Comedy Clubh to host Irish Comedian of the Year heats

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

FOR ANY comedian trying to make his/her way in the world, it is important to put something on the poster after his/her name other than ‘Mammy thinks I’m funny’. that is why there is now the Irish Comedian of the Year competition.

Conal Gallen - Only Joking at the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 15, 2016

CONAL GALLEN, the Donegal comedian, returns to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday September 30, with his new, one man stand-up, two hour show, Only Joking.

Sofie Hagen - confessional intimacy, laser-guided gags

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

WE GET to enjoy comedy from many countries - England, Canada, the USA, Australia - but this is all from the Anglosphere, it is more rare we get to experience comedy from continental Europe.

Danny O’Brien @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

AHEAD OF his appearance at next month's Vodafone Comedy Carnival, there is a chance to catch Danny O’Brien up close and personal at the Róisín Dubh comedy Clubh tomorrow from 8.30pm.

Waterford Whispers News @ Comedy Carnival

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

IRELAND'S GREATEST, funniest, and most penetratingly astute satirists since Scrap Saturday, Waterford Whispers News will make their Galway debut at next month's Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh to celebrate first birthday

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

IT HAS been a year since the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh opened its doors, and over that time, audiences have laughed long and aloud at Foil, Arms & Hog, Barry Murphy, Deirdre O'Kane, Abandoman, Colin Murphy, and Al Porter.

Tommy Tiernan - Work in Progress

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

UNREHEARSED, UNFINISHED, yes, but given it is Tommy Tiernan, you can bet the Navanman's upcoming Work In Progress shows at The King's Head, will be unmissable and essential.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2016

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

AL PORTER in a leotard in the wrestling match to end them all; a man with his mouth taped shut performing surreally hilarious mimes; former Olympian Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards; and the very best comedians from Ireland, Britain, USA, Denmark...it can only be the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh presents McSavage: Dreams Of Murder

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Comedian David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most cutting edge comedians. In his brand new show, coming to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh on Friday August 19, he looks at the benefits of yoga and his love for Daniel O’Donnell.

Joe Rooney @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

HE IS BEST known as wildboy priest Fr Damo from Father Ted and Timmy Higgins from Kilnaskully, but Joe Rooney is also one of the very best and funniest comedians in Ireland.

Damo and Ivor's Tom O'Mahony to play Monroe’s Laughter Gaff

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

DAMO AND Ivor star, Tom ‘Bear’ O’Mahony, a regular on RTÉ's Republic of Telly and Irish Pictorial Weekly, and FM's Breakfast Republic, headlines at Monroe’s Laughter Gaff this Sunday at 8pm.

Edwin Sammon @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

HE PLAYS the Father Gabriel on the hit RTÉ series Briget and Eammon, he is a regular on Republic of Telly, and he is also accomplished stand-up comedian. He is Edwin Sammon.

Robbie Bonham plays Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

ROBBIE BONHAM is “confident, intelligent, creative," says The Laughter Lounge, and “pretty damn hilarious," according to ComedyEire. He plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.

Brendan Grace to play Salthill in August

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

IRELAND'S favourite funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway, when he performs his Summer Cabaret Show at the Salthill Hotel on Thursday August 11 at 8pm.

Best of new Irish comedy @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

SOME OF the best emerging Irish comedians, who regularly headline the Róisín Dubh's Tuesday night Comedy Showcase, will be headlining tomorrow night's Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Sammy J & Randy - tomfoolery, songs, and filth

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE skinny man and purple puppet, Sammy J & Randy, are heading to Galway armed with nothing but a keyboard and a suitcase full of songs, plus undies, toothpaste, and international adaptor plugs, but mostly, songs.

The Pajama Men - surreal sketch comedy @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

THE PAJAMA Men "create a cartoon of the mind – a shape-shifting world in which anything seems not just possible, but imminent". So said The Guardian about the comedy phenomenon coming to Galway tomorrow.

Deirdre O’Kane @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

AFTER A seven-year break from stand-up, during which she had babies, made a movie in Vietnam, and became the mother of Moone Boy, Deirdre O’Kane returns with a new show. She is older, but is she wiser?

Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

GERRY MALLON'S Laughter Loft, a long running Galway International Arts Festival favourite and institution, makes a welcome return from July 11 to 24, with Al Porter, Karl Spain, and Foil Arms and Hog all playing.

Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

IRELAND'S NEXT generation of stand-up stars, including Donal Vaughan, Áine Gallagher, Gary Lynch, Martin Angolo, Danny Ryan, and Stephen Ryan will play Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival.

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