Gifted and Green and then first solo show in 1999. Followed that with sell out runs in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005. Have played New York, Boston, Montreal, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Prague, Brussels, Antwerp, Singapore, Paris, Milan and Helsinki where I performed the first ever English language comedy gig in Finland. Not many people can say that! Married with two children living in Belfast.

 

Television
The Panel (RTE) five series, The Blame Game (BBC) two series, Blizzard of Odd (RTE) five series, Colin Murphy's Ad Fads (BBC) Colin Murphy's TV Fads (BBC), X-it File (RTE) X-it Poll (RTE), Elvis Has Left The Building (BBC) two series, The Unbelievable Truth (RTE) Miriam (RTE) - Chat show as guest, Kelly (UTV) Chat show as guest, Just For Laughs 2003 and 2006 (RTE) Liffey Laughs (RTE) This Is Ireland (BBC) All New Comedy Store (Five & Paramount) Comic Asides 2 (BBC) Hey Hey It..s Saturday (Channel 7 Australia) The Stand Up Show (BBC) three series, Don't Shoot the Messenger (Paramount),@Last TV (RTE), The Return of the Empire (BBC), GAS (C4) - Stand-up appearance, Something for the Weekend (BBC),

Acting TV
Holy Cross (BBC/RTE) - Drama. Ciderpunks (Channel 4 / fourmations) Various roles, Divorcing Jack (Scala Films) Role of Jack, The Most Fertile Man In Ireland Role of Frank. Eureka Street (BBC) - Drama. Big Bad World (ITV) - Drama. People Like Us (BBC) - two episodes, The Bank Manager and The Actor, I Fought The Law (BBC) - Sit com

Radio
Hanging From The Scaffold (BBC Radio 4) Drama. Various roles, Final Vinyl (BBC Radio Ulster) Sit com, The O’Show (BBC Radio 4) Sketch show writer and performer.

Writing
Red Isuzu a short story for Shenanigans published by Sceptre.

Voice Over
Top Up card radio campaign McConnells.
Diet Coke TV and radio campaign Tortoise for McCann Erikson.
Childrens Storybook documentary for Animo and RTE.

Reviews
*****THREE WEEKS
He explains why wasps should be used in crowd control. He knows what goes through a sprinter's mind after six seconds. From Liverpool to Queensland, Murphy brings out the best in all of us. (Amanda Polanska-Dale)

DAILY EXPRESS
The Belfast comedian even sent the Perrier judges away chuckling. A natural performer, superb mimic and proof that straight stand-up is still hard to beat. (Fringe Top Ten)

****THE GUARDIAN
He is distinguishably good.. His delivery is immaculate, ultra-fast but never unintelligible. More infectiously, he has a knack of making each member of the audience feel like a friend, delivering pin-sharp observations in the form of shared confidences..Hilarious, although his mime piece illustrating an English person having sex could do untold damage to the nation's sexual health. (Dave Simpson)

****EVENING NEWS
Proving that swearing is both big and clever, Murphy paces the stage with great confidence in his material. With superb stage presence and upbeat enthusiasm, the show is a great presentation of all that is great and good in stand-up comedy. (Sharon Cribbin)

*****DAILY EXPRESS
Deep indeed is the joy to find a man content to go on stage armed with nothing more than a microphone and a wickedly sharp sense of humour. Perrier judges visited lately and left impressed. You will be too. (Graham Caldwell)

THE INDEPENDENT
Sold out after rave reviews, this virtuoso of the F word, who gleefully explains that swearing is just a way of life to the Irish and then proceeds to demonstrate his extensive repertoire. Murphy does a damn good impression of a hard-edged comedian, the twinkle in his eye somehow as threatening as any manner of extremist Ulster spokesmen, and obviating the need to bully the audience. As an aggressive charmer, he's unlikely to be bettered this year. (Steve Jelbert)

*****THE SCOTSMAN
Do not leave Edinburgh without hearing Colin Murphy explain the importance of word order when using the word fxxxing, or listening to him decline the related verb. Colin Murphy has a laugh-per-minute rating to which many higher-profile comics can only aspire. He is endlessly, genuinely, extremely funny. See it now because it is hard to believe he could get much better. (Kate Copstick)

For further information visit www.irish-comedy.com, or call or email Carolyn "Flee" Lee at flee@lisarichards.ie