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.
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.
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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?
If he’s dead RTE, the Irish times etc haven’t been told
It’s all coming from
https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/legendary-limerick-actor-and-comedian-jon-kenny-has-died/
as far as I can tell. No details of circumstances in the article
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.
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