Comedy Review: The Macnas Was On Me

Comedy Reviews Thu, Dec 20, 2018

PÁRAIC BREATHNACH'S latest seanachaí-cum-stand-up comedy show, The Macnas Was On Me, brings us from Connemara to Colombia, from the FCA to arts festival parades, and charts his colourful journey from a boyhood steeped in rural custom to his globe-trotting, genre-defying, times as an art and theatre maker.

Christmas laughs with Fred Cooke and Steve Bennett

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

GONE ARE the days when Fred Cooke was best known as Fergus from the Spar TV ads. These days, the guitar wielding Irish comedian has a CV that can justifiably proclaim 'rising star'.

Brendan Grace - Galway and Loughrea shows

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

IRELAND'S FAVOURITE funnyman, Brendan Grace, will get Galway's 2019 off to a hilarious start with shows in Galway and Loughrea, performing some of his best loved comedy routines.

Spiderman's dad for the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

DOMINIC HOLLAND has been called "the UK’s master of observational comedy" by The Sunday Times and "a top notch stand-up who everyone should see" by The Daily Telegraph.

Paraic Breathnach - The Macnas Was On Me

Thu, Dec 06, 2018

FOLLOWING ITS successful premiere at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway in October, Paraic Breathnach is bringing his new show, The Macnas Was On Me, to the Nuns Island Theatre, for one night only.

The 2 Johnnies - getting loose on stage in Galway

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

THE 2 JOHNNIES, the makers of what many consider to be Ireland's funniest podcast, are stepping out from behind the microphones to once again take to the stage, on their new Irish tour.

Kevin Gildea to play the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

KEVIN GILDEA has exerted a quiet, but powerful influence on Irish comedy, and is a key figure in the Irish comedy boom which began in the 1990s and has continued unabated since.

Tom Stade - Galway bound in 2019

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

TOM STADE is “so cool he could well be the answer to global warming," according to The Scotsman, who also called this Canadian comedy legend "gloriously funny” - as Galway will see next year.

Paul Tonkinson comes to the KARLnival

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

A SENSATIONAL live performer, marathon runner, and former Time Out Comedian of the Year, Paul Tonkinson has long upheld his esteemed reputation as one of Britain's finest stand-ups.

Go on (comedy) trial at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

THIS IS Your Trial, an improvised comedy show where the audience is the jury in the world’s funniest courtroom, where the judge is Irish Comedian of the Year 2016/17, Steve Bennett, is coming to the Róisín Dubh.

Kevin McGahern at the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

KEVIN MCGAHERN, the former host of Republic Of Telly, the man described by Hot Press as “one of Ireland’s quirkiest stand-ups", is making a welcome return to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh's Comedy KARLnival.

Steve Bennett - Everything is @&*$ed!

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

TRUMP, BREXIT, the DUP, the rise of the far-right, the homeless crisis, the Syrian civil war, climate change - the world really is in a bad state right now. No wonder comedian Steve Bennett is declaring: "Everything is F***ed”.

Tommy Tiernan's new DVD out tomorrow

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

TOMORROW, Friday November 16, sees Tommy Tiernan release his new DVD, Under The Influence, recorded at the Water Rats Venue, Kings Cross, London.

James Acaster to deliver some cold lasagne to Galway

Wed, Nov 14, 2018

HOW DID a disastrous culinary experience transform itself into a memory of a great year, and a new comedy show? James Acaster, described by The Guardian as "a comedy genius at the peak of his powers” will tell all when he plays Galway in 2019.

Patton Oswalt - in Galway (finally) in 2019

Wed, Nov 14, 2018

IN 2017, Grammy Award winning comedian Patton Oswalt was due to play the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, but had to cancel due to a TV scheduling conflict. He promised to return and is keeping good on that promise.

Róisín Dubh Comedy presents Comedy KARLnival with KARL SPAIN and friends

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

On Tuesday November 13 Karl Spain and friends, Paul Marsh, Mike Morgan, and Katelyn Galvin, will take to the stage in the Róisín Dubh for the Comedy Karnival.

Joanne McNally - Wine Tamer

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

JOANNE MCNALLY, Ireland’s fastest rising comedy star, is coming to Galway, where she will perform her new show, Wine Tamer, in the Town Hall Theatre next weekend.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival 2018 - what are you going to see?

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

AFTER JUST two days of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, all signs point to this year’s being the largest festival of fun to date. Sales are set to surpass 2017's record numbers with queues out the door for most shows so far.

Late Night KARLnival lineup revealed

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

FINALLY, WE can reveal the line-up for what has become an institution, and the unmissable show, of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway - the Late Night Karlnival in the Róisín Dubh, hosted by Karl Spain.

Countdown to the Vodafone Comedy Carnival 2018

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

THERE IS little more than a week to go to the start of the 2018 Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway and this year’s star studded festival is shaping up to be an absolute belter.

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