Totally Wired @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

TOTALLY WIRED are best known from their Republic of Telly and YouTube hit song 'Gay Best Friend', and for being Ireland’s oldest and least successful boy band.

Abie Philbin Bowman @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

THE BRILLIANT Abie Philbin Bowman, whose comedy goes "way beyond superficial satire" to be "absorbing, challenging and highly entertaining", by Time Out, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Win tickets to Jimmy Carr in Leisureland

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

JIMMY CARR, the comedian and host of Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats, brings his new stand-up show Funny Business to Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday December 19 at 8pm.

Youtube's Farmer Michael - live

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

STEVO TIMOTHY, the star of the Farmer Michael Youtube sketches, headlines Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club in the Dew Drop Inn, tonight at 9pm. The club runs every Thursday and is hosted by local comics Johnny Graham and Bob Hennigan. Admission is €4 and includes free pizza.

Patrick McDonnell to headline Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 19, 2015

AS FATHER Ted's Eoin McLove he delivered such immortal lines as "Go away! I don't want to catch the menopause!" Now man who played him, comedian Patrick McDonnell, is coming to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Des Bishop's Grey Matters tour is Galway bound

Wed, Nov 18, 2015

DES BISHOP is staring middle-age in the face, so does he go into denial or get hit hard by a serious dose of the male menopause and a mid-life crisis? No, as a great comedian, he sees in it instead the potential for comedy.

Father Ted star headlines Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

JOE ROONEY, who has achieved near legendary status for his roles in Father Ted, Killinascully, Spooky Stakeout, RiRa, and BBC's Roy, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh this Friday, November 13.

Mick Foley - tickets available for wrestlers's Monday show

Thu, Nov 05, 2015

MICK FOLEY comes to the Róisín Dubh next week to perform his one-man spoken word show, Tales From Wrestling Past. The Tuesday November 10 show is sold out, but tickets are still available for the Monday 9 performance.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 05, 2015

FOLLOWING THE success of its four night run at the recent Vodafone Comedy Carnival, the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh continues on Friday November 6 at 8.30pm with a headline set from Danny O’ Brien.

Spiegeltent - Galway's stylish laughter centre

Thu, Oct 22, 2015

AT THE centre of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, and located in the centre of the city, the Spiegeltent ‘Jean Louis’ in Eyre Square, promises to be a centre of laughter, hosting many of the festival's flagship events.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

COMEDIAN NEIL Hickey, "one of the most exciting newcomers to the Irish scene," according to the Irish Independent, headlines the next installment of the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh in the upstairs bar of the Dominick Street venue, tomorrow night.

Comedy Carnival - some tickets still available

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THERE IS less than a week to go to opening night of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, and with ticket sales surging 20 per cent ahead of last year, it is no wonder Dylan Moran, Nina Conti, Jason Manford, Ardal O'Hanlon, and Stewart Lee have sold out already.

Quirky Acts for the comedy carnival

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

A WOMAN only 3’ 6” tall, who calls herself, the Ferrari of comedy, "low to the ground and kinda racy"; a man known as the 'Whisky Comedian'; and The Two Johns, a duo of the extraordinary Terry Alderton and musician Johnny Spurling - Galway better get ready for them all.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

AIDAN STRANGEMAN, the 2014 So You Think You’re Funny Award winner - an award previously won by Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan and David O’ Doherty - will headline the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh, in the venue's upstairs bar, tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Paddy Cullivan's Solutionism to Ireland's woes

Wed, Oct 07, 2015

PADDY CULLIVAN is a musician and satirist, well known from The Late Late Show and The Camembert Quartet, Callan's Kicks, and Joe Duffy's Funny Friday, but he's bringing his comedic skills to look at the state of Irish politics, economy, and culture, in his new show Solutionism.

Gearóid Farrelly for Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

'START AS you mean to go on' is an old maxim that could be applied to the career of Dublin comedian Gearóid Farrelly, who headlines the next installment of the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 8.30pm.

Conal Gallen at the Town Hall

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

Donegal comedian Conal Gallen returns to the Town Hall Theatre this Saturday at 8pm, where he will deliver a highly entertaining two hour set of songs and jokes.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival – new acts added

Wed, Sep 30, 2015

AN 81-year-old who has been doing stand-up comedy since she was 71, an author of 15 books, with two masters degree's, who even made Simon Cowell laugh on Britain’s Got Talent, has just been added to the line-up of the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Faulty Towers - the Dining Experience is back

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

"A GIN and orange, a lemon squash, and a scotch and water please!" Ordering this at Faulty Towers may require you to repeat it numerous times, increasingly in a raised voice, and at risk from assault by the hotel manager, and when it comes to dinner, don't forget - Duck's off!

Niamh Marron @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

SIMON COWELL called her “risky, edgy and a very naughty girl", while Hotpress declared her "consistently excellent". She is Niamh Marron, and she headlines the next installment of the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow at 9pm.

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