Big Fancy Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

COLIN MUPRHY, one of Ireland's most consistently funny comics will headline the Big Fancy Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh - which takes place in the venue's downstairs live area - tomorrow [Friday February 26] at 8.30pm.

What the feic! It's Tedfest 10

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

TEDFEST, the annual celebration of Father Ted, comes to Galway from Monday February 22 to Wednesday 24, and this year the highlight will be stand-up comedy from Joe Rooney (Fr Damo), Michael Redmond (Fr Stone), and Patrick McDonnell (Eoin McLove).

Show Me The Funny grand final

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

MORE THAN 100 people applied, 65 comics made it into the heats, and now it is down to the final 14, as the Show Me The Funny grand final takes place in The King's Head on Monday February 22.

Robbie Bonham @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

ROBBIE BONHAM, the Dublin born comedian, cartoonist, and artist, described by The Laughter Lounge as "confident, intelligent, creative and darn funny”, headlines the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Eric Lalor @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

YOU MIGHT know Eric Lalor as Fair City bad guy Cathal Spillane, but the Dubliner is also a very fine comedian who headlines the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Páraic Breathnach - Straight Outta Connamara

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

NWA WERE Straight Outta Compton, but Galway's own Connemara bad boy raconteur, Páraic Breathnach, is comin' Straight Outta Connamara, in his new stand-up comedy show at the Róisín Dubh.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

JOHN COLLEARY, a star and co-writer of three times IFTA nominated The Savage Eye, and regarded as one of Ireland’s best comedic wits, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh, tomorrow [Friday February 5] at 8.30pm.

David O'Doherty returns to Town Hall in May

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

TO MISQUOTE Oscar Wilde, we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at David O'Doherty. It is not so much a misquote, as the name of the new show by the great keyboard wielding comic.

Paul Currie @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

ONE OF the best and brightest weirdos in the comedy business is coming back to Galway - by popular demand. Paul Currie, the Belfast man who wears a beard but no pants, plays the Big Fancy Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh, tomorrow [Friday January 29] at 8.30pm.

Show Me The Funny

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

PAT MCDONNELL, best known for his roles in The Savage Eye and as Eoin McLove from Fr Ted, is the special guest at the fourth heat of Show Me The Funny in The King's Head on Monday February 1 at 8pm.

Conal Gallen - live in Loughrea

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

DONEGAL COMEDIAN Conal Gallen brings his hilarious one man stand-up show along to the Loughrea Resort Hotel and Spa on Friday January 29 for what promises to be two hours of non stop laughter and fun.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh returns for 2016

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

JOHNNY CANDON, one of the godfathers of Irish comedy, and one of the nation's sought after and experienced stand-ups, who has appeared on Russell Howard's Good News and Mock The Week, is coming to Galway.

Show Me The Funny

Thu, Jan 14, 2016

ROUND TWO of Show Me The Funny, Galway's search for Ireland's next comedy star, takes place at The King's Head on Monday at 8pm, where the special guest will be Andrew Stanley.

Jason Byrne - 20 Years A Clown

Thu, Jan 07, 2016

JASON BYRNE, 20 years in comedy, two decades of making Ireland and Britain laugh, and critical acclaim which has led The Times to declare him, "the outright king of live comedy". No wonder he is in a mood to celebrate.

Show Me The Funny - return of the New Year laughs

Thu, Jan 07, 2016

THE JANUARY blues will be banished with laughter when Show Me The Funny, and annual competition to find Ireland's next emerging comedy star, returns to The Kings Head on Monday January 11.

Brendan Grace celebrates forty-three years of comedy

Tue, Dec 29, 2015

The greatest family comedian of our generation has spent 43 years in the comedy business and most of this time at the very top of his profession.

Brendan Grace’s latest show features the best and most requested pieces from his vast repertoire over the last 43 years. His sense of timing and ability to read an audience is without equal. A brilliant character actor, his ‘Bottler’ character is legendary and his interpretation of the Irish wedding will forever remain a masterpiece.

Brendan Grace - New Year Galway shows

Thu, Dec 17, 2015

MORE THAN 40 years in the business, and Brendan Grace, one of Ireland's favourite comedians, is still going strong and he will kick off 2016 with two shows in Galway.

Reginald D Hunter - back in Galway in 2016

Tue, Dec 15, 2015

PROVOCATIVE, CONTROVERSIAL, insightful, challenging, and blisteringly funny, Reginald D Hunter is coming back to Galway next year with his new show, The Aluminum Negro.

Karl Spain's Róisín Dubh Comedy Xmas party

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

A CHRISTMAS Karl, the Róisín Dubh Comedy's Christmas party, hosted by Limerick comedian Karl Spain, is set to get the festive season off to an hilarious and uproarious start, this Sunday from 8pm.

Neil Delamere - Galway bound in 2016

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

CTRL+ALT+DELAMERE, the new show by one of Ireland's best loved comedians, Neil Delamere, comes to Galway city and county for two performances in 2016.

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