via YouTube/RTÉFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch Saoirse Ronan become an ‘honorary Derry Girl’The Lady Bird actress joined the sitcom’s cast in a social-distanced sketch for Irish Comic ReliefShareLink copied ✔️June 27, 2020June 27, 2020TextThom Waite The cast of Derry Girls has linked up with Lady Bird actress – and Dazed cover star – Saoirse Ronan for a new, social-distanced sketch for RTÉ’s Comic Relief. The sketch in question initially features the hit sitcom’s leads – Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, and Louisa Harland – panicking about meeting Ronan (over Zoom, ofc) and presenting her with a “brilliant idea” to raise money for charity. Predictably, there actually is no “brilliant idea”, leaving the Derry Girls to brainstorm one before Ronan joins the call (a brainstorming session that includes a not-so-subtle dig at Gal Gadot’s “Imagine” video, and a fantasy involving Normal People’s Paul Mescal and Fleabag’s Andrew Scott, aka the Hot Priest). In a subsequent tweet, Coughlan refers to Ronan as a “four time Oscar nominee and now honorary Derry Girl”. Four time Oscar nominee and now honourary Derry Girl, thank you #RTEComicRelief for letting us act the eejit with Saoirse Ronan Please donate if you can and help so many brilliant Irish charites 💚https://t.co/UzZmoxHay2pic.twitter.com/nYzAwskmND— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) June 26, 2020 Coughlan also directs viewers to the Irish charities supported by the Irish Comic Relief, which aim to help those most in need during the coronavirus pandemic. As of early this morning (June 27), more than €5 million (or over £4.5 million) had been raised, as shared by RTÉ. Watch the “Saoirse Ronan becomes a Derry Girl” sketch below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 generation-defining moments from Girls Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation Nike Airmaxxing with singer-songwriter Simone RuthThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute ‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subculturesWhat went down at our 25th anniversary screening of AmélieHow Daniel Blumberg turned water, wind and silence into a film scoreDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy