Let's go crazy with Terry Alderton

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

BACK IN 1972 Slade told Mama "weer all crazee now!". In 2018 Terry Alderton isn't just telling it to Mama, he's telling everyone - and he's made both a radio show and a new stand-up comedy show about it.

Show Me The Funny 2018

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

IT'S BACK! Show Me The Funny, one of Ireland's major comedy competitions, returns to The King's Head this month, with emerging comedians fighting it out over the coming weeks, for the right to play Electric Picnic.

The diverse diversity of NUIG Comedy Soc 2018

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

FOR MOST of us, January 2018 is the start of a new year, the beginning of a new cycle of 12 months, but for university students, about to begin a new semester, this is actually the half-way mark in the college calendar.

Danny O' Brien - RaconTour

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

AFTER INHERITING a broken-down, unreliable, older-than-he-is motorcycle, award winning Irish comedian Danny O'Brien decided to take to the road on a comedic expedition.

Neil Delamare - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Pensioner

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

ONE DAY Neil Delamere's father asked him to help deliver the Meals on Wheels. He agreed, little knowing their lives would never be the same again - except for the bits of their lives that did not change.

Hardy Bucks @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

HARDY BUCKS, best known for their mockumentary style video series on RTÉ and online, following the fictional exploits of a group of fellahs living in small-town Ireland, are coming to Galway.

Brendan Grace - Salthill and Loughrea shows

Thu, Dec 14, 2017

IRELAND'S FAVOURITE funnyman, Brendan Grace, returns to Galway in 2018 to play the Salthill Hotel and the Loughrea Hotel, where he will perform some of his best loved comedy routines.

The Viper returns to Monroe's Live

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

THE VIPER brought the house down at Monroe’s Live last month with a sell out performance, and he is set to bring his show back to the Dominick Street venue, but with a festive twist.

Karl Marx's young years on screen

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

HE HAS appeared in the Daniel Craig James Bond films as Bond's staunchest ally, Bill Tanner, but Rory Kinnear is about to go over to the other side, playing the role of revolutionary and intellectual Karl Marx.

Dirtbirds - internet sensation on stage in Galway

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

DIRTBIRDS, THE Irish sketch comedy duo and internet sensation, are coming out from behind the cameras, the laptops, and smartphones, and are hitting the stages around Ireland.

David O’Doherty hits the Big Time

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

DAVID O'DOHERTY – the Ryanair Enya, the Aldi Bublé – returns to Galway with his show Big Time, an hour of talking, songs, and high good humour.

Hear some Home Truths from Gearóid Farrelly

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

"TO BE an audience member in Farrelly’s crowd is a joy. Each joke landed perfectly...impeccable comic timing," is how Broadway Baby described Gearóid Farrelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The Mad Craic Comedy Show

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

THE MAD Craic Comedy Show, The Stock Exchange Bar's comedy club, runs every Saturday, and this weekend will have stand-up from Donal Vaughan, with support from Conor Murray, John Kelly, and Ross McCarthy.

Maureen Langan @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Nov 15, 2017

SHE HAS been called "condescendingly brilliant!" by Edinburgh's Daily News and ranked among the “Ten Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching” by Backstage Magazine. She is Maureen Langan and she is coming to Galway.

Comediversity - difference is beautiful

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

COMEDIVERSITY IS a diverse night of comedy which recognises that sometimes, for whatever reason, comedy lineups are seldom as diverse as they could possibly be.

Colum McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Nov 08, 2017

COLUM MCDONNELL, a hero of the Irish underground comedy scene, who has appeared on RTÉ's Bridget and Eamonn and Irish Pictorial Weekly, comes to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2017

Comedy Reviews Tue, Oct 31, 2017

FROM ONE end of the city centre to the other, it was impossible to escape the Vodafone Comedy Carnival over the last week and especially during the Bank Holiday Weekend - and in truth, why would you want to? The best shows in town were all here.

Day three of Comedy Carnival and it’s all kicking off in Eyre Square

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

TODAY MARKS Day 3 of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival and tonight sees the opening of the Spiegeltent, the centrepiece of festivities. The Eyre Square box office is similarly active. So, all systems go for the biggest comedy event this city has yet seen.

The King's Head comedy showcases

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

THE RUBY Room in The King's Head is steeped in comedy, being home to Gerry Mallon’s legendary arts festival lunchtime comedy gigs, and a host of shows during this Bank Holiday weekend's Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

'Get on with your meals!'

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

THE FAULTY Towers: The Dining Experience recently tweeted that it has been playing to full houses in Ireland for nine years. It is a testament to the enduring popularity of the original show and to its faithful live reimagining by an extremely talented group of actors.

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