Garron Noone
Garron Noone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1994 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | TikTok and YouTube videos |
Garron Noone (born 5 June 1994) is an Irish musician, comedian, spokesmodel, and TikToker.[1] He is known for his reviews of foods and Irish towns.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Noone was born in Dublin, but when he was one year old the family moved to be closer to his mother's family, who run a sheep farm in Mayo.[4] Noone and his three younger siblings grew up in Ballina, County Mayo.[4][5]
Noone suffers from agoraphobia, which led to him being housebound three years.[4][6] Due to this, Noone dropped out of school at 15.[4] He returned to Youthreach at 21 to earn his Leaving Certificate.[4] Noone overcame his agoraphobia through exposure therapy, starting with taking 10 steps outdoors and expanding that over time.[4]
Noone does not drive.[4] Instead, he takes the train when he needs to travel.[4]
Music career
[edit]His mother played the guitar and his father sang in an Elvis tribute band, sparking his interest in music as a child.[4] As a teenager, he got his first gigs playing the guitar in pubs and taught himself music production.[4]
Noone was living in Galway when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, at which time he returned to Ballina.[4] He started uploading tutorial videos on creating dance music and music production, which led to people asking him for private lessons.[4] A university in the United Kingdom also asked him to teach modules for their master's course.[4]
Noone played in 2024's Acts of Big Love concert on Grafton Street in Dublin to support those with mental illness.[4]
Social media
[edit]Noone was named one of Ireland's "breakthrough stars" for 2023 on TikTok.[7][4] He rose from having just a few thousand followers in early 2023, while posting music tutorials, to over a million in February 2024 after transitioning to comedy.[4] As of January, 2024 he has 13,000 subscribers on YouTube, 707,000 followers on Instagram, and 559.5k followers on TikTok.[a]
His catchphrase, "Follow me, I'm delicious" came about when he made a video that he did not think was particularly funny, so he randomly added it to the end.[4] When he made future videos without it, he got comments from viewers asking for it.[4] People now shout the phrase at him on the street and send him photos of objects with the word "delicious."[4] The phrase was the inspiration for an ad campaign for a coffee company where Noone served as spokesman.[8]
In 2024, Noone won the Gossie Award for newcomer of the year.[9] Also in 2024, Noone released his podcast Listen, I’m Delicious, named so after his catchphrase.
Comedy
[edit]His stand-up comedy was featured on the BBC program, Big Comic Energy.[10][11]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Telford, Thoams (22 June 2023). "Irish shop serving 'weirdest roll' as 'not great' food combination 'offensive'". Galway Beo. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Watch: A great Mayo man reviewed this Tipperary town, and it was epic". Tipperary Live. 13 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "TikToker's 'guide' to ordering Chinese food in Ireland". Irish Independent. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Laffan, Dee (14 February 2024). "Garron Noone: 'follow me, I'm delicious'". Irish Farmers Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Heffernan, Michelle (January 24, 2023). "Tiktoker Garron Noone reviews the South-East". Beat. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Alan Clarke (May 28, 2023). Garron Noone 'Follow Me....I'm Delicious' (podcast). Big News Coming Soon. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "TIKTOK UNVEILS TOP TRENDS, ARTISTS, CREATORS AND VIDEOS IN IRELAND FOR 2023". Gossie. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Ballina TikTok Sensation Stars in New Local Billboard Campaign". Western People. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Rischke, David (5 March 2024). "'Mayo for Gossies': Alan Clarke and Garron Noone win national awards". MayoLive. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Big Comic Energy". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Mayo TikToker's comedy debut leaves BBC audience in hysterics". Connaught Telegraph. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-09-06.