David McSavage

David Andrews, Jnr (born 5 February 1966[1]) known professionally as David McSavage, is an Irish comedy writer and performer. He has performed at national and international comedy festivals[2] such as the Kilkenny Comedy Festival.

David McSavage
Born
David Andrews

(1966-02-05) 5 February 1966
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EmployerRTÉ
Known forThe Savage Eye on RTÉ Two
RelativesDavid Andrews (father)
Barry Andrews (brother)
Niall Andrews (uncle)
Ryan Tubridy (cousin)

Early life

He is the son of an Irish politician, David Andrews, brother of former Fianna Fáil politician Barry Andrews and first cousin of Irish television and radio presenter Ryan Tubridy, and also cousin of Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews.

Career

He is known for street performance on streets in Dublin city centre. His routine consists of improvised songs often predicated on speculation about the lives of those passing by.

In 2008 McSavage devised and featured in Headwreckers, an episode of Channel 4's Comedy Lab show. In 2009 he created his own show on RTÉ Two called The Savage Eye. In 2014 he played a bishop in the film Calvary (2014 film), starring Brendan Gleeson and Chris O'Dowd. He played William Hall, the publisher of Charles Dickens, in the film The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017).

Awards
  • IFTA nomination 2010, Best Entertainment Series

References
  1. Armstrong, Maggie (29 March 2014). "Weekend Review - Lunch With... David McSavage". The Irish Independent. Independent News & Media.
  2. MacDermott, Diarmaid (1998-08-12). "Minister's son tickled by private parts arrest". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
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