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This Weekend Sat 4th Feb: Colum McDonnell
Colum MacDonnell
Saturday 11th February: Karl Spain
Karl Spain
Karl is 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!
In 2009 he filmed Karl Spain Wants to Rock but did not get a woman from that show.
Apart from his own series he has also performed stand up in U.S, the Middle East, Australia and even as far away as England.
Karl is one of Irelands most natural stand ups.
Saturday March 3rd: Keith Farnan
Keith Farnan
Having recently appeared on BBC’s Michael Mcintyre Comedy Roadshow, as well as his own show on RTE, Money, Money, Money: Keith Farnan versus the Economy, Keith will be debuting on Showtime in America this year on the new standup show, “Live From Amsterdam”, which brings together the best American and European comedians working today.
He has performed as a stand-up all over the world, from the Boston International Comedy Festival to Hong Kong to the Middle East. His four Edinburgh shows have sold out their runs and have been performed at the major comedy festivals in the UK as well as the Soho Theatre and Royal Festival Hall in London.
He has appeared as a commentator on BBC 3’s “Most Annoying People”, BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends with Clive Anderson as well as being a guest on “Colin Murphy’s Great Unanswered Questions” and was also a recent winner of the Irish Times/Fishamble Tiny Plays contest.
“Brilliant, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny” – TIME OUT
“Farnan will make you think hard and laugh even harder” – THE LIST
“If Eddie Izzard had been Irish, he’d surely have turned out a lot like Keith Farnan” – THE SCOTSMAN
Time Out Critics Choice – London, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai!
“Both witty and insightful, Farnan combines charm and chutzpah and tells a good yarn – his jokes can be sparky and sometimes even edgy, yet he remains gleeful throughout” – The Stage
“ A barrage of non-stop banter and jokes… This is a show that showcases Farnan’s rapier wit whilst running the gamut of prejudices that exist in our society – Allthefestivals.com
“This is political comedy at its best, perfectly balanced, deadly serious and very funny” – THE SKINNY
“Incisive, brilliant comedy…We should be shouting from the rooftops about him.” – WHATSONSTAGE.COM
Bernard O Shea. ( star of Republic of Telly ) : Friday 9th & Saturday 10th March.
Bernard started out in entertainment at an early age playing traditional irish music where he toured the world with several groups. While at college he studied Theatre and went on to star in several theatrical productions and also worked in The Abbey Theatre. He won the Harp Newcomer Comedy Award in 2000 and performed in the BBC Newcomer awards the same year. He was chosen to perform in The Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005 and also The Killkenny Cats Laugh Festival 2005/2006. His television credits include RTE’s The Liffey Laugh, Naked Camera, Just for Laughs, The Cafe, The Byrne Ultimatium, Gerry Ryans Hitlist/End of Years and is currently the resident reporter on Republic of Telly. Other TV credits include Paramount ‘The World Stands Up’ and The BBC’s Newcomer Awards. NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He was one half of TJ and TJ on Today FM’s ‘The Last Word’ He is currently co-host of Breakfast with Bernard and Keith on i105107.
“The depth of his freewheeling comic talent is obvious”
The Sunday Times
“Left-field imaginative but not up its arse lovely comedy”
Hotpress Magazine
“One for the future amazing routines from out of nowhere and beautiful crafted songs”
The Irish Independent
Bernard O’Shea is a fizzing, iridescent ball of sheer energy; a fast-talking, fast-thinking comedian who invigorates a room with his presence.
chortle.co.uk
More than any show I have seen this Fringe, I desperately want to see it again. It is O’Shea’s first show in Edinburgh and is endlessly delightful and surprising. O’Shea has the soft, buttery tones of Ardal O’Hanlon married to the kind of luxuriant angst, glorious vulnerabilities and fabulous impromptu raging that reminds you how extraordinary stand-up can be.
His show is a heady mix of autobiographical, anecdotal, obsessional and observational riffs, plus songs. It is a hour during which, in turns, you want to hug him, laugh, cry and possibly alert social services.
The Scotsman (5 star review For Edinburgh 2008 Show)
Joe Rooney : Saturday 18th February
One of the kings of Irish Comedy, Joe has a great live show!
Tony Law : Friday 6th & Saturday 7th April
Comedians’ Choice Award Winner – Melbourne Comedy Festival
Tony Law
“the best comedian I’ve seen this year… highly recommended”
**** Three Weeks
“a healthy dose of fantastic alternative comedy… he kept the audience howling with laughter”
**** Forth One FM
“often brillant… he’ll produce moments of demented genius”
Chortle
“charming and bizarre… he induces a virtuous circle of hilarity”
Fest
“you feel as if you’ve been to a masterclass”
The Stage
“hugely entertaining”
TimeOut
“to see Tony Law is to inhale deep breaths of comedy oxygen”
The Herald
“a top-notch comic who marries a powerful delivery with some deceptively ingenious material”
Chortle
“his surreal sense of humour rattles and pings around the room just as it must when it fizzes into existence somewhere in the darkest reaches of his mind”
Edinburgh Evening News
“Law is terrific, effortless … one of the best comedy performances of the year”
The Independent
“Law’s genius for the random makes Salvador Dali look about as abstract as Constable … he’s maintained an intellectual’s eloquence”
**** Metro
“surreal and special, Tony Law lives in his own little world. Drop in for a while, if you’re prepared to let yourself be dragged through it, you’ll leave much happier than when you came in”
**** Edinburgh Evening News
“a blistering, wide-ranging set from start to finish, playing with the audience’s expectations”
laughriot.co.uk
“Tony Law, the sherpa of stand-up, leads an expedition to undiscovered alpine uplands of laughter”
Stewart Lee