Pat Cahill Explained

Pat Cahill
Birth Place:	England

Pat Cahill is a British comedian^[1] and Chortle Best Newcomer winner 2012.^[2]

Early life

He was educated at the University of East Anglia.^[3] He began performing in 2009.^[4] At university he lived with fellow comedian John Kearns and radio DJ Greg James.^{[5] [6]}

Career

He wrote and performed two podcasts for BBC Radio, Chick N Mix^[7] and Doggy Dilemma in 2012 as well as performing on BBC Three's Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire.^[8] Cahill also took The Tim and Pat Show^[9] to Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012. He returned to the fringe in 2013 with his show Start.^[10]

Cahill received the Chortle Best Newcomer 2012 award and New Act of the Year (Hackney Empire Awards);^[11] he was a Latitude New Act of Year Finalist and BBC Radio 2's BBC New Comedy Act of the Year Finalist.^[12]

Notes and References

1. The Guardian "This Week's New Comedy" 28 January 2012
2. Chortle "Chortle Page, Pat Cahill" 2012.
3. Web site: e-ziggurat August - University of East Anglia. 2020-11-18. www.alumni.uea.ac.uk.
4. Web site: 2012-05-24. The Spotlight on ... Pat Cahill. 2020-11-18. London is Funny. en-US.
5. Web site: 'We all have to be laughing by 5.30am': how Radio 1's Greg James saved Breakfast. The Guardian.
6. Web site: Comedian John Kearns: The next wig thing swaps Parliament for perverts. The Independent. 10 January 2014.
7. BBC "Comedy Clips. Pat Cahill's Chick N Mix" 2012.
8. BBC "BBC Comedy Empire, Pat Cahill"
9. Ed Fringe What's On "What's On The Tim and Pat Show" August 2012
10. Web site: 2013-08-25. Pat Cahill: Start Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2020-11-18. archive.vn. 2013-08-25. https://archive.today/20130825002407/https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/pat-cahill-start. bot: unknown.
11. Spoonfed "Editor's Comedy Choice" 25 September 2012
12. 2011 Final . 2011 . . . . BBC Radio 2.