'We don’t hear accents like ours on TV and radio': The many faces of The 2 Johnnies

The duo are back with a new TV show that shows a different side to Ireland, writes Rowena Walsh

Having enjoyed so much success both at home and abroad over the last few years, The 2 Johnnies are back with a new TV show next week that sees them travel around the country. Pictures: Andres Poveda

“We’ve just watched episode one and I can say that it’s the funniest thing we’ve ever done,” says Johnny O’Brien, who is better known as Johnny B, one half of the hit comedy duo The 2 Johnnies, whose latest series is about to hit our TV screens on Monday.

For the uninitiated, The 2 Johnnies are two seemingly ordinary blokes from Tipperary who have a firm grip on the nation’s funny bone.