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Jon Kenny dies aged 66: Tributes pour in for Father Ted actor and comedian

Tributes pour in for actor was best known as one half of the comic duo D’Unbelievables

He was a popular comedy performer, writer and actor, making appearances in Angela’s Ashes, Father Ted, The Van and The Banshees Of Inisherin. He also starred on stage in John B Keane's The Matchmaker, Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer and Katie Holly's dark comedy Crowman, a one-man show in which he portrayed 10 characters. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald described Kenny as a “comedic genius”, adding: “Along with his compadre Pat Shortt – (he) connected with the unique humour and wit of the Irish people in a very special way.

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