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WHETHER IT be on RTE’s The Panel or The Republic of Telly, Irish audiences are well acquainted with the name Neil Delamere.

REGINALD D Hunter was born in the Southern state of Georgia in the late 1960s but in the early 1990s he travelled to Britain to train as an actor at RADA. However after winning a £10 bet to do a comedy gig he decided to re-focus his artistic energies on stand-up.

Andrew Maxwell returns for one night only in the Royal Theatre on Saturday May 16.

At the age of 18 American comedian Doug Stanhope left his suburban home outside Boston behind and travelled to Los Angeles to become rich and famous. He appeared in a number of TV movies and uncredited extra roles and eventually he left acting behind to pursue a lucrative career in telemarketing. After breaking up with his then girlfriend Doug decided that the only road open to him was the world of stand-up comedy and in 1995 he won the San Francisco comedy competition. Throughout his career Stanhope has been somewhat controversial and in recent years has toured with a bunch of comics under the banner of The Unbookables. He has upset the sensibilities of the booking agents at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, The Edinburgh Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. Stanhope makes his way to Galway on Wednesday September 3 to play The Laughter Lounge at Roisin Dubh.

The world premiere of Young Irish Film Makers latest film The Suitors is taking place on Monday, March 23 at 8pm in Langtons. Shot last summer, this light hearted feature film will be screened to cast and crew as well as invited guests. It will be shown along with a new short comedy film called Attic.

Andrew Maxwell returns for one night only in the Royal Theatre on Saturday May 16.