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July 7th
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Fred Cooke, Foil Arms and Hog (sketch group), Conor McKenna
see info below for comedian profiles
tickets €10 from revolution -
e mail us @ info@revolutionwaterford.com for
reserved tables and group bookings |
August 11th
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Robbie Bonham, Jack Wise, MC Simon O'Keeffe
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Contact us for group bookings or for more information
Have a Laugh for Charity
If you are planning a charity or fundraisng event look no further than
Revolution Comedy Club
. We will take all the hassle out of organising your charity night looking after all the elements including producing tickets with the name of your
event/charity and colour posters to promotethe night
Comedy nights are not only a fun way to raise funds they also prove to be very popular
events with one charity recently raising over €1,600 in one night!
We have hosted nights for local and national charities such as ISPCC, Childlink, Childrens Group Link, Goal, Comeragh Cycling, St Josephs School, Outreach Moldova, and local social and sports clubs to name a few.
- The venue with a capacity of 150 spaces is available for exclusive use for a charity night. This is quoted on an individual basis and can involve us sourcing the comedians, marketing the show in listings sections of all local publications, selling the tickets through our box office and website. Organisers have charged between €10 and €30 for these tickets with recent events raising between €500 - €1,700
What would the night entail?
Drink – full bar and a great range of cocktails.
Laugh - not 1 but 3 comedians catering for all tastes and only the funniest play here!
Dance – admission to our after show late bar with DJ Jason Tierney
Promoting your night - we can help you promote this night to your friends and colleagues. We can produce branded tickets with the name of your charity and Colour Posters
to promote the night at no extra cost.
get in contact now on 051 844444 ask for Jim or Email flash@iol.ie
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
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.
However his ambitions have not been confined to the small borders of the International. He has supported acts in Vicar Street, performed
at the Empire in Belfast, Cuba in Galway, City Limits in Cork and regularly appears around the country. His debut performance at the Cat
Laughs festival in June '05 received rave reviews.
See aiden Live - click here
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Matt Sadlier 
Matt Sadlier is Irelands best kept comedy secret. Having first burst on to the scene a number of years
ago Matt was a finalist in Channel 4 "And so you think your funny" in the Edinburgh Festival in 2000 as well as being in the final of
RTE's "New Comedy Awards"
in 2000. Matt then took a number of years away from stand-up but now is back with a vengeance, combining high energy performances with a
sharp eye for observation.
Matt plays regularly around Ireland as well as in the UK and Europe. He has crowned his return to the top
division of comedy this year by being included in this years Cat Laugh's comedy festival. Watch this space
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Neil Hickey
Neil Hickey has been performing stand-up for the last 18 months. Since then,
he has quickly gained support slots throughout the country. He is a regular
in Dublin's most popular comedy clubs, including The International and The
Capital Comedy Club. He has also performed at Kilkenny for the past two
years and has had support slots in places as far away as Spain.
"Gracias Sen¨®r Neil!!" - Spanish Evening Herald
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Brendan Burke 
"Suddenly I realised I was in the hands of a master comedian" - The Guardian
"Burke has a way with words, accents, movement and inspired exaggeration" - The Examiner
His shows sold out at many of the well known International Comedy Festivals including Edinburgh and Glasgow.
In March of this year Brendan performed his first solo comedy show entitled 'Locked ' in Vicar St Dublin and was sold out after his
hilariously funny interview with Ryan Tubridty on RTE's 'Tubridty Tonight'.
TV Credits: BBC: 'One Night Stand', Children in Need' The Late Late Show, Tubridty Tonight, The Liffly Laugh,, The Lounge,, Don't feed
the Gondolas, Bull Island, The X-It Files.
see Brendan Live
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Steve Cummins 
Steve Cummins has been a comedian for five years and has been full time since January 2004. He has performed in every
major venue throughout Ireland and has performed at the Edinburgh festival. He is a regular contributor to Hot Press magazine and other
publications. Prior to turning professional, Steve spent the previous fifteen years working with the homeless, juvenile offenders and
adolescent gang members from the Projects in Chicago. Steve was the resident comedian for 98fm, Dublin's most popular radio station
each Tuesday for the last two years and now contributes as a comedian and commentator for Newstalk 106 fm. Steve has also contributed to
Spin 103.8 fm and Today fm. Steve has performed comedy on the BBC and is a panelist on RTE's Big Bite.
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Gary Jones 
Gary Jones has established himself as one of the top MCs and comedians in Ireland. A regular MC at the
Capital Comedy Club, Battle of the Axe and The Viper Room in Dublin he can have any crowd bent double laughing in minutes and any
heckler who is too brave or foolish reduced to tears. He has played the last four Kilkenny Festivals and every Bulmers Dublin
International Comedy Festival. He has played all over the country to critical acclaim. Catch him here before it becomes expensive to see
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Simon O’Keeffe 
A top young Irish comedic talent, Simon has marked himself as a performer who is one to watch. A highly
versatile act who is capable of playing to any type of audience with the number of his performances as headliner ever increasing.
Having turned professional in 2004 he is playing more and more of the top clubs across U.K., and has already played the likes of The
Comedy Store, Rawhide, The Stand, The Empire and The Comedy Café as well as all the top rooms in Ireland including The Laughter Lounge
in Dublin, Cuba in Galway and Cleere’s in Kilkenny. He has even played as far away as Spain.
Simon is now in his second year as resident M.C. of the Capital Comedy Club every Wednesday and Sunday in Temple Bar’s Ha’Penny Bridge
Inn as well as of The Revolution Comedy Club every Tuesday in Waterford. A regular contributor to Irish radio, he has appeared on 98Fm,
Newstalk 106, Spin 103.8, NEAR FM and Belfield FM. His television debut came in 2005 on The Big Bite On RTE1 and he has also appeared on
Swedish television as part of an item in a travel program on things to do in Waterford (that’s go to see him play, we think).
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Reuben "Comedy Without Words" 
Reuben is from County Wicklow in Ireland and has performed comedy without words since
2001. He plays multiple characters, simultaneously, in bizarre sketches without using dialogue and relies only on body language and
voice intonation. No costumes, no props.
Reuben won 'Gag of the Year' and 'Most Original Act' at the annual Dublin Comedy Cellar awards and won 98FM's 'Funniest person in
Dublin' competition. He has performed on the Late Late Show: the longest running chat show in the world, twice on The Liffey Laughs
comedy show and on Gay Byrne’s New Year’s Eve TV Show.
He was selected to perform in Edinburgh for Channel 4's 'So You Think You're Funny' competition and reached the televised BBC3 New
Comedy Awards in London.
Reuben was also an official street-performer of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and yet is the only person to ever perform in the Comedy
Store in London without speaking or using props.
Reuben has performed with all the top comedians in Ireland: Dara O’Briain, Barry Murphy, Ed Byrne, Ardal O’Hanlon, Colin Murphy, Jason
Byrne, Apres Match and worked with Perrier winners: Daniel Kitson and Tommy Tiernan.
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Jarlath Regan 
If you like your comedy laidback and relentlessly funny then you’ll love Jarlath Regan.
Since 2003 Jarlath has been making audiences all over Ireland and the U.K. howl with laughter at his inspired one-liners and razor-sharp
observations. In 2004 he was catapulted to prominence by qualifying and competing in the final of the BBC and Channel 4 new comedy
awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Today he is fast becoming recognised as “one to watch” in the new generation of sharp and
exciting comedians emerging from Ireland.
"Young, gifted and green" - The Star
2006 has been a breakout year for the chilled out Kildare-born gag merchant. Supporting Ardal O’Hanlon on his tour of Ireland Jarlath
wowed the expectant crowds. This summer he will take part in the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival and appear alongside Tommy
Tiernan, Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell and Deirdre O’Kane in the Irish Gala performance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in
Montreal, Canada.
"He has a skilful way with words and a playful misplaced logic" - Chortle
An accomplished master of ceremonies, Jarlath is constantly in demand to host college events, corporate functions, charity fundraisers
and many of the top comedy clubs in Ireland.
"You just can’t help yourself from laughing" - Capital Magazine
As a writer Jarlath has worked extensively in radio and television. He is a regular contributor to the top rated late night talk show
Tubridy Tonight and has provided material for Ardal O’Hanlon’s recent tour of the U.K. and Ireland.
"Great one line gags, real style, real presence and impeccable timing." - BBC Radio 7
His alternative brand of new age Irish comedy is inspired by Dylan Moran and Dave Allen with a style that is totally original and sure
to have you holding your sides. With his sweetly crafted jokes, charming delivery and radio star looks, he’ll steal the keys to your
heart and take your funny bone for a joy ride.
Jarlath on Just for Laughs
Jarlaths "when Good Science goes Bad!"
Nobody Knows...Jarlath Regan (Trailer) - Starts May 26th! TV3
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Alison McKay 
She was a finalist in the 2004 Bulmer's International Comedy Festival New Comedy Award a Finalist in the 2005 Channel 4 so You Think You're Funny Award. She has performed all over Ireland and the UK and is a member of the award winning Fallen Angels Cabaret and is widely regarded as one of Irelands best female comedians
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Andrew Stanley 
Andrew Stanley is a 24 year old sharp, witty Dubliner who has climbed the comedy ladder in his homeland rapidly to cement his status as one of the most reliable and regular acts on the circuit. Beginning in 2002 Andrew has worked hard around Ireland and the UK to become one of the most sought after MC's and Support acts on the circuit today. He has recently become the resident MC in the legendary Comedy Cellar in Dublin. Having performed at the last 2 Edinburgh Festivals and the last 2 Cat Laughs Festivals he has more than enough experience already. His varied style of audience interaction and surreal observational stories grabs the audience from the moment he walks on stage and is sure to have them crying out for more when he leaves.
"Reminiscent of Jason Byrne" - Sligo Weekender
"Natural and genuinely funny" - Galway Independent
Andrews "I Dare Ya" interview
Waxing Andrew - I Dare Ya
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Ava Vidal 
Ava Vidal is an accomplished young stand-up and has risen quickly through comedy's ranks. The only female finalist in the BBC 3 New Comedy Awards in the very first year of her career, she already has a clutch of TV appearances to her name. This includes roles in all the main BBC channels: "The Crouches" for BBC1, "Sack Race" for BBC2 and "Malai Monologues" for BBC3.
She presented MTV Base's "Screen Nation Awards", the leading ceremony recognising black British TV and film talent, alongside Red Dwarf star Danny John Jules.
Ava has performed at many of the leading venues both here and abroad, from the Comedy Store in London to Berlin's Blue Monday club. This year saw her first Edinburgh Fringe show, Bling Blush Bonk, at The Gilded Balloon.
Ava started as a sketch performer and writer. As part of BBC Talent's Urban Sketch show team, she wrote and performed various showcases and sketches including the BBC Radio 1 Roadshow. She has also written and performed in Radio 1's new late night comedy show "The Milk Run". She then transferred her skills from character comedy to straight stand-up achieving success in national competitions, including in the Hackney Empire New Act competition and Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny, in addition to her BBC New Comedy Award success.
Most recently Ava has taken part in "Kings of Comedy" for Channel 4/E4 and despite her inexperience in comparison to the other comics taking part, she still made it to the final week. She is currently filming a documentary for Channel 4 being produced by Juniper Productions.
Widely acclaimed her as a face of the future by the critics, Ava is certainly an act to watch.
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Bernard O'Shea 
Bernard O'Shea started on stage playing Traditional Irish Music. Coming from a musical background comedy was never on the agenda until he went to College in Dundalk where he studied Theatre.
After appearing in The Cruicble (Arthue Millar) A whistle in the Dark (Tom Murphy) Sive (T.B Keane) and a stint working behind stage in The Abbey Theatre and several professional productions he was asked to enter the Harp Comedy Awards for new comics in 2000 which he won. Later he reached the BBC New Comedy Awards in London and toured Ireland extensivly.
His on-stage companion "Susan" his guitar,
compounds Bernard in the "Musical" style of Comedy, however is just as composed telling stories.
Bernard O'Shea's mind snapped one day and he suddenly began singing about killer cats, inflatable dolls and wetting the bed (it's unclear whether or not this actually happened during a show).
He won the Harp Comedy Award in 2000, he tours extensively throughout the U.K., and Ireland's Hotpress described his comedy as "Left field in as much as it's not up its arse." (those silver-tongued devils...)
Bernard - World Stands Up
Brenard at The International
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Brendan Dempsey 
Since first taking to the stage in 1991, Brendan has performed stand-up to audiences all over Ireland and Britain, in Europe, as well as Canada, the USA, Asia, Africa, and across Australia. The only continents he has not played are Antarctica and South America. Cold, inhospitable - uninhabited in parts and suffering terrible economic downturns in others. Coincidence? Perhaps, but do you really want to take that chance . ?
The start of this year saw Brendan in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, though he's still most widely recognised for his role as Jim Kelly - the Lottery rep in Waking Ned (Devine). Brendan's other film credits include the hit comedy, About Adam, Separation Anxiety and Moll Flanders. For Television, he's been in the Father Ted Christmas special, Couched, Podge & Rodge, and The End for RTE. Brendan's stand up has been recorded and broadcast by RTE, ITV, BBC and Channel 4.
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Carol Tobin 
In her two years on the Irish and British comedy circuits Carol Tobin has rapidly established herself as one of the hottest acts to watch out for, let alone one of the top female comedians plying their trade. Two years ago she said goodbye to her seven alcoholic siblings and moved to Dublin to become a full time comedian. This move was met with almost instant success as she was runner up in Today FM's 'Go On Be Funny Competition' (finishing ahead of even Maeve Higgins now of Naked Camera fame), in the end she was only beaten by the constraints of the final being live on Irish daytime radio which curtailed her range of filthy but hilarious songs.
She has is more than a one trick pony however and now performs a mix of songs and cutting edge stand up, which has led to her headlining venues all over the country; Cork, Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Dundalk, Kerry, Carlow, Belfast, Kilkenny- the list is very extensive. Her success is ongoing having recently recorded a performance at Vicar Street for the new series of the RTE 2's hit stand up show The Liffey Laugh. She plays regularly across the UK (including two Edinburgh festivals) and is a massive favourite on the corporate and college circuits in her native land. A top act not to be missed!
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Charlie Pickering 
Why should we see your show?
It will be socially crippling for you to miss it. You know how people always say, "Where were you when man walked on the moon?" The people of Auckland and Wellington will talk about this show in the same way. It has the potential to be the culturally defining moment of a generation and to miss it would be social suicide somewhere in the order of not reading the Da Vinci Code or not watching bro'Town. This is the zeitgeist, and you can't afford to miss it. Who am I kidding? It's just an hour of funny jokes. It won't change the world but it will make you feel good.
Tell us a joke in 25 words or less.
Your mother's so fat that since her divorce her low self-esteem has made her incapable of forming a lasting or meaningful relationship. Boooyah! I'm here all week. Try the veal. What makes you laugh out loud? I was doing a load of washing and I forgot to button up my duvet cover before I put it in the machine. When I went to get everything out of the machine, I found that all of the smaller items had ended up inside the duvet cover. My response was, "Oh no. The duvet's eaten the pillowcases." I found this to be a silly and hilarious concept.
So now, I never button up the duvet when I wash it. Instead, I pretend that it's a remorseless garment-eating beast of mythical repute that will never be satisfied.
Every time I open the washing machine, I feign hysteria yelling, "Oh dear lord, it's happened again! Those poor socks, they were only five. Oh, when will the carnage end?" It is almost fun enough to make doing the washing enjoyable.
What's the worst line you've ever delivered?
I was once on tour in a town called Albany (deep southwestern Australia). On the way there I had visited an open-cut mine. I said on stage that night that it was the "biggest hole I'd ever seen, second only to ... " I had meant to say the name of a rival town that I had played the previous night but accidentally said Albany. The gig never really took off after that.
Without looking it up, give us a scientific explanation of laughter.
A random and inexplicable phenomenon by which certain stimuli cause an involuntary spasm and breathing irregularity that, while making you look like a bit of an oddball, also makes you feel really good.
If you weren't a comedian you would be ... ?
Lost ... or a teacher ... but probably lost.
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Colm O'Regan
Colm O’Regan has being doing comedy since the end of 2004 yet in that short timehe has made a big impact. 2007 has been a busy year so far as he has played at the prestigious invite-only Montreal Just for Laughs festival and also made his Edinburgh Fringe debut playing in various showcases including “Best of Irish” – 5 stars, ‘Emphatically Funny’ – 3 Weeks.
He has played the 2006 and 2007 Kilkenny Cat Laughs festivals and has gigged all around Ireland, Scotland and even as far afield as Tokyo and Osaka.
Colm also appears regularly as a panellist on Irish radio station Newstalk.
Ireland’s premier listings magazine Hot Press has described him as ‘so funny he could reduce a 19th century Russian novelist to tears’. This scenario has thus far remained hypothetical.
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Colum McDonnell 
Be warned ! Stand back! Colum McDonnell is Irelands fastest rising comedy star, and its about time too! A stand up comedian and comedy writer widely known for his appearances with the dynamic duo Podge and Rodge both in their television and live shows in Vicar Street and beyond.
What Colum McDonnell lacks in stature, he gains in laughter. The "wee" man hails from Dundalk, a small independent principality on the Irish border, ruled by their royal family, The Corrs. Colum began his career in his home town, and quickly established himself as a firm favorite on the Irish comedy circuit, with his unusual and often self depreciative outlook on family, life, love and the pain of being the last living hobbit in Ireland.
Colum has played all the major clubs in Ireland including Vicar Street and the Laughter Lounge, touring with the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon, Joe Rooney, Jason Byrne and Colin Murphy. He has also become a regular on the festival circuit both at home and abroad. In 2007 alone, Colum was one third of the "Young Gifted and Green" show that played the Edinburgh festival, he has performed for the third year running at the Electric picnic international comedy tent, and played his fourth Kilkenny Cat laughs festival!
Colum also spent three weeks entertaining Australian audiences on his first trip to the Adelaide comedy festival with the "Cream of Irish" show, which he really enjoyed despite forgetting to take a camera, and so has no pictorial evidence that he was ever there.
Colum rounded off 2007 with an appearance on The Paramount comedy channels ' The World Stands Up' show, the prestigious invitation only stand up show showcasing the cream of stand up from around the globe, where Colum warned people of the perils of bumper car rides.
2008 has been a busy year for Colum. He was voted onto The Sunday Tribunes ’50 to watch in 2008’ list, worked and toured extensively with the Podge and Rodge scoundrels and starred in a short film ‘up for air’ which was screened at the Belfast film festival and Galway Film Fleadh, and is due to be aired on RTE.
Go and see him now! He will make you laugh and you will laugh, laugh your little wet pants off. So bring a spare pair, you have been warned!
"A born story teller, he really lights up the stage" Forth FM
" A fireball of on the money humour...this guy is a must see!" Talkfringe.com
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Damien Clark 
West Australian Damian Clark burst into the stand-up comedy scene when winning the 2000 Perth Comedy Fringe Award, sending him to the Adelaide Fringe. In 2001, Damian's energetic humour saw him selected to be part of The Comedy Zone - a Melbourne International Comedy Festival initiative that supports and produces up-and-comers in the industry. With his lively and energetic approach, Damian then teamed up with fellow 'zoner' and Perth comedian Anthony Menchetti for a sell out season of their show The Art of Schmoozing in the 2002 Comedy Festival. In 2003, Damian was heard as one of Perth Nova 937's Breakfast Crew (Damo, Nat & Craig). After another successful solo show in the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Damian Clark "Lays it on Thick" it was back to the Edinburgh Fringe with The Bandit which received packed crowds and rave reviews. While in Edinburgh, Clark filmed a comedy documentary of his time in the Festival for Foxtel's The Comedy Channel to be aired in Oz, nationwide. Damian's stand-up has also been seen nationally on ABC TV's 'Stand Up!' and variety talk show 'Rove Live'. Check out "The Adventures of Silky Ribbons". Quality. "An example of the best that comedy can be" - The Age "Masterfully silly" - The Scotsman "burped five times in 20 minutes" - The Advertiser (SA)
Damien on oz tv
Damien live at Spirit
I dare Ya - Damien Pole Dancing
my favourity - Damien - clamp a clamper
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Dave McSavage 
The 38-year-old Dubliner showes great talent for cutting close to the truth, the awful truth of life, throughout his repertoire. His gig contains quirky insights, philosophical rants, hilarious impressions and much crowd heckling. He has a dark, subversive, and at times unsettling sense of humour. You have to like his personality - that is the rule for enjoying one of his gigs. He is a wanderer and street performer at heart and is happiest with a guitar in his hand. He uses the guitar to great effect during the gig, giving the impression he is making up hilarious songs on the spot.
The whole performance appears to be a cathartic one for McSavage - he lets it all hang out, to allow his own rants, thoughts, ramblings, and notions to flow. He does not hold back on any of the gory details, when he came to his material on sexuality, relationships and Irish identity. He will push the boat out on a number of issues. Being explicit and graphic is no problem to him.
His impressions of comedian Dara O'Briain and Pat Kenny are priceless. McSavage, you may remember, appeared on The Late Late Show recently. He kept picking on the punters at the back and trying to persuade them to fill the empty seats up front.
Two people did oblige at one stage and McSavage insisted on buying them a drink each, and later on sang an ode to the girl's beauty.
Dave McSavage at Vicar St
Dav at Temple Bar
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Dermot Carmody 
".comparisons between Bono and the Pope made some girls in the audience laugh so much they could be heard all the way to the Vatican" ... "it's refreshing to see that Carmody is still able to teach himself - and us - new tricks" . "his easy-going style and quick-witted banter lend proceedings an air of pleasing spontaneity and engender a palpable feeling of goodwill"
Irish Independent (May 2004)
"Well-crafted bittersweet but acidly funny songs. Carmody makes the most of his wiry frame and bug-eyed countenance to create an almost cartoonishly melancholy onstage character. Over the years his whimsy has become increasingly edged with a sharper, more perceptive wit"
Liam Fay, Sunday Times
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Dermot McMurrow 
Dermot McMurrow has to be the find of the year. What a comedian- he's surreal, intelligent, clownish and also genuinely a sandwich short of a picnic. To tell an isolated show from his tale would be impossible as everything is joined together so well. Let's just say if he has any doubts about his career change to comedy, they should stop now. McMurrow is already a comedy giant- he should be doing his own shows next year! The Kilkenny people
This review from this years Smithwicks Cats Laughs Festival paints a deservedly flattering portrait of one of the Irish comedy circuit's most loved performers. Having headlined pretty much every venue there is to headline in Ireland he has also supported both Des Bishop and David McSavage on nationwide tours and is currently making inroads on the UK comedy scene. If you still have any doubts about whether to go and see him or not, just bear in mind that the Kilkenny people that has reviewed every Cats Laugh Festival there has ever been in detail picked this guy out as the best act this year amongst all the big names in Irish, British and international comedy
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Dermot Whelan 
Dermot burst on to the comedy scene late in 2004. In his first year, he has performed at the Kilkenny Cat's Laugh Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and, more recently, at Vicar Street in the Liffey Laughs for RTE television. He has also been shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2005. Dermot hosts a weekday breakfast show on the hugely successful Dublin radio station 98FM and is host of TV3's football entertainment programme, The Offside Show. Dermot is especially proud of his acting success. He appeared in the 2003 Irish comedy classic Spin the Bottle as Garda # 2. He had two lines: "C'mon now, Son" and "Move out of the way there, Son". Genius. Although a relatively new comer to the comedy scene, Dermot's professionalism and sense of humour have already made him a name to watch. See him soon.
Dermot on the Luas
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Earl Okin 
Forties throwback Okin is a true original; a distinctive, eccentric figure on the stand-up circuit since before such a phrase even existed.
He's a self-styled musical genius and sex symbol, unlikely as that may seem for an overweight, lisping and slightly seedy man in three-piece suit and vintage spats.
In fact, you're never quite convinced the constant references to his sexual prowess that pepper his urbane banter are self-deprecating, or whether he really is deluded enough to believe them.
It's only when he sings, do you understand where he's coming from. His come-hither style is languorous and seductive, in profound contrast to the pompous, slightly ridiculous figure on stage.
But it's not for this reason - or at least not entirely - that he's also referred to as Ol' Horny Mouth. Instead, that moniker comes from his astonishing ability to recreate a small brass section, without the need for any sort of instrument.
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Ed Byrne 
Since Ed's last tour 2 years ago he has been in constant demand. Highlights have included:
The recording of 2 sitcoms, Sam's Game (ITV) and The Cassidys (RTE) and presenting the following, Stand Up Britain for Granada/ITV, the RTE coverage of the Meteor Music Awards at The Point, Dublin, Children In Need (BBC N Ireland) and Ed Byrne's Just For Laughs for RTE, recorded whilst Ed was performing at Just For Laughs' 20th Anniversary Festival 2002.
On the live front Ed has performed across Canada on a Just For Laughs tour, enjoyed successful runs at both Dublin's Gaiety and Olympia Theatres plus made his London West End debut for a 2 week run at The New Ambassadors Theatre. Ed also undertakes a vast amount of 'hidden' work in the shape of corporate entertainment contracts and has in the past year made 2 tours entertaining peace keeping troups in Bosnia and The Falkland Islands.
WWW.EDBYRNE.COM
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Eddie Bannon 
Dublin born Eddie Bannon is a stand up comedian. He has also written plays and, in the past few years, has read lots of good books.
Highly in demand as a Master of Ceremonies across the world, Eddie also spent ten years improvising with the Dublin Comedy Improv team. He is a favourite on both the comedy and corporate circuits with his universal, confident & witty banter, and has engaged audiences from Manchester to Melbourne, from Holland to Hong Kong and from Brussels to Botswana.
Eddie has toured with the likes of Lenny Henry, Ardal O Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan, and Rich Hall. He has played several sell-out tours of all the major Festivals in Australia, as well as being one of the very few to have performed at every Cat Laughs Festival in Kilkenny. In true Irish style he has appeared at numerous other Festivals around the world including Edinburgh where he debuted his first one-man play .Big Fat Dog.
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Eleanor Tiernan 
Eleanor Tiernan has been doing stand up since September 2004 as part
of the Bulmer's Comedy Festival Competition that year and went on to
reach the final. Since then she has established herself as a regular
on the Irish comedy circuit, supporting some of Ireland's biggest
names but put her back out and had to stop. She continued with the
comedy though and reached the final's of the Paramount/Channel Five So
You Think You're Funny Competition in Edinburgh in 2005.
Originally from Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon, Eleanor trained as a civil
engineer and then in Information Technology but left this career to
pursue a life in the performing arts. She studies acting by day at Bull Alley Theater
Training Company and can be seen weekly on RTE's The Cafe playing ditzy
waitress, Emer.
Eleanor chose to do stand up comedy because it's the only career left open
to her since a serious car accident left her with knees that won't bend.
Eleanor on Balcony TV
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Eric Lalor 
Toured as Des Bishop's support during his record breaking Fitting In Tour 2005/2006 including a show in front of 5,000 people Live at the Marquee in July 2006
Winner of Best newcomer Award 2005 in Comedy Cellar and Captial Comedy Club
Invited to the very first Galway Comedy Festival April 06
Appeared at the Cat Laughs festival in Kilkenny, June'06 and June‘07
Performed at Electric Picnic, Sept2006 and Sept 2007 and Oxegen June 2007
Resident MC Laughter Lounge Dublin and Axis Ballymun.
In February 2007 he was invited to appear at the Just for Laughs Montreal showcase in Vicar St Dublin.
This year Eric performed at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Young Gifted and Green show. He also performed at Ireland’s biggest comedy extravaganza, the Bud Light Comedy Revue held over 3 days in Dublin this July.
Aside from Des, he has opened for 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.
He has also been used by RTE as the warm-up act for the Late, Late Show on a number of occasions. He has also started to do some warm ups for BBC Northern Ireland in Belfast too.
Has played every major venue in Ireland and is tipped by many to be a major force in Irish comedy for years to come
TV Credits – Joy in the Hood RTE, Tubridy Tonight RTE
Radio – RTE Radio 1 ‘Story’ – Played the part of Whacko in the award winning radio play by Kevin Gildea
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 areas!!!! One of Ireland's Finest talent's---A MUST SEE” – The International Comedy Club
Eric Lalor at Laughter Lounge
Stand up at The Bankers
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Fred Cooke 
County Meath has already given Irish comedy two Perrier Award winning legends in Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran. Fred Cooke is hotly tipped by those in the know to join their coveted ranks in a couple of years- so see him here first. Having started out in comedy by running gigs while he was still in college, Fred has already gone on to support such acts as Jason Byrne, Ross Noble and David McSavage. His career seems to be following a similar trajectory to that of Jason Byrne, as his off the wall, high octane, manic brand of surreal genius has seen him become a crowd favourite amongst Irish audiences as well as being in insane demand in the country's third level institutions. He has played all over Ireland and Britain and has even performed in New York, Australia and even Barcelona and Madrid. Catch him here so you can tell all your friends you were a fan before he became huge
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Ian Coppinger 
One of Irelands busiest comedians, Ian has performed to packed houses on four continents, including yearly appearances at the Kilkenny "Cat Laughs" comedy festival, the Edinburgh Festival, the Adelaide Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
A founding member of The Comedy Improv (1992) where he still performs every Monday night at the International Bar in Dublin, Ian has since accepted invitations to improvise with the popular Second City from Chicago, Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Comedy Store Players and Theatresports. He also shares two hit radio shows on RTE with The Comedy Improv Radio Show.
"a very funny man...the next irish comedian to make it on the international circuit" - Rich Hall
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Jack Wise 
Jack is a Dublin based Magician who specialises in blending comedy with magic and we're definitely not talking spinning bow ties or rabbits in hats!
Jack discovered his flair for entertaining and gift for sleight of hand and at the tender age of twelve. He would delight his schoolmates by vanishing sweets in the face of a furious local shopkeeper!
Often referred to as the "Magician to the Stars", it's his stunning close up magic,
Jedi Mind Tricks and irreverent sense of humour that's made him the choice for celebrities such as Bono, Robbie Williams and the Corrs.
And now he's taking it to the stage for what promises to be for fifteen minutes of pee your pants entertainment.
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James Goldsbury 
This is his new one-man show, the snappily titled 'JAMES GOLDSBURY, MOUTHPIECE'. With the RTE New Comedy Award in his back pocket as well as finalist in London's 2004 Hackney Empire Comedy Act Of The Year and two hugely successful Edinburgh Comedy festivals up his sleeve, Goldsbury's bizarre voices would leave even Professor Stephen Hawking gasping in awe.
With jokes more thought provoking than The Just A Minute Quiz and routines more exciting than catching a go of Gerry Adam's pad on MTV Cribs, Goldsbury will pose such questions as: "How can Michael Jackson go on TV and claim that he's never had plastic surgery with a straight face?" and "Could Mary Harney get herself into the sack after spiking her own Mojito with Rohypnol?".
With more gags than you'd get from drinking a pint of warm egg yolks, a few hours spent with Goldsbury will fill you with so much happiness, love and joy, even the Harvey Norman ads will be music to your ears... GO JIMMY, GO!
James and the two shilling whore
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John Colleary 
He comes along and with his usual style of seeming to come up with things on the spot and each a crazier idea than the last. One by one people were coming up to me asking was this the guy that played, (Ros)Common people and I said yes! Emily had seen him on the radio! Wow! that was weird! He had been invited onto Spin 103.8 by Jack Kinkaid and the song had gone down a storm then, every time John does a gig he storms it and the guitar is never far away. Everyone was hoping that he might do it. Just when it looked like he was finished his set he picked up the guitar and immediately the shout went out from the crowd for Roscommon people. Is there ever a time when John Colleary doesn't satisfy a crowd.
john colleary - going to kildare
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John Lynn 
In the few short years John has been doing stand up, John has won the Bulmer's International Newcomer Award, been finalist of Channel 4's "So you think your Funny?" and finalist of the Amused Moose Starsearch, London. Since then John has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the UK and Chicago.
Within a year of begging for open spots on Dublin's comedy scene John was warming up for the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon, Des Bishop and Tommy Tiernan in Dublin's famed the Comedy Cellar, the International Comedy Club and around Ireland. John's droll demeanor and deadpan delivery have "reminded (me) of a young Sean Hughes" (Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh) and John recently got to work with the great man on RTE's successful stand up show "The Liffey Laugh". John will also be appearing with Kevin McAleer and Owen O'Neill on the BBC NI's "One Night Stand" in the New Year.
"A Gem like performance" - The Sunday Independent
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Johnny Candon 
The headline act tonight is an amiable Irish comedian who had many a woman swooning in their seats.
Johnny would be one of those blokes it would be easy to hate - very funny and good looking enough to make several women around me mutter "cor" under the breath. Johnny is similar to another Irish comic we featured recently, Eddie Bannon, in that he's amiable in the extreme and chats away to the audience like they're old friends. An experienced stand-up Johnny regularly plays at established UK comedy venues including Jongleurs & The Comedy Store.
the delectable mr Johnny Candon
Johnny Candons Does Comedy4Kids
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Karl Spain 
Karl Spain is one of Irelands best young comedians. In his short career he has already achieved an awful lot. He burst on the scene in 2000 by winning a newcomer competition on RTE. and has since maintained a high standard. In 2003 he was thrilled to be chosen as one of the Irish acts at the Montreal 'Just for Laughs' festival which was recently repeated on RTE 2. In 2004 he performed at festivals around the world including Australia, Kilkenny and his well received solo debut at the Edinburgh festival 'Spain, Ireland and Beyond'. Currently in development with a few TV. projects, Karl has previously been seen on such shows as Xit File where he wrote and performed the Fitzie character who has also made some memorable live appearances around Ireland. Other T.V credits include The Late Late Show & The Liffey Laughs for RTE as well as the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2002. And also if you look closely at the audience the time his brother Gary was on Where in the World, you can see Karl, he has a beard and is smiling. As well as the RTE. award Karl was also a league winner with Summerville Rovers Under-10s. plus he won a couple of "buachaill na seachtaine"s in primary school including two in third class.
Karl Spain at Laughter Lounge
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Kathleen O'Rourke 
Originally from Carlow, Kathleen began her stand-up comedy "career" in 2002. She went on to win the highly prestigious "Lucky Duck Award" at least three times in the Battle of the Axe competition, before progressing on to even better things. Kathleen has spent time performing with "The funny Girls" in various theatres around Ireland and is currently involved in the award-winning "Fallen Angels" cabaret as a writer and performer of comedy sketches. She had her television debut last year in the "Liffey Laugh" series, shown on RTE 2.
In her spare time, Kathleen pretends to be a primary school teacher
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Keith Farnan 
Fresh from a successful Cat Laughs Festival in Kilkenny this year, Keith is now plying his trade on the London and UK comedy circuit, where he recently survived and in fact won the infamous Comedy Store Gong Show. With an energetic and full-bodied cocktail of stand-up comedy, he mixes up the political and parochial with a worldly wit, Highlights include appearing in the Edinburgh Festival for Channel 4's "So you think you're funny" competition, as well as forthcoming appearances in the Best of Irish 2005 and appearing in the Montreal Comedy Festival Showcase 2005. He is also proudly featured on the Peoples Republic of Cork website.
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Kevin Gildea 
Stand-up, writer, actor and leader of the musical comedy group
kevin received development money from RTE television to write an episode and 5 outlines of a show based around his stand-up. He awaits word on shooting the broadcast pilot. Later this year Kevin will appear as a regular on the television show Reverb - a look back at '80s music in Ireland. Kevin has a regular column in Village magazine and has written for the Irish Times, The Sunday Tribune and Irish Post. Kevin is writing a film script with somebody else very good. Kevin did some critiquing on the TV arts show The View.
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Kevin Hayes 
Over the last twelve years Kevin Hayes has peddled his comedy wares around the world from Melbourne to San Francisco and from Derry to Dubai, not to mention Swansea.
His TV credits include 'Live at Jongleurs' (ITV), 'The Comedy Store' (Channel 5) and 'The Stand Up Show', 'Everyman' and 'The Empire Laughs Back' on BBC 1. He also writes an occasional column for The Irish Post, the largest Irish newspaper in Britain.
In 1995 he was part of 'Young, Gifted and Green'; The Best of Irish Comedy' which had a sell-out run at that year's Edinburgh Fringe, going on to tour Australia the following year. In 1998 he took his first solo show to the Fringe. 'Beyond The Pale - A Comedy of Irish History', a comic look at the catalogue of invasion, famine and religious persecution that is Irelands past, received rave reviews
He made his Radio 4 debut as a panellist and writer on 'The Unauthorised Biography of the United Kingdom'; a comedy series based around the issue of Devolution, which was broadcast in June 1999, and the follow-up 'The Unauthorised Biography of the Last Millennium'. He also wrote 'A Potted History of the Third Millennium' which was performed by Mark Steel and was broadcast on Radio 4 on December 31st, 1999.
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Maeve Higgins
Maeve Higgins is an up and coming shop assistant by day, and a stand up comedian by night!
She used to moonlight as a bouncer in comedy clubs around the country, and was sometimes allowed to do stand-up if the crowd seem drunk enough. She's now been tickling people pink for a year!
Every now and then though, a person wanders up to her and says "Hey you! Girls aren't funny!" To which she replies, "Oh yeah? Well, that's why I work in a clothes shop buddy". Then they both depart, confused.
As well as her challenging career as a t-shirt folder and a comic, Maeve does a radio slot every Tuesday on the Ray D'arcy Show on Today FM, discussing crucial issues and trying not to make mouth sounds (she hates when other people on the radio make mouth sounds). She also featured on hit show Naked Camera on RTE2, where she tricked unsuspecting members of the public, then felt bad, but kept doing it anyway, because it was fun. She is also soon to be seen making her television stand up debut on the new series of The Liffey Laugh on RTE 2. Her career is soaring as she has already played at this years Cats Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, sold out venues across the country including Vicar Street as part of the Stars of Naked Camera Live shows and headlines nationwide in her own right and has even performed as far a field as Barcelona
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Marcus Ryan 
Hailing from Wonthaggi - a small town without even any traffic lights - Marcus tells tales of his experiences through Europe, Asia, the USA and Canada, charming his audiences with a naive look on the world through a silly boy's eyes, as a regular support act and as MC.
Having been invited to hit the Edinburgh Festival with the Raw Prawns troupe (2003) and then gigging comprehensively around the UK, Marcus returned home to Australia to be selected for The Melbourne Comedy Festival's Comedy Zone 2004.
Marcus Ryan has previously worked in breakfast radio and acting. He has performed stand-up regularly at corporate events, clubs, pubs and festivals throughout Australia. Now based in the UK after recently completing successful seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as shows in the US and Canada.
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Michael Mee 
Comedian, writer and former lawyer and law lecturer, Michael Mee has marked himself out as the latest Irish comedy talent to watch out for, with his intelligent, quick wit and flair for storytelling.
Described by the Sunday Times as 'the brightest Irish comedy talent of recent times', his TV credits include The Stand Up Show (BBC1), The Empire Laughs Back (BBC1, Northern Ireland), The Late Late Show (Channel 4), Kenny Live and Don't Feed the Gondolas (RTE).
Michael has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the New York Irish Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival as well as numerous comedy clubs in Ireland and the UK.
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Neil Delamere 
Neil is one of the top headline acts working in the Irish comedy scene today. Having performed on 5 continents and staged his debut solo show in the Edinburgh festival last year, 2005 continues to be a very busy one for the young comedian. This summer saw Neil appearing as the news reviewer on the new sports show Park Live on RTE1. His live stand-up set was recently recorded for the BBC comedy series One Night Stand. Presently working on The Blame Game, a topical radio show for the BBC soon to be aired on TV, Neil is also a regular on the RTE comedy news show The Panel alongside Ed Byrne and Colin Murphy and hosted by Dara O'Briain. Hailed by the Irish Independent for his countless MC skills, Neil is the regular compere at several gigs round Dublin. He has performed all over Ireland as well as at the prestigious Kilkenny Cats Laugh festival, the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
The World Stands Up - Dara O'Briain, Neil Delamere
Neil Delamere's gig in Vicar St.
The Panel - BERTIEGATE
The Panel - Horse limo
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Padraig Fox 
Pádraig Fox, from Carlow, aged 23, is fulfilling his boyhood dream. That dream was to live in Dublin. Aside from this, he's currently fulfilling someone else's boyhood dream of being a standup comedian.
With material which has given him support slots for established acts such as Jason Byrne, he also has a reputation for dealing with hecklers through the power of words, and on one occasion actually made a heckler cry.
Pádraig is also Jason Bigg's (American Pie) stunt double and was recently voted number one on the Top Ten list of Ugliest Irish Comedians.
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Patrick McDonnell
Be afraid, because Naked Camera is back. And Revolution hosts Pat Mcdonnell, on of its stars this Tuesday Night, if your in the audiesce, you could be its star or at least a friend or loved one could! Previous to Naked Camera Patrick was the roving reporter in 'Don't Feed The Gondolas' and the country-singer character, well-known to 'Father Ted' fans as Eoin McLove.
Patrick McDonnell has been standing up and making people laugh since 1996, when he appeared as a novice at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. He later went on to appear in the final of Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny? competition in Edinburgh. Since then he has returned to both festivals, appeared in a film with a band synonymous with his act (the very scary Prodigy) and continues to impress audiences in Britain and Ireland with his unique brand of outraged nonsense.
His television appearances include The Empire Laughs Back for BBC N.I, RTE's The Lounge, and The Candidate from @ Last TV, plus a weekly slot as the roving reporter on Don't Feed the Gondolas. However, he is probably best recognised for his performance as country singer Eoin McLove on the hit series Father Ted. Riding on the success of this, Patrick put together a live show entitled Further Ted for the 1999 Edinburgh Festival with Joe Rooney (aka Fr. Damo from Father Ted) which played to sell out crowds and received rave reviews.
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Pete Monaghan 
Pete Monaghan has been performing comedy since 1996 when he was a finalist in the inaugural JJJ Raw Comedy Awards. That same year he won the 'Best Newcomer' Award in the prestigious ABC National Yarn Spinning com petition, a part of the mainstream Adelaide Festival and a celebration of the great Australian tradition of creating a good story out of nothing.
Pete's entrance into comedy was through TheatreSports and improvisation, and it is still an arena in which he excels. Pete's stand up comedy is a mix of routine, songs and improvisation. He has performed all over Australia, and regularly at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in his own comedy shows and collaborations with others.
As a singer/songwriter Pete performs his original songs in the live hotel venues of his hometown Adelaide. He has completed treatments and a script for two film projects, and is currently finishing his first novel. His short stories have been heard on Australian radio, and a collaborative book of erotica is also being finalised. Pete has written scripts for cabaret shows, including 'Flat On Your Bacharach', which is touring Australia-wide and plans to travel internationally.
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P.J. Gallagher
PJ Gallagher is fast becoming one of Ireland's best-loved comedians. Following the huge success of his role as Jake Stevens in the hilarious and sometimes outrageous hit TV show "Naked Camera", PJ rarely has time to be himself these days as he prepares for yet another run of the massively popular series. PJ Gallagher is a Vicar Street regular, can often be seen with Jason Byrne on various TV and live performances, has toured with Des Bishop and has appeared at the Cat Laughs festival in Kilkenny. He is also a graduate of the Gaeity School of Acting. With appearances on both The Miriam Callaghan and Tubridy show, you can expect to see a lot more of this brilliant, energetic young comic. "For a man who ambushes people as they go about their everyday business, makes them uncomfortable and minds their embarrassment for laughs, there is something strangely appropriate about PJ Gallagher's route into comedy."
CONSTIPATED, PJ GALLAGHER
WALK OF LIFE, PJ GALLAGHER
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Pom Boyd
After taking time out to look after her babies Pom Boyd is back with one of her much loved characters The Windy lady.
Pom is an award winning writer, a comedian and an actress. She played the lead role in the film Snakes and Ladders alongside Sean Hughes and also starred in The BBC's production of Vanity Fair as well as appearing in several productions with Rough Magic Theatre Co. among them the hit Digging for Fire. Her own play Down onto Blue, produced by Rough Magic won her a Stewart Parker award and she is currently writing another play this time for The Abbey Theatre.
In the past Pom performed extensively in The Comedy Cellar and brought her one woman show, That Mad one with the Hair, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it was critically acclaimed. She's written sketches for The O' Show on BBC radio 4 and also several comedy shows and radio plays for RTE radio. She also appeared in the first So You're Think your Funny, Amnesty International show on ITV.
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Robbie Bonham
The most notable thing about Robbie is that even though he's writing this biog himself, he does so in the third person. Wierd, huh?
Robbie has been doing standup for a couple of years now, only getting into it at the ripe old age of 33. He now plays regularly in the Laughter Lounge, the Capital Comedy Club, and various other Dublin gigs (in fact, anywhere with a microphone), and last year was voted the Capital Comedy Club's best support act. He was also in the final of the Bulmers Comedy festival for the second year running and has just attained the title of 98 FM's 'Dublin's Best Comedian'
He recently played to a sellout audience in the Empire Comedy Club in Belfast, and in Vicar St., Dublin. This year he performed his third string of fringe shows in the Kilkenny Festival.
As well as comedy, he is also a published cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. Recently he co-presented a radio show on Liber8fm and has now just grown his very own beard!
He is also available for acting cameos if you need a tramp, or a Son of God, and can keep a beat on the oul' drums!
Robbie Bonham @ The Stand, Glasgow
Robbie Bonham @ The Laughter Lounge, Dublin
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Sue Collins
Know initially as the founder of "The Nualas". 'Sue Collins wowed the crowd at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival in the guise of her alter ego Carmel -- one of the funniest comedy creations of recent years. From RTE to Kilkenny, Sue Collins is one unstoppable foxy lady!
"One of the finest comedians to come out of Ireland in recent times." - The Independent 'Night and Day'.
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Tara Flynn 
Tara has been a performer since 1990 working solely as an actress for the first six years, appearing in theatre, radio and television. TV roles include showbiz correspondent Gayle Ryder on RTE's X-it File, as a panellist on topical chat show The Panel, and as a leading cast member on Grand Pictures' sketch comedy series Stew.
In 1999 Tara became a core member of the acclaimed Dublin Comedy Improv team, performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe, Kilkenny Cat Laughs and the Edinburgh Festival, and has shared the stage with special guests including members of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and London's Comedy Store Players.
A very talented woman indeed, Tara is also an accomplished singer and in 1996 became a founder member of the comedy-singing trio, The Nualas. She is one of Ireland's leading voice-over artistes, featuring on numerous commercials, but most famously as the "You have no new messages" voice on the 02 mobile phone network around Ireland.
Tara currently writes a weekly column for the Evening Herald It's Friday magazine. Her radio piece Ma, Pa and Dangerous to Know was featured in RTE's 2001 Stand Up Stories season, and for a time she wrote the Out There column for the Irish Independent. She also co-wrote and performed 'Tis Pity She's Anonymous with Deirdre O'Kane for the Edinburgh Fringe and sell-out runs at Dublin's Olympia Theatre and Vicar Street.
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Tommy Nicholson
The man from Navin. Tommy Nicholson made his comedy debut at the 1997 B.B.C. New Comedy Awards, held in the Gaiety theatre in Dublin. Some weeks later he was successful in securing a place in the Edinburgh semi final hears of Channel Four's "So you think you're funny" Since then Tommy has appeared in City Limits (Cork), The Murphy's Laughter Lounge, The Comedy Cellar, The G.P.O. (Galway), The Student's Union of Queen's University (Belfast), The International Comedy Club, Hotpress Hall of Fame, Andrews Lane Theatre (Dublin), Limerick University, The Shelter (Vicar St.), and many more venues throughout Ireland. He has taken part in four Dublin Fringe Festival's and The Murphy's Ungagged Festival. Tommy was selected to perform in the Kilkenny Cat Laughs International Comedy Festival four years running. His T.V. credits include "Don't Feed the Gondola's" and writing plus presenting "Ad-Hoc" on R.T.E.'s "X-IT File". A once of radio sketch Tommy wrote and performed for Radio One was selected for the pick of the week playback slot. Des Bishop declared him THE KING OF UNDERGROUND COMEDY. Tommy always give it his all---the International's most reliable acts. He is an INTERNATIONAL COMEDY CLUB FAVORITE and well worth a look.
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Willie White
Although Willie White is a relative newcomer to Irish Comedy, that is not the impression he gives off on stage. It's from his appearance on Des Bishop's Joy In Da Hood that Willie is most recognisable.
Willie has since taken the comedy scene by storm with his material focusing on his experiences growing up in Ballymun.
Willie currently hosts a regular comedy night at the Axis in Ballymun and has also featured in numerous comedy events around the country, as his career goes from strength to strength.
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Mark Swan
One of newest comedians from New Ross, Wexford. 
Mark has been plying his wares in Germany for the past
10 years and is a new comer to Revolution Comedy -
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Roger The Comic
Roger Woolman is a photographer, comedian and writer from Ireland.
Originally from the UK he moved around the planet before settling down as Ireland’s resident rock photographer of the ‘noughties’ and publisher of State Magazine.
Now retired from the world of rock and roll, excepting the occasional revival of his tribute to Johnny Rotten, he has returned to courting the muse of stand up poetry and comedy.
Try to catch him sometime in London, Dublin and beyond - keep an eye on the gigs list!
Rogers first performance @ Revolution
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Totally unrelated comedy -
but the guy i most like to play @ Revolution
Stephen Lynch: Craig
Stephen Lynch - If I Were Gay
Stephen Lynch- Special Olympics
Stephen Lynch - Special Ed
Stephen Lynch Grand Father
Stephen Lynch- Priest
stephen lynch gerbil
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