The 2 Johnnies

The pair grew up in County Tipperary.^[2] They were asked to MC a local GAA gala evening, and decided to perform together based on the reaction. They now live in Cahir.^[3] Smacks is originally from Roscrea.^[4]

Their podcast tops the Irish charts with listenership of over 500,000 listeners per week.^[5][6] They made appearances on Up for the Match, RTÉ Does Comic Relief and The Late Late Show.^[5] They have performed live shows in the 3 Arena,^[6] the UK, US and Australia.^[2] 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.^[5] In 2021, A follow-up show, The 2 Johnnies Take On..., examined topics in Ireland.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

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.^[10][11]

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.^[12]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		IRE [13]
Small Town Heroes	Released: 31 May 2024 Label: Reckless Format: Digital download, streaming	1

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