Republic of Telly's Kevin McGahern @ Roisin Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Sep 10, 2015
THE RÓISÍN Dubh Comedy Clubh - it's not a misprint, say it out loud! - sees the return of weekly comedy to the Dominick Street venue and for its opening night the headliner is Republic of Telly's Kevin McGahern.
Read more ...Shappi Khorsandi - the comedic commentator
Tue, Sep 01, 2015
THE DAUGHTER of an exiled writer and comic from Iran, Shappi Khorsandi’s upbringing was in no way conventional, but what a story, and what comedy, she makes from it all, as this city will hear when she plays the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.
Read more ...Tickets on sale today for Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway
Mon, Aug 31, 2015
TICKETS FOR the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway are now on sale, and with shows from Stewart Lee, Jason Manford, Deirdre O'Kane, and Ireland's rising comedy star Al Porter, the real question is, not if you are going to anything, but WHAT you are going to.
Read more ...'It's a funny old world' with Brendan Grace at Galway Town Hall
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
It is a funny old world when seen through the eyes of Brendan Grace. The enigmatic Dubliner has been entertaining audiences in Ireland and further afield for decades with his array of characters and his ability to tell a yarn.
There is the sanctimonious priest who knows more than he's telling: ''Blessed is he who gets married in the nick of time." There is the father of the bride who makes a speech at his daughter's wedding: "She could have married someone with money; she could have married someone who was working. She could have married someone who wasn't working but was willing to work.''
Read more ...David McSavage to play the Roisin Dubh
Thu, Aug 20, 2015
David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most popular comedians. His cutting commentary and performances cover all aspects of life, and nothing is safe from his truth induced interpretations.
Read more ...Bill Bailey adds extra Galway date
Thu, Aug 06, 2015
DUE TO phenomenal demand, the great Bill Bailey has added a second date at The Black Box, Galway, to the Irish tour of his new show, Limboland.
Read more ...Wingin’ It - comedy improv @ The Loft
Thu, Aug 06, 2015
WINGIN' IT, the new, monthly night of comedy and theatre improv at The Loft in Seven, Bridge Street, returns on Tuesday August 11 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Terry Alderton returns to the Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
TERRY ALDERTON, the astonishingly original British comedian with seemingly multiple personalities, and an off-beat brain that, unleashed, lets loose comedy gold every time, returns to the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 7 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Family comedy/magic show @ The Loft
Thu, Jul 23, 2015
THE MAGIC Beard, the zany comedy and magic show for all the family, performed by Seska, comes to The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, this Sunday at 2pm and 4pm.
Read more ...Al Porter - comedy sensation @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 16, 2015
AL PORTER, the Dublin comedian declared "Ireland's ascendant king of camp" by the Irish Independent, returns to the Galway to play the Róisín Dubh this Sunday at 8.30pm as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.
Read more ...Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft
Thu, Jul 09, 2015
THE MUCH loved institution that is Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft in the Ruby Room of The King's Head, returns to this year's Galway International Arts Festival, and includes two shows from David O'Doherty.
Read more ...Comedy @ Galway Fringe Festival
Thu, Jul 09, 2015
THERE WILL be plenty to laugh about at the Galway Fringe Festival with a comedy line-up that includes Galway favourites Bob Hennigan and Connor McDonough-Flynn, and the Best of Irish Comedy Awards.
Read more ...Wingin' It - comedy improv @ The Loft
Wed, Jul 08, 2015
COMEDY AND theatre created on the spot and off the top of the head of the performer's head will be the stuff of Winging' It, a new monthly improv comedy and theatre night at The Loft @ Seven, hosted by The Sky Babies.
Read more ...Oliver Callan announces Galway show for November
Tue, Jul 07, 2015
OLIVER CALLAN, the political humourist and satirist and the man behind RTÉ Radio 1's Callan's Kicks, is bringing his stage show to Galway later this year as part of his Irish tour.
Read more ...Bernard O'Shea is expecting...at the Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jul 02, 2015
WHAT IS pregnancy like for fathers? What can happen to them and what can they expect when they are not the ones giving birth? Irish comedian Bernard O'Shea just may have the answers.
Read more ...Rackhouse Pilfer @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jul 02, 2015
RACKHOUSE PILFER, the stompin’ alt country, bluegrass band from Sligo, who have impressed American roots audiences as much as Irish music fans, return to Monroe's Live at midnight Friday July 17.
Read more ...Stewart Lee and Patrick Kielty for Vodafone Comedy Carnival, Galway
Tue, Jun 30, 2015
STEWART LEE will bring his new show, A Room With A Stew to the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway in October, while Northern Irish comedian Patrick Kielty will also stage his show during the festival.
Read more ...A song, a laugh, and some beards
Tue, Jun 30, 2015
THE GINGERBEARD FAMILY, the Galway musical and comedy collective, featuring Stephen Sharpe and others, take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh on Friday July 10 at 9pm.
Read more ...Panti Bliss - High Heels in Low Places
Thu, Jun 25, 2015
PANTI BLISS, activist, entertainer, drag queen, personality, and bona fide National Treasure, is bringing her show High Heels In Low Places to the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday July 4 at 8pm.
Read more ...Johnny Graham - Headcase With A Suitcase
Thu, Jun 25, 2015
GALWAY COMEDIAN Johnny Graham will present his new show, Headcase With A Suitcase, throughout July at Ireland’s Smallest Comedy Club upstairs at The Dew Drop Inn.
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