Fred Cooke: ‘I love my toilet seat. It’s the only place where I really have time to myself’

The comedian on falling in love again with his favourite albums and why family means so much

Cara O’DohertyThe Sunday Times

The actor Fred Cooke has appeared in Republic of Telly, Savage Eye and Bridget & Eamon. In 2019 the Meath man took part in Dancing with the Stars and he appears as the compere on The Tommy Tiernan Show. Cooke, 41, married his long-time girlfriend, fellow comedian Julie Jay, in December. They live in Co Kerry with their toddler son, Ted.

Where is home?I live in Brandon, on the Dingle peninsula. It is a bungalow built about 20 years ago. My auntie-in-law, Ger, called the house Mount Brandon View, even though you can only see Mount Brandon from the toilet window. That said, the view of Brandon Bay is breathtaking, and one of my favourite things to do is to sit

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Fred Cooke: ‘I love my toilet seat. It’s the only place where I really have time to myself’