Frederick Cooke (born 27 August 1980) is a stand-up comedian, actor and musician from
Kells, County Meath
Kells (; ) is a town in County Meath, Ireland. The town lies off the M3 motorway, from Navan and from Dublin. Along with other towns in County Meath, it is within the commuter belt for Dublin, and had a population of 6,608 as of the 2022 ce ...
, Ireland. He is married to comedian, Julie Jay and lives in Kerry.
Career
In 2011, Cooke began touring regularly with his stand-up playing the Irish comedy circuit including the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. That same year he made his debut at Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show, 'Comfort in Chaos' for which Chortle named him "Ireland's Most Unique Stand-Up."
Between 2009 and 2016, Cooke appeared in various sketches on the
RTÉ
(; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...
comedy show,
Republic of Telly
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.
In 2012, Cooke played various roles in
David McSavage
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BBC
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comedy series, ''
Vexed
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Created and written by Howard Overman, the first series starred Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop and Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack Arm ...
.''
In 2013, he played with the indie rock band,
Ham Sandwich
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Ham sandwich may also refer to:
* Ham Sandwich (band), an Irish indie rock band
* Ham Sandwich (song), "Ham Sandwich" (song), by Getter, 2019
* "Ham Sandwich", a 1963 short story by James H. Schmitz
* ...
, supporting
Bon Jovi
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at
Slane Castle
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.
Throughout 2014 and 2015, Cooke was one of the lead pranksters on
RTÉ
(; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...
's hidden camera show, ''The Fear''.
In 2015, Cooke wrote and starred in his own comedic documentary, ''Operation Transportation: Highway to Kells'' for
RTÉ2
RTÉ2 (formerly branded as RTÉ 2 from 1978–88, Network 2 from 1988–97, N2 from 1997–2004 and RTÉ Two from 2004–14) is an Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched on 2 Novemb ...
which followed him learning to drive at the age of 35.
As of 2017, Cooke has been the announcer on ''
The Tommy Tiernan Show
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.'' That same year he had a guest role in the
RTÉ
(; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...