Stand up comedian, voice over artist, writer and actor Joe Rooney has many strings to his huge and accomplished bow. As barfly Timmy from Killinaskully he has become one of Ireland’s most popular “luadars” and the butt of many of Dan Clancy’s jokes. He has also contributed as a writer on the current series of Killinaskully and is presently a sketch writer and performer on Newstalk’s breakfast show. As an actor he has also appeared in many films including the excellent homage to the B movie “Flying Saucers Rock n’ Roll” alongside Ardal O’ Hanlon.

In Father Ted he was the unforgettable rebel priest Father Damo who uttered the memorable line, “Who do you prefer, Blur or Oasis?”

I’m still laughing at the thought of Fr. Damien (Damo) Lennon, the gurrier curate who lead Fr. Dougal astray…He was an inspired invention and was brilliantly played by Joe Rooney

John Boland, Sunday Independent

For TG4’s Ri Ra he invented the immensely popular bilingual chat show host and social commentator Fergus Scully.

The highlight has to be chat show king Scully brought to life by the perennially under used Joe Rooney
The Irish Times

His charismatic stand up style is a mixture of hilarious observations on modern Ireland (from multiculturalism to alternative medicine) and rip-roaringly funny musical parodies.

Rooney is very funny, but it is with his guitar in his hands that he becomes unmissable…his impressions of seventies rockers singing nursery rhymes brings tears to the eyes
The Stage

As a stand up, he has appeared on the Late Late Show, Ryan Tubridy Show, The Liffey Laugh and The Lounge and has toured all over the UK, Europe and Ireland. His sketch show with Patrick Mc Donnell at the Edinburgh Festival garnered rave reviews.

If they don’t get their own television show by the time the Fringe is over, then there is something deeply wrong in this world
**** The Scotsman