The Mad Craic Comedy Show

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

THE MAD Craic Comedy Show, The Stock Exchange Bar's comedy club, runs every Saturday, and this weekend will have stand-up from Donal Vaughan, with support from Conor Murray, John Kelly, and Ross McCarthy.

Maureen Langan @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Nov 15, 2017

SHE HAS been called "condescendingly brilliant!" by Edinburgh's Daily News and ranked among the “Ten Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching” by Backstage Magazine. She is Maureen Langan and she is coming to Galway.

Comediversity - difference is beautiful

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

COMEDIVERSITY IS a diverse night of comedy which recognises that sometimes, for whatever reason, comedy lineups are seldom as diverse as they could possibly be.

Colum McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Nov 08, 2017

COLUM MCDONNELL, a hero of the Irish underground comedy scene, who has appeared on RTÉ's Bridget and Eamonn and Irish Pictorial Weekly, comes to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2017

Comedy Reviews Tue, Oct 31, 2017

FROM ONE end of the city centre to the other, it was impossible to escape the Vodafone Comedy Carnival over the last week and especially during the Bank Holiday Weekend - and in truth, why would you want to? The best shows in town were all here.

Day three of Comedy Carnival and it’s all kicking off in Eyre Square

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

TODAY MARKS Day 3 of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival and tonight sees the opening of the Spiegeltent, the centrepiece of festivities. The Eyre Square box office is similarly active. So, all systems go for the biggest comedy event this city has yet seen.

The King's Head comedy showcases

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

THE RUBY Room in The King's Head is steeped in comedy, being home to Gerry Mallon’s legendary arts festival lunchtime comedy gigs, and a host of shows during this Bank Holiday weekend's Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

'Get on with your meals!'

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

THE FAULTY Towers: The Dining Experience recently tweeted that it has been playing to full houses in Ireland for nine years. It is a testament to the enduring popularity of the original show and to its faithful live reimagining by an extremely talented group of actors.

Karl Spain’s Late Night KARLnival at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

WITH THE Vodafone Comedy Carnival mere days away, organisers have revealed to the Galway Advertiser, just a few names from the stunning line-up they have put together for Karl Spain’s always full, never dull, Late Night KARLnival.

Cursed by Good Intentions at the comedy festival

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

CURSED BY Good Intentions, a one-man show from local writer/performer Conor Montage has its Irish premiere at An Taibhdhearc on Sunday October 29 at 7pm as part of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

Seven Shades of Aindrias de Staic

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

A YOUNG MAN wanders through life seeking the answers to its biggest questions. He also cannot stop acting the eejit. This is Seven Shades, the new show from comedian, actor, musician, and writer Aindrias de Staic.

Who are you going to see at the Comedy Carnival?

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

WITH LESS than two weeks to go to the biggest comedy festival this town has ever seen, there are still tickets available for an array of great shows at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival - so much so, it's hard to know where to start!

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, so many great acts!! THIS IS A MUST!

Wed, Oct 11, 2017

With less than two weeks to go to the biggest comedy festival this town has ever seen, there are tickets available for so many great shows that it’s hard to know where to start.

Mario Rosentock - In Your Face in Galway

Tue, Oct 10, 2017

ONE MAN...one hundred faces...In Your Face! Those last three words are the title of Mario Rosenstock's new one-man stage show which he is bringing around the country next April and May.

Bob’s BlundaBus - a pop up double-decker of creativity

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WHEN IS a bus not a bus? When it’s a double-decker comedy venue on wheels! One of the oddest successes of last year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival returns to Eyre Square this October - Bob’s BlundaBus, a big red converted ex-London bus.

Have one for the road with Seann Walsh

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

SEANN WALSH, “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation", according to The Guardian, and "this generation’s Dylan Moran" in the view of Time Out, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh this week.

Karl Spain’s Open Top Bus Tour

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

YOU KNOW what it’s like. You are waiting for a hop-on hop-off city tour bus, then one comes along with Karl Spain cracking jokes on the mic. Do you get on? Will you learn anything about Galway?

Jimmy Carr - Galway bound in 2018

Tue, Oct 03, 2017

JIMMY CARR, the comedian and presenter of 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown, has announced a series of Irish dates for his The Best Of, Ultimate Gold, Greatest Hits Irish Tour.

Emma Doran @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

SHE APPEARED on the Al Porter show last Christmas, was in season three of Bridget and Eamon, and enjoys a huge online following for her comedy videos. She is Emma Doran.

Comedy Carnival's Wild Atlantic Wahey

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

WILD ATLANTIC Wahey is not a spelling error – but it could be a huge mistake! The people behind Vodafone Comedy Carnival went brainstorming recently and decided to bring comedy to Connemara.

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