UK comedian and TV star pays visits to Skellig Michael on Kerry holiday
The British comedian is a regular contributor to a host range of comedy programmes, and co-created The Kit Curran Radio Show, Drop the Dead Donkey, and Outnumbered.
He is also renowned for his role in children's programmes, including as the voice of Dr Elephant, the dentist in the animation series Peppa Pig and he is the voice of Captain Squid, the pirate in the children's show Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom.
He is a regular contributor to BBC radio on a number of shows.
Andy Hamilton is married to Libby Asher and they have three children. He was in Kerry with Libby and was spotted by Kerry photographer Stephen Power who said he spent a wonderful half an hour in their company in Portmagee.
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