Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness

Born: August 14, 1973
in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
​Patrick Joseph "Paddy" McGuinness is an English stand-up comedian, comedy actor, television personality and presenter. Born in Farnworth,Bolton, he is best known for his performances alongside comedian Peter Kay, and as the host of dating programme Take Me Out.

Movies for Paddy McGuinness...

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Title: Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
Red Nose Day is back, live from Media City UK, Salford. It’s the UK’s biggest night of comedy and entertainment, so make sure you don’t miss it! The epic three-hour fundraising favourite will entertain the nation with hilarious sketches, live performances, big surprises and stunning music while raising much-needed cash for good causes at home and across the world. Joining Sir Lenny Henry (for one last time live in the Comic Relief studio) will be Romesh Ranganathan, Maya Jama, David Tennant, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rosie Ramsey and Paddy McGuinness. Unmissable moments will include a very special trailer for The Traitors, the Movie, with an iconic cast. It's a star-studded sketch that promises to deliver all your favourite Traitor moments from series two of the smash hit reality show.
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Title: Don't Look Down for SU2C
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 10, 2023
Type: TV
Paddy McGuinness and a team of celebs head to the Alps to train for a world-first highwire walk for Stand Up To Cancer. And they'll do well to remember one key bit of advice: don't look down!
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Title: Late Night Lycett
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 31, 2023
Type: TV
Joe Lycett is back broadcasting live from his hometown of Birmingham. Each Friday a mix of Joe's community of local legends, LGBTQ+ heroes and allies will join him alongside celebrities and big-name guests from the worlds of comedy, television, music and film.
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Title: Tempting Fortune
Character: Self - Host
Released: March 26, 2023
Type: TV
12 strangers will spend 19 days in paradise. Arriving with basic survival gear the group will think they have what it takes to become heroes of the latest reality adventure show. But in order to win the substantial cash prize they will have to resist the temptation to spend any of it, in the ultimate test of willpower.
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Comic Relief 2023
Title: Comic Relief 2023
Character: Self - Host
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
David Tennant is joined in the studio by Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, Joel Dommett and AJ Odudu. Comedians Flo and Joan perform their mischievous tribute to 35 years of Comic Relief. Oti Mabuse and Rylan Clark return after their epic battle against the elements in the Cairngorms. We celebrate the wonderful Gethin Jones, whose Strictly Fitness: Gethin Keeps Dancing challenge saw him dance for 24 hours with the help of some showbiz pals. And throughout the evening, a series of films highlight incredible and inspiring stories of the people supported by some of Comic Relief’s projects in the UK and around the world.
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Title: Celebrity Catchpoint
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 26, 2022
Type: TV
Paddy McGuinness hosts the show with the biggest balls on telly.
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Title: Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism
Character: self
Released: December 1, 2021
Type: TV
Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children who have been diagnosed with autism. In this documentary, they meet other parents, experts and people on the autism spectrum.
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Title: I Can See Your Voice
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 10, 2021
Type: TV
What you see isn’t always what you get. Paddy McGuinness challenges contestants and celebrities to sort the singing sensations from the woeful warblers – without hearing a note.
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Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
Title: Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
Character: Himself
Released: April 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Top Gear will pay tribute to Queen of the Nürburgring Sabine Schmitz, who died last month aged 51, with a half-hour special reuniting current and former Top Gear hosts and guests.
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The Big New Year's In
Title: The Big New Year's In
Character: Presenter
Released: December 31, 2020
Type: Movie
Paddy McGuinness hosts a star-studded party as he starts the countdown to 2021. A live extravaganza of fun, music and surprises, and a play-along quiz of 2020.
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Title: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
Released: November 28, 2020
Type: TV
Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
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Top Gear: Motors, Mischief & Mayhem
Title: Top Gear: Motors, Mischief & Mayhem
Character: Self - Host
Released: November 23, 2020
Type: Movie
Freddie Flintoff. Chris Harris. Paddy McGuinness. Three men with valid driving licences, and a strange willingness to endure great suffering and embarrassment in the name of testing cars. And it’s that willingness this DVD celebrates, as it brings together some of the very best bits from Chris, Freddie and Paddy’s Top Gear tenure so far. And by ‘best bits’ of course we mean ‘most painful bits’. Wince as the boys tackle a house-high Wall Of Death in their insurance write-offs. Sweat as they endure the broiling heat of Ethiopia in their first cars. Cover your eyes as Freddie bungee-jumps a Rover Metro off a massive dam. Feel slightly sorry as Chris gets pelted with golf balls while wearing a dinosaur costume. All that, plus Top Gear’s epic race between a McLaren Speedtail and fighter jet, a tribute to Colin McRae, a whole load of electric shocks, and all the very best crashes from the last few series. Because, let’s be honest, there were plenty to choose from...
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Title: Shopping with Keith Lemon
Released: June 6, 2019
Type: TV
Keith Lemon takes the chat show out of the studio and onto the high street. Keith and his celebrity guests hit the shops as we delve into the shopping habits of the rich and famous, whilst having a good old gossip.
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Title: Catchpoint
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: March 23, 2019
Type: TV
Four participants, two teams and one premise: don't drop the ball. English actor and comedian Paddy McGuinness presents this new game show, that combines brains with physical abilities. A new twist to the classic question-answer game show. If the participants answer correctly, then the ball will fall directly on them. However, if they provide the wrong answer, they will have to run so they can catch the ball before it touches the ground, and stay in the competition to win the grand prize of 10,000 pounds.
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Title: The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 6, 2018
Type: TV
Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.
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Title: Even Better Than the Real Thing
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: September 16, 2017
Type: TV
Some of the world's greatest tribute acts go head to head, performing songs made famous by music legends.
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Title: LEGO Masters
Character: Guest Judge
Released: August 24, 2017
Type: TV
British version of the reality contest where some of the most skilled brick fanatics do battle to be crowned LEGO Master.
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Title: The Keith And Paddy Picture Show
Character: Himself / ...
Released: May 6, 2017
Type: TV
Keith Lemon (Leigh Francis) and Paddy McGuinness team up to recreate popular Hollywood films into condensed mini-movies with the help of a host of celebrity guests.
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Title: All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Character: Self
Released: March 25, 2017
Type: TV
Mrs Brown opens the doors to her house for a Saturday night entertainment show in which she and the family are joined by celebrity guests.
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Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me
Title: Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Eric and Ernie devotee Miranda Hart celebrates the incomparable comedy duo as she takes a look back at their top twenty greatest TV moments, ranked by comedy actors and comedians.
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Title: John Bishop: In Conversation With...
Character: Himself
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: TV
A three series talk show. With the host in conversation with people whom he admires.
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Title: Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle
Character: Various Characters (Archive Footage)
Released: April 18, 2016
Type: TV
Clips and highlights from different Peter Kay programmes and live stand-up shows.
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Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Title: Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny
Character: Himself
Released: December 24, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the career to date of Peter Kay, from Bolton schoolboy to award-winning, record-breaking comic, actor, writer and director.
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Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Title: Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Character: Biff Tannen
Released: October 21, 2015
Type: Movie
A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films.
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You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Title: You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: July 27, 2015
Type: Movie
Narrated by comedian Paddy McGuinness, here is a documentary celebrating 35 years of Bullseye featuring the hosts Jim Bowen and Tony Green with celebrity guests Linda Lusardi, Nick Hancock, Anne Diamond, David Baddiel, Katy Brand, Gary Wilmot, Frank Bruno, Tessa Sanderson and legendary dart players John Lowe, Eric Bristow and Bobby George.
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Title: Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Released: February 7, 2014
Type: TV
Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show.
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The Security Men
Title: The Security Men
Character: PC Clarke
Released: April 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A group of night security guards working at the fictional Whittington shopping centre in Greater Manchester must create an elaborate scheme to hide a robbery that has taken place on their watch.
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Keith Lemon: The Film
Title: Keith Lemon: The Film
Character: Gary
Released: August 24, 2012
Type: Movie
With dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur just like his beloved Richard Branson, Lemon bids farewell to his hometown of Leeds and heads for the capital. When he becomes an overnight billionaire, it seems everything is going his way, but it's not long before he discovers that life can be just as cruel as it is kind.
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The Greatest Footie Ads Ever
Title: The Greatest Footie Ads Ever
Character: Host
Released: June 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Paddy McGuinness celebrates the humour, imagination and blockbuster entertainment that footie ads have brought viewers over the last 30 years.
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Title: Paddy's Show and Telly
Character: Host
Released: December 29, 2011
Type: TV
Paddy's Show and Telly is a British entertainment game show which first aired on ITV on 29 December 2011. Presented by Paddy McGuinness, the show features three teams of celebrities hoping to win £20,000 for a charity of their choice. To date there have been two episodes, the first aired in December 2011, which was followed by a second in December 2012.
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Title: The Big Quiz
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: December 16, 2011
Type: TV
Stephen Mulhern hosts a titanic clash between ITV's biggest soaps.
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Paddy McGuinness - Saturday Night Live
Title: Paddy McGuinness - Saturday Night Live
Character: Himself
Released: November 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Let the party see the people! The star of ITV1's primetime dating show, Take Me Out is back on tour for 2011! Paddy McGuinness' effortless charm, charisma and disarming manner with a live audience are second to none. Watch him live and at his funniest on one of 2011's most eagerly anticipated stand-up tours.
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Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy For TV!
Title: Celebrity Juice: Too Juicy For TV!
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2011
Type: Movie
When's Juice out on DVD? When's Juice out on DVD? Well, this is it! The best show on telly 'Celebrity Juice' is finally here on DVD format. The celebrity panel show hosted by me Keith Lemon featuring the fittest team captains known to man, Holly Willoughbooby and Fearne Cotton with me old mate Rufus Hound.
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Title: The Jonathan Ross Show
Character: Self
Released: September 3, 2011
Type: TV
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.
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Title: Rory and Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Let's Dance for Sport Relief
Character: Himself - Judge
Released: February 20, 2010
Type: TV
Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Sport Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.
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Title: Take Me Out
Character: Himself
Released: January 2, 2010
Type: TV
Paddy McGuinness tries to find 30 single girls a date and hopefully in the process the man of their dreams. But can our single boys do enough to turn them on and win themselves a date?
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Paddy McGuinness - Plus You! Live
Title: Paddy McGuinness - Plus You! Live
Character: Himself
Released: November 17, 2008
Type: Movie
Break-out star of PHOENIX NIGHTS and MAX AND PADDY'S ROAD TO NOWHERE, Bolton-based funny man, Patrick McGuinness performs his self-proclaimed 'working class hero' stand-up comedy
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Title: Celebrity Juice
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: TV
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
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Title: Celebrity Juice
Character: Self - Team Captain
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: TV
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
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Title: Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure
Released: August 13, 2008
Type: TV
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure was a television documentary series presented by comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness. The series was broadcast on Five between 13 August and 3 September 2008. The series followed McGrath and McGuinness travelling around Great Britain, taking part in, "strange but quintessentially British sporting events". Examples of sports that appeared in the series include cheese rolling, pie eating, bog snorkelling, Eton Fives and Egg Throwing. A second series, Rory and Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure, began on 20 September 2010 and ended on 18 October 2010.
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Title: Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
Character: Gary Lemon
Released: March 11, 2008
Type: TV
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour is a travel-style comedy series hosted by Keith Lemon, a character portrayed by comedian Leigh Francis. The series was first announced during an appearance by Lemon on the Big Brother companion show Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2007. The series featured Lemon travelling around the world on a shark-shaped flight plan, visiting six different countries, and meeting various celebrity guests, including Spice Girls Mel B and Mel C, along the way.During the series, Paddy McGuinness played the role of Lemon's cousin Gary. The show premiered on 11 March 2008, attracting 565,000 viewers, and concluded on 15 April 2008. In May 2008, Francis announced that he would not be filming a second series in the near future, as he would be busy filming his panel show Celebrity Juice commencing in August 2008. The show was released on DVD on 3 November 2008. Francis announced in May 2011 that he would like to write and record a second series, but said he would struggle to find the time to do so.
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Title: Lily Allen and Friends
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 12, 2008
Type: TV
Aided by her online network of friends, Lily Allen hosts a programme of music and chat. Each week she is joined by two celebrities and someone made famous on the internet.
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Paddy McGuinness - Live!
Title: Paddy McGuinness - Live!
Character: Himself
Released: November 6, 2006
Type: Movie
For the first time ever, 'Paddy McGuinness', star of Max and Paddy and Phoenix Nights, brings his unique brand of stand up comedy to DVD. Filmed in front of an audience of 3,500 at the legendary Blackpool Opera House, during his massive sell out Dark Side Tour, this is the UK's brightest new comedy star at his best.
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Max & Paddy's The Power of Two
Title: Max & Paddy's The Power of Two
Character: Paddy
Released: December 27, 2005
Type: Movie
Max & Paddy's Power Of Two takes burning calories to a new surreal level with the motor home enthusiasts doing the workout. This DVD masterpiece features completely new Peter Kay comedy that has never been seen anywhere before, and it's the only way to flex and laugh your way to a leaner, fitter you!
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2005
Type: TV
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
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Title: Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Character: Patrick "Paddy" O'Shea
Released: November 12, 2004
Type: TV
Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". Written by and starring Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness, this six-part comedy/drama series is the story of clueless Phoenix Club bouncers Max (Kay) and Paddy (McGuinness), as they escape clubland in their prized motor-home and take to the open highway.
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Title: Top Gear
Character: Himself
Released: October 20, 2002
Type: TV
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
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Title: Top Gear
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 20, 2002
Type: TV
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
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Title: Phoenix Nights
Character: Paddy
Released: January 14, 2001
Type: TV
The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry, owner of rival club The Banana Grove.
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Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower
Title: Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower
Character: Merch Stall Man #2
Released: April 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Peter Kay's hilarious stand up show. This is a live recording of his show in Blackpool which is one of the fastest selling comedy titles ever. Filmed in front of a packed, partisan crowd, Live At The Top Of The Tower is the freshest most hilarious stand up show from the country's funniest new comedian.
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Title: That Peter Kay Thing
Released: January 12, 2000
Type: TV
That Peter Kay Thing is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 1999. Set in and around Bolton, these follows the lives of different characters and stars Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes display Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and unsympathetic lead characters. The series was narrated by Andrew Sachs. Many of the plot lines were based around actual events from Kay's life. At least six of the characters appear in the spin-off series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
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Title: Comedy Lab
Character: Pump Attendant Terry
Released: November 1, 1998
Type: TV
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos. The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood. 2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
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Title: Soccer AM
Released: August 12, 1995
Type: TV
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted just a year before Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy replaced them, where Lovejoy served for over a decade. He has since been replaced by Andy Goldstein and, more recently, Max Rushden. The show has been aired on Sky Sports 2 each Saturday morning of the football season since 1995 from 7:00am or 9:00am to noon originally and currently between 10:00am and 12:00pm. In early 2009, the 500th episode was broadcast. Although the show is filmed live from 2010 it has been broadcast on a momentary delay due to bad language and/or inappropriate content from certain guests. The show's current sponsor is Procter & Gamble through their Head & Shoulders brand. The show was previously sponsored by Frijj, a brand of milkshake, after Dairy Crest signed a £2 million sponsorship deal. Parts of the show have remained since the beginning, whilst new items have been introduced each season. In that respect, it is almost the same every week, the difference being new football footage and comedy skits. Every week sees a new group of celebrity guests, generally featuring at least one footballer who is free on the Saturday, and a mix of musicians, TV personalities, and other sportsmen.
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Title: Shooting Stars
Character: Self
Released: December 27, 1993
Type: TV
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
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Title: Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: September 25, 1979
Type: TV
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.