Happy Endings Productions
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Happy Endings Productions is an Irish
entertainment television production company, founded by Dara Ó Briain
and Seamus Cassidy in 2003. Their best known and most frequent programme is the topical RTÉ
comedy show, The Panel, which Ó Briain presented for a number of seasons. They have also produced the Ó Briain-hosted interview show Buried Alive
, the comedy special This is Ireland for BBC2 and the 2008 comedy cabaret Smoke and Mirrors
, presented by Andrew Maxwell
.. The company's commissioned work has included two series of Saturday Night With Miriam
, an RTÉ chat show presented by Miriam O'Callaghan
. They are also developing a sitcom for the UK
's Five Channel.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
entertainment television production company, founded by Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain is an Irish stand-up comedian and television presenter, noted for hosting topical panel shows such as The Panel and Mock the Week....
and Seamus Cassidy in 2003. Their best known and most frequent programme is the topical RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
comedy show, The Panel, which Ó Briain presented for a number of seasons. They have also produced the Ó Briain-hosted interview show Buried Alive
Buried Alive (talk show)
Buried Alive is a talk show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland. It is hosted by the Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain. Each week a celebrity from Irish society is invited onto the show to view their own "obituary film"...
, the comedy special This is Ireland for BBC2 and the 2008 comedy cabaret Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (TV series)
Smoke and Mirrors is an Irish comedy cabaret television show airing on RTÉ Two each Monday night at 22:00. Launched on 1 December 2008, it is presented by the stand-up comedian Andrew Maxwell. RTÉ describes the series as "an eclectic mix of stand-up comedy and vaudeville acts". The series draws on...
, presented by Andrew Maxwell
Andrew Maxwell
Andrew Maxwell is an Irish stand-up comedian. Raised in Kilbarrack, Dublin, and now resident in London, he is a father of two. He regularly appears on The Panel.-Early life:...
.. The company's commissioned work has included two series of Saturday Night With Miriam
Saturday Night With Miriam
Saturday Night with Miriam is a television chat show which was first broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in the summer of 2005. The show runs for six weeks as a summer filler, and is presented by Miriam O'Callaghan, the co-host of Prime Time.- Format :...
, an RTÉ chat show presented by Miriam O'Callaghan
Miriam O'Callaghan
Miriam O'Callaghan is an Irish television current affairs broadcaster, chat show host and radio presenter with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She has presented the leading current affairs show, Prime Time, since 1996, and her own chat show, Saturday Night with Miriam, since 2005...
. They are also developing a sitcom for the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Five Channel.