June Rodgers’ merry month
Thu, Jun 05, 2014
COMEDIAN JUNE Rodgers is bringing her In The Merry Month of June tour to the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday June 12 at 8pm.
Read more ...McSavage and Irrera for Róisín Dubh
Thu, May 29, 2014
DOM IRRERA and David McSavage will headline separate shows at the Róisín Dubh, with the Irishman closing the month of May and the American starting June.
Read more ...Danny Ryan comedy show
Thu, May 29, 2014
LIMERICK COMIC Danny Ryan returns to Galway to play the Dew Drop Inn Comedy Club tonight at 9pm.
Danny’s subtle mix of the surreal with the mundane has made him one of the best emerging comedians on the circuit. Also on the bill are co-hosts Dermot Roche and Johnny Graham. Admission is €3.
Read more ...The Nualas’ Great Big Shiny Show
Thu, May 01, 2014
THE FABULOUS and funny Irish comedy trio, The Nualas, are coming back to Galway with their Great Big Shiny Show.
Read more ...Comedy Cocktails @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Apr 24, 2014
NEW ZEALAND comic Danny Dowling will lead a night of laughter at the Róisín Dubh at the Comedy Cocktails Standup Showcase.
The showcase takes place in the upstairs bar on Tuesday April 29 at 9.30pm, with sets from Robbie Bonham, Tim Foran, Sean Sheridan, and John O’Hare, with Danny as the MC.
Read more ...Karl Spain @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Apr 17, 2014
KARL SPAIN will headline a night of leading and emerging Irish comedians at the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Jon Kenny in The Matchmaker
Thu, Apr 10, 2014
ONE OF Ireland’s greatest comic talents, Jon Kenny, joins much-loved Irish actor Mary McEvoy in a new revival of Michael Scott’s iconic production of John B Keane’s The Matchmaker which comes to the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
Thu, Mar 20, 2014
THE MADNESS, mayhem, and hilarity of Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience, returns to Galway for one night only at The Salthill Hotel.
Basil, Sybil, and Manuel will guide you to your table, serve you your meal, and aski if ‘Everything is alright?’ throughout the evening. However, with Basil being manic, Sybil domineering, and Manuel being Manuel, everything that can go wrong, does.
Read more ...Comedy with Maxwell and Bishop
Thu, Mar 06, 2014
ANDREW MAXWELL and Des Bishop, two of Ireland’s greatest comics, bring their new stand-up shows to the Róisín Dubh this month.
Read more ...The Chekhov Technique for comedy
Thu, Feb 27, 2014
THE CHEKHOV technique for actors is often associated with performing tragedy and intense situations, but it can be used for comedies as well.
Core Theatre College has spaces left for its ‘Comedy and Chekov Technique’ workshop, to be given by theatre director Max Hafler and actress Sarah O’Toole from March 11 to April 10, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Read more ...The Chekhov Technique for comedy
Thu, Jan 23, 2014
THE CHEKHOV technique for actors is often associated with performing tragedy and intense situations, but it can be used for comedies as well.
Read more ...British comedy to kick start new GFS season
Thu, Jan 16, 2014
JIM BROADBENT, best known for roles in Only Fools and Horses and Cloud Atlas, stars in Le Weekend, which is to be screened by the Galway Film Society.
Read more ...Triple treat of comedy excellence
Thu, Dec 12, 2013
COMEDIANS MARK Thomas, Sean Hughes, and Jason Byrne are confirmed to play the Róisín Dubh and ‘Róisín Dubh presents...’ shows in 2014.
Read more ...Danny Dowling @ the Galway Comedy Festival
Thu, Oct 24, 2013
HE MAY call himself “Ireland’s slowest rising comedy star!” but Danny Dowling is all over this year’s Galway Comedy Festival both as a participant and an MC of what could be among the festival’s wildest and most outrageous nights.
Read more ...Set List - comedy without a safety net
Thu, Oct 24, 2013
SET LIST is the ultimate test of a comedian’s creative and improvisational skills. With no script to fall back on, it is truly comedy without a safety net.
Read more ...Comedy festival shows @ The King’s Head
Thu, Oct 17, 2013
PHILL JUPITUS, stars from Fr Ted, rising star Colm O’Regan, and the screening of a comedy documentary take place in The King’s Head for the Galway Comedy Festival.
Read more ...Comedy fest shows not to miss
Thu, Oct 17, 2013
TWO SHOWS not to miss at this year’s Galway Comedy Festival are the Mad Hatters Tea Party and Gunther’s Sunday Roast, featuring an eclectic, eccentric array of comics.
Hosted by New Zealand born Galway based comic and Come Dine With Me Ireland winner Danny Dowling, The Mad Hatters Tea Party takes place in Kelly’s, Bridge Street, on Thursday October 24 at 8pm.
Read more ...Laughs for youngsters - Comedy Club 4 Kids
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
THERE WILL be laughs for the whole family, and especially for children, when comedians from Galway Comedy Festival 2013 play the Comedy Club For Kids.
Read more ...Laughs for youngsters - Comedy Club 4 Kids
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
THERE WILL be laughs for the whole family, and especially for children, when comedians from Galway Comedy Festival 2013 play the Comedy Club For Kids.
Read more ...Ted from Scrubs @ comedy festival
Thu, Oct 03, 2013
THERE IS an episode of Family Guy where Peter Griffin is visiting the hospital and says excitedly “Will Scrubs be here?” One of the characters he may have in mind was Ted, played by Sam Lloyd.
Sam Lloyd is bringing his critically acclaimed one-man show, Fully Committed, to the Galway Comedy Festival, for three nights, from Friday October 25 to Sunday 27, at 7.30pm, in An Taibhdhearc Theatre.
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