The 2 Johnnies | |
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YouTube information | |
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Years active | 26 May 2016 – present |
Genre | Comedy |
Subscribers | 146,000 [1] (19 December 2024) |
Total views | 56,229,453 [1] (19 December 2024) |
Last updated: 19 December 2024 |
The 2 Johnnies are an Irish comedy duo, consisting of "Johnny Smacks" McMahon and "Johnny B" O'Brien, [2] from County Tipperary. They are known for their The 2 Johnnies podcast, YouTube channel, live shows and music.
The pair grew up in County Tipperary. [3] They were asked to MC a local GAA gala evening, and decided to perform together based on the reaction. They now live in Cahir. [4] Smacks is originally from Roscrea. [5]
Their podcast tops the Irish charts with listenership of over 500,000 listeners per week. [6] [7] They made appearances on Up for the Match , RTÉ Does Comic Relief and The Late Late Show . [6] They have performed live shows in the 3 Arena, [7] the UK, USA and Australia. [3]
In 2020, they presented a travel show The 2 Johnnies Do America. [6] In 2021, A follow-up show, The 2 Johnnies Take On..., examined topics in Ireland. [8]
In 2022, it was announced that the pair would present a weekday drive-time radio show Drive It on RTÉ 2fm.
In September 2023, it was announced that the Tipperary duo would front a new series on RTÉ2 - The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In which started on 19 October 2023. [9] [10]
On 21 May 2024, they announced that their drive-time show on RTÉ 2fm would end at the end of the month with the final show on 31 May. [11] [12]
In June 2024, they released Nuair a Imreoidh Mé don Chontae, an Irish version of their single When I Play for County, after being helped improve their Irish by radio producer and presenter Aindriú De Paor. [13]
The 2 Johnnies have approximately 500,000 followers on Instagram with comparable numbers on TikTok and Facebook.
The 2 Johnnies run their own 1 Day festival "Pints In A Field" every June. 2024 saw the festival take place in St. Anne's Park Dublin to 20,000 fans, with support from Craig David, Five and Seamus Moore.
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