Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen
| Katherine Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Medium | Stand-up and television |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genres | Satire sketch |
| Notable works and roles |
Katherine Lynch's Working Girls Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen An Audience with Katherine Lynch Celebrity Bainisteoir Katherine Lynch's Single Ladies |
Katherine Lynch is an Irish television personality from County Leitrim. She has had several television series broadcast on RTÉ Two, with titles like Working Girls, Wonderwomen and Single Ladies. Lynch also participated as a bainisteoir in the second series of the RTÉ One's Celebrity Bainisteoir. She is said to have established a following among the Irish gay community.
Lynch began her career as part of the Irish gay scene. This part of her career included winning Miss Alternative Ireland in 1998 as "Tampy Lillette" (a skit on Country & Western singer Tammy Wynette, with each costume trimmed with tampons. She went on to star as Busty Lycra in her regular Thursday night show in GUBU Bar in her show G Spot, with a variety of guest "artists". Meyler and Lynch adapted their characters for television and produced three shows; Katherine Lynch's Working Girls, Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen and An Audience with Katherine Lynch.
Katherine Lynch's Working Girls was her first television series. The three-part series was broadcast on RTÉ Two on Tuesday nights in January 2008. The series featured three of Lynch's characters; Singin' Bernie Walsh, Sheila Sheik and Busty Lycra. The comedian described it as a "hybrid" series, featuring both sketches and interaction with the general public. The Irish Independent referred to it as being "in the spirit of the 'comedy of cringe' vein which is so in vogue".
Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen began airing on 20 October 2008. It was the first production by WAKA TV, a company established by Lynch and Myler. The six-part series focused on the exploits of four characters, Singin' Bernie Walsh, Sheila Sheik and two new characters, Liz Hurley and Dalkey Dunphy Davenport.
An Audience with Katherine Lynch followed this in December 2008, described by Irish Independent critic John Boland as "an hour-long show in which Katherine Lynch's ego was allowed to run rampant in front of an audience of minor celebrities".
Lynch was a bainisteoir in the second series of Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2009. She managed Dromahair GAA in Leitrim, claiming that the passion she felt for her county was her motivation to take part in the show. Dromahair competed against the George Hook-managed Cuala Casements GAA of Dalkey, County Dublin in the tournament's quarter-final. Upon reaching the final, she appeared alongside her opponent Derek Davis on Tubridy Tonight.
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