An evening of hilarious comedy with the inimitable Jon Kenny, who performed to a capacity audience, at The Mall Arts Centre, last Saturday night ( Nov. 28th 2009). Jon started his career as a front man for a glam rock band in the 1970s. From there, his career path travelled through the varied acting arenas – stage and film, comedic and tragic, mime and dance, characterisation and stand up.
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He has been amazingly successful in all of his chosen fields, winning numerous awards along the way, including a meteor award for the biggest-selling DVD and a nomination for the prestigious Irish Times Best Actor Award.

Kenny’s present show, ‘I’m not says I … I’m Fine’ heralds a return to the type of work that made his reputation as one of the most talented comedians in the country. He uses the changing face of contemporary Ireland as the scaffold on which to build his hilarious observations and characters. Running through such contrasting experiences as supporting Munster rugby to visiting a health spa, Kenny takes no prisoners and delights in emphasising the humour in everyday 21-century life.

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BIOGRAPHY
Jon’s career in entertainment started at her age of sixteen as lead singer in the glam rock band called GIMIC, who toured extensively in Ireland and the UK, and were also one of the first bands to tour Eastern Europe.
Leaving the band in his early twenties, Jon joined Theatre Omnibus, a dance and classical mime company. They toured throughout Ireland, England and America, one of the highlights being their critically acclaimed performances at the prestigious Lincoln Arts Centre in New York.
In the mid eighties Jon left Theatre Omnibus to embark on a solo career where his madcap blend of music, comedy and theatrics began to emerge and he was soon seen on RTE , on the Davis At Large show where he wrote and performed his own comedy sketches.
In the late eighties Jon formed the D’Unbelievables with Pat Shortt and proceeded to write and perform the shows; The Cattle Dealer’s Lament; Mad Jax Show; It’s My Shout; One Hell Of A Do; I Doubt It , Says Pauline; and D’Ats Life. D’Unbelievables proved to be Ireland’s most popular comedy duo ever. They performed their shows to sell out audiences all over Ireland, Great Britain and America.  They also produced four chart topping Videos;   D’Video, D’Telly, D’ Mother and D’Collection.
He also performed on stage with Theatre groups such as The Island Theatre company, Limerick; The Actors Company, Dublin and Druid Theatre, Galway. In 2005, he was nominated for the prestigious Irish  Times Best Actor Award for his performance in Under Milk Wood with The Island Theatre company.
Jon’s film work includes parts in Angela Mooney Dies Again, The Van, Les Miserables ( where he acted opposite Liam Neeson) , and a cameo role in Angela’s Ashes. His television work includes; Father Ted (Channel 4), The Fitz (BBC) , Gortnaclune(RTE)  and various other personal appearances.
Recently, Jon has toured Ireland with his one man shows; ‘ I’m Not Says I …I’m Fine’ and his new show simply called ‘ Jon Kenny – live’.