John Lynn
John first caught the stand-up bug after a visit to a comedy club in Dublin and quickly discovered that
making a clown out of himself wasn’t all that bad. He instantly made a splash in his native Ireland
with his laid-back delivery and natural stage presence and within eight months of his first gig,
appeared on TV in RTE’s The Liffey Laugh; an unheard of feat for a newcomer.
He was invited to join Irish Star PJ Gallagher as a special guest on his Irish tour and grasped the
opportunity with both hands. Soon after, he was starring alongside the legendary Tommy Tiernan in
the Third Policeman’s Ball, a tribute to the Irish writer Flann O’Brian. Recorded at the famed Dublin
venue of Vicar Street, the acclaimed event was released on DVD in 2009 and launched John as a
powerful performer in his own right.
He later appeared in BBC’s One Night Stand, continuing to build
his reputation as a promising newcomer. Encouraged by these early achievements, John took the
plunge and decided to give-up his day job as a secondary school teacher. Meeting many future
lunatics was an enjoyable experience, but the Irish Films Actors Studio beckoned and John began
training for the screen, alternating acting with stand-up.
Cementing his status as a promising newcomer in the stand-up world, John accepted an invitation to
perform at the prestigious invite only Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. He was
subsequently invited to tour around South Africa, coinciding with the Lions Tour, as well as appearing
on stage in America, Europe and the Middle East.
He has also been a regular at the Kilkenny Cat
Laughs festival and made his long awaited debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011 with his
first solo show Social Networking. In 2012 and 2013 he was invited to join Tom Stade as a special
guest on his nationwide UK tours playing to packed houses across the UK.
He is now working on his
eagerly awaited next solo show which he will be unleashing at the Edinburgh Festival in 2017.
On screen, his film credits include romantic fantasy Earthbound, in which he starred alongside Rafe
Spall (2013) and Satellites and Meteorites Rick Larkin’s feature, for I-Wire Films (2009).
Television appearances in Ireland include Be More Ethnic (BBC 3), One Night Stand (BBC NI),
Stand and Deliver (RTE), Republic of Telly (RTE), Podge and Rodge (RTE), The Apprentice:
Your Fired (TV3) and The Craig Doyle Show (RTE ONE). His latest television screen roll is that of
Enda, in Butchers for RTE. John also wrote and starred in Meet Mike, Ireland’s first ever Internet
mini-series. The show was nominated for various awards, including the Golden Spiders and the Digital
Media awards and won an ICAD and three APMC Awards.
In theatre, John has appeared as Bush in
Rank, a play by Robert Massey as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival, which later transferred to the
Tricycle Theatre in London. He also appeared in Lane Productions staging of Robert Massey’s
Deadline.
John has signed to NBC Universal on a development deal to record his first stand up DVD. He has also
just completed his first novel, having earned a coveted place on The University of East Anglia’s creative
writing program.
He is now based in London, and is busy working his way up the stand-up ladder,
earning his stripes at all the major comedy clubs across the UK. He misses the children who abused
him each and every day of his teaching career. Sometimes.
“THE RISING STAR OF IRISH COMEDY” Sunday Times
“ABSOLUTELY COMPELLING…AN EASY DELIVERY THAT LIKE THE LATE, GREAT DAVE ALLEN,
CAN EXPLODE WITH ANGRY EYEBALL POPPING INTENSITY. HUGELY
ENTERTAINING…SHADES OF DYLAN MORAN, BUT STILL COMPLETELY JOHN LYNN” Chortle
“DELIGHTFUL…A LOVABLE ROGUE…HAS THE KIND OF HIPPYISH CHARM THAT MIGHT
EASILY MAKE HIM THE HERO OF A TV COMEDY” British Theatre Guide
“CRACKING COMEDY. HAS A FINGER ON THE JITTERY PULSE OF OUR CASH STRAPPED AGE,
WELL WORTH CATCHING” Daily Telegraph
“A CHARMING ROGUE WHO ENTERS SOME VERY DARK TERRITORY…UNASHAMEDLY FUNNY”
Irish Daily Mail
“A CHARMING ROGUE WHO ENTERS SOME VERY DARK TERRITORY…UNASHAMEDLY FUNNY” Irish Daily Mail
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