Home / People / Joanne McNally

Lolcow dossier

Joanne McNally

Joanne McNally is the comedy-to-podcast-scale file: stage bits, awards, arena receipts, and brandable chaos that keeps putting on a blazer and becoming business infrastructure.

ShelfReserve shelf Publish stateReserve Receipts17 Last checked2026-05-31 Heatwarm Fencelow
Archive frozen: this named-person dossier is preserved for reference. No expansion, fresh targeting, or new public-person dossier work is active right now.
The bit. The arc is industrialised messiness: Bite Me, Pinotphile, Chortle bridges, Baby Hater, Avril Investigates, 3Arena milestone, British Podcast Awards, Taskmaster, and business-scale records. The hook is the chaos persona becoming a machine: bits, awards, arenas, podcasts, companies, repeat until the mess has a balance sheet.

The bit

Joanne McNally is the comedy-to-podcast-scale file: stage bits, awards, arena receipts, and brandable chaos that keeps putting on a blazer and becoming business infrastructure.

The arc is industrialised messiness: Bite Me, Pinotphile, Chortle bridges, Baby Hater, Avril Investigates, 3Arena milestone, British Podcast Awards, Taskmaster, and business-scale records. The hook is the chaos persona becoming a machine: bits, awards, arenas, podcasts, companies, repeat until the mess has a balance sheet.

Leash: Keep to public stage work, broadcaster/podcast output, and attributable business/tour records. Do not use relationship or private-life content.

Timeline of the carry-on

  • Beat 1: Official site current identity spineThe official site is the brandable chaos wearing a clean professional header.Joanne McNally maintains an official public site under her own name. The site currently describes her as Stand-up Comedian | Podcaster | Writer. The current home-page creative foregrounds the Pinotphile tour phase. [1]
  • Beat 2: Official live-shows page with sold-out 3Arena datesThe sold-out 3Arena dates are the scale beat: the bit has become venue infrastructure.Joanne's official live-shows page publicly lists an active Pinotphile tour schedule. The page lists Dublin 3Arena dates for 05 Dec 2026 and 12 Dec 2026. Both listed 3Arena dates are marked Sold Out on the official page. [2]
  • Beat 3: Official podcasts page for MTGM and InvestigatesThe podcasts page is the machine room where the stage persona turns into recurring IP.Joanne's official podcasts page currently foregrounds My Therapist Ghosted Me with Vogue Williams. The same page also carries Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? Joanne McNally Investigates and Joanne McNally Investigates Did Furbys Spy on Us?. The page says the Avril series was produced by What's The Story Sounds for BBC Sounds and CBC Podcasts. The page says the Furby series was commissioned by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds. [3]
  • Beat 4: Channel 4 Taskmaster series 17 announcementThe Taskmaster announcement is the broadcaster stamp on the same public chaos package.Channel 4 announced on 15 January 2024 that Joanne McNally would appear in Taskmaster series 17. The announcement identifies her as a British Podcast Award winning presenter and ties that billing to My Therapist Ghosted Me. [4]
  • Beat 5: Irish Times business anchor on Prosecco Pig LimitedThe Irish Times business report is the punchline in accounts form: messiness, but profitable messiness.The Irish Times reported on 8 October 2025 that Joanne McNally's entertainment company had lifetime profits above EUR850,000. The same report says Prosecco Pig Limited made profit of more than EUR180,000 in 2024. The article also notes a linked clothing-line company, Anxious Preoccupied Limited, from 2023. [5]
  • Beat 6: Official 3Arena milestone pageThe 3Arena milestone page gives the arena-scale brag a direct venue receipt, because even chaos likes a box office total.3Arena's official event page says Joanne McNally became the first Irish comedian ever to sell out Dublin's 3Arena. The same page says she then added a second night on Saturday 5 December 2026. The page also says that second date makes her the only Irish comedian to headline the arena for two nights. [6]

Receipt spine

  1. receipt packOfficial site current identity spine Source Pins: Joanne McNally maintains an official public site under her own name. The site currently describes her as Stand-up Comedian | Podcaster | Writer. The current home-page creative foregrounds the Pinotphile tour phase. Doesn't carry: It does not prove ticket sales, media impact, or any specific career milestone by itself. It does not independently verify older chronology beyond the current self-presented role map.
  2. receipt packOfficial live-shows page with sold-out 3Arena dates Source Pins: Joanne's official live-shows page publicly lists an active Pinotphile tour schedule. The page lists Dublin 3Arena dates for 05 Dec 2026 and 12 Dec 2026. Both listed 3Arena dates are marked Sold Out on the official page. Doesn't carry: It does not prove total attendance, gross revenue, or whether every other listed date is sold out. It does not by itself establish that the 3Arena dates are historically unprecedented without a second source.
  3. receipt packOfficial podcasts page for MTGM and Investigates Source Pins: Joanne's official podcasts page currently foregrounds My Therapist Ghosted Me with Vogue Williams. The same page also carries Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? Joanne McNally Investigates and Joanne McNally Investigates Did Furbys Spy on Us?. The page says the Avril series was produced by What's The Story Sounds for BBC Sounds and CBC Podcasts. The page says the Furby series was commissioned by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds. Doesn't carry: It does not prove download totals, chart positions, or awards by itself. It is a first-party route page, not an independent assessment of how successful the series were.
  4. receipt packChannel 4 Taskmaster series 17 announcement Source Pins: Channel 4 announced on 15 January 2024 that Joanne McNally would appear in Taskmaster series 17. The announcement identifies her as a British Podcast Award winning presenter and ties that billing to My Therapist Ghosted Me. Doesn't carry: It does not prove the final placing or broader long-term impact of the appearance. It should not be stretched into a full TV-career dossier by itself.
  5. receipt packIrish Times business anchor on Prosecco Pig Limited Source Pins: The Irish Times reported on 8 October 2025 that Joanne McNally's entertainment company had lifetime profits above EUR850,000. The same report says Prosecco Pig Limited made profit of more than EUR180,000 in 2024. The article also notes a linked clothing-line company, Anxious Preoccupied Limited, from 2023. Doesn't carry: It does not prove personal net worth or future commercial performance. It does not prove that every part of Joanne's public footprint sits inside that company structure.
  6. receipt packOfficial 3Arena milestone page Source Pins: 3Arena's official event page says Joanne McNally became the first Irish comedian ever to sell out Dublin's 3Arena. The same page says she then added a second night on Saturday 5 December 2026. The page also says that second date makes her the only Irish comedian to headline the arena for two nights. Doesn't carry: It does not independently verify total ticket counts or gross revenue. It should not be stretched into a claim about every Irish comedian's all-time touring status beyond what the venue itself states.
  7. receipt packBritish Podcast Awards 2023 result Source Pins: The official Results 2023 page lists Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally - My Therapist Ghosted Me as the Podcast Champion winner. The award result places Joanne's podcast lane inside a dated industry-awards chronology rather than only self-description. Doesn't carry: It does not prove download totals, commercial value, or long-term audience growth. It does not by itself explain why the show won or how it compares with later podcast awards.
  8. receipt packOfficial bio page for early stage and TV/radio chronology Source Pins: Joanne's official bio says Baby Hater was created, written, and presented by her and sold to 12 countries. The same page says Bite Me was nominated for Best Performer, Best Production, and a First Fortnight award at the Dublin Fringe in 2016. The bio also says she performed Bite Me at the Vault Festival in 2019. The page gives a compact public role map through Republic of Telly, BBC Radio 5 Live, and other TV/radio credits. Doesn't carry: It is a first-party biography, not an independent awards ledger or review archive. It does not by itself settle which early milestone should lead the file if the page is promoted later.
  9. receipt packTicketmaster IE 3Arena history marker Source Pins: Ticketmaster IE published Joanne McNally makes history...again on 10 March 2026. The page metadata describes Joanne McNally as the first Irish comedian to headline the 3Arena on more than one occasion with Pinotphile. The article gives a second ticketing-industry surface for the same 3Arena history line after the initial venue statement. Doesn't carry: It is not an audited attendance or revenue record. It should not be stretched beyond the specific 3Arena history wording used on the page.
  10. receipt packGuardian review for Avril Investigates release cycle Source Pins: The Guardian published a dated review of Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? Joanne McNally Investigates on 16 March 2024. The review places the Avril series inside a mainstream podcast-review cycle rather than only Joanne's self-description. It gives the file an independent press marker for the Investigates lane that sits alongside the official podcast-route pages. Doesn't carry: It is not a BBC commissioning or audience-size record. It does not by itself prove the full BBC/CBC production chain beyond what Joanne's own site says.
  11. receipt packProject Arts Centre Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016 listing Source Pins: Project Arts Centre's Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016 programme page lists BITE ME (Joanne McNally) in the festival schedule. The same page dates the Project-hosted festival window as 08-25 September 2016. It gives the file a direct venue/festival source for the earliest public-stage Bite Me marker. Doesn't carry: The local archive file is a summary because direct shell capture of the live page hit a Cloudflare block from this environment. It does not by itself prove award nominations, tour afterlife, or later TV crossover.
  12. receipt packIrish Times Dublin Fringe awards report Source Pins: The Irish Times awards report records Bite Me on the Best Production shortlist at Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016. The same report also records Bite Me among the First Fortnight Award shortlisted nominees. That makes Joanne's early-stage award lane less dependent on her own bio page. Doesn't carry: It does not say Bite Me won those awards. It does not by itself explain the wider later career arc.
  13. receipt packVirgin Media / TV3 new-season announcement for Baby Hater Source Pins: TV3's own new-season press release includes Baby Hater inside the True Lives documentary strand. The broadcaster-side description says the documentary sees comedienne Joanne McNally question why people think she's wrong to not want kids. This gives the file a direct broadcaster record for the documentary lane rather than relying only on Joanne's self-bio or later reviews. Doesn't carry: It is a season-launch announcement, not the broadcast date or audience response. It does not by itself prove distribution beyond TV3's own schedule positioning.
  14. receipt packIrish Times Baby Hater review Source Pins: The Irish Times reviewed Baby Hater on 24 January 2018. The review gives the documentary lane a dated mainstream release-cycle endpoint rather than leaving it as a generic undated TV credit. It also shows the documentary had crossed into the regular Irish TV-review cycle, not just a broadcaster promo slate. Doesn't carry: It is not a ratings record, commissioning contract, or formal catalogue listing. It should not be treated as independent proof for every claim made inside the documentary itself.
  15. receipt packChortle Wine Tamer Edinburgh Fringe 2018 listing Source Pins: Chortle's show page classifies Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer as an Edinburgh Fringe 2018 show. The listing describes Joanne as the star and writer of Sky TV's Baby Hater. The same listing says she was returning to Edinburgh after her sell-out debut Bite Me the previous year. Doesn't carry: It is a publisher/show-listing page, not an official festival programme or ticket-sales audit. It does not by itself prove the full tour route, review consensus, or later media scale.
  16. receipt packChortle The Prosecco Express Edinburgh Fringe 2019 listing Source Pins: Chortle's show page classifies Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express as an Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show. The listing says Joanne was returning to Edinburgh on The Prosecco Express fresh from her sell-out Irish tour and Soho Theatre run. The same page ties that show phase to her Women on The Verge (UKTV) and The Tommy Tiernan Chat Show (RTÉ) credits. Doesn't carry: It is still a publisher listing rather than a direct venue or festival archive export. It does not independently prove exact venue counts, grosses, or long-term audience scale.
  17. receipt packChortle book-deal report with Prosecco Express scale marker Source Pins: Chortle reported on 25 November 2021 that Joanne McNally had a book deal. The report says she was starring in a new tour of The Prosecco Express. The same item says that tour included 30 nights at Dublin's Vicar Street and three dates at the London Palladium. Doesn't carry: It is not an official ticketing or promoter report. It does not by itself explain the later jump from theatre scale to the 2026 3Arena milestone.

Leash notes

  • Keep to public stage work, broadcaster/podcast output, and attributable business/tour records. Do not use relationship or private-life content.
  • Anonymous posts, forum chatter, and private-life material do not carry the dossier unless a stronger public receipt pins the claim.

Last checked 2026-05-31. The jokes live above; the receipt spine underneath keeps the page from floating off into pub talk.