Stand-up comedian

Paul McCaffrey

Who Paul McCaffrey is

Paul McCaffrey is a stand-up comedian who was nominated for the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year in 2008 and the Amused Moose Comedy Award in 2011. McCaffrey's solo hours at the Edinburgh Fringe run from Saying Something Stupid (2011) and Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellylaughs (2012) through Suburban Legend (2017) and Lemon (2019) to What a Time to Be Alive (2025), and the tour I Thought I'd Have Grown Out Of This By Now followed in 2018.

On television McCaffrey has played Live at the Apollo (2019) and appeared on Russell Howard's Good News and Impractical Jokers, and has written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Unspun with Matt Forde and The Dog Ate My Homework; with Seann Walsh, McCaffrey co-hosts the podcast What's Upset You Now?.

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At a glance

Podcasts
What's Upset You Now?
On screen
Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard's Good News, Impractical Jokers and 5 more

Is Paul McCaffrey on tour?

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Last checked 11 October 2026.

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Comedians like Paul McCaffrey

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Career timeline

  1. 2012Russell Howard's Good News (2012) On screen
  2. 2012Impractical Jokers (2012 and 2014) On screen
  3. 2014The Dog Ate My Homework (writer, 2014) On screen
  4. 2015Stand Up Central (2015) On screen
  5. 2016Unspun with Matt Forde (writer, 2016) On screen
  6. 2016Play to the Whistle (writer, 2016 and 2017) On screen
  7. 20178 Out of 10 Cats (writer, 2017) On screen
  8. 2019Live at the Apollo (2019) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Paul McCaffrey performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

What podcast do they host?

What's Upset You Now?

What TV shows and films are they in?

Live at the Apollo (2019), Russell Howard's Good News (2012), Impractical Jokers (2012 and 2014), Stand Up Central (2015), 8 Out of 10 Cats (writer, 2017) and Unspun with Matt Forde (writer, 2016), among 8 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Russell Howard (also in Russell Howard's Good News), Seann Walsh (also on What's Upset You Now?), Alun Cochrane (also in Russell Howard's Good News), Glenn Wool (also in Russell Howard's Good News) and Henry Paker (also in Russell Howard's Good News).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026