Fred Cooke headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

ONCE UPON a time, Fred Cooke was best known as ‘Fergus’ from the Spar TV ads, but recent years have his star as rise, becoming the MC on The Tommy Tiernan Show and a moonwalking semi-finalist on RTÉ’s Dancing With The Stars.

Daily lunchtime laughs at The King's Head

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

THE BIGGEST laughs in the smallest room? It can only be that much loved Galway International Arts Festival institution - Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft at The Ruby Room in The King's Head.

Get laughing with Anna Clifford and Brian Gallagher

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

THOUGH IRISH born and bred, it was in Vancouver that Anna Clifford's comedy career began, when she won the One Hitter Quitter Comedy Showdown! It was only the start of an upward career curve.

Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft - week one

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

THE BIGGEST laughs in the smallest room? It can only be that much loved arts festival institution - Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft at The Ruby Room in The King's Head.

Colin Geddis - Ulster's funniest for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 04, 2019

COLIN GEDDIS is a huge name in comedy in Northern Ireland. His January 2020 show at the SSE Arena in Belfast is already sold out, and he has just added a second night.

Kevin Gildea to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

ALONGSIDE BARRY Murphy and Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea is one of the godfathers of modern Irish comedy, through their founding of the comedy sketch group Mr Trellis, and Dublin's longest-running comedy club, The Comedy Cellar.

Award winning Carl Donnelly for the KARLnival

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

CARL DONNELLY, winner of Chortle Best Club Comedian 2017, Chortle Best Newcomer 2007, and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007, will headline the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Leading Irish comics for the 2019 Laughter Loft

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

THE BIGGEST laughs in the smallest room? It can only be that much loved Galway International Arts Festival institution - Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft at The Ruby Room in The King's Head.

Hardy Buck's Martin Maloney - live in Galway

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

MARTIN MALONEY, the man behind Hardy Bucks' Eddie Durkan, will bring his new, blisteringly autobiographical ,comedy show, to the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 2 at 8pm.

Micky Bartlett - rising comedy star for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 13, 2019

ARMAGH NATIVE Micky Bartlett is a comedian on the up, with a career gathering serious momentum through his critically acclaimed stand-up shows, as well as his appearances on BBC NI’s Monumental.

Andrew Maxwell - All Talk

Thu, Jun 13, 2019

RENOWNED FOR his cutting edge comedy, and intrepid social commentary, Andrew Maxwell returns to Galway and the Róisín Dubh with his new show, All Talk.

John Bishop is coming to the Vodafone Comedy Carnival

Thu, May 23, 2019

JOHN BISHOP, Dermot & Dave, Ardal O’Hanlon, Enya Martin, Reginald D Hunter, and Rich Hall have been announced to play the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, which runs from Tuesday October 22 to Monday 28.

JJ Whitehead to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 23, 2019

JJ WHITEHEAD has "a genuine gift for saying the most outrageous things in the most disarmingly charming fashion”, according to the Toronto Sun, and is “intensely likeable, seriously funny," says The List.

Andrew Ryan for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 16, 2019

ANDREW RYAN delivers "an hour of hilarious comedy”, according to the Edinburgh Festival magazine, and is "going to be a huge star”, says Timeout. He is also coming to the Róisín Dubh's Comedy KARLnival next week.

Get some Self-Help with the Dirtbirds

Thu, May 16, 2019

IF MAKING the school lunches, doing the homework with the children, and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years, is sending you over the edge, you are not alone.

Paul Currie for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 09, 2019

PAUL CURRIE'S comedy is like few others on the circuit right now - a compelling mixture of sketch comedy, absurdism, puppetry, slapstick, and mime, delivered with great physicality and energy, and often without the comic uttering a single word.

Pete Johansson to play the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, May 02, 2019

TO GET an idea of Pete Johansson's place in the comedy world, his first comedy special, You Might Also Enjoy…Pete Johansson, was recently released by Netflix simultaneously in 82 countries.

Tom Stade's generational conundrums

Thu, May 02, 2019

TOM STADE is "so cool he could well be the answer to global warming," according to The Scotsman, who also called him "gloriously funny”, as Galway will see when he plays the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

Paul Marsh headlines Comedy KARLnival at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

On Tuesday, Paul Marsh will play at the Róisín Dubh along with Cormac Moore, Sean Murphy, and special guest MC Abigoliah Schamaun.

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd - the future of Scottish comedy

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD is "a comedian on the ascent," according to The Skinny, who delivers a "comedy nerd’s informed tweaking of stand-up convention," says Chortle.co.uk.

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