Stand-up Comedy in Northern Ireland

Enjoy the craic in Northern Ireland...

The Irish love a good joke, and we naturally have a vibrant local comedy scene. There are plenty of opportunities to sit back and enjoy the craic - Pop down to the Empire Bar in Belfast's University district for the Comedy Club nights, or, if you are brave enough, head for the open mic nights at the Playhouse in Derry where anyone can stand up and impress the crowd with their funny jokes!

Check out our comedy venues and upcoming events below.

Just Some Ideas

	The Playhouse, Londonderry/Derry Award winning Community Art Centre featuring year round programming of local, national and international Theatre, Dance, Visual Arts, Education and Outreach, and Art Resources.
	Laurence Clark: Health Hazard! at The Playhouse, Londonderry/Derry What links Stephen Hawking, cardboard tube fights and Shane MacGowan? Or for that matter George Washington, the Queen and global Armageddon? Find out as Laurence Clark embarks on his one-man mission to sell the benefits of free healthcare to America.
	The Dumped Divorcees Support Club,Millennium Forum, Londonderry/Derry by Irene Melaugh It’s real, unforgettable and very, very funny. Rosie, Maura and Eileen are dumped by their husbands for younger models. Stunned, Maura goes on a six-month pub-crawl, skinning her knees as she chases after toy boys., While Eileen starts a nine day roll-over novena to any saint that might be listening. But Rosie, sensible as always, talks them into starting a support group. However, the first meeting of The Dumped Divorcee Support Group brings some very funny eccentric characters to their door! Ladies come along for support. Gents come along for the craic.
	Give My Head Peace, Enniskillen Give My Head Peace Back by Popular Demand! Da, Cal, Ma, Dympna and Billy the Peeler return to the Ardhowen Theatre for an evening of fun, laughter and topical comedy not to be missed.
	Brendan Grace at The Millennium Forum, Londonderry/Derry It's a funny old world when seen through the eyes of Brendan Grace!
	William Caulfield - 'One Step Forward and Two Steps Back', Enniskillen The success of his TV series ‘Our William’ and his Radio show ‘It’s William Caulfield so it is’ along with CD and DVD sales are proof enough of that.
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