WINNER NATYS 2015
WINNER MAX TURNER PRIZE 2015
WINNER TEDFEST NEW IRISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2014
COMEDY CAFE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2013 & 2014
SHORTLISTED FOR BBC RADIO 2 NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2013 & 2014
Michael Stranney is a character comedian from Northern Ireland who has been performing stand up since late 2012. Pictured is his award winning character Daniel Duffy. Aswell as his stand up, Michael also co-wrote and co-directed a short film that was shortlisted for the 2013 Virgin Media Awards and was shown prior to feature trailers in over 200 cinemas across the UK.
"Perfectly encapsulated fuzzy Irish whimsy in a compelling, nervous stream-of-consciousness. The sense of place is powerful, with his quirkily amusing descriptions wittily fleshing out the vivid situation” Steve Bennett - Chortle
"Clearly stood out on the night and was one of the few acts that you really wanted to hear more than five minutes of” - Bruce Dessau, Beyond a Joke
"Unique, curious, charming. The boy has the gift of seeming at once completely out of his depth while dropping fantastically assured, imaginative and crafted material " Goodfather Comedy.
"Weird and wonderful far from the distant valley of mainstream” Comedy Café
"One of the best and funniest and most original new comedians to play Angel Comedy in the last 2 years. An undiscovered Gem." Angel Comedy
Daniel Duffy, the ditzy and naive alter ego of Michael Stranney, is becoming a regular of new act finals - and it's easy to see why. His whimsical tales of an Irish backwater are vividly evocative and peculiarly funny, as he describes the naive antics of the likes of Weird Brian and Padraig with the photographic memory. You’d say there was an offbeat sitcom in this world, had Father Ted not got there first, but as the stand-up equivalent, he’s a wonderfully entertaining performer with a delightful way with words.
On twitter at @mstranney