PJ Gallagher
Following the huge success of his role as Jake Stevens on Naked Camera, PJ Gallagher has become one of Ireland's best-loved comedians. PJ exudes pure energy when on stage with an edgy spontaneity that is always hilarious. Aidan Bishop, younger brother of Des, and fast making a name for himself supports. Top
Jason Byrne
Jason's inspired, original brand of high-energy lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian presently like him. His fast, free-wheeling style, fused with an array of offbeat props, makes his act a helter-skelter of a show - where the audience are promised the ride of their lives. He has been one of the fastest selling performers at the last 11 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, where his sell out shows have attracted Best Headliner Chortle Award in 2007, a nomination for 1998 Perrier Newcomer Award, and then a much revered Perrier Award Nomination for his outstanding 2001 show. He was also winner for the 2004 Forth One Fringe Award and continues to play to packed houses through Ireland & the UK.At this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jason became the top selling comic ever in the history of the Festival. Top
Karl Spain
Karl Spain Karl Spain was born and still lives Limerick, but he has travelled in between. He has performed his comedy all over the world. He's probably best known in Ireland for his Tv series 'Karl Spain Wants A Woman'. Which was a huge success in that he not only got huge ratings but he also found himself a woman.
Despite his own series he has also performed stand up on television all over the world. The U.S, the middle east, Australia and even as far away as England. Top
Aidan Bishop
AIDAN BISHOP Native New Yorker Aidan Bishop has become one of Ireland's exciting new acts. He began his comedy career in New York, regularly appearing at New York Comedy Club and Stand Up New York. However, since relocating to Dublin in January 2003 he has become one of the hardest working men on the Irish comedy circuit. As organizer and resident mc of the now famous International Comedy Club, he has honed his craft in the same room as some of Ireland's most famous comedians. Top
Dead Cat Bounce
Dead Cat Bounce bring the critically acclaimed sketch show "Radio Play that "blew away" the Edinburgh Festival and sold out 6 nights at the Bulmers Comedy Festival in Dublin.
DEAD CAT BOUNCE follow in the great tradition of The Goons and Monty Python.
Mixing character comedy, weird sound effects and hilarious songs this show revisits the golden age of 1950s radio comedy. The group deliver an unrelenting show of sketches complete with a live foley artist, and music played as a full four-piece band. Discover the secrets of sound, the magic of radio, and the lost art of suggesting an advancing army using only a bucket, some spanners, and a pair of rubber gloves.
Their sketches are in good company with their songs, which easily manage to surpass the genius of Tenacious D and Weird Al Jankovich combined. Laughter is good for the soul, so do yours a favour and go see this comedy hour of power.
Dead Cat Bounce is a sketch show with a brain and a black sense of humour.
In place of cartoon and slapdash caricature, the Irish trio (Demian Fox, Shane O'Brien and James Walmsley) conjure up imaginative situations with believable characters. Each a fine actor, they gently mock the nuances of relationships and milk the humour in their dynamics. Top
Sean Hughes
In 1987, Sean started doing stand-up comedy in London clubs. He became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Perrier Award for Comedy for 'A One Night Stand With Sean Hughes' at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 1990. The show also played to crowds in London and throughout the UK, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto and toured Australia for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 1991. He was awarded a Fringe First from the Scotsman along with Owen O'Neil when he returned to Edinburgh in 1999 to write and appear in short plays, Dehydrated and Travelling Light. Sean launched his successful TV career with the critically acclaimed 7-part sitcom series 'Sean's Show', written by and starring Sean Hughes. A second series was screened in 1993, following the success of the first.
As well as his comic writing, Sean is also a serious writer, and has written two collections of prose and poetry. The first, 'Sean's Book', sold over 40,000 copies. The second, 'Grey Area', was published in 1995. After these came the critically acclaimed novels 'The Detainees' and 'It's What He Would Have Wanted'. Top
Pippa Evans
Pippa started performing at the age of three when she sang "Swanee" to her grandmother every Sunday, accompanied by the Pianola. After a childhood filled with Old Time Music Hall performances, Pippa studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University and then went on to perform in a number of children's shows around Europe.
In 2005 she turned her eye to comedy after shooting some short films for White Night Films, alongside Perrier nominated double act "Toulson and Harvey". Pippa began to write her own material and was selected to perform in the 2006 Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Festival, sponsored by the Charlie Hartill Fund. Since then, Pippa has performed stand-up (both in character and as herself) in venues across the country and came second in the 2008 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition.
Pippa is also a core member of the improvisation team, Scratch, who are behind the Edinburgh smash hit "The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show". Pippa also performs in "Showstopper! The Improvised Musical" and guests with Grand Theft Impro. In addition, she was the last person to be officially inducted into Ken Campbell's School of Night and given the sacred slippers!
Pippa performed at the Edinburgh Festival this year with her one woman show "Pippa Evans and other lonely people" for which she won Best Newcomer in the Funny Women Fringe Awards and was nominated for Best Newcomer for the IF.com awards. Top
Craig Hill
Craig Hill is Scotland's brightest comedy star. Cheeky, irreverent and, of course, wonderfully camp, his hilarious blend of incisive stand-up, fabulous musical characterisations and improvisation has earned him rave reviews. Craig's warm and contagious personality combined with glorious comic timing make him pure comedy gold. Top
Matt Kirshen
At 28, Matt Kirshen's precision wit has already earned him an impressive reputation on the UK comedy circuit. His engagingly impish style is shot through with an intelligent and skilful talent that belies his youthful appearance, making him a firm favourite with audiences and fellow comedians alike.
In 2007 Matt became one of the top 10 finalists competing in Season 5 of the NBC reality talent show Last Comic Standing. After finding out that he had been chosen as one of the top 10 contestants, he joked, "Being in the top ten feels like getting a massage from a burly man. I know it's doing me good, but I still feel a bit dirty".
Since then Matt has developed quite a fan base in the States and 2008 sees him returning to the US to support Jimmy Fallon on tour. Other international work has included appearances at the Kilkenny Festival in Ireland, performing a series of gigs in Amsterdam and he was also invited to perform at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Top
Dublin Comedy Improv.
Ireland's longest running professional Improv troupe.
Established in 1992, DUBLIN COMEDY IMPROV have continued to parade their unique brand of improvised humour the world over, despite international diplomatic efforts.
"The improvisation is spot on, imaginative and hilarious" - The Independent - UK Top
Sarah Millican
Sarah has just returned from an incredibly successful Fringe Festival run for which she was awarded Best Newcomer at the If.Comedy Awards for her debut solo show, Sarah Millican's Not Nice. She received rave reviews and enjoyed sell-out audiences for the entire run with critics pinpointing her as a hot new talent to keep an eye on.
Having gigged at just about every venue across the country, Sarah has established herself as a crowd-pleasing act with well-written material and a gentle delivery style that disguises her cutting observations on life. Her comedy writing has been recognised by the BBC, Live Theatre Newcastle and The Customs House in South Shields where her first play was staged in September 2005.
After winning the Amused Moose comedy awards in 2005, along with runner-up spots in the BBC New Comedy Awards, Funny Women and So You Think You’re Funny? Competitions, Sarah began her rapid ascent to become one of the hottest comics on today’s circuit.
Sarah currently performs at all the top comedy clubs including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee Club, The Stand, Comedy Café, Banana Cabaret, Hi Fi, Funny Bones, Rawhide, The Frog and Bucket, Just Laugh, Up the Creek, Ginglick, The Monday Club and more. Top
Brendon burns
Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the early Nineties and is known for his aggressive stage presence and controversial material.
He briefly hosted the 11 O'Clock Show and even more briefly the ITV2 spin-off show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Now!
However it is live - and especially in his solo shows - where he has forged a reputation, with six live CDs to his name. He has also performed at Montreal and South African comedy festivals. He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting the Comedy Zone showcase of new acts, and performing in his debut solo show, 6pm Time To Get Up For Work. Top
Adam Hills
Adam Hills is one of Australia's most talented and widely respected comedians. His unique style of thoughtful, uplifting comedy and rampant spontaneity have won him rave reviews, a shelf of awards and a legion of fans worldwide. Adam Hills has rcently won an Helpmann Award in Australia and this is a huge honour as it it the equilivent of the Olivier Awards in the UK. O'Keeff'e's is honoured to be included in his Irish tour and is a must see for all lovers of comedy.
Adam's solo shows have seen sell-out houses at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. He is a regular at the Montreal "Just for Laughs" Comedy Festival, and was the first Australian comedian to appear at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen 2005, where he performed in the "Experts Only" shows as well as hosting the "Midnight Talk" show
However it is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that Adam has truly made his mark. Totally sold-out 2000-04, three times nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award, winner of the inaugural Nokia Orange "Best of the Fest" Award in 2002, and the Forth One Fringe Award in 2003 - Adam has become one of the hottest attractions at the Fringe, selling over 10,000 tickets in 2004 alone
"Hills delivers stand up so effortlessly brilliant you wonder why some comedians even get out of bed." - The Guardian UK
"Comedy so brilliant it could come with a money back guarantee. If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills you cannot have a pulse" - The Scotsman Top
Andrew Stanley
Andrew Stanley is already known to everyone as one half of the "I Dare YA" RTE show.Having performed worldwide at the Adelaide, Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, Andrew has becoming a regular fixture on the comedy festivals worldwide. Andrew Stanley is fast becoming one of the top comics working the Irish circuit today, with his always high energy and quick-witted performances that keep audiences thoroughly entertained. Top
Eric Lawlor
This year sees Eric perform at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Young Gifted and Green show. He has also been invited to Ireland's biggest comedy extravaganza, the Bud Light Comedy Revue held over 3 days in Dublin this July.
Aside from Des, he has supported many of Ireland's top stand up comedians including Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere, Andrew Maxwell, Barry Murphy, Karl Spain and Australia's Adam Hills.
Has played every major venue in Ireland and is tipped by many to be a major force in Irish comedy for years to come
Quotes about Eric :
"Eric Lalor looks like a real find from the depths of Ballymun" - Evening Herald,
"excellent, bellyachingingly funny, fast moving.." - Kilkenny People,
" As good as a lot of the more established acts on the Irish comedy circuit today " - Peter O'Mahoney in Daily Star,
"Flawless...it's like Rab C got Irish, got eloquent, but stayed scum" - Chortle UK
"..has leaped from featherweight to heavy weight, let's get ready to rumble. Shooting from opening spot to headliner in seven months is a phenomenal feat. His vibrant, super energised stage presence connects with the audience and his material mesmerises until the end. We've never seen a crowd react so emphatically to one of our acts." - Laughter Lounge, Dublin
" He's getting better all the time, so much so that he's starting to freak me out !! " - Des Bishop
"You know him as one of Ballymuns Best! After appearing on Des Bishop's Joy in the Hood--its been onwards and upwards ! Who would have known such a comedy force would come out of one of Ireland's toughest area's!!!! One of Ireland's Finest talent's---A MUST SEE" - The International Comedy Club
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Damien Clarke
Damien Clark is one of the most exciting comics to emerge from Australia in recent years. His enthusiastic and consistently energetic storytelling has captivated people all across Australia and is now based in Dublin while he treks across the UK and European circuit.
Clark burst into the stand-up comedy scene when winning the 2000 Perth Comedy Fringe Award. He then packed his backpack for Melbourne where his lively approach found success in numerous shows in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Damian's first solo show "The Bandit" which was a recipient of the highly acclaimed Moosehead Award.
After several tours around Oz and national TV stand-up appearances where he was labelled 'the future of Australian comedy' (The Comedy Channel), Damian moved to Dublin. In doing so, Damian was voted 'The Number 1 event to see' & 'cream of the crop' (InDublin Magazine) within only months of moving to Ireland. Notably his ability to target everyday observations culturally as a source of humour immediately builds a great rapport with every audience. Top
Demot Whelan
Dermot is best known for his regular appearances on RTE's hit show The Panel and has performed at the Kilkenny Cats Laugh Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Other TV appearances include Liffey Laughs for RTE television and One Night Stand-Up for BBC TV.
Dermot also hosts a weekday breakfast show on the hugely successful Dublin radio station, 98FM, and has made radio appearances on BBC's The Blame Game. Top
Joe Rooney
Joe Rooney is one of Ireland's best known and loved comedy legends. From Father Ted to Killinascully, Joe is a multi talented and fearless performer who has taken to the stage and screen under a myriad of guises over the years. He is probably at his hilarious best when standing on a stage with a mic and a five string guitar. He is also recognised as one of Ireland's top improvisers working regularly with Dublin's Comedy Improv team where he has performed previously in O'Keeffe's.
Joe has recently appeared in the hit RTE comedy series Killinascully as the character Timmy Higgins but is probably best known for his role in Father Ted as Father Damo, who led Father Dougal astray. Lately his character 'Fergus Scully' on TG4's Ri Ra has been generating rave reviews. His 1999 Edinburgh Fringe debut, "Further Ted", was a huge success with a total sell-out season and rave reviews. Joe has since performed all over Ireland, the UK and Europe. Top
Eleanor Tiernan
Eleanor Tiernan is a beautiful, smart, funny woman from Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. This confuses most people because they think Athlone is in Westmeath. Some of it is. Eleanor wants to clear up the confusion... and make people laugh.
Since starting comedy she has performed at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, the Galway Comedy Festival, in Best of Irish at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, at the BudLight Comedy Revue and was a Semi-finalist in the Paramount Comedy's "So You Think You're Funny?" competition. Within just a year of starting stand-up Eleanor was asked to perform in Dublin's Vicar St for the RTE production "The Liffey Laugh's", and BBC's "One Night Stand".
In 2007, she starred in the play Help! which she wrote with her two cousins and performed with great success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and more recently at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2008. She also made her solo show debut at Edinburgh in 2008 to critical aclaim.
Eleanor is recently completed 120 shows as the support act for Tommy Tiernan's 'Bovinity' Tour, playing to over 120,000 people. Top
Michelle Read
Information to follow. Top
Paul Tylak
Fresh from playing Mick McCarthy on the CD of the smash-hit comedy opera I Keano, Paul Tylak is generally acknowledged as one of Ireland's foremost character comedians.
Well-known in Ireland as Ashti, the Kurdish refugee in the hugely popular RTE soap, Fair City, Paul had a small role in_ Name of The Father_, and appeared twice in the smash-hit comedy classic Father Ted(Channel 4).
As a core member of the Irish Improv, he has toured extensively on the international comedy festival circuit, performing with cast members of The Simpsons, The Drew Carey Show, Dharma and Gregg, Saturday Night Live, and Who's line is it Anyway? Top
Following the huge success of his role as Jake Stevens on Naked Camera, PJ Gallagher has become one of Ireland's best-loved comedians. PJ exudes pure energy when on stage with an edgy spontaneity that is always hilarious. Aidan Bishop, younger brother of Des, and fast making a name for himself supports. Top
Jason Byrne
Jason's inspired, original brand of high-energy lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian presently like him. His fast, free-wheeling style, fused with an array of offbeat props, makes his act a helter-skelter of a show - where the audience are promised the ride of their lives. He has been one of the fastest selling performers at the last 11 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, where his sell out shows have attracted Best Headliner Chortle Award in 2007, a nomination for 1998 Perrier Newcomer Award, and then a much revered Perrier Award Nomination for his outstanding 2001 show. He was also winner for the 2004 Forth One Fringe Award and continues to play to packed houses through Ireland & the UK.At this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jason became the top selling comic ever in the history of the Festival. Top
Karl Spain
Karl Spain Karl Spain was born and still lives Limerick, but he has travelled in between. He has performed his comedy all over the world. He's probably best known in Ireland for his Tv series 'Karl Spain Wants A Woman'. Which was a huge success in that he not only got huge ratings but he also found himself a woman.
Despite his own series he has also performed stand up on television all over the world. The U.S, the middle east, Australia and even as far away as England. Top
Aidan Bishop
AIDAN BISHOP Native New Yorker Aidan Bishop has become one of Ireland's exciting new acts. He began his comedy career in New York, regularly appearing at New York Comedy Club and Stand Up New York. However, since relocating to Dublin in January 2003 he has become one of the hardest working men on the Irish comedy circuit. As organizer and resident mc of the now famous International Comedy Club, he has honed his craft in the same room as some of Ireland's most famous comedians. Top
Dead Cat Bounce
Dead Cat Bounce bring the critically acclaimed sketch show "Radio Play that "blew away" the Edinburgh Festival and sold out 6 nights at the Bulmers Comedy Festival in Dublin.
DEAD CAT BOUNCE follow in the great tradition of The Goons and Monty Python.
Mixing character comedy, weird sound effects and hilarious songs this show revisits the golden age of 1950s radio comedy. The group deliver an unrelenting show of sketches complete with a live foley artist, and music played as a full four-piece band. Discover the secrets of sound, the magic of radio, and the lost art of suggesting an advancing army using only a bucket, some spanners, and a pair of rubber gloves.
Their sketches are in good company with their songs, which easily manage to surpass the genius of Tenacious D and Weird Al Jankovich combined. Laughter is good for the soul, so do yours a favour and go see this comedy hour of power.
Dead Cat Bounce is a sketch show with a brain and a black sense of humour.
In place of cartoon and slapdash caricature, the Irish trio (Demian Fox, Shane O'Brien and James Walmsley) conjure up imaginative situations with believable characters. Each a fine actor, they gently mock the nuances of relationships and milk the humour in their dynamics. Top
Sean Hughes
In 1987, Sean started doing stand-up comedy in London clubs. He became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Perrier Award for Comedy for 'A One Night Stand With Sean Hughes' at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 1990. The show also played to crowds in London and throughout the UK, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto and toured Australia for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 1991. He was awarded a Fringe First from the Scotsman along with Owen O'Neil when he returned to Edinburgh in 1999 to write and appear in short plays, Dehydrated and Travelling Light. Sean launched his successful TV career with the critically acclaimed 7-part sitcom series 'Sean's Show', written by and starring Sean Hughes. A second series was screened in 1993, following the success of the first.
As well as his comic writing, Sean is also a serious writer, and has written two collections of prose and poetry. The first, 'Sean's Book', sold over 40,000 copies. The second, 'Grey Area', was published in 1995. After these came the critically acclaimed novels 'The Detainees' and 'It's What He Would Have Wanted'. Top
Pippa Evans
Pippa started performing at the age of three when she sang "Swanee" to her grandmother every Sunday, accompanied by the Pianola. After a childhood filled with Old Time Music Hall performances, Pippa studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University and then went on to perform in a number of children's shows around Europe.
In 2005 she turned her eye to comedy after shooting some short films for White Night Films, alongside Perrier nominated double act "Toulson and Harvey". Pippa began to write her own material and was selected to perform in the 2006 Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Festival, sponsored by the Charlie Hartill Fund. Since then, Pippa has performed stand-up (both in character and as herself) in venues across the country and came second in the 2008 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition.
Pippa is also a core member of the improvisation team, Scratch, who are behind the Edinburgh smash hit "The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show". Pippa also performs in "Showstopper! The Improvised Musical" and guests with Grand Theft Impro. In addition, she was the last person to be officially inducted into Ken Campbell's School of Night and given the sacred slippers!
Pippa performed at the Edinburgh Festival this year with her one woman show "Pippa Evans and other lonely people" for which she won Best Newcomer in the Funny Women Fringe Awards and was nominated for Best Newcomer for the IF.com awards. Top
Craig Hill
Craig Hill is Scotland's brightest comedy star. Cheeky, irreverent and, of course, wonderfully camp, his hilarious blend of incisive stand-up, fabulous musical characterisations and improvisation has earned him rave reviews. Craig's warm and contagious personality combined with glorious comic timing make him pure comedy gold. Top
Matt Kirshen
At 28, Matt Kirshen's precision wit has already earned him an impressive reputation on the UK comedy circuit. His engagingly impish style is shot through with an intelligent and skilful talent that belies his youthful appearance, making him a firm favourite with audiences and fellow comedians alike.
In 2007 Matt became one of the top 10 finalists competing in Season 5 of the NBC reality talent show Last Comic Standing. After finding out that he had been chosen as one of the top 10 contestants, he joked, "Being in the top ten feels like getting a massage from a burly man. I know it's doing me good, but I still feel a bit dirty".
Since then Matt has developed quite a fan base in the States and 2008 sees him returning to the US to support Jimmy Fallon on tour. Other international work has included appearances at the Kilkenny Festival in Ireland, performing a series of gigs in Amsterdam and he was also invited to perform at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Top
Dublin Comedy Improv.
Ireland's longest running professional Improv troupe.
Established in 1992, DUBLIN COMEDY IMPROV have continued to parade their unique brand of improvised humour the world over, despite international diplomatic efforts.
"The improvisation is spot on, imaginative and hilarious" - The Independent - UK Top
Sarah Millican
Sarah has just returned from an incredibly successful Fringe Festival run for which she was awarded Best Newcomer at the If.Comedy Awards for her debut solo show, Sarah Millican's Not Nice. She received rave reviews and enjoyed sell-out audiences for the entire run with critics pinpointing her as a hot new talent to keep an eye on.
Having gigged at just about every venue across the country, Sarah has established herself as a crowd-pleasing act with well-written material and a gentle delivery style that disguises her cutting observations on life. Her comedy writing has been recognised by the BBC, Live Theatre Newcastle and The Customs House in South Shields where her first play was staged in September 2005.
After winning the Amused Moose comedy awards in 2005, along with runner-up spots in the BBC New Comedy Awards, Funny Women and So You Think You’re Funny? Competitions, Sarah began her rapid ascent to become one of the hottest comics on today’s circuit.
Sarah currently performs at all the top comedy clubs including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee Club, The Stand, Comedy Café, Banana Cabaret, Hi Fi, Funny Bones, Rawhide, The Frog and Bucket, Just Laugh, Up the Creek, Ginglick, The Monday Club and more. Top
Brendon burns
Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the early Nineties and is known for his aggressive stage presence and controversial material.
He briefly hosted the 11 O'Clock Show and even more briefly the ITV2 spin-off show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Now!
However it is live - and especially in his solo shows - where he has forged a reputation, with six live CDs to his name. He has also performed at Montreal and South African comedy festivals. He first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1996, hosting the Comedy Zone showcase of new acts, and performing in his debut solo show, 6pm Time To Get Up For Work. Top
Adam Hills
Adam Hills is one of Australia's most talented and widely respected comedians. His unique style of thoughtful, uplifting comedy and rampant spontaneity have won him rave reviews, a shelf of awards and a legion of fans worldwide. Adam Hills has rcently won an Helpmann Award in Australia and this is a huge honour as it it the equilivent of the Olivier Awards in the UK. O'Keeff'e's is honoured to be included in his Irish tour and is a must see for all lovers of comedy.
Adam's solo shows have seen sell-out houses at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. He is a regular at the Montreal "Just for Laughs" Comedy Festival, and was the first Australian comedian to appear at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen 2005, where he performed in the "Experts Only" shows as well as hosting the "Midnight Talk" show
However it is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that Adam has truly made his mark. Totally sold-out 2000-04, three times nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award, winner of the inaugural Nokia Orange "Best of the Fest" Award in 2002, and the Forth One Fringe Award in 2003 - Adam has become one of the hottest attractions at the Fringe, selling over 10,000 tickets in 2004 alone
"Hills delivers stand up so effortlessly brilliant you wonder why some comedians even get out of bed." - The Guardian UK
"Comedy so brilliant it could come with a money back guarantee. If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills you cannot have a pulse" - The Scotsman Top
Andrew Stanley
Andrew Stanley is already known to everyone as one half of the "I Dare YA" RTE show.Having performed worldwide at the Adelaide, Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, Andrew has becoming a regular fixture on the comedy festivals worldwide. Andrew Stanley is fast becoming one of the top comics working the Irish circuit today, with his always high energy and quick-witted performances that keep audiences thoroughly entertained. Top
Eric Lawlor
This year sees Eric perform at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Young Gifted and Green show. He has also been invited to Ireland's biggest comedy extravaganza, the Bud Light Comedy Revue held over 3 days in Dublin this July.
Aside from Des, he has supported many of Ireland's top stand up comedians including Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere, Andrew Maxwell, Barry Murphy, Karl Spain and Australia's Adam Hills.
Has played every major venue in Ireland and is tipped by many to be a major force in Irish comedy for years to come
Quotes about Eric :
"Eric Lalor looks like a real find from the depths of Ballymun" - Evening Herald,
"excellent, bellyachingingly funny, fast moving.." - Kilkenny People,
" As good as a lot of the more established acts on the Irish comedy circuit today " - Peter O'Mahoney in Daily Star,
"Flawless...it's like Rab C got Irish, got eloquent, but stayed scum" - Chortle UK
"..has leaped from featherweight to heavy weight, let's get ready to rumble. Shooting from opening spot to headliner in seven months is a phenomenal feat. His vibrant, super energised stage presence connects with the audience and his material mesmerises until the end. We've never seen a crowd react so emphatically to one of our acts." - Laughter Lounge, Dublin
" He's getting better all the time, so much so that he's starting to freak me out !! " - Des Bishop
"You know him as one of Ballymuns Best! After appearing on Des Bishop's Joy in the Hood--its been onwards and upwards ! Who would have known such a comedy force would come out of one of Ireland's toughest area's!!!! One of Ireland's Finest talent's---A MUST SEE" - The International Comedy Club
Top
Damien Clarke
Damien Clark is one of the most exciting comics to emerge from Australia in recent years. His enthusiastic and consistently energetic storytelling has captivated people all across Australia and is now based in Dublin while he treks across the UK and European circuit.
Clark burst into the stand-up comedy scene when winning the 2000 Perth Comedy Fringe Award. He then packed his backpack for Melbourne where his lively approach found success in numerous shows in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Damian's first solo show "The Bandit" which was a recipient of the highly acclaimed Moosehead Award.
After several tours around Oz and national TV stand-up appearances where he was labelled 'the future of Australian comedy' (The Comedy Channel), Damian moved to Dublin. In doing so, Damian was voted 'The Number 1 event to see' & 'cream of the crop' (InDublin Magazine) within only months of moving to Ireland. Notably his ability to target everyday observations culturally as a source of humour immediately builds a great rapport with every audience. Top
Demot Whelan
Dermot is best known for his regular appearances on RTE's hit show The Panel and has performed at the Kilkenny Cats Laugh Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Other TV appearances include Liffey Laughs for RTE television and One Night Stand-Up for BBC TV.
Dermot also hosts a weekday breakfast show on the hugely successful Dublin radio station, 98FM, and has made radio appearances on BBC's The Blame Game. Top
Joe Rooney
Joe Rooney is one of Ireland's best known and loved comedy legends. From Father Ted to Killinascully, Joe is a multi talented and fearless performer who has taken to the stage and screen under a myriad of guises over the years. He is probably at his hilarious best when standing on a stage with a mic and a five string guitar. He is also recognised as one of Ireland's top improvisers working regularly with Dublin's Comedy Improv team where he has performed previously in O'Keeffe's.
Joe has recently appeared in the hit RTE comedy series Killinascully as the character Timmy Higgins but is probably best known for his role in Father Ted as Father Damo, who led Father Dougal astray. Lately his character 'Fergus Scully' on TG4's Ri Ra has been generating rave reviews. His 1999 Edinburgh Fringe debut, "Further Ted", was a huge success with a total sell-out season and rave reviews. Joe has since performed all over Ireland, the UK and Europe. Top
Eleanor Tiernan
Eleanor Tiernan is a beautiful, smart, funny woman from Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. This confuses most people because they think Athlone is in Westmeath. Some of it is. Eleanor wants to clear up the confusion... and make people laugh.
Since starting comedy she has performed at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, the Galway Comedy Festival, in Best of Irish at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, at the BudLight Comedy Revue and was a Semi-finalist in the Paramount Comedy's "So You Think You're Funny?" competition. Within just a year of starting stand-up Eleanor was asked to perform in Dublin's Vicar St for the RTE production "The Liffey Laugh's", and BBC's "One Night Stand".
In 2007, she starred in the play Help! which she wrote with her two cousins and performed with great success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and more recently at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2008. She also made her solo show debut at Edinburgh in 2008 to critical aclaim.
Eleanor is recently completed 120 shows as the support act for Tommy Tiernan's 'Bovinity' Tour, playing to over 120,000 people. Top
Michelle Read
Information to follow. Top
Paul Tylak
Fresh from playing Mick McCarthy on the CD of the smash-hit comedy opera I Keano, Paul Tylak is generally acknowledged as one of Ireland's foremost character comedians.
Well-known in Ireland as Ashti, the Kurdish refugee in the hugely popular RTE soap, Fair City, Paul had a small role in_ Name of The Father_, and appeared twice in the smash-hit comedy classic Father Ted(Channel 4).
As a core member of the Irish Improv, he has toured extensively on the international comedy festival circuit, performing with cast members of The Simpsons, The Drew Carey Show, Dharma and Gregg, Saturday Night Live, and Who's line is it Anyway? Top