Patrick Kielty

Patrick Kielty is a Northern Irish comedian and television personality. He hosted the original pilot series of the American version of Deal or No Deal for ABC in early 2004. He has appeared in the UK production of A Night in November, written by Northern Irish dramist Marie Jones.

About Patrick Kielty in brief

Summary Patrick KieltyPatrick Kielty is a Northern Irish comedian and television personality. He was born in Downpatrick, County Down, and grew up in Dundrum. He is one of three sons born to the businessman John \”Jack\” KielTY, who was shot dead on 25 January 1988 by the Ulster Freedom Fighters. His professional career started while he was still a psychology student at The Queen’s University of Belfast. In 1997, he set up the Belfast-based TV production company Green Inc with TV director Stephen Stewart. In 2006, he returned to the stand-up scene with a new UK tour. In 2007, he debuted in the BBC’s third series of Live at the Apollo. In 2012, he co-presented the first series of Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week, which began in June 2010 and ran for six weeks. He hosted the original pilot series of the American version of Deal or No Deal for ABC in early 2004, but ABC decided against airing the series, which ended up on NBC, with Canadian comedian Howie Mandel as host.

In 2010, he presented the Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, which started on 24 July 2010 and continued for 10 weeks until July 2012. He also presented Sport Relief in 2010 and 2012 alongside Kate Cotton and Fearne Cotton. He has appeared in the UK production of A Night in November, written by Northern Irish dramist Marie Jones, at the Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End. He debuted in A Night In November at the Grand Opera House in Belfast in 2007, and also guested on BBC’s Live at 10 Downing Street on 18 May 2007. In 2011, he was invited to conduct a joint in-depth TV interview with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahearn to discuss Northern Ireland peace process.