The Badger of Ballybog
“It's like The Rose of Tralee, but for lads.”
2026•1h 15m•Released
Comedy
The Badger of Ballybog is a comedy mockumentary following the contestants of Ireland’s premier men’s beauty pageant, including five-time reigning champ Little Johnny, legacy entrant Mícheál Milk, competition bad boy Big Daddy, the young and eager Declan Dweeb, international man of mystery Nakamura Ozu, English pariah Paddy Maguire and American folk singer Duke Davis. It’s like the Rose of Tralee, but for lads.
Director
John Spillane
Writer
John Spillane
Cast
Liam Kelly
Mícheál Milk
Cornelius Patrick O'Sullivan
Martin Milk
Maria Cunningham
Sheila
John Spillane
Little Johnny
Paul Hoey
Timmy Tucker
Sean Flaherty
'The Drifter' Duke Davis
Philip Grieve
Paddy Maguire
Nghia Mai
'The Gentleman' Nakamura Ozu
Kate Moylan
Kathleen Cream
Quinton O'Reilly
Quinton Cream
Eoin Potts
Reporter
Paul Reid
Donnchadh O'Driscoll
Ross McCarney
Dmitri Nikolayevich Smerdyakov
Ryan Carrick
The Cleaner
Breda Hegarty
Politician
Production
Producer
John Spillane
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