Des
Bishop
“Des Bishop is running in a league of his own” - Hot Press -
Sat 26 Oct, Leisureland, Salthill
Russell
Howard
“You’d have to be made of stone not to leave with a smile on your face” - The Standard
Tues 22 & Wed 23 Oct, Leisureland, Salthill
Deirdre
O'Kane
“It is such a pleasure to go into a large theatre space and see a confident Irish woman owning the stage… pure undistllled confidence” - Irish Independent
Sun 27 Oct, Leisureland, Salthill
Dara Ó Briain
“A masterclass in intelligent, no-frills stand-up” - The GuardianWed 23 & Thurs 24 Oct, Róisín Dubh
Dylan
Moran
Artist In Residence.“Funny and fascinating, and utterly deserving of his place in the modern classics” - The Times
“Deeply thoughtful and resolutely frothy” - The Times
Enya Martin / Patrick McDonnell / Aideen McQueen / Dame Stuffy
Al Porter & Friends
Al Porter has gathered a flock of his funny friends to kick off your October Bank Holiday Weekend. On Thurs 24 Oct in the Town Hall Theatre, Al will be joined by Patrick McDonnell (Father Ted/The Savage Eye), social media sensation Enya Martin (Giz A Laugh), Dublin drag queen Dame Stuffy (think Dame Edna from Ballymun), and the irrepressibly charming Aideen McQueen.
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Our Artist In Residence
Dylan Moran
As well as performing stand-up comedy across the week of #GCF24, Dylan Moran is now a member of Team GCF as our Artist In Residence. As part of this role, Dylan has created bespoke artwork for #GCF24 and has curated an exhibition and programme of events to take place in Outset Gallery from Wed 23 - Sun 27 Oct.
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CRoíACT (Pronounced krækt / craic’d)
This line-up consists of eight brave local characters who will be making their stand-up comedy debut - all in aid of two great Galway charities: Croí, and ACT For Meningitis. Hosted by the brilliant Danny O’Brien.
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elegance, decadence, glamour & sexiness
The Dirty Circus
Galway sauce merchants and Comedy Festival favourites, The Dirty Circus, bring their elegance, decadence, glamour & sexiness to Róisín Dubh on Thurs 24 Oct. Expect cabaret, burlesque, comedy, pole performances & more.
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