Tom O'Mahony to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

TOM O'MAHONY, described by the late, very grate Rik Mayall as "psychotically funny", and Jo Caulfield, “one of the finest female comics at work” according to The Observer, play the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Laugh and dine at the Róisín Dubh

Tue, Sep 22, 2020

INEPT HOSPITAL radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury, and Sean Finnerty, who Jimmy Fallon has called "one of the funniest comedians to come out of Ireland”, will play the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Tuesday night is comedy night at the Róisín Dubh once again

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

TUESDAY NIGHTS have finally become funny again, now the Róisín Dubh’s Comedy KARLnival has returned, and headlining the next installment are Sally-Anne Hayward and John Colleary.

Tuesday night comedy at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 10, 2020

TANYALEE DAVIS, “the little lady with the big voice” (Chortle.co.uk), and Totally Wired, "Ireland’s oldest and least successful boy band", bring the laughter to the Róisín Dubh next week.

Comedy returns to the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Sep 07, 2020

COMEDY RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh as the award winning venue reopens its doors on Tuesday, and what better way to get the ball rolling than with the Comedy KARLnival with Karl Spain and friends?

Would you like some laughter with your meal?

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

GALWAY'S FIRST comedy show of the autumn will take place in Massimo, William Street West, next week, with stand-up from Stephen Ryan, Eddie Mullarkey, and MC Karl Spain.

Retreat! - a new Galway comedy series

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

IF YOU spend your day contemplating family, Irish history, commercialisation of the arts, politics, globalisation, stoats, Greta Thunberg, and homeopathic underarm deodorant, then Retreat!, a new audio comedy series, might just be for you.

The craic is back - Comedy at the Galway Summer Garden

Tue, Aug 11, 2020

JOE ROONEY, a legend of Irish comedy, best known for roles in Father Ted and Killinaskully, and Tom O'Mahony, who has appeared on Damo & Ivor and Bridget & Eamon, will deliver comedy in Salthill tomorrow night.

Saturday night comedy...and some of it live from the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

JOE ROONEY, a legend of Irish comedy; Enya Martin, internet sensation turned stage sensation; and a host of Galway comics will be performing for your pleasure this Saturday.

Start the weekend with laughter

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

TERRY ALDERTON is no stranger to Galway, having perfumed at the city's Vodafone Comedy Carnival on numerous occasions, and tomorrow Galwegians will see Terry perform his first online show.

Friday night's alright for laughing

Thu, May 28, 2020

GALWAY'S FAVOURITE grouchiest comedy cowboy; the man who wrote Ireland's funniest joke; and a comic who put in a memorable performance in It's All Gone Pete Tong, will be live in your living room tomorrow (Friday May 29) evening.

Laugh, and the world will be laughing with you

Thu, May 14, 2020

GALWAY WILL be part of an international comedy festival taking place this Saturday, online, as the world unites across 24 hours to enjoy as feast of laughter in spite of the lockdown.

Get laughing with the Róisín Dubh Online KARLnival

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

THE LOCKDOWN is no laughing matter, but who says we cannot laugh during the lockdown? Right now, humour is essential to keeping the spirits up and a vital respite from these challenging times.

Tuesday night's alright for laughing!

Tue, Apr 28, 2020

THE LOCKDOWN is no laughing matter, but who says we cannot laugh during the lockdown? Right now, humour is essential to keeping the spirits up and a vital respite from these challenging times.

The best laughter is here in Galway

Thu, Apr 09, 2020

LAUGHTER IS of utmost importance right now with everything so serious and scary, and we need some levity and perspective - even if only for a second, even if the laughs turn to tears because we just need some sort of release.

Dungeons & Naggins - live on YouTube

Tue, Apr 07, 2020

NORMALLY, A dungeon is not something you want to be trapped in. A dragon is not a creature you ever want to be face to face with, but in this time of Covid-19, they are just the kind of things you might want to escape to!

See the Comedy KARLnival Birthday Bash on Friday

Thu, Apr 02, 2020

IT MAY be only two years on the go, but the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh is arguably a Galway comedy institution which even the coronavirus cannot keep down.

The Comedy KARLnival goes online

Mon, Mar 30, 2020

THE CORONAVIRUS may have stopped us from going out to see a comedy show, but it cannot stop stand-up comedy coming straight to us.

Seann Walsh headlines the Friday night KARLnival

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

HE GOT out of Brighton, survived that Strictly Come Dancing controversy, called a recent tour After This One, I'm Going Home, but Seann Walsh is nothing if not irrepressible.

Join Micky Bartlett on a journey into his own head

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

MICKY BARTLETT, at the age of 32, is still trying to move out of his mother's house - a phenomenon all too familiar to anyone in their twenties and early thirties in Ireland.

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