Pete McCarthy

Pete McCarthy
Publicity photograph for McCarthy's Hangover show
Born
Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson

(1951-11-09)9 November 1951
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Died6 October 2004(2004-10-06) (aged 52)
Brighton, East Sussex, England.
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • broadcaster
  • travel writer

Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004) was an Anglo-Irish comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his best-selling travel books McCarthy's Bar (2000) and The Road to McCarthy (2002), in which he explored western Ireland and the Irish diaspora around the world.