Patrick Kielty

Patrick Kielty (born 31 January 1971) is a comedian, presenter and actor from Northern Ireland. He is the host of The Late Late Show on RTÉ One and presents a Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. His television credits include the BBC's Patrick Kielty Almost Live and Channel 4's Last Chance Lottery. He has also presented ITV's Love Island and This Morning. Kielty has appeared in several award-winning documentaries and films, including the BAFTA nominated My Dad, The Peace Deal and Me, Patrick Kielty: 100 Years of Union and Ballywalter.

Infobox

Born

(1971-01-31) 31 January 1971 (age 54)County Down, Northern Ireland

Occupation(s)

Comedian, television and radio presenter

Known for

Patrick Kielty Almost LiveLive at the ApolloThis Morning The Late Late Show

Spouse

mw- Cat Deeley (m. 2012; sep. 2025)

Children

Website

www.patrickkielty.com

Occupations

Comedian, television and radio presenter

Tables

· Filmography › Presenting

1996

After the Break

Role(s)

BBC1

Notes

6 episodes

1999–2003

Role(s)

Patrick Kielty Almost Live

Notes

BBC Northern Ireland

2002–2003

Role(s)

Fame Academy

Notes

Co-presenter

2002–2012

Role(s)

Sport Relief

Notes

Co-presenter/Guest

2003–2007

Role(s)

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Notes

Co-presenter

1997

Last Chance Lottery

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

Channel 4

2004

Deal or No Deal

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

ABC

2005–2006

Role(s)

Love Island

Notes

Co-presenter

2006

The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday LIVE

Role(s)

Host

2006–2012

Role(s)

This Morning

Notes

Guest presenter

2010

Stand Up for the Week

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

Channel 4

2010–2020

Role(s)

The One Show

Notes

Guest presenter

2016

Bad Language

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

6 episodes

Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive

Role(s)

Documentary

2016–2017

Role(s)

Delete, Delete, Delete

Notes

12 episodes

2016–2017

Role(s)

Debatable

Notes

BBC Two

2018

My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me

Role(s)

BBC One

Notes

Documentary

2019

The News Quiz

Role(s)

Guest presenter

Notes

BBC Radio 4

2021

Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union

Role(s)

Presenter

Notes

BBC One

2022–present

Role(s)

Patrick Kielty

Notes

BBC Radio 5 Live

2023–present

Role(s)

The Late Late Show

Notes

RTÉ One

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1997	Last Chance Lottery	Presenter	Channel 4	10 episodes
1996	After the Break		BBC1	6 episodes
1999–2003	Patrick Kielty Almost Live		BBC Northern Ireland	30 episodes
2002–2003	Fame Academy	Co-presenter	BBC One
2002–2012	Sport Relief	Co-presenter/Guest		Presented two episodes (2010, 2012)
2003–2007	Comic Relief Does Fame Academy	Co-presenter
2004	Deal or No Deal	Presenter	ABC	Unaired pilot
2005–2006	Love Island	Co-presenter	ITV	Original run
2006	The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday LIVE	Host
2006–2012	This Morning	Guest presenter		3 episodes
2010	Stand Up for the Week	Presenter	Channel 4	Series 1 (6 episodes)
2010–2020	The One Show	Guest presenter	BBC One	42 episodes
2016	Bad Language	Presenter		6 episodes
2016	Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive			Documentary
2016–2017	Delete, Delete, Delete			12 episodes
2016–2017	Debatable		BBC Two	58 episodes
2018	My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me		BBC One	Documentary
2019	The News Quiz	Guest presenter	BBC Radio 4	1 episode
2021	Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union	Presenter	BBC One	Documentary
2022–present	Patrick Kielty		BBC Radio 5 Live	Saturday morning slot (9-11am)
2023–present	The Late Late Show		RTÉ One

· Filmography › Acting

2023

Ballywalter

Role(s)

Shane

Notes

Feature film

Queen of Oz

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Episode: "There's a New Queen in Town"

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2008	A Night in November	Kenneth Norman McCallister	Stage play
2023	Ballywalter	Shane	Feature film
2023	Queen of Oz	Himself	Episode: "There's a New Queen in Town"

· External links

Preceded byRyan Tubridy

Media offices

Preceded byRyan Tubridy

Media offices

Host of The Late Late Show 2023–present

Media offices

Incumbent

Media offices
Preceded byRyan Tubridy	Host of The Late Late Show 2023–present	Incumbent

References

"Patrick Kielty"
https://web.archive.org/web/20121201194059/http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/comedians/patrick-kielty/
Murray, Raymond. The SAS in Ireland. Mercier Press, 1990. p. 397
Sutton Index of Deaths: 25 January 1988, CAIN
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Wood, Ian S. Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. p. 134
www.irishmirror.ie
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/patrick-kieltys-father-shot-dead-12270519
"The Troubles with Patrick Kielty is . . . - The Scotsman"
http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=320662006
"Stupid Punts"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8269776/
"Kielty to host US quiz show | Media | The Guardian"
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/27/broadcasting
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jun/14/channel-4-standup-show-patrick-kielty
Evoke.ie
https://evoke.ie/2023/05/26/entertainment/pics-patrick-kielty-career
BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wy729
BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/grierson-awards
RTÉ Player
https://www.rte.ie/player/series/all-walks-of-life/SI0000006712?epguid=IH000402043
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/article/rts-northern-ireland-programme-awards-2022-winners
"Patrick Kielty is new Late Late Show host"
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0520/1384708-the-late-late-show/
"Patrick Kielty confirmed as new host of The Late Late Show"
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/20/patrick-kielty-announced-as-new-host-of-the-late-late-show/
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/patrick-kielty-on-bbc-radio-5-live
"Fuelling Around podcast: Touring Patrick Kielty talks about life on the road"
https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2022/06/fuelling-around-podcast-patrick-kielty.html
Reviews A Night in November at the Olympia Theatre Dublin The Irish Times, 13 February 2008.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/reviews-1.893486
"Patrick Kielty and a Night in November"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3819206/
"Patrick Kielty: New movie Ballywalter reflects Northern Ireland as a place people 'look out for each other'"
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/patrick-kielty-new-movie-ballywalter-reflects-northern-ireland-as-a-place-people-look-out-for-each-other/42115373.html
Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union
https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com/80e06f8f-fc39-0158-c90c-a3da02f900f2/881d43fd-706e-4892-88d2-c25b1a0810d7/patrick-kielty-transcript.pdf
Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley in Rome wedding from BBC, retrieved 9 August 2013.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19784659
The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/patrick-kielty-cat-deeley-rome-los-angeles-b2798203.html
"Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley announce birth of baby boy"
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/patrick-kielty-and-cat-deeley-announce-birth-of-baby-boy-34379595.html?A=1
RSVP Live
https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/inside-patrick-kieltys-marriage-wife-26332318
Manchester United
https://www.manutd.com/en/videos/detail/video-patrick-kielty-interview-at-ucla
"Rossy jibe at successor Winkleman". Press Association. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrie
https://web.archive.org/web/20100404132723/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jvsMw2m3oH44G2xZLBj3btbKKkiA
The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/comic-relief-2015-no-direction-spoof-one-direction-for-red-nose-day-10102736.html
www.ukgameshows.com
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Last_Chance_Lottery
media centre
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/14/my-dad-the-peace-deal-and-me
BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43633734
The Spectator
https://web.archive.org/web/20080525221831/http://www.spectator.co.uk/print/the-magazine/features/292571/a-child-of-the-troubles-with-a-smile-on-his-face.thtml