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Hal Roach (4 November 1927 – 28 February 2012) was a prominent Irish comedian. He spent over 60 years in show business as a live performer, having also recorded albums, DVDs and was featured in the Guinness World Records for the longest-running engagement of a comedian at the same venue: 26 years at Jury's Irish Cabaret, Jury's Ballsbridge ...
Hal Roach was a much-loved Irish comedian, very popular with Americans. He entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running engagement of a comedian at the same venue: 26 years at Jury’s Irish Cabaret, Jury’s Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin. He spent over 60 years in show business.
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Nov 4, 2023 · On November 4, 1927, prominent late great Irish comedian Hal Roach was born. The Waterford-born entertainer was a fixture in Irish-American circles and spent years as a comedian in...
Roach received his first real break in show business in 1965 when he was given the slot as resident comedian in the very popular Jury's Irish Cabaret at Jury's Hotel in Dublin. For a further twenty-six years he remained there, entering the Guinness book of records as the longest resident comedian in any single venue worldwide.
