Get some Self-Help with the Dirtbirds

Thu, May 16, 2019

IF MAKING the school lunches, doing the homework with the children, and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years, is sending you over the edge, you are not alone.

Paul Currie for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 09, 2019

PAUL CURRIE'S comedy is like few others on the circuit right now - a compelling mixture of sketch comedy, absurdism, puppetry, slapstick, and mime, delivered with great physicality and energy, and often without the comic uttering a single word.

Pete Johansson to play the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 02, 2019

TO GET an idea of Pete Johansson's place in the comedy world, his first comedy special, You Might Also Enjoy…Pete Johansson, was recently released by Netflix simultaneously in 82 countries.

Tom Stade's generational conundrums

Thu, May 02, 2019

TOM STADE is "so cool he could well be the answer to global warming," according to The Scotsman, who also called him "gloriously funny”, as Galway will see when he plays the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

Paul Marsh headlines Comedy KARLnival at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

On Tuesday, Paul Marsh will play at the Róisín Dubh along with Cormac Moore, Sean Murphy, and special guest MC Abigoliah Schamaun.

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd - the future of Scottish comedy

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD is "a comedian on the ascent," according to The Skinny, who delivers a "comedy nerd’s informed tweaking of stand-up convention," says Chortle.co.uk.

Your favourite movies, but an hour long and full of jokes

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

IMAGINE YOUR favourite film, boiled down to an hour, and stuffed full of jokes and wholly unrehearsed takes. This is what Dreamgun do, and they are about to do it in the Town Hall Theatre.

A Laugh For Rob

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

A LAUGH For Rob is a night of comedy in remembrance of Robert Murray, taking place in the Róisín Dubh, with proceeds going to three different charities.

Pat McDonnell at the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

PAT MCDONNELL will always be best known for his Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove character on Father Ted, but it should never be forgotten what an accomplished and respected stand-up comedian he is.

Bernard O'Shea and Karl Spain - Fat Chancers

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

BERNARD O'SHEA and Karl Spain have decided to drop a few pounds, trim down, and shape up, and so they are going on tour together, under the moniker of Fat Chancers.

John Lynn - Irish comedy's 'rising star' for the Róisín

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

JOHN LYNN, "the rising star of Irish comedy," according to The Sunday Times, and a man simply declared “brilliant” by The Irish Times, headlines next week's Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Barry Murphy to host the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

BARRY MURPHY, the man called "The godfather of Irish Comedy” by The Irish Times, and best known as part of Après Match, will be the special guest MC at next week's Comedy KARLnival.

IT GALZ - live on the Town Hall stage

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IT GALZ, the hit comedy and satirical podcast series by Jenny Claffey and Lindsay Hamilton, which takes in everything from pop culture to women's issues, is once again stepping out of the studio and onto the stages of Ireland.

Aaron McCann - Culchie In America

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

STING SANG about being 'An Englishman in New York', but Tyrone comedian Aaron McCann is coming to Galway to tell us what it is like to be a culchie in America.

Joanne McNally and her Gleebag

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

JOANNE MCNALLY is a woman on a mission. She is taking a long, cold, hard look at Vogue Williams and Amy Huberman, and is coming for their emerald crowns.

Spencer Jones to celebrate Comedy KARLNIVAL's first birthday

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

THE COMEDY KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh celebrates its first birthday next week, and plans to do so in style with a headline set from the exuberantly silly, and utterly surreal, prop comic Spencer Jones.

What's The Story, Rory?

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

FROM COMEDY sketches about life in the GAA, to more serious issues about mental health, if you are a regular user of Facebook, you are likely to have come across the work of Rory O'Connor.

Damian Clark returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

FORGET ANY notion of post-Patrick's Day blues, post-Bank Holiday blues, not when a line-up involving Damian Clark, Bob Hennigan, and Michael Downey are set to take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh.

Take The Points with Des Bishop

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

'TAKE THE point' is good advice on the pitch, but an even better metaphor for life, especially when you do not take advice well, and especially if you are one of those angry troll types on Facebook and Twitter.

Steve Bennett headlines Róisín Dubh comedy this Tuesday

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

STEVE BENNETT, winner of the inaugural Irish Comedian Of The Year award in 2016, and a regular performer at the Edinburgh fringe festival, will headline this week's Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

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