- Patrick McGuinness
Infobox Celebrity
image_size = 150px
name = Patrick McGuinness
caption = Promo picture for The Dark Side Tour
birth_date = 14 August 1973
birth_place =Farnworth ,England
occupation =Stand-up comedian Patrick Joseph McGuinness (often referred to as Paddy McGuinness) (born 14 August 1973 in
Farnworth ,Lancashire ) [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8964&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837-1983] . Ancestry.co.uk. URL accessed 21 June 2007.] is an English stand-up comedian and comedy actor famous for his work withPeter Kay .Early life
When he left school he took a college course to do a BTEC 1st Diploma in Science with the intention of becoming a lab technician, but soon realised that this was not a career he wished to pursue.
The next few years saw McGuinness undertaking various jobs including a silver service waiter at JJ's A La Carte Restaurant, a warehouse worker for
Morrisons , a building site labourer, a lifeguard atHorwich leisure centre and a job cleaning machines atWarburtons bakery. He also worked inCorfu as a holiday rep for club 18 – 30, before returning to his job at Horwich. He currently lives in his hometown ofBolton .Acting
Work with Peter Kay
While still working at Horwich he filmed two episodes of "
That Peter Kay Thing " and the first series ofPeter Kay's Phoenix Nights . He left his job when work on the second series of "Phoenix Nights" began. After "Phoenix Nights" ended, the show spawned a spin-off series entitled "Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere ", which follows the two doormen from "Phoenix Nights", played by Kay & McGuinness. The series received mixed reviews and a second series was planned. However, it did not get recomissioned. McGuinness also released a fitness DVD titled "Max & Paddy's The Power of Two " which includes early previously unused material.Post-Max & Paddy Projects
McGuinness also appeared in the second series of
Sky One show "The Match", and has done a UK stand-up tour. McGuinness hosted "InsideWayne Rooney " on 15 May 2006 on Sky One, a program where he completed different tasks to see the difference between him and a professional footballer.In 2005 and 2006, McGuinness toured the U.K., performing 108 shows. The Dark Side Tour was his first solo stand-up tour. Whilst on tour, he reprised his role of Lord Love Rocket from award-winning comedy "Phoenix Nights".
His other television work includes his own "Chuck Stryker: The Unknown Stuntman" on E4 which he wrote and starred in alongside Jonathan Wrather and a few other familiar faces. His DVD, "Paddy McGuinness: The Dark Side Tour" was released in early November and sold over 30,000 copies in its first week. The DVD was filmed at Blackpool Opera House.
On 29 November 2006, McGuinness hosted "
The Paul O'Grady Show " whilst O'Grady took the week off. McGuinness interviewed guest starsEmma Bunton and Michael Ball, took part in anassault course and attempted to sew a dress for Bunton at the end of the show.In 2007, McGuinness presented "Raiders of the Lost Archive" on ITV1, a show in which he and his guests (in the first show,
Bruce Forsyth ,Chris Tarrant andMichael Parkinson ) watched TV shows they had appeared in years ago, which they had previously thought were lost. He is also the face ofGreggs , appearing in adverts as a gardener with his friend back from honeymoon ("Did you take me to Mauritius?") and also taking his pasty on a romantic country drive.Paddy released a new DVD for
Christmas 2007, called "Paddy Mcguinness: All-Star Balls Ups!" which contains footballing gaffes and howlers, featuring some of football's most famous names.First airing in August 2008, McGuinness co-stared in a new television series along with British comedian
Rory McGrath , broadcast on Channel Five, "Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure ". This is a four-part series in which Paddy and Rory embark on a nationwide road-trip, “on a mission to explore Britain’s sporting heritage by probing the hidden life of its towns and villages” [http://demand.five.tv/Series.aspx?seasonBaseName=RoryPaddysGreatBritishAdventureSeason1] . The series focuses on arcane sports, such as cheese rolling [http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName=C5141230001] .From August 21st through to December 11th 2008, McGuinness’ second tour - known as the ‘Paddy McGuinness Plus You! Live’ - involves 76 scheduled dates around the United Kingdom and Ireland [http://www.patrickmcguinness.co.uk/tourinfo.htm] . The 'Plus You! Tour' will feature Paddy, along with other variety acts that will be chosen by Paddy himself, through a competition running on his official website, hence the title of Plus You!
Future projects
A third series of "Phoenix Nights" has been rumoured and a second series of "Road to Nowhere" is also planned for sometime in the future.
It was revealed on
The Paul O'Grady Show that he is working withLeigh Francis on a new channel 4 comedy show.References
External links
* [http://www.patrickmcguinness.co.uk/ Official Patrick McGuinness Site]
* [http://www.patrickmcguinness.net/ Unofficial Fan Site of Patrick McGuinness] - www.patrickmcguinness.net
* [http://www.e-subversive.net/soundboards/maxandpaddy1/ Patrick McGuinness Soundboard]
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