The Panel (Ireland)
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| The Panel | |
|---|---|
| Format | Chatshow, comedy |
| Starring | Colin Murphy Ed Byrne Dara Ó Briain Neil Delamere Andrew Maxwell |
| Country of origin |  Republic of Ireland |
| No. of episodes | 73, as of 30 January 2008 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ Network Two |
| Original run | September 15, 2003 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
The Panel is a humorous weekly chat show that airs on the Irish television network RTÉ Two, usually on a Monday evening but occasionally on other nights also. Until 2006 it was hosted by Dara Ó Briain, although as of Autumn 2007 there is no longer a single regular host, but is presented by one of Ó Briain, Neil Delamere, or Colin Murphy. The show used to be recorded in The Helix but has since moved to the Draoicht Theatre in Blanchardstown in 2005. The show, which has run from September 2003 to the present day, has five panellists who change from week to week. They discuss current events, interspersed with celebrity interviews (3 per show originally, and then reduced to 2). It is one of RTÉ's most popular shows, and its sudden apparent cancellation in December 2005 annoyed many of the programme's fans but it returned with a largely unchanged format in October 2006. The format was derived from an Australian show of the same name.
The show was performed live in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin from 11-13 September 2007 as part of the Bulmers Comedy Festival. These shows, following the format of the television show but a longer running time and stronger language, were chaired by Neil Delamere and were not recorded for television.
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[edit] Panellists
[edit] Regular
- Colin Murphy (presenter). Since Ó Briain ceased to be a regular, Murphy is the only panelist who appears in (almost) every episode.
- Neil Delamere (presenter)
- Ed Byrne
- Andrew Maxwell
[edit] Occasional
- Dara Ó Briain. The shows former regular presenter, he has only appeared on one show of the 2007-2008 season, although he hosted the episode on which he appeared.
- Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
- Karl Spain
- Fiona Looney
- Anna Nolan
- Mairéad Farrell
- Pauline McLynn
- Gráinne Seoige
- Síle Seoige
- Aoife Ní Thuairisg
- Geri Maye
- Brendan Courtney
- George Hook
- Kathryn Thomas
- David Corbet
- Jimmy Carr
- Edith Bowman
- Tommy Tiernan
- Jenny Huston
- Dermot Whelan
- Pamela Flood
[edit] Summer 2008
The Panel goes on tour for second time in 2008:
June 14th Millennium Forum Derry
June 16th Dean Crowe Athlone
June 17th University Concert Hall Limerick
June 18th Dun Mhuire Theatre Wexford (NOT THEATRE ROYAL)
June 22nd National Concert Hall Dublin
June 23rd Glor Theatre Ennis
June 24th Irelands National Events Centre, INEC Killarney.
[edit] External links
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