Des Bishop - One Day You'll Understand
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
HE MAY have been voted off Dancing With The Stars, but Des Bishop cannot be kept down, as he is currently busy touring his new show, One Day You’ll Understand, across Ireland.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny grand final 2017
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
AFTER FIVE hotly contested and sometimes controversial heats, the Show Me The Funny grand final takes place next week at The King's Head, with 12 comedians battling for a slot at this year's Electric Picnic Comedy Tent.
Read more ...Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh - The best of Tuesday, but on a Friday
Thu, Feb 09, 2017
THIS WEEK'S instalment of the Róisín Dubh Comedy Club could be described as "the best of Tuesday, but on a Friday", with a 'tapas menu' of some of the best comedians who play the Róisín's regular Tuesday Comedy Showcase.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny final heat
Thu, Feb 09, 2017
THE FIFTH and final heat of Show Me The Funny 2017 takes place in The King's Head on Monday February 13 with special guest, Eric Lalor, who many will know as Fair City bad boy, Cathal.
Read more ...Damo Clark @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Feb 02, 2017
AUSTRALIAN COMIC Damo Clark headlines the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh this weekend, which will also be a fundraiser for the ongoing maintenance and running costs of the Jes Rowing Club.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny - Heat 4
Thu, Feb 02, 2017
THE NEXT heat of the Show Me The Funny competition takes place in The King's Head this coming Monday, and the organisers are expecting it to be "one of the toughest yet".
Read more ...Russell Brand - RE:BIRTH in Galway
Mon, Jan 30, 2017
THERE ARE three great questions that philosophers, theologians, mystics, and artists have sought to answer: Who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going? These are questions Russell Brand is also asking, along with another important ponderable: Where did this baby come from?
Read more ...Tony Law - the King of post-modern nonsense'
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
TONY LAW might be the closest thing to experiencing nonsense nirvana. The Daily Telegraph crowned him "the King of post-modern nonsense", while The Guardian said he "takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level".
Read more ...Show Me The Funny - Heat 3
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
THE THIRD heat of Show Me The Funny takes place in The King's Head on Monday January 30 at 8.30pm, where the special guest will be Operation Transformation star, the brilliant Karl Spain.
Read more ...Limmy - Scottish comedy sensation plays Galway in June
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
HE HAS been "reported to the FBI" after a recent Tweet about Donald Trump, and warned by some zealous right-wingers not to travel to the USA. So he's coming to Ireland instead this summer.
Read more ...Eric Lalor @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
CATHAL, THE nasty charachter from Fair City, the Carrigstown bad boy you love to hate - played by the brilliant comedian Eric Lalor - is coming to wreak havoc on the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny - Heat 2
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
THE SECOND heat of Show Me The Funny takes place on Monday January 23 at 8pm in The King's Head with special guest John Colleary, best known for his work on Savage Eye.
Read more ...Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh - Steve's last, for now
Thu, Jan 12, 2017
STEVE BENNETT will host his final Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh show - for the time being - tomorrow night [Friday January 13] , before he takes a trip 'down under' to perform at Australia's Perth and Adelaide comedy festivals.
Read more ...Foil Arms & Hog - new show announced
Thu, Jan 12, 2017
FOIL ARMS & Hog, the brilliant Irish comedy sketch trio, have announced a new Galway show, due to phenomenal public demand, as their March 24 at the Town Hall Theatre has sold out.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny returns for 2017
Thu, Jan 12, 2017
SHOW ME The Funny, Ireland's biggest competition for up and coming comedians, returns to The King's Head for 2017 with the first of five heats taking place on Monday January 16 at 8pm.
Read more ...Christmas laughs at the Comedy Clubh
Thu, Dec 15, 2016
THE FINAL Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh of 2016 takes place this week and will be headlined by a man Des Bishop calls "the king of underground comedy in Ireland" - Tommy Nicholson.
Read more ...Brendan Grace - New Year Galway shows
Thu, Dec 15, 2016
IRELAND'S favourite funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway in 2017, when he brings his It's A Funny Old World show to Salthill and Ballinasloe in January.
Read more ...Tommy Tiernan's new TV chat show starts in January
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
HE HAS been a guest on The David Letterman Show and The Late Late Show, starred in sitcoms for Channel 4, fronted his own BBC and RTÉ series, and hosted radio programmes, but come the New Year, Tommy Tiernan will be hosting his own TV chat show.
Read more ...Joe Rooney @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Dec 08, 2016
JOE ROONEY is best known as 'gurrier priest' Fr Damo from Father Ted, barfly Timmy Higgins on Killinaskully, and from his appearances on Red Rock, but he is also a first rate stand-up and improv comedian.
Read more ...Fred Cooke @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Dec 01, 2016
TOMMY TIERNAN says he has "the real spirit of the clown in him”. The Munster Express praised his “high octane, manic brand of surreal genius”. He is Fred Cooke and he plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.
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