Paddy McGuinness explained

Patrick McGuinness
Birth Name:Patrick Joseph McGuinness
Birth Date:14 August 1973
Birth Place:Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Years Active:1995–present
Children:3

Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He rose to fame with the help of fellow comedian Peter Kay, who invited him to appear on the television comedy series That Peter Kay Thing (2000), and the sitcoms Phoenix Nights (2000–2001) and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004). McGuinness went on to present various television shows, including Take Me Out (2010–2019), 71 Degrees North (2011), Paddy's TV Guide (2013), Top Gear (2019–2022), I Can See Your Voice (2021–2022), and Question of Sport (2021–2023).

McGuinness has written and performed four stand-up comedy tours: The Dark Side Tour (2006), Plus You! Tour (2008), The Saturday Night Live Tour (2011), and Daddy McGuinness (2015–2016).

Early life

McGuinness was born on 14 August 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire,[1] to Irish parents from County Tipperary, and attended Mount St Joseph High School.[2] It was from his school days in Farnworth that McGuinness formed his close friendship with fellow Bolton comedian Peter Kay.[3]

Television

McGuinness made his television debut in 1995 as a contestant for the show God's Gift. He also appeared in the second series of the Sky 1 show The Match. On 15 May 2006, McGuinness hosted Inside Wayne Rooney on Sky 1, a programme where he completed different tasks to see the difference between him and the professional footballer.

McGuinness' other television work includes his own Chuck Stryker: The Unknown Stuntman on E4 which he wrote and starred in opposite Jonathan Wrather and a few other familiar faces.

McGuinness presented Stars in Their Cars, a series for the Travel Channel in 2016.[4]

Rory and Paddy

See main article: Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure. First airing on 13 August 2008, McGuinness co-starred in a television series with British comedian Rory McGrath, broadcast on Channel 5, Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure. This was a four-part series in which McGuinness and McGrath 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".[5] The series focuses on arcane sports, such as cheese rolling.[6] A second series began on 20 September 2010 on Channel 5.

Channel 4

In 2006, McGuinness guest hosted The Paul O'Grady Show. He presented the entertainment series Hotel GB in 2012. In 2013 McGuinness presented Paddy's TV Guide. In 2014 McGuinness narrated the three-part charity series Stars at Your Service for Channel 4. In 2015, he presented the Channel 4 daytime game show series Benchmark for 30 episodes as well as five celebrity editions.[7]

In April 2023, he hosted new reality show Tempting Fortune, which will return for a second series in 2024.[8]

In August 2023, Channel 4 announced McGuinness as presenter for "Don't Look Down" in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.

ITV

In 2007, McGuinness presented Raiders of the Lost Archive. From 2010 until 2019, McGuinness hosted the ITV dating show Take Me Out. He was a guest presenter of This Morning in 2010, a role to which he returned in 2011. He hosted the second series of 71 Degrees North with Charlotte Jackson in 2011. In 2012, he hosted Paddy's Show and Telly. The show returned for a second special in 2013. McGuinness hosted the comedy panel show Mad Mad World for seven episodes in 2012. Two episodes were recorded but never aired. McGuinness was one of the presenters of Christmas telethon Text Santa. In 2012 and 2013, McGuinness co-hosted one hour of the telethon with Christine Bleakley, although Alesha Dixon was his co-presenter for the 2014 appeal.

In 2013, McGuinness co-presented talent show series Your Face Sounds Familiar with Alesha Dixon. In 2014, McGuinness co-hosted the Saturday night game show Amazing Greys alongside Angela Rippon.[9] In 2015, he regularly starred in the ITV2 comedy show The Keith Lemon Sketch Show.

McGuinness played the role of policeman Ian in the ITV comedy The Delivery Man, beginning in April 2015.[10] [11] In 2015, McGuinness guest starred in six episodes of Coronation Street, playing the role of Dougie Ryan. The episodes were shown in August.[12] On Christmas Eve in 2015 he presented one-off ITV special, The ABBA Christmas Party[13]

He starred in the ITV comedy series The Keith & Paddy Picture Show with Keith Lemon in 2017.[14] It returned for a second series in April 2018. In January 2018, McGuinness presented The Greatest TV Moments of All Time, a one-off special for ITV. McGuinness has appeared as a panellist on numerous episodes of Keith Lemon's shows Celebrity Juice and Through the Keyhole. In 2019, he replaced Fearne Cotton as team captain on the former show.[15] He left after one series due to other work commitments.

BBC

Paddy co-presented two episodes of Even Better Than the Real Thing on BBC One.[16] McGuinness presented Paddy McGuinness' Sport Relief Warm-Up and was one of the presenters for the 2018 Sport Relief show. He provided the voiceover for the BBC series Ready or Not in 2018.

In 2018, McGuinness began co-presenting series 27 of Top Gear.[17]

In 2020, it was announced that McGuinness and fellow Top Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff would host Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover, a six episode best of series, featuring the presenters narrating classic episodes of Total Wipeout.[18] The first episode aired on 8 August 2020 and received negative reviews.[19]

In 2021, McGuinness replaced Sue Barker as host of BBC game show Question of Sport for its 51st series.[20] On 1 December 2021, a frank and emotive documentary, Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family And Autism was screened on BBC 1.

Radio

McGuinness had his own radio show on Bauer City 1 stations across the North of England on Sunday mornings from 9am until 12 noon.[21] His show ran from 2014 until 2017.[22]

On 2 April 2024, it was announced that McGuinness would be joining BBC Radio 2 in June, presenting the 11am-1pm slot on Sundays, replacing Michael Ball.

Tours

In 2005 and 2006, McGuinness toured the UK, performing 108 shows. Paddy McGuinness: The Dark Side Tour was his first solo stand-up tour. While on tour, he reprised his role of Lord Love Rocket from the award-winning comedy Phoenix Nights. From 21 August to 11 December 2008, McGuinness was involved in a second tour – known as the Paddy McGuinness Plus You! Live – which included 76 scheduled dates around the UK and Ireland.[23] The Plus You! Tour featured McGuinness, along with other variety acts that were chosen by him, through a competition that ran on his official website, hence the title of Plus You!

In 2011, he went on his third stand-up tour, called Paddy McGuinness: Saturday Night Live Tour. In January 2015, he announced that he would be touring across 2015 and 2016 with the "Daddy McGuinness" tour throughout the UK.[24] The tour opened in Scunthorpe on 28 September 2015 and the final date was at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on 27 February 2016.

Nearly There; 40-date UK tour announced for 2024-2025.[25]

Books

In 2010, McGuinness released My Guide to the North: (and Scotland & Wales, oh, and less important places i.e. the South).[26] In 2021 McGuinness released his autobiography, My Lifey.[27]

Other work

In 2010, McGuinness starred in the adult pantomime Panto's on Strike at the Opera House, Manchester with Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.[28] He starred in a UK TV advertising campaign for Victor Chandler, a British bookmaker. In 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, McGuinness took part in the charity football match Soccer Aid, which raises money for Unicef. The match is aired live on ITV.

In 2012, McGuinness played Gary in . In 2013, McGuinness joined Pizza Hut as their brand ambassador.[29]

In 2017, McGuinness joined Jackpot Joy as their brand ambassador, taking over from Dame Barbara Windsor.

Personal life

He married Christine Martin on 4 June 2011. The couple have three children. In 2020 the family moved from their former £2.1 million home to a modern mansion in Cheshire.[30]

All three of McGuinness's children are autistic, as is their mother.[31] In 2021 they made a BBC documentary Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism.[32] In June 2018, McGuinness revealed that he had been diagnosed with arthritis several years prior, at the age of 44.[33]

In 2022 it was announced that McGuiness and his wife had separated, after 11 years of marriage, but will remain living together in their family home.[34]

His brother is Tony Leonard who appeared in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as Raymond the Bastard's henchman, a teammate of Paddy's on The F Word, and a featured audience member on Celebrity Juice.[35] [36] [37]

McGuinness is a supporter of his local team Bolton Wanderers.

Stand-up shows

Year Title Notes
2006 The Dark Side
2008 Plus You!
2015-16 Up Close and Personal with Daddy McGuiness

DVD releases

Title Released Notes
Live 6 November 2006 Live at Blackpool's Opera Hourse Theatre
Plus You! Live 17 November 2008 Live at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre
Saturday Night Live Tour 2011 21 November 2011 Live at Manchester's Arena

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Comedy Lab

The Services

Pump Attendant Terry1 episode
2000Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the TowerGuest appearance
That Peter Kay ThingPatrick "Paddy" O'Shea1 episode
2000–2001Phoenix Nights2 series
2004Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere1 series
2005Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05
Max & Paddy's The Power of Two
2006Sport Relief 2006
Inside Wayne RooneyPresenter1 episode
The New Paul O'Grady ShowGuest presenter
2007Raiders of the Lost ArchivePresenter
2008Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World TourCousin Gary1 series
2008–2010Rory and Paddy's Great British AdventureCo-presenter2 series
2010–2019Take Me OutPresenter11 series
2010–2011, 2024This MorningStand-in presenter9 episodes
201171 Degrees NorthCo-presenter1 series
2011–2012Paddy's Show & TellyPresenter2 specials
2012Mad Mad World1 series
Hotel GB
2012–2014The Greatest Footie Ads...Ever2 specials
2012–2015Text SantaCo-presenter4 episodes
2013The Security MenPC ClarkeOne-off episode
Paddy's TV GuidePresenter1 series
Your Face Sounds FamiliarCo-presenter
2014Amazing Greys
Stars at Your Service for SU2CNarrator
2015The Delivery ManIan1 series
BenchmarkPresenter
Coronation StreetDougie RyanGuest role; 6 episodes
Keith Lemon's Back T'Future TributeBiff TannenOne-off TV special
The Abba Christmas PartyPresenterOne-off TV special
2015–2016The Keith Lemon Sketch ShowRegular contributor2 series
2016Stars in Their CarsPresenter1 series
2017Even Better Than the Real Thing2 specials
2017–2018The Keith and Paddy Picture ShowCo-presenter2 series[38]
2018The Greatest TV Moments of All TimePresenterOne-off TV special
Paddy McGuinness' Sport Relief Warm-UpOne-off
Ready or NotVoiceover1 series
2018–2020Sport ReliefCo-presenter
2019Celebrity JuiceTeam CaptainSeries 21
2019–2022Top GearCo-presenter5 Series
2019–presentCatchpointPresenter2 series
Comic ReliefCo-presenter
2020The Big Night In
Daisy & OllieUncle Tommy1 episode
Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy TakeoverCo-narrator6 episodes
The Big New Year's InPresenter1 episode[39]
2021–2022I Can See Your VoicePresenter2 Series
2021–2023Question of SportPresenter2 Series
2022Shopping with Keith LemonGuestSeries 3 episode 8[40]
2023The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake OffContestant Channel 4[41]
Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and AutismHimself With wife Christine McGuinness[42]
Tempting FortunePresenterChallenge show[43]
Don’t Look DownPresenterIn aid of Stand Up to Cancer[44]
2024Inside the FactoryPresenterReplacing Gregg Wallace[45]
TBAPaddy And Chris: Road Trippin’ (W/T)Co-presenterWith Chris Harris[46]

Film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2022National Television AwardsAuthored Documentary[47]
National Television AwardsTV Presenter

References

https://x.com/paddymcguinness/status/905058385720221696?s=46

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paddy McGuinness is one of UK TV's most familiar faces . December 2021 .
  2. Web site: Paddy McGuinness visits his former school in College Farnworth. Neil Robertson. The Bolton News. 15 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness invited to nursery where they first met – as toddlers. The Bolton News. 4 July 2013 . 20 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Neil Morrissey joins Paddy McGuinness for new TV show. 6 June 2016. Digital Spy.
  5. http://demand.five.tv/Series.aspx?seasonBaseName=RoryPaddysGreatBritishAdventureSeason1 Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure
  6. http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName=C5141230001 "Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure – Episode 1"
  7. Web site: Paddy McGuinness to front new daytime gameshow on Channel 4. Digital Spy. 13 September 2015. 11 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Tempting Fortune. radiotimes.com. 20 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Amazing Greys. presscentre.
  10. Web site: The Delivery Man. presscentre.
  11. Web site: Paddy McGuinness joins ITV sitcom The Delivery Man. Digital Spy. 13 September 2015. 19 November 2014.
  12. Web site: Paddy McGuinness lands guest role in Corrie. presscentre. 13 September 2015.
  13. Web site: Fancy an ABBA Christmas party? Celebrate with Paddy McGuinness, Susan Boyle and Union J in a TV special. Justin Harp. 10 December 2015. Digital Spy.
  14. Web site: ITV orders The Keith And Paddy Picture Show. British Comedy. Guide. . 24 November 2016.
  15. News: Paddy McGuinness Confirmed as Fearne Cotton's Celebrity Juice replacement. Powell. Emma. 27 February 2019. Evening Standard. 2 April 2019.
  16. Web site: Paddy McGuinness hosting Stars in Their Eyes-style show. Digital Spy. 7 August 2017.
  17. Web site: McGuinness and Flintoff join Top Gear. 22 October 2018. 24 April 2019. BBC News.
  18. News: Total Wipeout returning with Paddy McGuinness and Andrew Flintoff as hosts. West. Amy. 27 May 2020. Digital Spy. 27 May 2020.
  19. News: Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover, review: Top Gear duo's banter was a load of big red balls . Singh. Anita. 8 August 2020. The Telegraph. 14 August 2020.
  20. News: Paddy McGuinness replaces Sue Barker as A Question of Sport host . 8 July 2021. BBC. 8 July 2021.
  21. Web site: Djs Paddy Sunday Dinner. CFM.
  22. Web site: Paddy McGuinness joins Bauer Radio for Sunday morning show. mediaweek.co.uk.
  23. http://www.patrickmcguinness.co.uk/tourinfo.htm Plus You! Live Info
  24. Web site: Paddy McGuinness announces stand-up tour. Digital Spy. 28 January 2015.
  25. Web site: How to get Paddy McGuinness UK tour tickets as general on sale goes live. radiotimes.com. 9 December 2023.
  26. Web site: Paddy McGuinness takes comic swipe at the South in his first book. theboltonnews.co.uk. 29 October 2021.
  27. Book: My Lifey. .
  28. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/panto-definitely-good-clean-fun/article-2908674-detail/article.html Review: Panto's On Strike Opera House, Manchester
  29. Web site: Nissim. Mayer. 'Take Me Out' host Paddy McGuinness joins Pizza Hut as brand ambassador. Digital Spy. 14 June 2013.
  30. Web site: PADDY AND CHRISTINE MCGUINNESS' MODERN MANSION WHERE THEY'RE RAISING THREE KIDS . Murphy . Nicola . Hello! . 17 November 2021 . 5 December 2022.
  31. News: Sansome . Jessica . Christine McGuinness shares 'relief' as she's diagnosed with autism like three children . 18 November 2021 . Manchester Evening News . 15 November 2021.
  32. News: TV tonight: Paddy and Christine McGuinness open up about their family and autism . 29 December 2021 . The Guardian . 1 December 2021 . en.
  33. News: Paddy McGuinness diagnosed with arthritis aged 44. Gillibrand. Abigail. 12 June 2018. Metro. 12 June 2018.
  34. News: Paddy McGuinness and wife Christine announce separation after 11 years of marriage.. 22 July 2022. Sky News. 22 July 2022.
  35. Web site: 9 April 2002 . Tony's hair-raising night . 28 October 2022 . The Bolton News . en.
  36. Web site: 10 June 2008 . Paddy's F-Word kitchen nightmare . 28 October 2022 . The Bolton News . en.
  37. Web site: Scullard . Vickie . 16 May 2019 . Holly Willoughby finds Paddy McGuinness' brother in Celebrity Juice audience . 28 October 2022 . Manchester Evening News . en.
  38. Web site: ITV announces brand new 5-part series starring Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness .
  39. Web site: The Big New Year's In. bbc.co.uk. 17 December 2020.
  40. Web site: TVZone . 2022-05-02 . SHOPPING WITH KEITH LEMON: SERIES THREE GUESTS REVEALED . 2023-10-09 . TV Zone UK . en.
  41. Web site: The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. 9 February 2023.
  42. Web site: Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism. bbc.co.uk. 19 November 2021.
  43. Web site: Tempting Fortune. radiotimes.com. 20 March 2023.
  44. Web site: Don't Look Down: Brave celebs to tackle terrifying high wire walk 300ft above iconic London landmark for Stand Up To Cancer . channel4.com/press . 21 August 2023 . 23 August 2023.
  45. Web site: Chase . Stephanie . Inside the Factory announces new host after Greg Wallace exit . DigitalSpy . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
  46. Web site: Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris head to Europe in brand new series for BBC One and iPlayer . bbc.co.uk/mediacentre . 20 May 2024 . 20 May 2024.
  47. News: Morris . Lauren . NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated . 23 May 2022 . . 24 May 2022 . 23 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523232648/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ntas-2022-longlist/amp/ . live .