LIFESTYLE
Tees
Lifestyle
PAT R I C K M O N A H A N
INTERVIEW BY DAV E A LL A N
PIC TUR ES BY DO U G M O O DY
Q&A
Humour - pictured
at Guisborough
Priory, Patrick
Monahan briefly
lived in the town
before his family
moved closer to
Stokesley.
Stand-up comedian Patrick Monahan is an Irish Iranian-come-Teessider, now
living in London. Born in Ahvaz in Iran, his family moved to Redcar when he
was just three. After a brief stay in Guisborough, he was brought up near
Stokesley. Currently on a national tour with his stand-up show #Goals, he is set
to launch a new show at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in August with a new
DVD set for release next year.
TEESSIDE LIFE
The restaurants I love to eat in are…the vegetarian
one, The Waiting Room in Eaglescliffe, and a really good
one we found, the Green Room on Linthorpe Road in
Middlesbrough. That’s amazing. I’ll eat anything but my
Mrs, Lily, is vegan so I fit in with her. Both have a relaxed
atmosphere.
The meal I order most of all is…Thai tofu burger. I
thought it would be horrific but it is really nice. At home, I
tend to cook tuna.
My favourite tipple is…pineapple juice if I’m going fancy
or just tap water. I’ve never drunk alcohol in my life and
never drink anything fizzy either.
The things I spend too much money are…sushi nowadays
but it used to be chocolate.
For a day out, I… head for the coast. Wherever I am, I
tend to gravitate towards the sea with our little dog, Pablo,
a cross between a Maltese and a poodle. If I’m at home,
we’ll head for Redcar, Saltburn or Whitby.
One place on Teesside I’d like to visit is…Seal Sands. I’ve
been past plenty of times but never stopped and had a look.
I should do that.
In my downtime, I like nothing better than…watching a
box set, usually a police drama like Line of Duty. I used to
go out running a lot but I’ve settled down now.
My perfect night out involves…well, that’s the job and, as
much as I love it, it means I like staying in when I can.
My perfect night in involves…sitting on the sofa with a
box set – Narcos is another great one.
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"My dad was a metal collector, worked in
the steelworks, and couldn’t read or write,
while mum can’t read or write English. So
I think my biggest achievement is doing
something that traditionally our family
really didn’t do. "