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'''Jonathan Kenny''' (12 December 1957 – 15 November 2024) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known as one half of the Irish comic duo [[d'Unbelievables]] with [[Pat Shortt]].<ref name="mayo1">[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8024&Itemid=135 COMEDY Duo d'unbelievable Jon Kenny has two Mayo dates], ''[[The Mayo News]]'', 2 November 2009</ref> They were a successful duo until 2000, releasing ''One Hell of a Video, D'Unbelievables, D'Video, D'Telly, D'Mother'' and ''D'collection'' but the group stopped touring after Kenny was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]].<ref name="cancer1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183106/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91799425.html D'unbeaten Jon is back], ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', 20 September 2002</ref><ref name="cancer2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183120/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67438437.html My cancer battle by comic Jon], ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', 30 November 2000</ref>
'''Jonathan Kenny''' (12 December 1957 – 15 November 2024) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known as one half of the Irish comic duo [[d'Unbelievables]] with [[Pat Shortt]].<ref name="mayo1">[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8024&Itemid=135 COMEDY Duo d'unbelievable Jon Kenny has two Mayo dates], ''[[The Mayo News]]'', 2 November 2009</ref> They were a successful duo until 2000, releasing ''One Hell of a Video, D'Unbelievables, D'Video, D'Telly, D'Mother'' and ''D'collection'' but the group stopped touring after Kenny was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]].<ref name="cancer1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183106/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91799425.html D'unbeaten Jon is back], ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', 20 September 2002</ref><ref name="cancer2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104183120/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67438437.html My cancer battle by comic Jon], ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', 30 November 2000</ref>


Kenny was an accomplished singer and a supporter of [[Munster Rugby]]. He filmed a lead role in an independent European feature film called ''Insatiable'', directed by Jessie Kirby.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Insatiable |url=https://ifi.ie/film/insatiable/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Irish Film Institute]]}}</ref> On his 2007 DVD, ''Back to Front'', Jon said he played his first serious role in the film, the "nastiest man in Ireland". His mother's maiden name is Dirraine and his maternal grandparents came from [[Inishmore]] in the [[Aran Islands]].
Kenny was an accomplished singer, having performed with [[Sharon Shannon]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Cormac |date=16 November 2024 |title=Actor and comedian Jon Kenny has died, age 66 |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/jon-kenny-died-6544175-Nov2024/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[TheJournal.ie]]}}</ref> and a supporter of [[Munster Rugby]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2024 |title=Titan of stage and screen Jon Kenny passes away at 66 |url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2024/11/16/titan-of-stage-and-screen-jon-kenny-passes-away-at-66/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=Limerick Post}}</ref> He filmed a lead role in an independent European feature film called ''Insatiable'', directed by Jessie Kirby.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Insatiable |url=https://ifi.ie/film/insatiable/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Irish Film Institute]]}}</ref> On his 2007 DVD, ''Back to Front'', Jon said he played his first serious role in the film, the "nastiest man in Ireland".<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuire |first=Kevin |date=24 July 2008 |title=Comedian Jon Kenny goes back to front at the Town Hall Theatre |url=https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/276/comedian-jon-kenny-goes-back-to-front-at-the-town-hall-theatre |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Galway Advertiser]]}}</ref> His mother's maiden name is Dirraine and his maternal grandparents came from [[Inishmore]] in the [[Aran Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Niall |date=22 November 2011 |title=Jon Kenny |url=https://prezi.com/ovzjcpkxeves/jon-kenny/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Prezi]]}}</ref>


Kenny returned to solo comedy and performed throughout Ireland with his one-man show. In the spring of 2007, Kenny realised his first solo stand-up DVD ''"Back to Front"''.<ref name="back1">[http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/4936 Back to Front with Jon Kenny in Belmullet], ''[[Mayo Advertiser]]'', 21 November 2008</ref>
Kenny returned to solo comedy and performed throughout Ireland with his one-man show. In the spring of 2007, Kenny realised his first solo stand-up DVD ''"Back to Front"''.<ref name="back1">[http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/4936 Back to Front with Jon Kenny in Belmullet], ''[[Mayo Advertiser]]'', 21 November 2008</ref>


Kenny created a theatre show titled ''"Mag Mell"'' with visual artist Des Dillon and musician and composers Benny McCarthy and [[Conal Ó Gráda]] in 2012 and 2013.
Kenny created a theatre show titled ''"Mag Mell"'' with visual artist Des Dillon and musician and composers Benny McCarthy and [[Conal Ó Gráda]] in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheridan |first=Colette |date=28 May 2014 |title=Kenny stars in tale of puppetry, politics and greed |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20270069.html |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>


Kenny portrayed the character Gerry in ''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=INTERVIEW {{!}} Jon Kenny on The Banshees of Inisherin and a long-awaited return to screen with D'Unbelievables partner Pat Shortt |url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2022/10/28/interview-jon-kenny-on-the-banshees-of-inisherin-and-a-long-awaited-return-to-screen-with-dunbelievables-partner-pat-shortt/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Limerick Post]]}}</ref>
Kenny portrayed the character Gerry in ''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=INTERVIEW {{!}} Jon Kenny on The Banshees of Inisherin and a long-awaited return to screen with D'Unbelievables partner Pat Shortt |url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2022/10/28/interview-jon-kenny-on-the-banshees-of-inisherin-and-a-long-awaited-return-to-screen-with-dunbelievables-partner-pat-shortt/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=[[Limerick Post]]}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:05, 16 November 2024

For other people with the same name, see John Kenny (disambiguation).

Jon Kenny
Kenny (right) with Seán Kelly in 2014
Birth nameJonathan Kenny
Born(1957-12-12)12 December 1957
Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland
Died15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 66)
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
MediumTelevision, film, stand-up
Notable works and rolesD'Unbelievables
Fred Rickwood in Father Ted

Jonathan Kenny (12 December 1957 – 15 November 2024) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known as one half of the Irish comic duo d'Unbelievables with Pat Shortt.[1] They were a successful duo until 2000, releasing One Hell of a Video, D'Unbelievables, D'Video, D'Telly, D'Mother and D'collection but the group stopped touring after Kenny was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.[2][3]

Kenny was an accomplished singer, having performed with Sharon Shannon,[4] and a supporter of Munster Rugby.[5] He filmed a lead role in an independent European feature film called Insatiable, directed by Jessie Kirby.[6] On his 2007 DVD, Back to Front, Jon said he played his first serious role in the film, the "nastiest man in Ireland".[7] His mother's maiden name is Dirraine and his maternal grandparents came from Inishmore in the Aran Islands.[8]

Kenny returned to solo comedy and performed throughout Ireland with his one-man show. In the spring of 2007, Kenny realised his first solo stand-up DVD "Back to Front".[9]

Kenny created a theatre show titled "Mag Mell" with visual artist Des Dillon and musician and composers Benny McCarthy and Conal Ó Gráda in 2012 and 2013.[10]

Kenny portrayed the character Gerry in The Banshees of Inisherin in 2022.[11]

Kenny died of heart failure and lung cancer at the Galway Clinic, in Ireland, on 15 November 2024, aged 66.[12][13][14]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Father Ted Michael Cocheese/Fred Rickwood Series 1 Episode 3 "The Passion of Saint Tibulus" Series 2 Episode 5 "A Song for Europe"
1996 The Van Gerry McCarthy
1996 Angela Mooney Dies Again Chaplin
1998 Les Misérables Thénardier
1999 Angela's Ashes Lavatory Man
2008 Dick Dickman P.I.
2008 Insatiable Mr Harvey
2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Cunningham
2014 Song of the Sea Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí Voice
2020 Wolfwalkers Stringy Woodcutter Voice
2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Gerry

References

  1. ^ COMEDY Duo d'unbelievable Jon Kenny has two Mayo dates, The Mayo News, 2 November 2009
  2. ^ D'unbeaten Jon is back, Daily Mirror, 20 September 2002
  3. ^ My cancer battle by comic Jon, Daily Mirror, 30 November 2000
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Cormac (16 November 2024). "Actor and comedian Jon Kenny has died, age 66". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Titan of stage and screen Jon Kenny passes away at 66". Limerick Post. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Insatiable". Irish Film Institute. 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  7. ^ McGuire, Kevin (24 July 2008). "Comedian Jon Kenny goes back to front at the Town Hall Theatre". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  8. ^ McGrath, Niall (22 November 2011). "Jon Kenny". Prezi. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. ^ Back to Front with Jon Kenny in Belmullet, Mayo Advertiser, 21 November 2008
  10. ^ Sheridan, Colette (28 May 2014). "Kenny stars in tale of puppetry, politics and greed". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  11. ^ "INTERVIEW | Jon Kenny on The Banshees of Inisherin and a long-awaited return to screen with D'Unbelievables partner Pat Shortt". Limerick Post. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Legendary Limerick actor and comedian Jon Kenny has died". Live95. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Legendary Limerick actor and comedian Jon Kenny passes away". Limerick Leader. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  14. ^ Gilbart, Manon; Gorman, Sally (16 November 2024). "Actor and comedian Jon Kenny dies, aged 66". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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