The 2 Johnnies
The 2 Johnnies are an Irish comedy duo, consisting of Jonathon "Johnny Smacks" McMahon and John "Johnny B" O'Brien, from County Tipperary. They are known for their The 2 Johnnies podcast, YouTube channel, live shows and music.
Background
The pair grew up in County Tipperary. They were asked to MC a local GAA gala evening, and decided to perform together based on the reaction. They now live in Cahir. Smacks is originally from Roscrea.Career
Their podcast tops the Irish charts with listenership of over 500,000 listeners per week. They made appearances on Up for the Match, RTÉ Does Comic Relief and The Late Late Show. They have performed live shows in the 3 Arena, the UK, US and Australia. They rose to success with their hit sketch 'Sound Boss', which many viewers found both hilarious and informative.In 2020, they presented a travel show The 2 Johnnies Do America. In 2021, A follow-up show, The 2 Johnnies Take On..., examined topics in Ireland.
In 2022, it was announced that the pair would present a weekday drive-time radio show Drive It on RTÉ 2fm.
In September 2023, it was announced that the Tipperary duo would front a new series on RTÉ2 – The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In which started on 19 October 2023.
On 21 May 2024, they announced that their drive-time show on RTÉ 2fm would end at the end of the month with the final show on 31 May.
In June 2024, they released "Nuair a Imreoidh Mé don Chontae", an Irish version of their single "When I Play for County", after being helped improve their Irish by radio producer and presenter Aindriú De Paor.
The 2 Johnnies have approximately 500,000 followers on Instagram with comparable numbers on TikTok and Facebook.
The 2 Johnnies run their own 1 Day festival "Pints in a Field" every June. 2024 saw the festival take place in St. Anne's Park Dublin to 20,000 fans, with support from Craig David, Five and Seamus Moore.