Neil Delamere

Neil Delamere (/ˈdɛləmiər/ DEL-ə-meer; born 1979) is an Irish comedian.^[1] He is a regular on the BBC Northern Ireland television show The Blame Game,^[2] and was the BBC Fighting Talk Champion of Champions in 2022. ^[3]

Neil Delamere
Delamere in 2013
Born	1979 (age 45–46) Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland
Nationality	Irish citizenship
Website	www.neildelamere.com

Early life and education

Delamere is from Edenderry, County Offaly. He has a degree in Computer Applications from Dublin City University (DCU).^[4]

Career

He began his career in 2004 at the Edinburgh Festival. Since then he has worked for both Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the BBC, in programmes such as the BBC comedy series One Night Stand, BBC radio and television panel quiz The Blame Game and RTÉ topical comedy show The Panel. He hosted Neil Delamere's Just For Laughs,^[5] a comedy television show in which he interviewed acts performing at the Montreal Festival. He featured on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on 4 July 2009. Delamere made his debut appearance on Radio Five Live's panel show Fighting Talk, broadcast on 11 December 2010, and won.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, he hosted The Only Viking in the Village on RTÉ, in which he explored his Viking roots.^[6][4] The show was nominated in the factual category for an Irish Film and Television Award, and won. He has also acted as a stand-in for John Murray on RTÉ Radio 1.^[7]

He presented the comedy documentary There's Something about Patrick which aired on 14 March 2013 on RTÉ 1.^[8]

Delamere also works for Today FM, where he presents his own show titled "Neil Delamere's Sunday Best" which airs on Sundays.^[9]

Selected television credits

• The Panel (RTÉ Two/One)^[10]
• Neil Delamere's Just For Laughs (RTÉ Two)^[11]
• The Blame Game (BBC)^[12]
• The World Stands Up (Paramount)^{[citation needed]}
• Republic of Telly (RTÉ Two)^{[citation needed]}
• Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One)^[13]
• There's Something about Patrick (RTÉ One) - 2013^[4]
• Holding out for a Hero (RTÉ Two) - 2014^{[citation needed]}
• Ireland's Fittest Family, Celebrity Special (RTÉ One) - 2021
• Dancing With the Stars, fifth Irish series (2022)^[14][15]