Patrick Monahan is an Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian best known for performing ten times at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including five solo shows. He won the television competition series Take the Mike in 2001 and Show Me the Funny in 2011. Patrick is also a patron of Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough after active fundraising for the charity. Monahan runs The London Marathon, The Great North Run and Middlesbrough 10k annually in aid of Zoe's Place. Monahan also holds the World record for "Longest Hug" at a time of 25 hours and 25 minutes alongside fellow comedian Bob Slayer. They set this record at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013. 

June 23rd, 1976 in Ahvaz (Age 48)