Colin Murphy (comedian)

Colin Murphy
Colin Murphy
Birth name	Colin Murphy
Born	16 July 1968 (age 56); Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
Notable works and roles	The Blizzard of Odd; The Panel; The Blame Game;

Colin Murphy (born 16 July 1968) is a Northern Irish comedian from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. He now lives in south Belfast. He is best known for his television work hosting and co-writing The Blizzard of Odd, The Unbelievable Truth, and as resident panellist on The Blame Game for BBC Northern Ireland and The Panel for RTÉ.

He has also acted in the film Divorcing Jack with Rachel Griffiths and David Thewlis.

Public appearances

Murphy mainly tours in Ireland and usually hosts the comedy show in The Empire Bar, Belfast. He occasionally appears at other venues in the UK such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has performed at Kilkenny Cat Laughs, Melbourne Comedy Festival, and Just for Laughs. He was host of Queen's Comedy Club, which ran in the Mandela Hall of the Queen's University Belfast Students' Union until 2018.

Murphy has appeared on the following programmes:^{[citation needed]}

Murphy has done charity work for Plan Ireland, including making a film about work done by the charity.^[2]

^ "BBC One – Colin Murphy's Panic Room, Series 1, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "Comedian Colin Murphy becomes part of it". Plan Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2010.