Russell Brand - RE:BIRTH in Galway

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

THERE ARE three great questions that philosophers, theologians, mystics, and artists have sought to answer: Who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going? These are questions Russell Brand is also asking, along with another important ponderable: Where did this baby come from?

Tony Law - the King of post-modern nonsense'

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

TONY LAW might be the closest thing to experiencing nonsense nirvana. The Daily Telegraph crowned him "the King of post-modern nonsense", while The Guardian said he "takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level".

Show Me The Funny - Heat 3

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

THE THIRD heat of Show Me The Funny takes place in The King's Head on Monday January 30 at 8.30pm, where the special guest will be Operation Transformation star, the brilliant Karl Spain.

Limmy - Scottish comedy sensation plays Galway in June

Wed, Jan 25, 2017

HE HAS been "reported to the FBI" after a recent Tweet about Donald Trump, and warned by some zealous right-wingers not to travel to the USA. So he's coming to Ireland instead this summer.

Eric Lalor @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

CATHAL, THE nasty charachter from Fair City, the Carrigstown bad boy you love to hate - played by the brilliant comedian Eric Lalor - is coming to wreak havoc on the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.

Show Me The Funny - Heat 2

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

THE SECOND heat of Show Me The Funny takes place on Monday January 23 at 8pm in The King's Head with special guest John Colleary, best known for his work on Savage Eye.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh - Steve's last, for now

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

STEVE BENNETT will host his final Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh show - for the time being - tomorrow night [Friday January 13] , before he takes a trip 'down under' to perform at Australia's Perth and Adelaide comedy festivals.

Foil Arms & Hog - new show announced

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

FOIL ARMS & Hog, the brilliant Irish comedy sketch trio, have announced a new Galway show, due to phenomenal public demand, as their March 24 at the Town Hall Theatre has sold out.

Show Me The Funny returns for 2017

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

SHOW ME The Funny, Ireland's biggest competition for up and coming comedians, returns to The King's Head for 2017 with the first of five heats taking place on Monday January 16 at 8pm.

Christmas laughs at the Comedy Clubh

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

THE FINAL Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh of 2016 takes place this week and will be headlined by a man Des Bishop calls "the king of underground comedy in Ireland" - Tommy Nicholson.

Brendan Grace - New Year Galway shows

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

IRELAND'S favourite funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway in 2017, when he brings his It's A Funny Old World show to Salthill and Ballinasloe in January.

Tommy Tiernan's new TV chat show starts in January

Mon, Dec 12, 2016

HE HAS been a guest on The David Letterman Show and The Late Late Show, starred in sitcoms for Channel 4, fronted his own BBC and RTÉ series, and hosted radio programmes, but come the New Year, Tommy Tiernan will be hosting his own TV chat show.

Joe Rooney @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

JOE ROONEY is best known as 'gurrier priest' Fr Damo from Father Ted, barfly Timmy Higgins on Killinaskully, and from his appearances on Red Rock, but he is also a first rate stand-up and improv comedian.

Fred Cooke @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

TOMMY TIERNAN says he has "the real spirit of the clown in him”. The Munster Express praised his “high octane, manic brand of surreal genius”. He is Fred Cooke and he plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

John Bishop - Winging It all the way to Galway

Mon, Nov 28, 2016

JOHN BISHOP, Liverpool's favourite son and one of the best loved comedians in the business, will play two nights in Galway as part of his Winging It Around Ireland tour which takes place throughout September 2017.

See Chris Kent @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CHRIS KENT, who has appeared on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, and who "breathes new life into anecdotal comedy" according to The List, is the next comic to play the Róisín Dubh Comedy Club.

Patrick McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HE WAS Eoin McLove in Father Ted, Dougal Maguire's nemesis, and a character who became an instant classic with such lines as, "Go away! I don't want to catch the menopause!" and "I’ve no willy’".

Tommy Tiernan - Out Of The Whirlwind

Tue, Nov 08, 2016

OUT OF The Whirlwind, the new DVD from Tommy Tiernan, capturing the Irish comic's Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2016 show, will be released on DVD on Friday November 18.

Tommy Tiernan - extra Galway dates for Under The Influence

Wed, Nov 02, 2016

TOMMY TIERNAN has added three extra dates to his new Under The Influence tour. Two of those shows will be at the Seapoint Ballroom in Salthill, taking place on Wednesday December 21 and Thursday 22.

John Colleary @ Roisin Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Nov 02, 2016

HIS TALES of getting lost in County Kerry, while taking directions from a pub owner was one of the highlights of last week's Vodafone Comedy Carnival 2016, while his re-imaging of Michael D Higgins as a Donal Trump type-character were also side-splitting.

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