Some exciting news to share!

Following a sold-out, East-coast theater tour in May, Tommy announces West-coast U.S. theater tour dates for his show, Tommy Tiernan: tomfoolery, a high-energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy.  The new dates kick off October 16 in Seattle before traveling to Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. 

Produced by WestBeth Entertainment, tickets go on sale Friday, August 11 at 10:00 AM Local Time.

tomfoolery October 2023

16 Seattle, WA, The Moore Theatre BUY NOW

17, Portland, OR, The Aladdin Theater BUY NOW

19, Los Angeles, CA, Largo BUY NOW

20, Los Angeles, CA, Largo BUY NOW

21, Los Angeles, CA, Largo BUY NOW

23, San Diego, CA, Balboa Theatre BUY NOW

25, San Francisco, CA, Palace of Fine Arts BUY NOW

26, San Francisco, CA, Palace of Fine Arts SOLD OUT

Photo: Andy Hollingworth

Tommy Tiernan, Hector Ó hEochagáin and Laurita Blewitt, are 3 friends who got together, sat around the table, in a henhouse, at the bottom of a garden, in the West of Ireland and started having the chats. These chats became the ‘Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast’ the award-winning, much loved No. 1 smash hit across all podcast platforms, listened to in 155 countries around the world. From winning two trophies at the Irish 2022 podcast awards, from Spotify announcing that the show is now in the top 1% of shows followed globally on their platform, 2023 continues this major success story for Tommy, Hector and Laurita with another incredible milestone being achieved for this independent podcast - hitting over 20 million streams internationally, all in a little over 2 years! 

Tommy said – “We'd like to say a very special thank you to all our listeners. The podcast has just reached the gigantic number of 20 million listens and we're delighted that so many of you find the show as entertaining to listen to as we do to perform.”

Hector said – “To have 20 million downloads is just incredible for all of us. That’s 2 ears per person, that’s 40 million ears in a little over 2 years, that’s an awful lot of ears and we love every single one of those ears.” 

Laurita added – “Introducing Knockmore to the world has been the pleasure of my life. Sadly, I will no longer be inviting men into my office, but I look forward to continuing this amazing journey with the two boys and our friends all around the world.” 

The Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast is released every Thursday and is available on all streaming platforms. An exclusive subscriber-only episode, which thousands have signed up for, is available every Monday, through https://thlpod.com/membersonly

On this week's show football brothers & hurling legends Ollie & Joe Canning, comedian Jason Byrne, historian & author Liz Gillis with music from Wallis Bird, Gemma Hayes and Jack O'Rourke.

You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night on RTÉ One

On this week's show Comedian Dara Ó Briain, Activist & Author Matthew Collins, Activist and Campaigner Rebecca Tallon de Havilland, MC Fred Cooke with music from Iarla Ó Lionáird with Cormac McCarthy and Matthew Berrill

You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night on RTÉ One

Tommy welcomes Comedian and Actor Willa White, Musician Donovan, and presenter and content creator Roz Purcell. Junior Brother performs his latest song.

You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night at 9:30pm on RTÉ One

Tommy Tiernan welcomes Mythologist & Author Martin Shaw, Fair City’s Bryan Murray talks about being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and his journey from being an apprentice electrician to actor, and actress Ruth Codd chats to Tommy about her role as Anya in The Midnight Club.

You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night at 9:30pm on RTÉ One

 

 

Some exciting news to share! 

Tommy is going on a North American Tour this May and will be visiting New York, Washington DC, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago. Even if you're not living in the US or Canada, make sure to spread the word to your family and friends who are! **Scroll Down To See All Dates**

“tomfoolery” North American Tour 2023

Tommy Tiernan: 'tomfoolery', a high-energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy. The North American dates kick off with two NYC shows May 4th & 5th before traveling to Washington DC, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago.

Tickets on sale now except for the Washington DC date, which will go on sale on March 16th at 10:00 AM.

'tomfoolery' May 2023

04 New York, Gramercy Theatre SOLD OUT

05 New York, Gramercy Theatre SOLD OUT

06 Washington DC, Lincoln Theatre BUY NOW

09 Boston, Wilbur Theatre SOLD OUT

10 Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Theatre SOLD OUT

12 Chicago, The Vic BUY HERE

Irish musician, Damien Dempsey talks to Tommy about his love for music, Sheree Atcheson tells Tommy about her search for her birth mother in Sri Lanka and Life Coach Alana Kirk explains why people come to her looking for advice. Tommy's musical guests are the Solas Quartet. You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night at 9:20pm on RTÉ One

The 3rd episode of this season's ‘The Tommy Tiernan Show’ returned on Saturday night.

In this episode, Mario Rosenstock opens up to Tommy. Emma Dabiri tells Tommy about how her interest in the Irish language was reawakened through her PHD studies and author and stylist Annmarie O’Connor talks to Tommy about her Parkinson’s diagnosis. Tommy's musical guest is the band Sprints. You can watch the full episode here

Watch "The Tommy Tiernan Show" every Saturday night at 9:20pm on RTÉ One

Tommy Tiernan tells the story of the West of Ireland through the rich body of culture it has inspired in this two-part series. In a place he calls home, Tommy travels one of the world's most evocative coastlines, bringing us a visual feast and fitting tribute to the immense beauty, rich heritage and unique spirit of the West of Ireland.

From the soaring heights of Skellig Michael to Tuam's abandoned train station, from the rocky silence of the Burren to the electronic world of a Galway nightclub, Tommy's guides are the art, literature, plays, poems and films created in the West and about the West.

Along the way he meets creative giants like Kevin Barry, Garry Hynes, Blindboy Boatclub, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and explores with a fresh eye the works of the Blasket Islanders, writings of Tim Robinson and John Moriarty and the captivating works of Dorothy Cross.

At times humorous and touching, this two part series is an exploration of the West's epic crooked landscapes and the creativity they provoked. From romantic myths to harsh realities, 'Tommy Tiernan's Epic West'  is a ramble through the Irish imagination in all its awkward contradictions.

Watch Episode 1 on the RTÉ Player HERE 

Tommy Tiernan travels from Skellig Michael through Sligo and Connemara to meet Kevin Barry, The Saw Doctors and Garry Hynes and explore the unique cultural identity of the West of Ireland.

Watch Episode 2 on the RTÉ Player HERE 

Tommy Tiernan continues his travels along the western coast to explore the works of artists living and creating in the west today. He meets Blindboy Boatclub, Galwegian DJ Shampain and poet Mary O'Malley and looks at depictions of the West in films, artworks and music.

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