email : laugh@thecomedyclub.ie

As regular MC at Belfast's infamous "Empire" comedy club, Colin has deservedly earned himself a reputation as a force to be reckoned with. Always armed with a razor sharp wit, his turn over of material is nothing short of prolific.

As a formally trained actor, and founder member of the 'Sightlines' Theatre Company, Colin has appeared in countless theatre productions including "Twelfth Night" (as Sir Toby Belch) and as Gottleib in 'Auschwitz'. The latter part earning him a nomination for "Best Actor" at the ISDA awards.

However it is his barn storming comedy routines which have brought him directly into the public eye, including a sell-out breathtaking runs at the 1999 and 2000 Edinburgh Festivals - earning him huge critical and industry acclaim. Colin continues to give headlining performances throughout the UK and Ireland, and his brand new solo show premiered at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival ­ to sell out capacity.

With a growing broadcast media profile, Colin hosts the RTE entertainment show, 'The Blizzard of Odd' (2 series). He has featured in an array of programmes including the BBC series 'People Like Us' (2 episodes); the Carlton series Big Bad World, his own solo comedy special 'Something For The Weekend' BBC NI (a mixture of stand up, sketches and comedy chat); as well as a solo special for Green Inc Productions, ŒComic Asides; 'The Stand Up Show' (2 series) for the BBC, "The Survival Guide to Life" for UTV. "@last TV" for RTE; "Don¹t Shoot the Messenger" for the Paramount Channel, and "The Return of the Empire" for BBC NI. Colin can be seen co-starring in the Scala feature film "Divorcing Jack" as "Gibber McGibbet"; in the feature film "The Most fertile Man in Ireland" and the role of "Seamus" in the BBC drama series "Eureka Street"

Colin recently completed his own comedy series for UTV (entitled 'Really Really) which he co-wrote and stars in, and appeared in the BBC 2 series of "Comedy Nation". He was especially commissioned to write a short story (Red Isuzu) for the new book "Shenanigans" (an Anthology of Fresh Irish Writing) ­ which is published by Sceptre. He has just finished writing for the BBC series The Stand up Show, and is developing a sitcom for Channel 4 with Jason Byrne as well as writing and starring in radio 4's The O'Show.
Colin co-wrote and co-starred weekly in the 2000 series of The Stand Up Show, is writing a monthly column for Ri Ra magazine ­ and will have an original fiction story published by Esquire Magazine in the autumn.
Currently developing various television projects and with an increasingly busy diary of work, there is no doubt that Colin Murphy is fast on his way to becoming a major comedy name,

"Explosive, roof raising comedy. Watch this man's name ­ he's going to be huge" IN DUBLIN MAGAZINE

"Observational humour at its very best, impeccable delivered by this extremely talented, loveable rogue"
THE LIST

"Multi-talented and hilarious. Refreshingly original and honest ­ a true find".THE TIMES

"superb,skilful mimicry'a crescendo performance an enormous future awaits" THE STAGE

"the kind of powerfully, genuinely charismatic comic talent for whom the most obvious comparison is a younger Billy Connolly"..
"sharp observational routines and an interaction with the audience that many higher profile comics could only aspire to" THE SCOTSMAN

COLIN MURPHY

Personal Details
Playing Age: 28-35
Eyes: Blue (dark)
Hair: Auburn (dark)
Build: Slim
Height: 5ft 10²
Nationality: Northern Irish
Lives: Belfast and London
Spotlight No: 3358

Accents:
Native Northern Irish (Belfast); Southern Irish ­ and all regionals. Standard London; Standard English: RP; American. Excellent ear for most dialects, accents and mimicry.

Television
People Like Us (BBC) 2 eps, playing "Nathan" and "Eamon"
The Blizzard of Odd (Host) 15 part comedy series for RTE ( 2 series)
Comic Asides 2 (UTV) Solo Special
Big Bad World (ITV) Drama. Role of Keiron Roberts
Eureka Street (BBC) Drama. Role of "Seamus"
Don't Shoot the Messenger (Paramount) Panellist (self)
The Stand Up Show (BBC) Weekly appearances "backstage"(2 series)
Audio Visual Pilot (BBC) Co-writer and co-star
Comedy Nation (BBC) Various sketch appearances
Something for the Weekend (BBC NI) Solo "broken comedy" special
@Last TV (RTE) Solo short comedy film
GAS (C4) Stand up comedy appearance
You cannot be serious (RTE) Guest panellist
The Survival Guide to Life (UTV) Presenter/performer
The Hole in the Wall Gang (UTV) Stand up comedy appearance

Feature Films
The Most Fertile Man In Ireland Samson Films. Role of "Paddy Joiner"
Divorcing Jack Scala. Role of "Gibber McGibbet"

Theatre (includes)
Ghost Writer Role of Seamus O'Malley
Sightline Theatre Role, "Toby Belch"
Auschwitz Queens Co. Role of "Gottleib"
Further theatre credits available upon request

Writing
In addition to writing all his own material and material for all the Television credits listed above; Colin was especially commissioned to write a short story (ŒRed Isuzu) for the current Sceptre short story anthology ­ ŒShenanigans¹ (An Anthology of Fresh Irish Fiction). He has just finished writing for the BBC Stand Up Show and is writing and starring in radio 4¹s The O¹Show. Colin writes a monthly column for Ri Ra Magazine and will have a fictional story published by Esquire in the autumn of 2000.

Additional information and skills
Stand up comedy and script writing. Excellent topical improvisation. Clean driving licence. Own car. Provisional stage fighting skills. Plays drums. Founder member of the Belfast based theatre company "Sightlines". Winner of an ISDA award for improvisation, and nominated for an ISDA for "Best Actor" for his role in "Auschwitz".