Joanne McNally reunites with biological father and half-siblings in Australia

"Adoption is wild … very lucky to have such sound biologicals."

The Irish comedian was adopted back in the 1980s and has spoken openly about her journey to find her birth parents.

A couple of years ago, she managed to get in contact with them and even met up with her half-brothers in 2024.

Then yesterday, she shared a series of photos on Instagram as she met up with her dad and brothers again after the comedy fest in Melbourne.

She captioned the post: "One of the major benefits of coming to Melbourne for the comedy fest is getting to see my birth father and all the half brothers who all live here," she captioned the photos. "Adoption is wild … very lucky to have such sound biologicals."

She added jokingly: "Adopt don’t shop."

Fans were quick to spot the resemblance between Joanne and her father and brothers.

"This is gorgeous, Joanne. You're so like your brother," one person wrote.

Another said: "What a beautiful, happy post and such gorgeous photos - all so life-affirming and joyous."

"Amazing. You're the image of your dad," gushed a third, while a fourth wrote: "It’s so wild, Joanne! And you all have such strong resemblances… someday I might find mine."

Joanne later shared that she noticed the family resemblance when she met her half-brothers for the first time, posting photos on Instagram in 2024 and writing: "When you’ve never looked like anyone before, meeting my half-brothers was wild!

“Adopted outta Roscommon in the 80s, (or 90s depending who’s asking), found my birth father a few years ago, a sound man who had very understandably legged it to Oz, to be fair to him he says he was goin anyway and sure I’d already upcycled myself to Dublin thank God."

She added: “Anyway, Kevin bio dad had a rake of Ozzie sons and we hung out in Edinburgh and personally I think I’m the image of Conor and Paddy, mad to see myself as a man! Finbar and Ronan also feature.

“Our great brand new brothers … shout out to my full brother @conor.mcnally.1978 who I would never swap, unless it was for Keanu Reeves or someone, and then obviously I’d have a conversation… the last photo is me being mesmerised by my own reflection in a 26 yr old man.”