Nina Conti to bring Róisín Dubh’s online comedy shows to a close - for now

Wed, May 05, 2021

FROM THE moment that Covid-19 called a halt to pretty much everything, Róisín Dubh Comedy - the people behind Galway Comedy Festival - have been fighting the good fight and keeping us laughing during the lockdowns.

Seann Walsh - live from London to Galway

Mon, Apr 26, 2021

SEANN WALSH, described by the London Evening Standard as “one of comedy’s hottest properties” and “one of the most entertaining observational comics on the block" by The Independent, headlines the next online Comedy KARLnival.

Friday night comedy - live from Galway and Edinburgh

Mon, Apr 12, 2021

FIVE WORLD class comedians, in two studios with multi-camera setups, in two different cities in two different countries, and a live virtual audience? It can only be the Online KARLnival.

Róisín Dubh Comedy - live from London and Galway

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

ON FRIDAY April 2, Karl Spain’s Comedy KARLnival is coming live from two venues, in two cities, in two different countries, and all on one livestream.

The Office’s Creed Bratton to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

CREED BRATTON is best known for playing a fictionalised version of himself on the US version of the sitcom, The Office, and he will be live on stage at the Róisín Dubh in 2022.

Ardal O’Hanlon headlines the online Comedy KARLnival

Mon, Mar 15, 2021

HE PLAYED Fr Dougal McGuire on Father Ted; a hard working superman in My Hero; a tropical detective in Death in Paradise; even a spaceship piloting cat on Dr Who.

Jason Byrne headlines as Comedy KARLnival takes a big step forward

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

JASON BYRNE, the man The Times calls "the outright king of live comedy" will headline the next Róisín Dubh online Comedy KARLnival as the show which has kept us laughing through the lockdown, takes a bold step into the future, becoming an online comedy club and a kind of TV show in one.

Flirt FM marks 300th broadcast of Trivia Matters

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

TRIVIA MATTERS, the weekly radio show on NUI Galway base community and alternative radio station, Flirt FM 101.3, featuring fun topics, witty chat, and great music, will mark it's 300th broadcast this week.

Russell Kane to headline Comedy KARLnival Online

Mon, Feb 15, 2021

A MULTI-award winning stand-up, a podcaster, a novelist, an actor, a scriptwriter, a presenter, Russell Kane is something of a comedic Renaissance man, and he will be live in Galway's living rooms this week.

Al Murray - the pub landlord, live in your front room

Mon, Feb 01, 2021

GREGARIOUS, COCKY, outspoken, back-slapping, pint raising, Bulldog spirited, and brimming with Jingoism, it can only be The Pub Landlord, and he will be serving the laughs in your front room.

Relieve the January blues with at the Comedy KARLnival

Mon, Jan 18, 2021

IN THE midst of one of the most miserable Januarys in living memory, there has never been more of a need for a night of laughter, and the Róisín Dubh Comedy is here to deliver.

Joe Rooney and a Christmas comedy cabaret

Mon, Dec 14, 2020

LAUGHTER AND craic in the (socially distanced) company of other people awaits on Tuesday, December 15, when Joe Rooney of Father Ted and Kilnascully fame, performs at Massimo.

The Silly Virtual Quiz with Karl Spain and Fred Cooke

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

THE GREAT Karl Spain, and his glamorous assistant Fred Cooke, will host a night of laughs, quizzing, and plenty of prizes - including online vouchers that will help #SupportLocal businesses - in The Silly Virtual Quiz.

Tom O'Mahony to headline the Comedy KARLnival

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

TOM O'MAHONY, described by the late, very grate Rik Mayall as "psychotically funny", and Jo Caulfield, “one of the finest female comics at work” according to The Observer, play the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Laugh and dine at the Róisín Dubh

Tue, Sep 22, 2020

INEPT HOSPITAL radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury, and Sean Finnerty, who Jimmy Fallon has called "one of the funniest comedians to come out of Ireland”, will play the next Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Tuesday night is comedy night at the Róisín Dubh once again

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

TUESDAY NIGHTS have finally become funny again, now the Róisín Dubh’s Comedy KARLnival has returned, and headlining the next installment are Sally-Anne Hayward and John Colleary.

Tuesday night comedy at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 10, 2020

TANYALEE DAVIS, “the little lady with the big voice” (Chortle.co.uk), and Totally Wired, "Ireland’s oldest and least successful boy band", bring the laughter to the Róisín Dubh next week.

Comedy returns to the Róisín Dubh

Mon, Sep 07, 2020

COMEDY RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh as the award winning venue reopens its doors on Tuesday, and what better way to get the ball rolling than with the Comedy KARLnival with Karl Spain and friends?

Would you like some laughter with your meal?

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

GALWAY'S FIRST comedy show of the autumn will take place in Massimo, William Street West, next week, with stand-up from Stephen Ryan, Eddie Mullarkey, and MC Karl Spain.

Retreat! - a new Galway comedy series

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

IF YOU spend your day contemplating family, Irish history, commercialisation of the arts, politics, globalisation, stoats, Greta Thunberg, and homeopathic underarm deodorant, then Retreat!, a new audio comedy series, might just be for you.

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