Pat Shortt and daughter Faye bring comedy show to Kildare

Pat and Faye Shortt are back again with their brand-new slick comedy show Knuckle Down. This follows their hugely popular sell out Well tour.

The new show is a riot of sketch comedy, as Pat and Faye bring their array of new characters to life.
Fasten your seat belts for an evening of hilarious fun and laughter.

The father and daughter team will be at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge on Friday, February 16.

Pat Shortt is a writer, producer and performer living in Limerick. He made his entrance to the entertainment world as co-creator and one of D’unbelieveables, Irelands biggest selling comedy duo.

In 2002 Pat went solo creating the hit show Killinaskully for RTE drawing 500,000 to 700,000 viewers each week even topping one million viewers for a Christmas special.

As an actor and performer Pat has sold out shows all over Ireland with his various live comedy shows. His 2007 role in the much acclaimed Garage brought him three Best Actor awards.

His credits include Fr Ted, The Fitz, Moone Boy, Strength and Honor, Man about Dog, and Soul Boy among others.

As a producer Pat has brought many projects to fruition from comedies like Killinaskully, Mattie and Inside The Crystal Ball to prime time documentaries such as Bring Back Bosco and Having a Laugh-Great Comedy Moments on TV.

Pat starred in three recent feature films including Life’s a Breeze directed by Lance Daly, Calvary directed by John Michael McDonagh, and Frank directed by Lenny Abrahamson.

Pat will be starring alongside Daiel Radcliff this summer in the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End, in the Cripple of Inismaan by Martin McDonagh.

Meanwhile, in 2017 Faye Shortt studied at the Gaiety School of Acting, The National Theatre School of Ireland.

In 2019 she graduated from the Gaiety and went on to train at Bow Street Academy of Screen Acting. Faye was taught by the world renowned acting coach Gerry Grynell, who has trained actors such as Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Timothee Chalemet and many more.

In 2020 Faye graduated from Bow Street and went on to co-create sketch’s for social media alongside Pat Shortt.

Faye co- wrote and performed a sketch for Ireland’s comic relief which was aired on RTE one in 2020. With the success of the sketch’s online and comic relief, the pair were asked to create a sketch for the New Year’s Eve special aired on RTE one.
From 2020-2021 Pat and Faye co- wrote and performed two live stream shows for Gable End Media Ltd. Both live streams were commissioned and funded by The Department of Arts, Culture & Heritage.

For further information on their new show, check out www.riverbank.ie