Alan Hughes (born 19 October 1963[citation needed]) is an Irish television personality, pantomime actor and producer.
[2] Since the 1990s, Hughes has co-produced and starred in pantomimes, usually playing the camp character Sammy Sausages with his "tanx a thousand!"
[4] In September 2011, Hughes engaged in a civil partnership with his partner of 18 years, Karl Broderick, a songwriter, at the Unitarian Church in St Stephen's Green, Dublin.
[17][18] Hughes usually plays the camp character Sammy Sausages with his "tanx a thousand!"
[23] Productions have included performances by Brian Dowling,[11] Nadia Forde,[24] Jake Carter,[22] Niamh Kavanagh and pre-recorded pieces by broadcasters Joe Duffy and Marty Morrissey.