Brought to you by Dublin City Council Funtropolis This FREE family-friendly festival will be in town for four days of serious fun. Clear the schedule, grab the little ones in your life because Dublin City Council Funtropolis is back, baby. This year, the festivities will be spread out across two locations and two weekends, so […]
6 months ago
If dry January is on the horizon for you, stand-up is a great way to enjoy a night out without having to get on the pints. While Dublin has always enjoyed a thriving stand-up scene, in the years since the pandemic we’ve seen an influx of new clubs and there’s potential to see live comedy […]
2 years ago
”I am well aware I f***ed up.” While most of the country were watching on as Ireland beat Scotland in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday night, comedian Jack Whitehall took to the stage of Dublin’s 3Arena as part of his Settle Down tour, where he apologised to the crowd for the “major mistake” of scheduling the show at […]
2 years ago
Currently, stand-up comedy, improv and sketch comedy are not recognised as art forms by the Arts Council. Anyone who’s ever tried to pursue a career in the arts knows the struggle of working a day job (or two) to balance out your income, and subsequently having no time for the work you originally got the […]
3 years ago
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery and the Laughter Lounge have come together to create the ultimate Christmas Comedy Club experience… They say that laughter is the best medicine, and when it’s coupled with some creamy pints and festive grub in the comfort of the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, you know you’ve hit the trifecta. Teaming […]
4 years ago
Looking for a night out or the perfect Christmas gift? We’ve got you covered sweetie. There are so many deadly gigs happening in the coming weeks, all of which you can get tickets for now. This week we have a gorge mix of local and international comics, with something to suit all comedic tastes! Let’s […]
4 years ago
Ah lads. The news is a bit bleak this week, isn’t it? Only one thing for it. Completely detach yourself from reality and sit in a dark room with a pint and laugh your little heart out at someone else’s struggles and misfortune. It’s the kind of solace only live comedy can give you. If […]
4 years ago
Work got you down? Daylight savings have you dreaming of a sandy beach and the waves tickling your toes? I can’t really do much in the way of sandy beaches but I can offer you a way to distract yourself from life for an hour or so. Five ways, in fact. Here’s a gorge lineup […]
4 years ago
If you like your eggs benedict with a side of laughs, we’ve found the event for you. We all love a bitta entertainment during brunch. Whether it’s a drag show or just your pal who’s still half-cut from the night before, it enhances the whole experience. Which is why we’re very intrigued by this comedy […]
4 years ago
Nature is healing! We can now go back to doing everything in our power to avoid the front row at comedy gigs so we don’t get asked where we’re from by the MC. God, I’ve missed this. If you’ve been dying to get back to live gigs, have been tasked with organising a work night […]
4 years ago
The drag queens will be bringing their West End show to the Gaiety this month. Season on season, RuPaul’s Drag Race has continued to grow and grow into one of the biggest worldwide phenomenons of recent years. The stars from that show have also gone on to have huge international careers themselves, and we recently […]
4 years ago
Ahhh Workman’s. Where would we be without the place. It was the setting for some of the most iconic student nights of our youth. It’s where we first started fancying anything that walked once it had a septum piercing and a beanie hat rolled up over its ears. It’s the reason we know what Zaconey […]
4 years ago