# Bernard O'Shea > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bernard_O'Shea > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bernard_O'Shea.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_O'Shea > Source revision: 1342437574 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish comedian Bernard O'Shea Born Bernard Kendrick O'Shea Durrow, County Laois, Ireland Notable work TJ and TJ, Breakfast with Bernard and Keith, Republic of Telly, Bridget & Eamon, Breakfast Republic **Bernard O'Shea** is an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [comedian](/source/Comedian)[1] from [Durrow](/source/Durrow%2C_County_Laois), [County Laois](/source/County_Laois), [Ireland](/source/Ireland).[2] He co-hosted [RTÉ 2FM](/source/RT%C3%89_2FM)'s *[Breakfast Republic](/source/Breakfast_Republic)* with [Jennifer Zamparelli](/source/Jennifer_Zamparelli) and [Keith Walsh](/source/Keith_Walsh).[3] He made his name on the satirical sketch TV show *[Republic of Telly](/source/Republic_of_Telly)*. O'Shea started in entertainment at an early age, playing [traditional Irish music](/source/Traditional_Irish_music) and touring Europe with several groups. At college he studied theatre and starred in several theatrical productions. He worked in the National Theatre of Ireland, the [Abbey Theatre](/source/Abbey_Theatre). He won the Harp Newcomer Comedy Award in 2000 and performed in the BBC Newcomer Awards the same year. He was chosen to perform in the [Montreal](/source/Montreal) *[Just for Laughs](/source/Just_for_Laughs)* comedy festival in 2005 and also The Kilkenny [Cat Laughs](/source/Cat_Laughs) festival in 2005 and 2006. He wrote *TJ and TJ* sketches on [Today FM](/source/Today_FM). ## Television credits - *The Liffey Laugh* (RTÉ) - *[Naked Camera](/source/Naked_Camera)* (RTÉ) - *[Just for Laughs](/source/Just_for_Laughs)* - *The World Stands Up* (Paramount) - *Newcomer Awards* (BBC) - *Touching People* (RTÉ) - *The Byrne Ultimatum* (RTÉ) - *[Republic of Telly](/source/Republic_of_Telly)* (RTÉ) - *[Bridget & Eamon](/source/Bridget_%26_Eamon)* (RTÉ) - *[Barry and the Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry_and_the_Boys&action=edit&redlink=1)* (RTÉ) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Stacey, Pat (27 January 2009). ["Do-gooder comedy needed light touch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090205061405/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dogooder-comedy-needed-light-touch-1615943.html). *Evening Herald*. Archived from [the original](http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dogooder-comedy-needed-light-touch-1615943.html) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *[Republic of Telly](/source/Republic_of_Telly)*, final episode, Season 3 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["No surprise there! Jennifer Maguire, Bernard O'Shea and Keith Walsh unveiled as new 2fm hosts"](http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/no-surprise-there-jennifer-maguire-bernard-oshea-and-keith-walsh-unveiled-as-new-2fm-hosts-29961525.html). *Irish Independent*. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014. v t e RTÉ 2fm Presenters Weekday Marie Crowe Beta Da Silva Doireann Garrihy Jenny Greene Dan Hegarty Carl Mullan Ruby Walsh Weekend Cormac Battle Conor Behan Dave Clarke Aindriú de Paor Laura Fox Mo K Aifric O'Connell Emma Power Roz Purcell Dave Tracey Bláthnaid Treacy DJ Wax Former Jay Ahern Bazil Ashmawy Johnny B Nicky Byrne Stephen Byrne Mark Cagney Michael Cahill Tracy Clifford Ronan Collins Ian Dempsey Leo J. Enright BP Fallon Dave Fanning Tony Fenton Larry Gogan Emilia Golightly Jimmy Greeley Chris Greene Vincent Hanley Colm Hayes Nikki Hayes Avril Hoare Jenny Huston Lucy Kennedy Pat Kenny Ciara King Denzil Lacey Will Leahy Aidan Leonard Michael Lyster Maxi Mark McCabe Damien McCaul Eoghan McDermott Paddy McKenna Alan McQuillan Louise McSharry Declan Meehan Mike Moloney Caroline Morahan Arthur Murphy Jim-Jim Nugent Donncha O'Callaghan Gareth O'Callaghan Hector Ó hEochagáin Jim O'Neill Bernard O'Shea Rick O'Shea Dave Redmond Gerry Ryan Ruth Scott Johnny Smacks Gerry Stevens Tommy Tiernan Ryan Tubridy Keith Walsh Marty Whelan Simon Young Jennifer Zamparelli Shows Current 2FM Breakfast 2FM Mornings 2FM Request Show The Alternative The Electric Disco Game On The Greene Room The National Chart Show The Spring Session White Noise Former The Beatbox Black Echoes Breakfast Republic Breakfast with Hector Chris and Ciara The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show The Colm and Lucy Show The Dave Fanning Show Drive By Drive It with The 2 Johnnies Europe's Biggest Dance Show The Full Irish The Gerry Ryan Show Larry Gogan's Golden Hour Mailbag Marty in the Morning The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show Tubridy Announcers and newsreaders Kate Carolan Rachael English Jacqui Hurley Barry O'Neill Other contributors Philip Boucher-Hayes Des Cahill Oliver Callan Brenda Donohue Eamon Horan Jenny Kelly Darren Kennedy Lucy Kennedy Fiona Looney Conor McNamara Evelyn O'Rourke Lottie Ryan Laura Woods Heads John Clarke John McMahon Dan Healy Related 2fm 2moro 2our Death of Gerry Ryan "Maniac 2000" Nob Nation Operation Transformation Podcasts 2FM Song Contest RTÉ 2XM Other RTÉ radio stations: RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ lyric fm --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bernard O'Shea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_O'Shea) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_O'Shea?action=history)). 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