Happy Endings Productions

Happy Endings Productions is an Irish entertainment television production company, founded by Dara Ó Briain and Seamus Cassidy in 2003. Their best-known programme is the topical RTÉ comedy show, The Panel, which Ó Briain presented for a number of seasons. They have also produced the Ó Briain-hosted interview show Buried Alive, the comedy special This is Ireland for BBC2 and the 2008 comedy cabaret Smoke and Mirrors, presented by Andrew Maxwell..[1] The company's commissioned work has included two series of Saturday Night With Miriam, an RTÉ chat show presented by Miriam O'Callaghan.[2] As of 2008, the company was developing a sitcom for the UK's Five Channel.[3]

Company Overview

Happy Endings Productions is an Irish television production company founded in 2003 by comedian Dara Ó Briain and producer Seamus Cassidy. The company specializes in comedy, entertainment, and factual programming. Its most notable production is The Panel, a topical talk show that aired on RTÉ from 2003 to 2011, featuring a rotating panel of comedians and hosted by Ó Briain until 2006. Other productions include Buried Alive, an interview series also hosted by Ó Briain; This is Ireland, a comedy special for BBC Two; and Smoke and Mirrors, a 2008 comedy cabaret presented by Andrew Maxwell. The company also produced two series of Saturday Night with Miriam, a chat show hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan. As of 2008, Happy Endings Productions was developing a sitcom for the UK's Five Channel. [4][5]

References

  1. ^ "RTÉ Television and Independent Commissions". RTÉ Commissioning. Accessed 13 December 2008.
  2. ^ "About Us" Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Happy Ending Productions. Accessed 13 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Happy Endings Productions" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Producers Ireland. Accessed 13 December 2008.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/HappyEndingsProductions1
  5. ^ https://www.happyendingsproductions.co.uk/