Resident roving reporter and Georgia Salpa’s love interest on RTÉ’s hugely popular Republic of Telly, Bernard is the Host of RTE TWO’s new comedy panel show, Next Week’s News. He also hosted The RTÉ TWO New Comedy Awards alongside Jennifer McGuire, in a nationwide search to find the best in new stand-up Comedy talent. Bernard was chosen to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005 and is a regular at numerous comedy festivals including The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny and The Vodafone Comedy Festival in Dublin. His Edinburgh Fringe debut received a 5 star review from the Scotsman in 2008.