Galway Comedy Festival to start on Tuesday

Galway Comedy Festival kicks off next week, featuring 70+ artists performing in 16 venues.

Irish comedians include Dylan Moran, Deirdre O’Kane, Andrew Maxwell, Emma Doran, Al Porter, David McSavage and Barry Murphy, as well as fast-rising stars Aoife Dunne & Rachel Galvo.

Also performing are Omid Djalili, Paul Smith, Rhod Gilbert, Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus, Chris McCausland and Jack Dee.

This year, the festival has added Pálás Cinema as a venue, to join Róisín Dubh and the Bulmers Festival Club, among others.

There will also be a sing-along social and a silent disco, as well as Irish language comedy with Gáire as Gaeilge.

The Comedy Festival runs from Tuesday, October 21st to October 27th.

Over 20 shows are already sold out.

For tickets and the full festival programme, see www.GalwayComedyFestival.ie.