Brendan Courtney

Brendan Courtney

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Brendan Courtney (born June 24, 1972, Clondalkin, Dublin) is an Irish comedian and television presenter. He is openly gay.

Career

His most successful shows include RTÉ Two's "Wanderlust" and ITV1's "Love Match UK". Courtney was the main developer of the idea of "Wanderlust". He currently hosts "The Brendan Courtney show", a prime time talk show on Ireland's TV3.

In October 2006, Courtney became the presenter on ITV2's late night dating show "Playdate".

As of 2005, Brendan Courney has been hosting Discovery Home and Health's Wedding extravaganza "Weddings Live" alongside Sarah Greene of Blue Peter fame. As of Autumn 2008, he will host RTÉ One's Off The Rails.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1229486/ IMDB]


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