All aboard Joanne McNally's Prosecco Express

Thu, Jan 16, 2020

THE WORLD is a confusing place for comedian Joanne McNally. Her friends are getting married, having children, or buying domestic appliances, while her mother is still trying to convince her to give up comedy and study nursing.

Enya Martin headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

SHE IS a schoolteacher, she co-runs the PaddyShack Comedy Club in Galway, and this week she is the guest MC at the Comedy KARLnival in the Róisín Dubh.

Blindboy announces Galway show for February

Thu, Jan 09, 2020

BLINDBOY BOATCLUB'S live podcast show at the Town Hall Theatre on January 22 is sold out, but the Limerick satirist, comedian, writer, and commentator will return in February.

Give the gift of laughter this Christmas

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

IT HAS been one hell of a great year for comedy in Galway, with the team at Róisín Dubh Comedy delivering the weekly Tuesday Comedy KARLnival, featuring established and emerging joke-slingers, hosted by Karl Spain.

Wild Atlantic Cabaret returns

Thu, Dec 19, 2019

STAND-UP comedian Breda Larkin, from east Galway, and Limerick born burlesque performer Laura Lavelle, join forces for the Wild Atlantic Cabaret.

Steve Hughes - back from the abyss

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

IT HAS been six years since Steve Hughes last brought his hard hitting, take no prisoners, stand up to Ireland, but he is finally coming back, and with Galway in his sights.

A Christmas KARLnival with Pat McDonnell

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

PAT MCDONNELL has gone down in Irish comedy legend as the Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove on Father Ted, but it should never be forgotten that he is also one of Ireland’s most accomplished and respected stand-ups.

Dave Elliott - the comedy of fatherhood

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

DAVE ELLIOTT has been declared as "fantastic" by no less a comic than John Bishop, but these days the Northern Irish funnyman is feeling battle hardened after one year of fatherhood.

Steve Bennett to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

STEVE BENNETT, resplendent in wildman beard, and armed with his trusty ukulele, will headline the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh Comedy on Tuesday December 10.

Neil Delemare - End Of Watch

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

NEIL DELAMERE makes his annual New Year pilgrimage to Galway to performs his new show, End Of Watch, in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday January 16 at 8pm.

Ger Staunton - first Galway solo show

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

GER STAUNTON brings his deadpan, West of Ireland humour, to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night, for what will be his first Galway solo show.

Owen Colgan - On The Dry

Thu, Dec 05, 2019

OWEN COLGAN, the Irish cult comedy hero, best known for his role as Buzz McDonnell in Hardy Bucks, brings his new show, On The Dry, to Galway in the new year.

Joe Rooney headlines the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

A STALWART of the Irish stand-up comedy scene, Joe Rooney is best known for his roles as Father Damo in Father Ted and Timmy in the RTÉ sitcom Killinaskully, and he is about to headline the Comedy KARLnival.

David McSavage - National Treasure at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

DAVID MCSAVAGE is a self-proclaimed national treasure. It has been said he is to comedy what the Abbey is to theatre, and perhaps believes he is more important than he is.

Gary Meikle - the iBrow guy to play Galway in 2020

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

SCOTTISH COMEDY Award winner and viral sensation, Gary Meikle, is bringing his new show, The iBrow Guy, to Ireland in 2020, including a show at the Róisín Dubh on Saturday January 11 at 8pm.

Damian Clark returns to the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

HE IS based in Britain, but he is regarded as Ireland’s adopted Australian for his many appearances on Irish TV over the years. He is Damian Clark and he plays the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Karl Spain to host Stand Up And Be Funny

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE WEST of Ireland heat of Stand Up and Be Funny, the new comedy talent competition from RTÉ's Ray D’Arcy, comes to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday November 28 at 8pm.

Fred Cooke to headline comedy night for Ability West

Thu, Nov 14, 2019

FRED COOKE, one of Ireland's most popular comedians, will headline a night of comedy in the Galway Bay Hotel on Wednesday November 27 at 8pm, in aid of Ability West.

Emman Idama at the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Nov 14, 2019

EMMAN IDAMA, the Nigerian-born Irish citizen and one of the most popular young comedians on the circuit right now, headlines the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Jack Dee announces Galway show for 2020

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

JACK DEE has announced he is bringing his new stand-up show, Off The Telly, to Galway's Town Hall Theatre in 2020 for two nights, and tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.

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