Irish funnyman Chris O’Dowd’s home grown comedy ‘Moone Boy’ has been commissioned for a third series by Sky One.

New York Young Leaders, part of the America Ireland Fund, are set to honor Irish actor Chris O’Dowd and Deputy Consul General to New York Peter Ryan with the Irish Spirit Award and the Dylan Smith Community Service Award as part of their St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 2013.

Boyle Co. Roscommon has been put on the map and it’s all thanks to funny man Chris O’Dowd. The IT Crowd and Bridesmaids star, who hails from the Co Roscommon town, certainly hasn’t forgotten about his roots. From his country accent to his Twitter name @BigBoyler, O’Dowd certainly isn’t lacking in hometown pride – a fact that’s solidified in his comedy series Moone Boy.

A campaign to honor Ireland’s best loved achievers with a 'Walk of Success' along O'Connell Street in Dublin is underway. Dublin could get its own ‘Walk of Fame’ similar to the stars embedded in pavements in Hollywood.

Irish actor Chris O’Dowd recently said he intends to keep his natural Irish accent in his upcoming film roles, particularly because “chicks dig it.”

Roscommon native and ‘Bridesmaids’ star Chris O’Dowd chatted with Vulture about his upcoming BBC comedy ‘Family Tree.’

Actress Megan Fox called her co star Chris O’Dowd a comic genius.

Chris O’Dowd’s time seems to have arrived. The Roscommon actor/funnyman is gonna be all over the place in the next few weeks, first thanks to his co-starring role in the new Judd Apatow film This Is Forty, out at the end of the month. Then he’ll be the big guy in Girls, the annoying hip chick show on HBO which returns for a second season in January.

The Savoy Cinema rolled out the blue carpet for the Dublin premiere of O’Dowd’s new film, “The Sapphires” Tuesday night, according to the Irish Times.

Irish actor/writer Chris O’Dowd, thoroughly entrenched with the prolific producer Judd Apatow’s gang thanks to his star turn in last year’s Bridesmaids (he’ll also be featured in Apatow’s This Is Forty in December), is also one of the girls on HBO’s way over-hyped dramedy Girls, which is due back for a second season in January (and also produced by Apatow.)

On the press circuit ahead of his ‘Moone Boy’ debut, Hollywood star Chris O’Dowd spoke about his loyalty to Ireland.

Newlywed Irish actor Chris O'Dowd has been promoting his new film The Sapphires at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.

Comedian Chris O’Dowd came face to face with real-life bridesmaids on Saturday when he got hitched in London.

Chris O’Dowd is breaking into the US television market with his new HBO comedy ‘Family Tree.’ The new show has been picked up by HBO for eight episodes.

Does the man take a break? The same day that The Hollywood Reporter delivered news that Chris O’Dowd was named as the lead in the new HBO comedy ‘Family Tree,’ RTE is reporting that O’Dowd is writing a new film.