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THE COMEDY Club in Cuba* is a Galway institution and is synonymous with Sunday nights in the city, but nothing stays the same forever and a change is on the way as the club is about to move to a new slot on Fridays.

News last week of St Anne’s Boxing Club’s Ray Moylette’s progress through the early stages of the World Youth Boxing Championship to guarantee himself a medal was greeted with joy and pride. But as the weekend progressed the remarkable young boxer kept the good news coming all the way to the gold medal.

London based Irish comic Johnny Candon, one of the stars of Ricky Gervais’ Extras, headlines The Comedy Club at Cuba* this Friday.

BRITISH PUNK, funk, indie, and electro band Does It Offend You, Yeah? will launch The Alternative Disco, the new clubnight at Cuba*, Eyre Square, this Saturday at 11pm.

No less a figure than Bill Drummond - the writer, prankster, and man behind The KLF - described The Utah Saints as the first true stadium house band.

Jarlath Regan, the new face of RTÉ’s The Panel and the fastest rising star of Irish comedy, plays The Comedy Club at Cuba* tomorrow. The Irish Times has called him a “comic genius”. Support is from Bob Hennigan and Marty D. Gerry Mallon is the MC. Tickets are available in advance at Bar 903, The Cellar Bar, and at the door which opens at 8.30pm.

Imagine Harry Potter was a Canadian non-wizard, in his mid-thirties, who writes very funny jokes with his big hands. Such a description could sum up Tony Law.

Pete Jonas (pictured), one of Australia’s top comedians, headlines the Comedy Club at Cuba* tomorrow night. Comedy bible website Chortle described him as “a sleek professional act whose pace, emphasis, and rhythm of his delivery is spot-on. A rock-solid act guaranteed to entertain”. Support is from Ross Brown and Jimmy Hayes. Gerry Mallon is the MC. Tickets are available in advance at Bar 903, The Cellar Bar, and at the door which opens at 8.30pm.

GALWAY BANDS Mugger Dave, Voodoo Fire in Haiti, and Hombre will play a charity gig to raise funds for the Galway Simon Community on Monday in Cuba*Live.

PJ Gallagher, (pictured) the undisputed star of Naked Camera, and creator of the memorable characters Jake Stevens and The Dirty Auld Wan, plays the Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 9pm. Support is from Bob Hennigan and Cathal Murray. The guest MC is Paddy Courtney. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.