Gráinne Maguire Explained
Gráinne Maguire is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster.
Early career
Maguire was a finalist in the 2007 Laughing Horse new act competition and a finalist in the 2008 Funny Women competition.[1]
Career
At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016 Maguire had a show entitled Great people making great choices.[2] At the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Maguire had her one woman show Gráinne with a Fada.[3] as well as a panel show on at the Cabaret Voltaire entitled What Has The News Ever Done For Me?[4] Maguire returned to the Edinburgh Festival in 2018 performing at the Gilded Balloon with her show I forgive you, please like me.[5]
Gráinne Maguire has appeared on BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy The Now Show, More Money Than Sense and Breaking The News as well as Stewart Lee’s The Alternative Comedy Experience.[6] [7]
Maguire has been a writer for comedy shows The News Quiz, Newsjack and Dead Ringers on BBC Radio 4 as well as television shows The Last Leg and 8 out of 10 Cats for Channel 4.[8] Maguire has also written columns for The Guardian.[9]
Maguire has been a panellist on the BBC 1 flagship debate show Question Time.[10] [11] Maguire has been a guest on BBC 2 programme Daily Politics,[12] [13] and BBC current affairs investigative programme Panorama.[14] [15] Maguire produces a podcast with Marie Le Conte called Changing Politics.[16]
Personal life
Maguire was born in Ireland but now lives in London.[17] A Labour supporter, she opened at the Labour Party Conference for then leader Ed Miliband.[18] In 2016 Maguire used Twitter to live-tweet her menstrual cycle to Taoiseach Enda Kenny in protest at Ireland’s abortion laws, the coverage of which appeared major international newspapers, and Maguire was interviewed on BBC Worldwide, and BBC World Service.[19] [20] [21] Maguire has spoken of her respect for Michelle Obama.[22]
Notes and References
- Web site: Grainne Maguire, comedian tour dates . Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2019-03-22.
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- Web site: Grainne Maguire . The Edinburgh Reporter . 10 July 2017. 2019-03-22.
- Web site: British Comedy Guide . Gráinne Maguire: The News - Edinburgh Fringe 2017 - British Comedy Guide . Comedy.co.uk . 2017-08-27 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Green . Emrys . Interview with Gráinne Maguire - Interview - Voice Magazine . Voicemag.uk . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Little Wander Comedy: Grainne Maguire - Great People Making Great Choices . Chapter . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Lee . Stewart . The elite have 'stitched up' comedy . Stewart Lee . 2013-07-08 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: The Spread Eagle Ale & Pie House - Fuller's Pub and Restaurant Croydon.
- Web site: Grainne Maguire . The Guardian . 2015-11-08 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Comedian Grainne Maguire on Question Time - YouTube . M.youtube.com . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Heather Saul . BBC Question Time: Irish comedian Grainne Maguire attacks Northern Ireland's 'state sanctioned homophobia' . The Independent . 2016-01-22 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Comedian Grainne Maguire on The Daily Politics . YouTube . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: BBC Two - Daily Politics, Should there be humour in a party conference speech? . Bbc.co.uk . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Gáire - Irish Comedy Special: Grainne Maguire . The Irish World . 2019-03-14 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Comedian Grainne Maguire discussing Jeremy Corbyn on BBC's Panorama . YouTube . 2015-09-14 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: The podcast that hopes to change the world : News 2018 . Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2018-06-30 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Green . Emrys . Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada - Review . Voice Magazine . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: BBC Three - Free Speech, Series 2 - Grainne Maguire . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-06-12 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Grainne Maguire . Grainne Maguire: 'Why I decided to live tweet my menstrual cycle to Enda Kenny' . Irishtimes.com . 2015-11-16 . 2019-03-22.
- Web site: Irish comedian's period tweet to the Taoiseach makes front page of Buzzfeed.
- Web site: Henry Austin . Irish women are tweeting about their periods to Taoiseach Edna Kenny to protest abortion laws . The Independent . 2015-11-06 . 2019-03-22.
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