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Kathleen Madigan

Last Comic Standing

By Brendán Cummings, Contributor
August / September 2004

August 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Irish-American comic Kathleen Madigan has slowly but surely been climbing to the top of the comic heap since she got her start at an open mike night in 1990. She has appeared on The Tonight Show a dozen times, a high point for any comic. But if her latest stint is any indication, her quest for success does not stop there. She is currently starring in a reality show called Last … [Read more...] about Last Comic Standing

Loads of Laughs in Kilkenny

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Kathleen Madigan.

Irish Comedy Festival. ℘℘℘ "Don't read Cosmopolitan for the advice. They told me that if I want to meet a man, I should go to the Laundromat. Yeah, like I wanna be 50 and dating a guy who can't afford a dryer," says 27-year-old comedian Kathleen Madigan, who is a headline act wherever she goes. Recently Madigan, who grew up in St. Louis -- Florrissant, to be exact, with a … [Read more...] about Loads of Laughs in Kilkenny

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May 16, 1953

Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath. He was brought up by his grandparents and aunt, while his mother worked in England. At 11, he moved to England to join his mother. In an interview with Irish America in 2003, he described it as a difficult transition. He was singled out for being Irish in school. “There certainly were fights,” he said, but the experience made him “resilient.” Brosnan left school at 15 and trained with the circus. Later he was introduced to the Oval House Theatre Club in London. He studied at the Drama Center in London. In 1980, he moved to the United States to star as Rory O’Manion in The Mangans of America, a hugely popular TV series. In 1994, he became the fifth James Bond.

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