The Best Comedy Festivals 2010!
Friends of Ted Festival
Feb 25th - Mar 7th 2010
Inspired by the hit TV show Father Ted, this hugely popular festival will be entering its 4th year in 2010. Taking place on the West coast of Ireland, the Friends of Ted Festival incorporates actual locations from the series.
www.friendsofted.org
St Patrick's Day Festival
March 12th - March 17th 2010
St. Patrick’s Festival is rolling out the green carpet for six days for an Irish celebration of monumental proportions; Street theatre, music, comedy, outdoor spectaculars, dance, visual art and all that’s just a taster for what is planned for Ireland’s largest national celebration. Dublin and Limerick will lead the nation and promise six lively daysand nights of free celebrations encompassing a feeling of what it means to be or just feel Irish.
www.stpatricksfestival.ie
The Festival of Fools
April 29th – May 3rd 2010
Back for a seventh year and promising an extraordinary variety of international street theatre and circus performance in Belfast’s city centre the festival boasts more than 100 performances celebrating the joy of not being sensible. The Festival of Fools has become a firm favourite with the Belfast audiences and has a growing reputation worldwide for putting on some of the funniest street theatre going.
www.foolsfestival.com
The Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
June 3rd – June 7th 2010
One of the best known and longest running comedy festivals in Ireland takes place annually in the medieval city of Kilkenny and is at the top of the summer festival diary for those who love a good laugh and appreciate real stand-up talent.
www.thecatlaughs.com
The Carlsberg Comedy Carnival
July 22nd – July 25th 2010
Playing host to over 65 international and Irish acts in 50 shows over one unique carnival weekend in one of Dublin’s finest parks, the Iveagh Gardens. ‘The Carlsberg Comedy Carnival’ is a strictly over 18s event.
www.carlsbergcomedy.com
Electric Picnic
September 3rd, 4th, 5th 2010
Electric Picnic will be parading back into Stradbally once again with all the usual suspects and more, adorned in all their festival finery. The hottest bands, the brightest minds, the most devilish comedians. A unique combination of energy and sparkle, other worldliness and circus pizzazz.
www.electricpicnic.ie
Big Tickle Comedy Festival
September 2010
‘The Big Tickle Comedy Festival’ in Londonderry is Northern Ireland’s largest comedy festival and hosts a galaxy of comedy stars from around the globe.
www.thebigtickle.com
The Bulmers Comedy Festival @ revolution
23rd September – 26th September 2010
A 4-day festival featuring the best of Irish comedy including PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere, Jason Byrne and many more, all under one roof! A definite must see!
www.revolutionwaterford.ie
Galway Comedy Festival
October 21st – October 25th 2010
Now in its 5th year, the Galway Comedy Festival has become one of the premiere ‘boutique’ comedy festivals in the country. Each year features acts from different countries performing different shows all across the City. This year’s programme will thrill comedy fans, with the best of established acts sharing the stage with upcoming stars and emerging talent.
www.galwaycomedyfestival.com
The Hallowe’en Howls Comedy Festival
October 2010
‘The Hallowe’en Howls Comedy Festival’ debuted in 2008 but has every intention of becoming one of the landmark festivals on the Irish comedy calendar. Taking place in the quaint Irish town of Portlaoise, Co. Laois in the midlands, all festival venues are within a 3 minute walk of each other.
www.halloweenhowls.ie
