Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2016

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

AL PORTER in a leotard in the wrestling match to end them all; a man with his mouth taped shut performing surreally hilarious mimes; former Olympian Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards; and the very best comedians from Ireland, Britain, USA, Denmark...it can only be the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh presents McSavage: Dreams Of Murder

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Comedian David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most cutting edge comedians. In his brand new show, coming to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh on Friday August 19, he looks at the benefits of yoga and his love for Daniel O’Donnell.

Joe Rooney @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

HE IS BEST known as wildboy priest Fr Damo from Father Ted and Timmy Higgins from Kilnaskully, but Joe Rooney is also one of the very best and funniest comedians in Ireland.

Damo and Ivor's Tom O'Mahony to play Monroe’s Laughter Gaff

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

DAMO AND Ivor star, Tom ‘Bear’ O’Mahony, a regular on RTÉ's Republic of Telly and Irish Pictorial Weekly, and FM's Breakfast Republic, headlines at Monroe’s Laughter Gaff this Sunday at 8pm.

Edwin Sammon @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

HE PLAYS the Father Gabriel on the hit RTÉ series Briget and Eammon, he is a regular on Republic of Telly, and he is also accomplished stand-up comedian. He is Edwin Sammon.

Robbie Bonham plays Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

ROBBIE BONHAM is “confident, intelligent, creative," says The Laughter Lounge, and “pretty damn hilarious," according to ComedyEire. He plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.

Brendan Grace to play Salthill in August

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

IRELAND'S favourite funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway, when he performs his Summer Cabaret Show at the Salthill Hotel on Thursday August 11 at 8pm.

Best of new Irish comedy @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

SOME OF the best emerging Irish comedians, who regularly headline the Róisín Dubh's Tuesday night Comedy Showcase, will be headlining tomorrow night's Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Sammy J & Randy - tomfoolery, songs, and filth

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE skinny man and purple puppet, Sammy J & Randy, are heading to Galway armed with nothing but a keyboard and a suitcase full of songs, plus undies, toothpaste, and international adaptor plugs, but mostly, songs.

The Pajama Men - surreal sketch comedy @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

THE PAJAMA Men "create a cartoon of the mind – a shape-shifting world in which anything seems not just possible, but imminent". So said The Guardian about the comedy phenomenon coming to Galway tomorrow.

Deirdre O’Kane @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

AFTER A seven-year break from stand-up, during which she had babies, made a movie in Vietnam, and became the mother of Moone Boy, Deirdre O’Kane returns with a new show. She is older, but is she wiser?

Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

GERRY MALLON'S Laughter Loft, a long running Galway International Arts Festival favourite and institution, makes a welcome return from July 11 to 24, with Al Porter, Karl Spain, and Foil Arms and Hog all playing.

Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

IRELAND'S NEXT generation of stand-up stars, including Donal Vaughan, Áine Gallagher, Gary Lynch, Martin Angolo, Danny Ryan, and Stephen Ryan will play Ireland's Smallest Comedy Festival.

Al Porter @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

AHEAD OF his biggest tour yet, the brilliant, the outrageous, the magnificent Al Porter, the Vicar Street and Cork Opera House sell-out star, returns to Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh to preview his newest stories.

Eric Lalor @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

YOU KNOW Eric Lalor as that lad Cathal, who your ma loves to hate off Fair City, or from his appearances on Republic of Telly, Next Week’s News, Craig Doyle Live, and The Apprentice. He's also a brilliant stand-up comic.

Michael Mee to headline Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

MICHAEL MEE was, at one time, a lawyer, but hung up his chancery wig and gown for life as stand-up comedian and in demand comedy writer. The law's loss has been comedy's gain.

Páraic Breathnach - four shows of Straight Outta Connamara

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

STRAIGHT OUTTA Connemara, Páraic Breathnach's stand-up comedy show, is coming to The Ruby Room in The King's Head, for a series of four lunchtime dates next week.

Bill Burr - in Galway in August

Tue, Jun 14, 2016

BILL BURR, the "undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor", according to Rolling Stone , and "one of the funniest, most distinctive voices in the country", in the view of the New York Times, is in Galway in August.

Omid Djalili - Schmuck For A Night in Galway

Mon, Jun 13, 2016

"Never use schmuck lightly, or in the presence of women and children," wrote Leo Rosten in his book, The Joys of Yiddish. Why, because it is a very naughty word for the naughty bits of a man.

Rory O’Hanlon @ Roisin Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

ACTOR/COMEDIAN Rory O’Hanlon, has “a joke every 30 seconds", according to The Irish Times - a rather good quality for a comedian to have, as Galway is about to discover.

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