Pat McDonnell at the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

PAT MCDONNELL will always be best known for his Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove character on Father Ted, but it should never be forgotten what an accomplished and respected stand-up comedian he is.

Bernard O'Shea and Karl Spain - Fat Chancers

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

BERNARD O'SHEA and Karl Spain have decided to drop a few pounds, trim down, and shape up, and so they are going on tour together, under the moniker of Fat Chancers.

John Lynn - Irish comedy's 'rising star' for the Róisín

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

JOHN LYNN, "the rising star of Irish comedy," according to The Sunday Times, and a man simply declared “brilliant” by The Irish Times, headlines next week's Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Barry Murphy to host the Comedy KARLnival

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

BARRY MURPHY, the man called "The godfather of Irish Comedy” by The Irish Times, and best known as part of Après Match, will be the special guest MC at next week's Comedy KARLnival.

IT GALZ - live on the Town Hall stage

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

IT GALZ, the hit comedy and satirical podcast series by Jenny Claffey and Lindsay Hamilton, which takes in everything from pop culture to women's issues, is once again stepping out of the studio and onto the stages of Ireland.

Aaron McCann - Culchie In America

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

STING SANG about being 'An Englishman in New York', but Tyrone comedian Aaron McCann is coming to Galway to tell us what it is like to be a culchie in America.

Joanne McNally and her Gleebag

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

JOANNE MCNALLY is a woman on a mission. She is taking a long, cold, hard look at Vogue Williams and Amy Huberman, and is coming for their emerald crowns.

Spencer Jones to celebrate Comedy KARLNIVAL's first birthday

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

THE COMEDY KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh celebrates its first birthday next week, and plans to do so in style with a headline set from the exuberantly silly, and utterly surreal, prop comic Spencer Jones.

What's The Story, Rory?

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

FROM COMEDY sketches about life in the GAA, to more serious issues about mental health, if you are a regular user of Facebook, you are likely to have come across the work of Rory O'Connor.

Damian Clark returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

FORGET ANY notion of post-Patrick's Day blues, post-Bank Holiday blues, not when a line-up involving Damian Clark, Bob Hennigan, and Michael Downey are set to take to the stage of the Róisín Dubh.

Take The Points with Des Bishop

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

'TAKE THE point' is good advice on the pitch, but an even better metaphor for life, especially when you do not take advice well, and especially if you are one of those angry troll types on Facebook and Twitter.

Steve Bennett headlines Róisín Dubh comedy this Tuesday

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

STEVE BENNETT, winner of the inaugural Irish Comedian Of The Year award in 2016, and a regular performer at the Edinburgh fringe festival, will headline this week's Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh.

Get the impression with Al Foran

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

DONALD TRUMP, Roy Keane, Jose Mourinho, Eamon Dunphy, Conor McGregor. Imagine being in the same room as those five. Would you survive it? If you are in the company of Al Foran that will be no problem.

Jason Byrne...last few tickets remain

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

A HANDFUL of tickets still remain for Jason Byrne's new show, You Can Come In But Don't Start Anything, which he is bringing to the Black Box Theatre this Saturday, March 9.

John Fothergill - a lively Geordie for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

EMBARRASSING SEXUAL revelations, rural innocence, cocky insults, and slick banter - it can only be Geordie comic John Fothergill who headlines the Comedy KARLnival at the Róisín Dubh next week.

Kevin McGahern goes Solo Pollo

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

WHEN THE Rubberbandits call you a "gas bastard", and Charlie Brooker declares you "made me laugh out loud”, then you know, as a comedian, you have reached an extremely high standard.

Scott Capurro - the unsayable will be said

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

"I DON'T give a shit about those who don't like my work. I'm never going to win them over anyway, so why bother? My work is for a discerning audience who don't have knee-jerk responses."

Totally Wired and Paul Marsh - Don't Give Up The Day Job

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

THEY CALL themselves "Ireland's oldest and least successful boyband"; The Irish Times call them this nation's "answer to Flight Of The Conchords”; and their new show has the not at all self-deprecating title of Don't Give Up The Day Job.

Owen Colgan's Woke Tour comes to Galway

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

OWEN COLGAN, Irish cult comedy hero, sex symbol, and Hardy Bucks star, is about to hit the road for his biggest tour yet, with that tour hitting Galway in April.

Sean Hegarty - hit them with those one liners

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

ARMED WITH a tiny keyboard and a seemingly endless supply of one-liners - mostly hilarious, others very deliberately, knowingly, groan inducing - Sean Hegarty is coming back to the Róisín Dubh.

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