Des Bishop, Neil Delamere, Maeve Higgins, Colin Murphy and David O’Doherty among acts on the bill – 15th October 2009.
Tickets for the gig/book launch are available from Aiken Promotions – click the following link for more info www.aikenpromotions.com
Des Bishop is recording his DVD in the Roisin Dubh, Galway on the 6th, 8th and 9th September, 2009. Tickets €15. All proceeds will go in aid of the Aislinn Centre, Co. Kilkenny, see details www.aislinn.ie
Colin Murphy is filming his new DVD in the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork on the 4th and 5th September, 2009. 8pm, tickets are €15. Contact Everyman Palace Theatre for bookings – www.everymanpalace.com
or phone 021 450 1673
Silly, that’s what the country needs right now and that’s exactly what it’ll get with this brand new six part panel show presented by Jason Byrne.
Winner 2008 if.comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
What’s the time?
It’s David O’Doherty time.
Tick tock, tick tock,
It’s O’Doherty o’clock
Des Bishop can now speak as gaeilge. After twelve months of study and immersion in Connemara’s Gaeltacht, he can now claim a rite of passage in Ireland, in speaking the native tongue. Drawing from his experience, Des has been performing his latest stand up show Tongues, to sell out audiences across Ireland. Filmed LIVE in Vicar Street during the tour, Tongues will be available on DVD through all good retailers from Friday, 14 November. With over 2 hours of brilliant stand up material including plenty of uncut extras, Tongues is the one DVD to purchase this Christmas.
School’s out and Des Bishop can now speak and perform as gaeilge. What’s next for Ireland’s adopted son of comedy having been transformed from a spectator to a player with a more attuned sense of awareness? Kicking off at Vicar Street 26 November, don’t miss his brand new show Unbéarlable, a hilarious look at life after learning Irish, for a native New Yorker finding his way. For full tour details visit desbishop.com
One of the most exciting Irish comedy performers, Jason Byrne releases his brand new DVD The Byrne Identity on November 21st. Recorded at Dublin’s Vicar Street Theatre, the DVD features over 2 hours of material including bonus material of Jason’s Edinburgh Festival Show.
The hugely popular Irish stand-up and brilliant host of BBC 2’s Mock the Week, Dara O Briain releases his second live stand up DVD – Dara O Briain Talks Funny, Live in London, on Friday 14th November. The show was filmed in front a live audience at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.