Final tickets for Pintophile in Mayo

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

The star of the hit podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me will perform on Friday and Saturday this week, December 5 and 6, with doors at 7pm.

Solo shows at Comedy Festival

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

If variety is the spice of life, then Galway Comedy Festival has an extremely spicy menu, serving up a feast of solo shows from some of the best in the business.

Full of Mullarkey: Eddie Mullarkey’s new club night at #GCF25

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

Eddie Mullarkey is a rising name in Irish stand-up, thanks to his top-notch crowd work and his charming way of interacting with audiences. Armed with his engaging, storytelling approach to observational stand-up, it is no surprise that the Festival has given him his own club night for this year’s event.

Who to watch out for at this year's Comedy Festival

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

Omid Djalili, Jack Dee, Dylan Moran, and Rich Hall are some of the biggest and best-known names in stand-up, and these four are not to be missed at Galway Comedy Festival 2025.

Pálaughs for comedy fest

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

Mayor Mike Cubbard has welcomed the use of the city's idle Pálás Cinema for the annual Galway Comedy Festival later this month, which will include a strong Irish language element for its 2025 edition.

Live podcasting at Comedy Fest

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Some of the country's most prolific podcasts, like Keep It Tight, How To Gael, The Creep Dive and Eejits of the World, will record live in venues around the city during this year's Galway Comedy Festival.

Slew of stand-up shows at Comedy Festival

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Imagine such seasoned comedy pros as Jack Dee, Dylan Moran, and Omid Djalili, and fast-rising stars like Aoife Dunne and Rachel Galvo all in one city during the same week?

Comedy Festival line-up revealed

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

The 2025 festival runs from Tuesday, October 21, to Monday, October 27, and features comedic heavyweights including Rhod Gilbert, Dylan Moran, Deirdre O’Kane, Jack Dee, and Omid Djalili.

Galway Comedy Festival to launch programme tomorrow

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

The full programme for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival will be revealed tomorrow (Friday). In the meantime, organisers have revealed that the Pálás Cinema will be a key venue for this year's festival, which runs from October 21 to 27.

Scouse joker to hurl insults in Galway

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

Tickets are now available for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival, which runs from Ocober 21 to October 27, including the first time Paul Smith comes west.

Dolla Ho in Galway

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

Moran’s new stand-up show Dolla Ho will form part of this year’s Galway Comedy Festival, and he will perform in Athenry on Thursday, October 23, and in Galway city on Friday, October 24.

Comedy and Nathan Carter afterparty in Monroe’s

Thu, May 01, 2025

This bank holiday weekend at Monroe’s Live promises two vibrant nights of entertainment, with comedy and music from top Irish stars.

Dublin wit back West

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

Celebrated Dub stand-up, Eric Lalor, will bring his latest show to Monroe’s, in Galway’s West End, on Saturday, May 10, with doors opening at 7pm for a fully seated show.

Mafioso comedy from McGann

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

Comedian, writer, and actor Peter McGann is set to bring his latest comedy special, Ah No, to Monroe’s Live on Saturday, May 3.

Tall tales from Tiernan and Shaw

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

Tommy Tiernan and Martin Shaw are setting out on an adventourous, story-telling tour of Ireland this autumn, with a Galway performance of their new story time, Between Dog and Wolf at the Town Hall Theatre, on September, 28.

Are You Mad At Me? at Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

Known for her quick wit, dry humour, and perfectly timed cringe, comedian Fiona Frawley will take to the stage at Monroe’s Backstage venue on Saturday, April 5.

Peak laughter from O’Brien

Thu, Dec 19, 2024

After a sell-out run at The Edinburgh Fringe and numerous international festivals, multi-award-winning Wicklovian comedian Danny O'Brien is back in Galway with a high-altitude stand-up show at the Róisín Dubh on Saturday, January 18.

Black Box No Show from Jason Byrne

Thu, Dec 19, 2024

In 1935 physicist Erwin Schrodinger placed comedian Jason Byrne in a venue with an audience and closed the doors. Was there a show or No Show? For those outside without tickets there was simultaneously a show and No Show.