The 2 Johnnies

The 2 Johnnies
The 2 Johnnies
YouTube information
Channel	The 2 Johnnies;
Years active	26 May 2016 – present
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	146,000; (19 December 2024)
Total views	56,229,453; (19 December 2024)
	Last updated: 19 December 2024

The 2 Johnnies are an Irish comedy duo, consisting of "Johnny Smacks" McMahon and "Johnny B" O'Brien,^[2] 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.^[3] They were asked to MC a local GAA gala evening, and decided to perform together based on the reaction. They now live in Cahir.^[4] Smacks is originally from Roscrea.^[5]

Career

Their podcast tops the Irish charts with listenership of over 500,000 listeners per week.^[6]^[7] They made appearances on Up for the Match, RTÉ Does Comic Relief and The Late Late Show.^[6] They have performed live shows in the 3 Arena,^[7] the UK, USA and Australia.^[3]

In 2020, they presented a travel show The 2 Johnnies Do America.^[6] In 2021, A follow-up show, The 2 Johnnies Take On..., examined topics in Ireland.^[8]

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.^[9]^[10]

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.^[11]^[12]

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.^[13]

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.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	IRE ^[14]
Small Town Heroes	Released: 31 May 2024 Label: Reckless Format: Digital download, streaming	1

References

^ ^a ^b "About The 2 Johnnies". YouTube.
^ Carter, Erica (16 August 2021). "Johnny Smacks is engaged to long-term love and Johnny D /duaks has girlfriend too". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Daly, Rebecca (28 February 2022). "Career and personal lives of The 2 Johnnies after controversial comments". IrishMirror.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "2FM goes to Cahir with the 2 Johnnies – but will listeners care?". IrishTimes.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "The 2 Johnnies: 'Tipp winning the All-Ireland is probably my sexual fantasy'".
^ ^a ^b ^c "The 2 Johnnies Do America ***Final*** - RTÉ Presspack". RTE.ie. 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Over 40 people including Irish celebrities 'catfished' by the same person". LimerickLeader.ie. 23 May 2022.
^ Kelleher, Eoin (24 September 2021). "Tipperary's premier comedy duo The 2 Johnnies return for their next adventure!". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "THE 2 JOHNNIES LATE NIGHT LOCK IN KICKS-OFF THIS OCTOBER – About RTÉ". about.rte.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "The 2 Johnnies: "We want to celebrate the mad culture we have"". RTE. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ "Drive It with The 2 Johnnies to end on RTÉ 2FM". RTE News. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "The 2 Johnnies unleash their love letter to Tipp". RTE News. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Browne, Niamh (12 June 2024). "The 2 Johnnies release Irish language version of 'When I Play for County'". Hot Press. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

Official website
Single: Nuair a Imreoidh Mé don Chontae

[YouTubeStatsThe_2_Johnnies-1] "About The 2 Johnnies". YouTube.

[2] Carter, Erica (16 August 2021). "Johnny Smacks is engaged to long-term love and Johnny D /duaks has girlfriend too". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[who-3] Daly, Rebecca (28 February 2022). "Career and personal lives of The 2 Johnnies after controversial comments". IrishMirror.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[4] "2FM goes to Cahir with the 2 Johnnies – but will listeners care?". IrishTimes.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[5] "The 2 Johnnies: 'Tipp winning the All-Ireland is probably my sexual fantasy'".

[Do_America-6] "The 2 Johnnies Do America ***Final*** - RTÉ Presspack". RTE.ie. 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[catfished-7] "Over 40 people including Irish celebrities 'catfished' by the same person". LimerickLeader.ie. 23 May 2022.

[8] Kelleher, Eoin (24 September 2021). "Tipperary's premier comedy duo The 2 Johnnies return for their next adventure!". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[9] "THE 2 JOHNNIES LATE NIGHT LOCK IN KICKS-OFF THIS OCTOBER – About RTÉ". about.rte.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[10] "The 2 Johnnies: "We want to celebrate the mad culture we have"". RTE. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[11] "Drive It with The 2 Johnnies to end on RTÉ 2FM". RTE News. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[12] "The 2 Johnnies unleash their love letter to Tipp". RTE News. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[13] Browne, Niamh (12 June 2024). "The 2 Johnnies release Irish language version of 'When I Play for County'". Hot Press. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

[14] "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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