Aidan Greene - Did I Stutter?

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

AIDAN GREENE had a stutter, still has a stutter, but overcame it to become a comedian admired by Tommy Tiernan, and who is now touring a show about what he call "this sexy, silent disability".

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Two nights celebrating all things Father Ted

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

FATHER TED will be celebrated in Galway with a night of stand-up and musical comedy with two of the classic sitcom's most memorable characters, as well as a DJ set, and table quiz.

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Patser Murray for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

PATSER MURRAY has appeared in Love/Hate, Primeval, Can't Cope Won't Cope, and movies such as Intermission, and he was nearly in Game of Thrones. He is also a first rate stand-up.

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Julie Jay - first solo tour comes to Galway

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

JULIE JAY, described by Tommy Tiernan as “the brightest, funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time”, is embarking on her first solo tour with her show, Julie Really Love Me?

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Show Me The Funny grand final

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

AFTER FIVE hotly contested heats, the grand final of Show Me The Funny at The King's Head takes place on Monday February 24, with 11 of the freshest new comedic talents vying to win the top prize.

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The Lords of Strut are Absolute Legends

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THEY ARE "a glorious mix of comedic gold and awe inspiring dance moves", according to Meg.ie. The Sunday Times declared them "utterly magical", while  said they deliver "belly laughs all round".

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'Incredibly funny' Ger Staunton to headline Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

GER STAUNTON has been called “incredibly funny” by The Examiner and as "one of the best comedy writers in Ireland. An absolute stand out” by The International Comedy Club.

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Jason Byrne to get Wrecked at the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

JASON BYRNE is Wrecked But Ready. It has been a tough past 12 months for the comedian, but he is determined to move on, determined to laugh, and ready to finally celebrate.

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Gearóid Farrelly - Alchemy

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

IN THE mediaeval world, those who practised alchemy sought to turn lead into gold, and believed that everything around us contains a universal spirit, and that all metals were spiritually and physically immature form of higher metals such as gold.

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Show Me The Funny - final heat

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

THE LAST two places in the final of Show Me The Funny will be up for grabs in the fifth heat of the popular comedy competition takes place at The King's Head on Mon February 17.

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Bernard Casey headlines Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

BERNARD CASEY has been called "a wonderfully well-crafted performer with a great old school style of storytelling”, by no less a comedian than the great Tommy Tiernan.

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Steve Bennett - laughing through the disaster

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

CLIMATE CHANGE, Trump, Bolsonaro, the Alt.Right, the Manosphere, Brexit, the coronavirus - the world is in bad shape. No wonder comedian Steve Bennett has called his new show Everything is F*@$!d.

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Show Me The Funny - penultimate heat

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

THE PENULTIMATE heat of Show Me The Funny, Ireland's longest running and most wide reaching comedy competition, takes place this Monday [February 10] at The King's Head.

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The 2 Johnnies - a spring break to Galway

Mon, Feb 03, 2020

THE 2 JOHNNIES, the Tipperary comedy podcasting, musical, and live show phenomenon, are coming back to Galway in April as part of their Spring Break Easter Tour.

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Colin Geddis headlines new Friday night comedy at the Róisín

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

COLIN GEDDIS, who began 2020 with a sold-out show at the SSE Arena in Belfast, will tomorrow headline the Róisín Dubh's new monthly night of comedy - the Friday Night KARLnival.

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Tom O'Mahony headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

HE FIRST came to attention as Tarquin the toff on Damo & Ivor, and later as oddball neighbour Paddy d'Pervert in Bridget & Eamon, while the late, great, Rik Mayall called him a "psychotically funny bastard".

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Father Ted star for Show Me The Funny

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

PATRICK MCDONNELL, best known for his role as Eoin McLove on Father Ted and for his role in The Savage Eye, is the special guest at the third heat of Show Me The Funny.

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Laughter in the Eyre - Comedy Carnival on RTÉ 2

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

THE VODAFONE Comedy Carnival Galway - Ireland’s biggest comedy festival - brings hundred of comedians and thousands of comedy fans to the city every October, and next week sees a chance to relive a bit of that hilarity.

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Shane Todd - Down's funniest for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

SHANE TODD, described by the Belfast Telegraph as "a modern-day king of comedy”, and a true gem of the Northern Irish comedy scene, headlines the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday.

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Show Me The Funny - Heat 2

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

FOLLOWING A great opening night, the second heat of Show Me The Funny takes place this Monday at The King's Head, where eight more comedy hopefuls will battle it out for a place in the grand final on February 24.

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