Jon Kenny

Jonathan Kenny born 12 December 1957 is an Irish comedian and actor who lives in Lough Gur and is one half of the famous Irish comic duo dUnbelievables with Pat Shortt They were a very successful duo until 2000 releasing One Hell of a Video DUnbelievables DVideo DTelly DMother and Dcollection but the group stopped touring after Kenny was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma Kenny is an accomplished singer and supporter of Munster Rugby Kenny completed filming a lead role in an independent Europe feature film called Insatiable directed by Jessie Kirby On his new DVD Back to Front Jon says he plays the nastiest man in Ireland in the film which is his first serious role Jon Kenny has many relatives from The Irish Midlands and the West of Ireland His mothers maiden name is Dirraine and her grandparents came from Inis Mór in the Aran Islands Kenny returned to solo comedy and has performed throughout Ireland with his oneman show In the spring of 2007 Kenny realised his first solo standup DVD Back to Front Kenny created a brand new theatre show Mag Mell with visual Artist Des Dillon and MusicianComposers Benny McCarthy Conal ÓGráda in 201213