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FOR MORE than two decades Irish actor and comedian Jimeoin has been a household name in Australia but on Thursday October 21 he returns to Ireland to play The Galway Comedy Festival.

IF YOU are ever asked ‘What have the English ever done for the world?’ you can resist the temptation to mention such vile things as imperialism and X-Factor, and reply instead: comedy.

IF YOU are in any way prudish or easily offended then US comic Neil Hamburger may not be your kind of thing.

Stand-up comedy is only one of the many sides to this naturally funny man.

It was the year that Shergar was kidnapped, Eamon Coughlan won the 5000m gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Tommy Walsh and Samantha Mumba were born and Cork were defeated, once again, in the All-Ireland Final.

THE BRILLIANT Robbie Bonham will headline the next Comedy Comedy night upstairs in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 8.30pm.

THE CURRENT German international football squad boasts 11 players whose parents or grandparents were born outside the Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Podolski, Klose and Trochowski (Poland), Boateng (Ghana), Cacau (Brazil), Ozil (Turkey) and Khedira (Tunisia).

The brainchild of comedian and satirist Mario Rosenstock, the phenomenal Gift Grub returns to Castlebar after its previous sell out show last April. With nine top five albums and more than half a million CD sales, Gift Grub is the biggest selling Irish comedy/spoken word CD of all time. Catch all your favourite Gift Grub characters live on stage for this comedy extravaganza. Featuring Roy, Daniel, Jose, Bertie, Cowen, and many more.

WHEN BRITISH comedienne Jo Caulfield first came to Galway she had no idea why so many people were talking to her as if she were an old friend. It led to one hell of a night on the town, one that almost cost her her flight back home.

More than 60 per cent of British motorists claim to be happier driving alone, a survey commissioned by Skoda UK has revealed.