Pat Shortt: Last News

Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny, who was one half of the comic duo d'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt, and was known for his roles in Father Ted, Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie and The Banshees of Inisherin, has died at the age of 66. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000 but had made a recovery, and sadly died following a recent battle with cancer. His wife Margy confirmed that the Limerick native had passed away at Galway Clinic on Friday 15 November.

Father Ted star Jon Kenny has died at the age of 66 after a battle with cancer.

Brad Pitt reportedly based his Snatch performance off a character from 1990s British sitcom Father Ted.The Bullet Train star sat down with JOE back in 2019 alongside his Once Upon A Time In Hollywood co-star Margot Robbie, where he discussed taking on different accents in roles.Firstly discussing his Irish accent in The Devil’s Own, Pitt talked about playing a Northern Irish IRA member living in Belfast, saying: “That was probably more extreme.”He added: “But there is a real music to Northern Ireland that I click into, that I kind of adored.”Pitt then brought up his performance in Guy Ritchie’s 2000 crime comedy Snatch, in which he played an Irish Traveller named Mickey.Speaking on the role, Pitt said: “And I’m told my ‘Pikey’ – do we still use that word? – accent was pretty good.”He then explained: “Which is amazing, because I was going off a performance of a guest star on a Father Ted episode,” to which the interviewer and Robbie both responded: “Really?”Pitt explained: “Yes. And then a friend of mine, who said ‘I never can understand what they’re saying’.

One of the best-loved Irish shows of all time is set to return to our screens this weekend.