RIP to one of the greatest to ever do it in Irish Comedy.
Dennisthefirst on
Unbelievable
del7318 on
Oh no! That’s shocking. Very sorry to hear that. One of the Irish comedy greats.
oneeyedman72 on
Ah, RIP John, a genuinely funny guy.
Recall him doing lunchtime gigs in Sligo RTC whenever he had a gig in town, and he was fuckin hilarious. Shortt was the straight man at that time, before D’Unbelievables, and Kenny was brilliant at the off the cuff stuff.
A good straight actor too, saw him a few years ago with Mary McEvoy in the Matchmaker plays, very ogod actor.
RIP John.
TheHames72 on
He had funny bones. RIP.
Nickthegreek28 on
Went to see D’unbelievables a few times, lads you would be shittin yourself in the audience they terrorised us !! RIP big man. A natural comedic professional
kaiserspike on
Ah no, shite news
Powerful_Elk_346 on
Thanks for the laughs and Rest in Peace Jon Kenny❤️
micar11 on
Ah no!!!
He had me on stage at one of his shows at Vicar St.
Very sad to hear. The lightness of being, and Jon made the weight of life a lot lighter. Thank you for all the fun and laughter. Rest well
CoffeeTableReads on
Ah jeez no, what a hilarious chap and was sound to anyone who wanted to chat to him after a gig.
His Eurovision role on Father Ted was absolutely brilliant.
TheSkinnyKey on
Awh man, this is sad. Great memories of watching D’Unbelievables DVDs with the father when we were younger. Always hoped for a mini reunion.
roenaid on
Ah no. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
jboy644 on
Pat Shortt started off as Jon’s roadie, playing sax as Jon got ready between skits. Clearly that bounced off each other so a duo was inevitable. Jon was the established artist and had charted with his reggae version of Spancil Hill. RIP
terrorSABBATH on
Very talented man.
RIP.
Rich-Ad9894 on
RIP
MushroomsMushroom on
Still reference one line or another from D’Unbelievables most on a daily basis- original Irish comedy at its absolute finest. RIP Jon
Regret-this-already on
Poor man RIP
Positive-Draw-5391 on
Sad news, RIP. Remember watching the d’unbelievables videos back in the day. Nearly wet myself laughing.
Dangerous-Shirt-7384 on
About 20/25yrs ago we were heading in to a show in The Town Hall Theatre in Galway. Freezing cold dark night, pissing rain and it was bumper to bumper traffic around 7pm/7.30pm. We were all thinking there must be an accident up ahead. Then we saw the blue lights of a squad car and two Gardai in High Vis up around Woodquay in the City Centre.
Rolled the window down of the car “How are ye boys are ye heading in to the show. Ye would want to park her up fairly quick if ye want to get a few pints in before the show starts”
It was Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny out in the middle of the road dressed up as Gardai stopping cars. They had brought the whole fecking city to a standstill for a gag and I’d say half the people they pulled in hadn’t a clue who they were.
R.I.P Jon and thanks for all the laughs.
oceanview4 on
This man made me cry with laughter, now I feel like crying because he has passed. RIP John , forever making us laugh , never forgotten 😥
LithiumKid1976 on
Legend . Rest in peace
GtotheBizzle on
Jaysus he was carrying a lot of condition… This has genuinely upset me. The man was a staple of my childhood, and I still listen to Bridie’s Christianing when I need a laugh. R.I.P Jon, your influence on Irish comedy will never be forgotten.
Wise_Adhesiveness746 on
He was sick with a while,poor bloke
OkHighway1024 on
Sad news.R.I.P.
Vivid_Ice_2755 on
What a pro
Vicaliscous on
His characters never felt like parodies which I think was what made them really funny.
We all knew these people.
Great talent. He’ll be really missed.
No_Pipe4358 on
An amazing professional happiness maker.
This is my favorite moment, and piece of work of the two men as well.
A gorgeous voice. This is my favorite version of this song of all time. It’s well covered too.
[Summertime](https://youtu.be/lOt4t6XIHXQ?t=2329)
redzer_irl on
RIP Jon, you brought joy to so many people and you will be missed
He was such a talented and varied performer that I’m sure people have different favourite memories of him. For me, it will always be D’Unbelieveables and especially the hurling coach.
I’ll have to pull out the VHS player and dust off the D’Video tonight to remember the great man.
“And go out there lads, and enjoy yourselves”
calimcginley on
For all he has done over the years. The Reggae Spancil Hill is still my favourite moment. I play this all the time
I worked in the Tivoli theatre in the 1990s as an usher.
After the interval, Jon and Pat would pretend to be ushers and would speak to the last few people taking their seats.
“Come on come on, this show isn’t going to do itself, you shouldn’t have been out there eating ice creams.”
There would always be one fella who would protest his innocence to which the lads would say, “Put that hand down now fairly feckin’ lively if you don’t want trouble.”
I saw them over a hundred times, always hilarious.
SnooChickens1534 on
Aaah, no way . My father’s in hospital at the minute, and I downloaded load of videos onto his tablet to watch as there’s no WiFi in the ward . We watched the D’unbelievables Live and my father was in convulsions laughing at Jon Kenny doing the hurling coach skit.
” You insult his mother , his grandmother , his sister , everyone single one of his family. Your man hits you , you hit the ground and we get the free”
RIP Jon…
xblood_raven on
RIP to him. He played two characters in Father Ted who were Michael Cocheese (owner of the cinema) and Fred Rickwood (Song for Europe host)
I still laugh from the Eurovision episode having the “You Dirty English Bastards” by the Hairy Bowsies and “Sha La La La La La La La La La La La La” by the Death Pigs in the background lol.
Dry-Communication922 on
“I wont says I, Im fine!”
RIP
KosmicheRay on
RIP Jon, a funny man that was loved and respected by the people. May he Rest in Peace.
IrishFlukey on
I heard d’unbelieveable news this morning. Very sad. Rip.
OneMushyPea on
An absolutely intrinsic part of how I view Irish humour (and Irishness in general come to think of it) – Kenny, Shortt and the cast of Father Ted defined funny for me before I ever heard of Seinfeld, Simpsons, Fawlty Towers etc.
Also a fantastic singer. The version he did of Summertime on D’Video was incredible
Top-Refrigerator536 on
A real funny man had me pissing myself laughing in the days of the D’unbelieveables . Sad news to hear he’s passed.
PROINSIAS62 on
Himself and Pat Shortt were an absolutely brilliant pair when they were d’Unbelievables. They were the funniest duo of their time without question.
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What’s going on here, IV still only seen one source for the story, and his Wikipedia has been changed several times, is it confirmed?
Aahhh NO! Loved his humour with Pat Short. RIP Jon.
I got it off a Kerry FB page
Ah feck😢
Rest in Peace… thanks for the laughs
[Actor and comedian Jon Kenny passes away](https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41517896.html)
Well that’s very sad news if true. A legend is right, one of the good guys.
That gobshite! RIP [Jon](https://i.ibb.co/PZdkCm4/20241116-011424.jpg).
RIP to one of the greatest to ever do it in Irish Comedy.
Unbelievable
Oh no! That’s shocking. Very sorry to hear that. One of the Irish comedy greats.
Ah, RIP John, a genuinely funny guy.
Recall him doing lunchtime gigs in Sligo RTC whenever he had a gig in town, and he was fuckin hilarious. Shortt was the straight man at that time, before D’Unbelievables, and Kenny was brilliant at the off the cuff stuff.
A good straight actor too, saw him a few years ago with Mary McEvoy in the Matchmaker plays, very ogod actor.
RIP John.
He had funny bones. RIP.
Went to see D’unbelievables a few times, lads you would be shittin yourself in the audience they terrorised us !! RIP big man. A natural comedic professional
Ah no, shite news
Thanks for the laughs and Rest in Peace Jon Kenny❤️
Ah no!!!
He had me on stage at one of his shows at Vicar St.
The sweet shop skit is my all time favourite
https://youtu.be/Tm1ICHe7SsA?feature=shared
66 is no age
RIP
Very sad to hear. The lightness of being, and Jon made the weight of life a lot lighter. Thank you for all the fun and laughter. Rest well
Ah jeez no, what a hilarious chap and was sound to anyone who wanted to chat to him after a gig.
His Eurovision role on Father Ted was absolutely brilliant.
Awh man, this is sad. Great memories of watching D’Unbelievables DVDs with the father when we were younger. Always hoped for a mini reunion.
Ah no. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Pat Shortt started off as Jon’s roadie, playing sax as Jon got ready between skits. Clearly that bounced off each other so a duo was inevitable. Jon was the established artist and had charted with his reggae version of Spancil Hill. RIP
Very talented man.
RIP.
RIP
Still reference one line or another from D’Unbelievables most on a daily basis- original Irish comedy at its absolute finest. RIP Jon
Poor man RIP
Sad news, RIP. Remember watching the d’unbelievables videos back in the day. Nearly wet myself laughing.
About 20/25yrs ago we were heading in to a show in The Town Hall Theatre in Galway. Freezing cold dark night, pissing rain and it was bumper to bumper traffic around 7pm/7.30pm. We were all thinking there must be an accident up ahead. Then we saw the blue lights of a squad car and two Gardai in High Vis up around Woodquay in the City Centre.
Rolled the window down of the car “How are ye boys are ye heading in to the show. Ye would want to park her up fairly quick if ye want to get a few pints in before the show starts”
It was Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny out in the middle of the road dressed up as Gardai stopping cars. They had brought the whole fecking city to a standstill for a gag and I’d say half the people they pulled in hadn’t a clue who they were.
R.I.P Jon and thanks for all the laughs.
This man made me cry with laughter, now I feel like crying because he has passed. RIP John , forever making us laugh , never forgotten 😥
Legend . Rest in peace
Jaysus he was carrying a lot of condition… This has genuinely upset me. The man was a staple of my childhood, and I still listen to Bridie’s Christianing when I need a laugh. R.I.P Jon, your influence on Irish comedy will never be forgotten.
He was sick with a while,poor bloke
Sad news.R.I.P.
What a pro
His characters never felt like parodies which I think was what made them really funny.
We all knew these people.
Great talent. He’ll be really missed.
An amazing professional happiness maker.
This is my favorite moment, and piece of work of the two men as well.
A gorgeous voice. This is my favorite version of this song of all time. It’s well covered too.
[Summertime](https://youtu.be/lOt4t6XIHXQ?t=2329)
RIP Jon, you brought joy to so many people and you will be missed
He was such a talented and varied performer that I’m sure people have different favourite memories of him. For me, it will always be D’Unbelieveables and especially the hurling coach.
I’ll have to pull out the VHS player and dust off the D’Video tonight to remember the great man.
“And go out there lads, and enjoy yourselves”
For all he has done over the years. The Reggae Spancil Hill is still my favourite moment. I play this all the time
RIP Big man
https://youtu.be/iUXiLgSATf4?si=E1Pcye30IdIPIJB5
I worked in the Tivoli theatre in the 1990s as an usher.
After the interval, Jon and Pat would pretend to be ushers and would speak to the last few people taking their seats.
“Come on come on, this show isn’t going to do itself, you shouldn’t have been out there eating ice creams.”
There would always be one fella who would protest his innocence to which the lads would say, “Put that hand down now fairly feckin’ lively if you don’t want trouble.”
I saw them over a hundred times, always hilarious.
Aaah, no way . My father’s in hospital at the minute, and I downloaded load of videos onto his tablet to watch as there’s no WiFi in the ward . We watched the D’unbelievables Live and my father was in convulsions laughing at Jon Kenny doing the hurling coach skit.
” You insult his mother , his grandmother , his sister , everyone single one of his family. Your man hits you , you hit the ground and we get the free”
RIP Jon…
RIP to him. He played two characters in Father Ted who were Michael Cocheese (owner of the cinema) and Fred Rickwood (Song for Europe host)
I still laugh from the Eurovision episode having the “You Dirty English Bastards” by the Hairy Bowsies and “Sha La La La La La La La La La La La La” by the Death Pigs in the background lol.
“I wont says I, Im fine!”
RIP
RIP Jon, a funny man that was loved and respected by the people. May he Rest in Peace.
I heard d’unbelieveable news this morning. Very sad. Rip.
An absolutely intrinsic part of how I view Irish humour (and Irishness in general come to think of it) – Kenny, Shortt and the cast of Father Ted defined funny for me before I ever heard of Seinfeld, Simpsons, Fawlty Towers etc.
Also a fantastic singer. The version he did of Summertime on D’Video was incredible
A real funny man had me pissing myself laughing in the days of the D’unbelieveables . Sad news to hear he’s passed.
Himself and Pat Shortt were an absolutely brilliant pair when they were d’Unbelievables. They were the funniest duo of their time without question.
RIP Jon.