Some of the country's most prolific podcasts, like Keep It Tight, How To Gael, The Creep Dive and Eejits of the World, will record live in venues around the city during this year's Galway Comedy Festival.
These acts will become immersive at GCF25, as audiences can see their favourite podcast hosts in action, have their laughter immortalised, and feel part of the whole experience, all while relaxing in style and comfort.
Deirdre O’Kane and Emma Doran’s Keep It Tight will be on Sunday, October 26, at 2pm, in the Town Hall Theatre.
This podcast brings together two women who are among the very top tier of comics in Ireland. No topic is out of bounds for the pair as they discuss what delights, bewilders and enrages them. As The Irish Times said: “When O’Kane and Doran go off on one, they’re a streak of laughs, but they land punches too”.
What’s better than one live recording of How to Gael? Two live recordings of How To Gael!
With the Irish language becoming hip, two sessions of Ireland's leading bilingual podcast will be on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25 at 7.30pm in the Pálás Cinema.
Hosted by Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, Louise Cantillon, and Síomha Ní Ruairc, visitors should expect lively and engaging conversations, ranging from current affairs to pop culture, delivered as Gaeilge agus as Bearla.
And for something completely different: The Creep Dive is on Wednesday, October 22, in the Pálás Cinema.
Cassie Delaney, Sophie White, and Jen O’Dwyer explore scandalous, supernatural, or creepy headlines you may or may not recognise from the news or daytime TV circuit, and deep dive to bring listeners all the information they could want.
Finally, the token male podcast. ‘Eejit’ is a glorious piece of Hiberno-English capturing the stupidity of a person, or their behaviour, with the right amount of both pity and castigation.
Too many eejits are running around in today’s world, so Ireland’s Andrew Maxwell and Canada’s Glenn Wool dish out the ridicule and satire on Eejits Of The World, on Saturday, October 25, in The Ruby Room, at The King’s Head at 12.30pm.
For more information and tickets, visit www.GalwayComedyFestival.ie
