Pat Condell
Patrick Condell (born 23 November 1949) is a British writer, polemicist, and former stand-up comedian. In his early career, he wrote and performed in alternative comedy shows during the 1980s and 1990s in London, winning the Time Out Comedy Award in 1991. He was also a regular panelist on BBC Radio 1's Loose Talk programme.
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Condell in January 2006 | |||||||
Pseudonym | Eddie Zibin | ||||||
Birth name | Patrick Condell | ||||||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 23 November 1949||||||
Medium | Writer, comedian, stand up | ||||||
Years active | 1982–present | ||||||
Genres | Topical comedy, religious and political satire | ||||||
Subject(s) | Atheism, free speech | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
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Years active | 2007 | ||||||
Genre(s) | Politics, commentary | ||||||
Subscribers | 349 thousand | ||||||
Total views | 79.8 million | ||||||
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Last updated: 22 June 2021 |
In early 2007 he began uploading to the internet short filmed monologue polemics primarily about religious authority, authoritarianism in government and left-wing politics, and the societal effects of Muslim immigration into Europe, which have featured on the front pages of websites such as YouTube and LiveLeak. They have also been published on DVD, and also as a book of video transcripts. As of April 2023, Condell's YouTube channel has over 338 thousand subscribers, and his uploads over 70 million views.