Tom Stade to headline Sunday Night Comedy KARLnival

Tue, Feb 22, 2022

TOM STADE is “so cool he could well be the answer to global warming…gloriously funny, silly and smart”.

Karl Spain at Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

THE PENULTIMATE heat of the popular Show Me The Funny comedy competition takes place this Monday, February 21 at The King’s Head Bar.

Tony Cantwell’s Pony comes to Galway

Tue, Feb 15, 2022

HE HAS become an Irish comedy phenomenon through his videos and Instagram stories, and this month, he returns to stages around Ireland.

A Valentine's Day Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

IT MAY be taking place on Valentine’s Day, but there will be no love lost between the next batch of comedy hopefuls as the second heat of Show Me The Funny in The Kings Head Bar, next Monday, February 14.

The Comedy KARLnival is back - on a Sunday

Tue, Feb 08, 2022

LIVE COMEDY is back in Galway, as is the Róisín Dubh’s Comedy KARLnival, and there is also the hugely welcome return of acclaimed Canadian comic, Phil Nichol.

Show Me The Funny 2022

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

IT HAS been a long wait, but the Show Me The Funny comedy competition is finally returning to The King’s Head after a two year hiatus.

Alan Carr - in Galway in May

Thu, Jan 06, 2022

ALAN CARR, correctly described by The Sunday Telegraph as "belly achingly funny", who delivers "sheer entertainment,” says the Evening Standard, is coming to Galway in May.

Tommy Tiernan - more Galway shows for 2022

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

IF YOU did not get tickets to Tommy Tiernan’s Róisín Dubh shows in January or Leisureland shows in February, fear not, there will be a chance to see him at the Galway Comedy Festival.

Phil Nichol - the comedy jacuzzi

Tue, Dec 07, 2021

A PHIL Nichol show is like “spending an hour in a comedy jacuzzi”, so said The Scotsman of the Canadian comic who plays Galway in the New Year.

Tommy Tiernan - two nights in Leisureland in 2022

Wed, Dec 01, 2021

TOMMY TIERNAN’S Róisín Dubh shows in January sold out lightning quick, but there is another chance to see the maestro in action when he plays Leisureland in February.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience returns in 2022

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

FAULTY TOWERS: The Dining Experience, the run-away hit show of the 2021 Galway Comedy Festival, returns in 2022 for five performances in April.

Tommy Tiernan to play Róisín Dubh in January

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

2022 IN Galway will begin with huge laughs when Tommy Tiernan performs the warm-up shows for his Tomfoolery tour at the Róisín Dubh.

Steve Hughes: Are You Serious?

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

Outspoken Australian comedy legend Steve Hughes is returning to Ireland with his first full length show in six years. A world class comedy performer and former thrash metal drummer, Steve is known the globe over for his hard hitting, take no prisoners stand up. Having lived here back in 1999 Steve is no stranger to Ireland or indeed Galway, where some of his Roisin Dubh appearances achieved heights other comedians can only dream of.

Galway Comedy Festival 2021 - Just one week to go

Tue, Oct 12, 2021

GALWAY COMEDY Festival kicks off next Tuesday, and with shows right through to Monday October 25, excitement is mounting in the City of the Tribes. With 45 shows across seven days and fun-filled nights, Galway really is the place to be this October Bank Holiday weekend.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience – one million happy customers

Wed, Oct 06, 2021

MORE THAN one million people have seen Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the internationally acclaimed homage to the classic BBC sitcom - and it is coming back to the Galway Comedy Festival.

Rich Hall added to Galway Comedy Festival line-up

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

THE SINGING cowboy of comedy, the inspiration for The Simpsons Moe Szyslak, and a Galway favourite, Rich Hall is coming to the 2021 Galway Comedy Festival.

‘Comedians are delighted to see the Galway Comedy Festival coming back’

Wed, Sep 15, 2021

“Laughter is the best medicine, it is important for our mental health, for audiences, for the people working in the industry, and also for comedians themselves. They use it as therapy, it’s their only release. You can’t really do it on Instagram, you have to do it live.”

Galway Comedy Festival returns in October

Wed, Sep 08, 2021

IRELAND'S BIGGEST festival of comedy comes roaring back to Galway this October Bank Holiday, and organisers are planning a triumphant return for this week-long festival of fun.

Tom O’Mahony’s Buckshot podcast at The Grand Auld Stretch

Thu, Aug 19, 2021

GALWAY HAS a chance to make Irish podcasting and comedic history by being part of the 200th episode of Tom ‘Bear’ O’Mahony’s Buckshot podcast, which will be recorded in the city this week

Reginald D Hunter brings new show, Bombe Shuffleur, to Róisín Dubh

Tue, Jun 15, 2021

CLIMATE CHANGE, Brexit, the Alt.Right, economic downturns, the Covid-19 pandemic. What could Reginald D Hunter possibly say that could offend or upset you?

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