Acting
Kevin McAleer
- Born
- Jul 10, 1956 · Age 70
- Place of birth
- Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 4
- TV credits
- 2
Biography
Kevin McAleer (born 1956) is an Irish stand-up comedian. He came to prominence on the RTÉ television show Nighthawks which began broadcasting in the late 1980s. McAleer became known for his three-minute sketches of surreal rustic tales told in his slow County Tyrone drawl. One critic said that McAleer "put the dead back into deadpan". In 2022 he toured his one-man show entitled Why am I Here and played the part of boring Uncle Colm in Derry Girls on Channel 4. In 2024 he announced his retirement from stand-up comedy, with final shows in Dublin and Belfast. McAleer lives in Omagh, County…
