The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 2016

THURS 2ND - MON 6TH JUNE 2016

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WELCOME Welcome to Kilkenny City: home of Ireland’s Medieval Mile, Ireland’s Ancient East and the “best little comedy festival in the world”.

It is with great honour and pride that I present my fourth and final programme for the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, the 22nd of its name. Having weathered the storm, the future for the festival is very bright indeed.

It is a tribute to the clear vision and dogged determination of its founders that it has not only survived but grown to be one of the world’s best loved comedy festivals – one which has played a role in the careers of some of the biggest stars in the business.

This year, we’re thrilled to present with Sky a premiere screening of their brand new series of Comedy Shorts, featuring some of Ireland’s greatest comedic talent.

Our family-friendly programme also returns with the Kitten Club shows in medieval Rothe House, Karl Spain’s Hysterical Walking Tour of the city and, in an an exciting new collaboration with Gowran Park Race Course, we’re delighted to present a very special Bank Holiday Monday race meeting with a difference, as comedians bring their LOLs to the Sport of Kings. Winner alright.

Drink deep. Eat well. Laugh out loud responsibly.

Naoise Nunn Artistic Director

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@CatLaughsComedy

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BACKSTAGE Artistic Director: Production Manager: Box Office Manager: Festival Manager: Festival Administrator: Volunteers Manager:

Naoise Nunn Michael Burke Lilian Burke Miriam Dunne Margaret-Mary Murphy Tommie Ryan

Artist Liaison: Public Relations: Accountant:

Deirdre Molloy Sorcha O’Flanagan Teresa Corcoran

Design and Website: RedLemonade.ie Cat Illustration: Alé Mercado IT Support: BITS Festival Founders: Richard Cook, Lynn Cahill, Michael McCarthy.

Board of Directors: Bren Berry, Richard Cook (Chair), Kieran O’Gorman,

Rose Parkinson, Jonathan Shankey, Tony Walsh.

Special Thanks:

To all our amazing box office staff, venue managers and

volunteers who make this festival possible.

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JAMES ACASTER Returning to Kilkenny after his debut last year, James has since been nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Foster’s Comedy Awards in Edinburgh. You’ll know him from TV appearances on Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You and QI, and his standup is sheer brilliance.

Meetings: 1 previous

Breed: British

@JamesAcaster

JASON BYRNE Jason’s inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades including the highly coveted Perrier Newcomer Award Nomination and the Perrier Award Nomination. “Unmissable” Evening Standard Meetings: 19 previous

Breed: Irish

@thejasonbyrne

JOHN COLLEARY John is star and co-writer of award-winning TV comedy series: The Savage Eye and Irish Pictorial Weekly.

He is a master of satire and mimicry whose Gerry Adams is eerily pitch perfect. John was voted sixth best comedian in Europe by Bail Out Monthly Magazine.

Meetings: 4 previous

Breed: Irish

FRED COOKE Fred has an energy and enthusiasm for life and comedy that is impossible to resist. A musical prodigy with melodica and guitar, his performances have become the stuff of legend. TV includes Republic of Telly, the Savage Eye and *those* Spar ads.

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@CookeFred

NEIL DELAMERE Consistently one of Ireland’s top stand ups, Neil has also recently turned his hand to TV documentaries. He’s written and presented award-winning programmes on the Vikings and St. Patrick and last year created Holding out for a Hero for RTE 2. He also returned for season 10 of The Blame Game for the BBC. Meetings: 15 previous

Breed: Irish

@neildelamere

FOIL, ARMS AND HOG Sean Finegan, Conor McKenna and Sean Flanagan work out of an office in Dublin where they write, film and edit their own sketches for their YouTube channel. Foil, Arms and Hog are one of the very best comedy sketch outfits in Britain or Ireland and they’re on their way to being huge.

Meetings: 2 previous

Breed: Irish

@FoilArmsAndHog

2016 RACE CARD

PJ GALLAGHER Renowned for his Naked Camera show and his host of memorable Irish characters, including Jake Stevens, PJ has since worked on many other TV projects for RTÉ and Channel 4. Last year, he and Joanne McNally created a new show called Separated at Birth, which explored their experiences of adoption.

Meetings: 10 previous

Breed: Irish

@pjgallagher

KEVIN GILDEA A Cat Laughs veteran, Kevin is an award-winning writer, comedian and actor. A regular reporter and critic on RTÉ’s arts show The Works, Gildea’s comedic style has been described as “highly original and explosive comedy” by The Sunday Times and “quirky”, “innovative”, “creative” and “pioneering” by the Guardian.

Meetings: 15 previous

Breed: Irish

@ComedyGildea

GEAROID FARRELLY Just recently returned from supporting UK comedy star Sarah Millican on a major UK tour, Gearóid has also toured extensively with PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere and Maeve Higgins and supported Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne and Rich Hall. His standup special Home Truths will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 this summer.

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@gearoidfarrelly

RICH HALL Another Cat Laughs veteran - and we mean that in the best sense - Rich has been delighting Kilkenny audiences with his grouchy, deadpan wit and sharp audience riffing for well over 20 years now. We think he might be in danger of lightening up a little!

Meetings: 19 previous

Breed: American

ADAM HESS Adam’s shows at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe were the stuff of legend. Incisive, clever and fast-paced gags went down a storm with audiences. We’re looking forward to seeing his debut at the Cat Laughs. You’ll be able to say you saw him here first.

MAIDEN

Breed: British

@adamhess1

BEC HILL Bec recently landed a gig as co-host of Sky’s DC Fancast. Her brilliant Youtube videos have had 400,000 views and she is the co-creator of Bec Hill’s Pun Run which debuts at the festival this year. Bec will also host the Kitten Club for kids in Rothe House.

Meetings: 3 previous

Breed: Australian

@bechillcomedian

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MAEVE HIGGINS Now based in New York, writer and comedian Maeve has been winning over audiences at the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, appearances at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade and various literary festivals. We’re delighted she’s back in Kilkenny on her summer jollies.

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@maevehiggins

ADAM HILLS The affable Aussie is back at the Cat Laughs after an amazing 8th season of the brilliant The Last Leg show on Channel 4 and ahead of a major tour of his new stand up show Clown Heart. His masterful and uplifting joke-telling is a true joy to behold.

Meetings: 10 previous

Breed: Australian

@adamhillscomedy

SEAN HUGHES Sean was with us for the very first festival back in 1995 and it’s an absolute delight to welcome the legend back to Kilkenny. He’s currently on a big tour with Jarred Christmas, Pete Firman and Gary Delaney and the shows are going down a storm. Do your heart good and go see Sean.

Meetings: 2 previous

Breed: Irish

@mr_seanhughes

REGINALD D. HUNTER The smooth-talking comedy genius from Georgia is back in Kilkenny with a brand new solo show at the Watergate Theatre - The Aluminum Negro - together with two lineup shows. The solo show is now sold out so do not miss the chance to see a master at the top of his game.

Meetings: 4 previous

Breed: American

@reginalddhunter

ALL STAR IMPROV This is the dream improv supergroup. Dublin Comedy Improv’s Ian Coppinger, Tara Flynn, Danny Kehoe, Sharon Mannion, Kevin Gildea, Joe Rooney, Paul Tylak and Michelle Read team up with Whose Line is it Anyway? stars Steve Frost, Steve Steen and Andy Smart for a tour-de-force of the unpredictable and unprintable!

Meetings: 12 previous

Breed: Anglo Irish

DOM IRRERA Truly Dom is the Godfather of the festival. Only Barry Murphy has appeared in Kilkenny more times. A bone fide legend on the US comedy circuit, Dom has appeared with everyone from Letterman to Conan; Jimmy Fallon to Craig Ferguson and he’s slayed them all. And I don’t mean that in a gay way.

Meetings: 19 previous

Breed: American

@domirrera

2016 RACE CARD

CHRIS KENT Chris is a beguiling and charming natural storyteller. He’s brought his surreal take on his life to the Edinburgh Fringe and further afield with great success. “A compelling storyteller, truly surprising, beautifully delivered.” (The Scotsman).

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@chriskentcomic

ERIC LALOR Eric is a popular regular on the Irish stand-up scene, a writer with Joe.ie, an actor and a father of another stand up comedian - but he’s most recently become known as bad guy Cathal Spillane in RTE’s Fair City.

He’ll also be one of the tastier footballers at the Ireland v The Rest of the World match.

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@ericlalor

JOE LYCETT Nominated for a Best Newcomer Award at the 2012 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, this is Joe’s first time in Kilkenny. He’s supported Tommy Tiernan, Ross Noble and Scott Capurro on tour but his own solo shows are a colourful, camp joy. You’ll have seen him recently on 8 out of 10 Cats and Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central.

MAIDEN

Breed: British

@joelycett

NISH KUMAR Nish Kumar is a UK radio regular and has appeared on Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience. “If you like your comedy to be intelligent, inventive, thought-provoking ... that makes an hour feel like a fantastic ten minutes, then you’re going to love Nish Kumar’s show.” (Time Out)

MAIDEN

Breed: British

@MrNishKumar

JASON MANFORD Jason started his career in 1999, while working at the Buzz Comedy Club in Manchester. He was collecting glasses when a performer didn’t arrive. Then, just 17 years old, he stepped in to fill the gap. Six gigs later he was crowned The City Life North West Comedian of the Year. A comedian for all seasons, we’re chuffed he’s come to Kilkenny.

Meetings: 3 previous

Breed: British

@JasonManford

ANDREW MAXWELL Renowned for his intrepid social commentary, double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee (2007 and 2011) and star of Sky’s John Bishop’s Only Joking and BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Andrew has also been linked to controversial appearances by El Who?!? at the Ireland v The Rest of the World Football match.

Meetings: 15 previous

Breed: Irish

@andrewismaxwell

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IGOR MEERSON Igor smashes Soviet stereotypes, recalls tales of his childhood in the Soviet Union, life in modern Russia and his experiences around the globe. He’s enjoyed triumphant seasons at the Edinburgh and Melbourne Festivals and now he’s coming to Kilkenny - Karashow!

MAIDEN

Breed: Russian

SHAZIA MIRZA Shazia is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer originally from Birmingham, England.

Although she doesn’t live there anymore because she’s doing well. See her show ‘’The Kardashians Made Me Do It’. “Brave and urgent”(The Telegraph)

MAIDEN

Breed: British

@shaziamirza1

BARRY MURPHY The only comedian to have played every festival since 1995, Barry is co-creator of Apres Match, Irish Pictorial Weekly and Soupy Norman. He is an adequate golfer, a sketchy card player and a glorious singer.

“One of the top ten kings of Irish comedy” (Hot Press) Meetings: 21 previous

Breed: Irish

@BarryMurphy180

JOANNE MCNALLY Best known as the new co-host of Republic of Telly, Joanne is one of Ireland’s fastest rising comedy talents.

Her show with PJ Gallagher, Separated at Birth, about their experiences of adoption gained critical acclaim and her stand up sets are becoming more confident and assured. One to watch, for sure.

MAIDEN

Breed: Irish

@jomcnally

COLUM MCDONNELL Colum has most recently been seen on TV in Irish Pictorial Weekly for which he also writes. Previously, Colum has starred in The Savage Eye. He is a hugely popular figure on the British and Irish comedy circuits where he shares his self-deprecating observations on life, love and hobbits.

Meetings: 4 previous

Breed: Irish

@colummcdonnell

COLIN MURPHY Another Cat Laughs veteran, in the best possible way, Colin has a brilliant turn of phrase and an hilariously exasperated take on modern life. He was host of The Panel for RTÉ and is a panellist on the long-running Blame Game series (BBC Radio Ulster).

Meetings: 17 previous

Breed: Irish

@colinmurphy68

2016 RACE CARD

DAVID O’DOHERTY From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Nicholas O’Doherty (born 18 December 1975 in Dublin, Ireland)[1] is an Irish comedian, author, musician, actor and playwright. His stand-up has won many international awards including the if.comedy award in 2008[2] and Best International Comedian at the 2014 Sydney Comedy Festival.[3]

Meetings: 15 previous

Breed: Irish

@phlaimeaux

HECTOR Ó HEOCHAGÁIN One of Ireland’s best-loved television personalities, Hector came to prominence with TG4’s Only Fools Buy Horses about his experiences in the horse racing industry. He’s recently returned from filming in Central America for a major new documentary series for TG4.

Meetings: 1 previous

Breed: Irish

@hectorirl

DEIRDRE O’KANE Star of the award-winning biopic Noble, as well as Moone Boy and Paths to Freedom, Deirdre is also one of Ireland’s top stand up comics. She’s now on tour with her new show 1Dee which she brings to the perfect surroundings of the Set Theatre.

Meetings: 9 previous

Breed: Irish

@DeirdreOKane1

COLM O’REGAN Colm is a bestselling author, comedian and broadcaster, from the small Co. Cork village of Dripsey. He has stood up and made people laugh all over the world as well as writing three bestselling Irish Mammies books based on his @IrishMammies Twitter account.

Meetings: 7 previous

Breed: Irish

@colmoregan

BERNARD O’SHEA Star of the brilliantly funny recent TV comedy Bridget and Eamonn, Bernard is also one third of Breakfast Republic on 2FM and formerly of Republic of Telly and The Panel. “...luxuriant angst, glorious vulnerabilities and fabulous impromptu raging that reminds you how extraordinary stand-up can be.” (The Scotsman) Meetings: 11 previous

Breed: Irish

@boshea5

AL PORTER Undeniably the fastest rising and most colourful star in the Irish comedy firmament, Al has gone from playing the Wildcats show at the Cat Laughs to selling out multiple dates in Vicar Street in just over a year.

He’s done a TV special for RTÉ and appeared on BBC’s Live at the Apollo.

Meetings: 1 previous

Breed: Irish

@TheAlPorter

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JOE ROONEY Long-standing member of the Dublin Comedy Improv, Joe has also starred in dozens of hit TV comedies including Father Ted and Killinaskully. Joe’s stand up performances are manic, high energy sets that will leave you breathless.

Meetings: 11 previous

Breed: Irish

@joerooney1

ANDREW RYAN Andrew’s quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural observational stand up. He performed his debut hour show ‘Ryanopoly’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, receiving rave reviews. ‘Illuminating debut. 5 stars’ (The Metro).

Meetings: 1 previous

Breed: Irish

@AndrewRyan_

KARL SPAIN Karl is unfailingly adaptable, an ingenious and generous improviser, an outstanding MC and a general an all-round good guy. Don’t miss his Hysterical Walking Tours, his commentary on the Ireland v The Rest of the World Football Match and his own Sky Comedy Short.

Meetings: 15 previous

Breed: Irish

@karlkingov

TIFF STEVENSON Tiff’s latest solo show ‘Mad Man’ was one of the best reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2015 receiving ten 4* and 5* reviews. In 2015, The Times picked Tiff as one of their top 10 comics to watch at the fringe “hugely accomplished and enjoyably provocative comedian”.

Meetings: 2 previous

Breed: British

@tiffstevenson

ELEANOR TIERNAN Star of and writer on Irish Pictorial Weekly, among other TV shows, Eleanor has also written and performed several solo stand up shows as well as the National Therapy Project which brilliantly explored our national psychoses. Her stand up is clever, quirky and very funny.

Meetings: 11 previous

Breed: Irish

@eleanortiernan

WATERFORD WHISPERS NEWS The WWN Facebook page has nearly half a million followers, the website gets 4 million unique visitors a month from across the globe where its stories have fooled media in India, the US and Australia, it is Ireland’s fourth biggest “news” source and they’ve been threatened by Denis O’Brien.

MAIDEN

Breed: Irish

@WhispersNewsLTD

2016 RACE CARD / AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

JJ WHITEHEAD JJ Whitehead has been performing his brand of stand up comedy all over the world for 15 years now. With more stamps in his passport than most comedians he is a regular at International Comedy Festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK, Holland and his home country of Canada. This is his first time in Kilkenny.

MAIDEN

Breed: Canadian

@JJWhitesnake

GLENN WOOL Glenn is a cleverly subversive comedian, because behind his shaggy hangdog looks and his apparently homespun humour lies a sharp intelligence which is slowly and quietly hitting the mark on several of the important issues of the day.

Meetings: 2 previous

Breed: Canadian

@GlennWool

afternoon delights BEC HILL’S PUN RUN Calling all PUNters! Pun Run is heading to Kilkenny for PUN NIGHT ONLY! The UK’s cultfavourite and ONLY pun-based comedy club is hitting Irish shores just for the Cat Laughs Festival! See some top-rated comedians delivering their best (and worst) one-liners and wordplay material. Book early to avoid disapPUNtment!

Line up includes: David O’Doherty, Tiffany Stevenson, Nish Kumar, Barry Murphy, Joe Lycett, Karl Spain and more!

Sunday 5.30pm

Set Theatre

90 minutes

€24

UNCLE DOM’S FIRESIDE CHATS Following the great success of last year’s outings, avuncular festival favourite, Dom Irrera hosts intimate one-to-one fireside interviews with some of the more intriguing artists performing at the festival. Be prepared to hear personal testimonies of life in comedy as well as gossip, inside stories and everything you definitely won’t hear on a TV chat show.

With Special Guests: Adam Hills and Maeve Higgins (Saturday) Tiff Stevenson and Reg D Hunter (Sunday) Sat 3pm & Sun 3pm

Hole in the Wall

60 minutes

€20

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DANGEROLOGY SEMINAR Back in Kilkenny again to advise the unwise on the Danger of Things as distinct from the Internet of Things, David O’Doherty and Chris Judge conduct an informative seminar based on their latest book Danger is Still Everywhere. You have been warned.

Seriously.

Rothe House

Sat 4pm & Sun 4pm

60 minutes

€12

IRELAND VS THE REST OF THE WORLD Every year since 1995, in the hallowed grounds of Kilkenny City’s Fairgreen (except one year when it was in the Waterbarrack and Ross Noble fell into the River Breagagh), thousands have come to marvel at the spectacle of approximately 22 comedians and special guests making a mockery of the beautiful game. With live PA commentary by Karl Spain.

Sunday 2pm

The Fair Green

90 minutes

FREE

KITTEN CLUB 2016 sees the return of our hugely popular programme of family-friendly shows at the festival.

So if you haven’t been to the festival before, or it’s a while since you’ve been because of the smallies, this year - take them with you! We’ve got two shows daily in the wonderful Rothe House this year. Hosted by Bec Hill with Fred Cooke and Reuben.

Sat 2pm & Sun 2pm

Rothe House

60 minutes

€12

CAT LAUGHS GOES TO THE RACES Cat Laughs Goes to the Races is an exciting new development for both the festival, which marks its 22nd birthday this year, and Gowran Park racecourse outside Kilkenny which marks its 102nd! There’s an exciting full 7 race card of top class flat racing. There’ll be comedy commentary, banter with the bookies and the tipsters and comedy capers over the course of the June bank holiday Monday.

Free shuttle buses from Kilkenny Castle at 1pm. Under 18s go free.

Monday 2.05pm (First Race)

Gowran Park Racecourse

€15

AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

SKY COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING Sky Comedy Shorts is a series of brilliantly original shorts set in Ireland from six comedy stars, including Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and Al Porter. The six shorts will all be exclusively available via Sky’s On Demand service from Saturday 4th June and will be premiered at the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival on the same day. Every episode will also air on Sky Arts later in June.

Following the success of Sky’s Christmas Comedy Shorts, which were made with some of the most exciting talent to come out of Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year, a second series of comedy shorts were commissioned by Jon Mountague and Morwenna Gordon. This time around, Ireland is the focus.

This season of ‘Sky Comedy Shorts’ includes shorts from Jason Byrne – Edinburgh Fringe Festival stalwart and star of Sky 1 series Wild Things – and Katherine Ryan, Canadian/ Irish comedian and panellist on Sky 1 Bring the Noise. In addition, some of the best rising stars of the comedy circuit Seann Walsh, Al Porter, Alison Spittle and Dublin sketch group A Diet of Worms also have created their very own homages to the Emerald Isle.

More info on the website.

Sat 3.30pm

Set Theatre

90 minutes

FREE BUT TICKETED

Hysterical Walking Tour After the huge popularity of last year’s high-jinx on the streets of Kilkenny with Karl Spain, we’ve teamed up again with Tynan Tours who have led walking tours through the medieval streets and slipways for more than 30 years. Prepare yourself for a hugely entertaining hour of dubious history. Putting the smile in the Medieval Mile.

Sat 2pm & Sun 4pm

Kilkenny Tourist Office

60 minutes

€10

Giving Out Yards with Tara Flynn Tara Flynn is raging. Raging. So raging, she’s written a book about it. Giving Out Yards: the Art of Complaint, Irish Style (Hachette Books Ireland) Is an A-Z of what the Irish are angry about, and how and where we vent that anger. If you are raging, too, why not join Tara at the wonderful Stone House Books for some hilarious afternoon rage, Q&A (raging) and raging readings? Don’t hold it in. Give (it) out.

Saturday 2pm

Stone House Books

60 minutes

FREE BUT TICKETED

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up and coming talent WILD CATS Wildcats showcases the best of Irish up and coming and established talent on the circuit, together with a few surprises.

These great fast-moving shows are hosted by Andrew Ryan and Paul Marsh and feature cracking fresh talent: Suzie Houlihan, Alison Spittle, Sean Nolan, Keith Fox, Cornelius Patrick O’Sullivan, Gerry McBride,Danny O’Brien, Steve Bennett, Hugh Cooney, Niamh Marron, Totally Wired, Grainne McKeever, Emman Idama, Johnny Candon, Andrea Farrell, Jim Elliott, Joe Dowlin, Eve Darcy, Aideen McQueen, Emma Doran, George Fox and David Reilly.

Sat & Sun 7pm Hole in the Wall. Sat & Sun 8pm Cleere’s

80 minutes

€20

THURS 2ND - MON 6TH JUNE 2016 Thursday 2nd June

Cat Laughs Comedy Festival Gala Opening Show Adam Hills, Barry Murphy, Dom Irrera, Karl Spain, David O’Doherty, Tiff Stevenson, Jason Byrne, WWN, Al Porter, Foil, Arms & Hog, Joanne McNally 8.00pm €30/€28 140 mins

The Hub at Cillín Hill

Friday 3rd June

Langton’s Set

David O’Doherty, James Acaster, Bec Hill, Barry Murphy 6.00pm €26 80minutes Neil Delamere, Nish Kumar, Colm O’Regan, Karl Spain 7.30pm €28 80minutes Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Tiff Stevenson, Dom Irrera 8.00pm €28 80minutes

RIVERCOURT BALLROOM Ormonde Kilbride

PJ Gallagher, Adam Hess, Gearoid Farrelly, Adam Hills 10.00pm €28 80minutes Al Porter, Foil, Arms And Hog, Chris Kent, Karl Spain 10.30pm €28 50minutes Sean Hughes, Colin Murphy, Igor Meerson, Barry Murphy 9.30pm €24 80minutes

Cleere’s

Saturday 4th June

Hotel Kilkenny Skyline Ormonde Kings Cleere’s Langton’s Set Ormonde Kilbride

Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Rich Hall, Adam Hills 6.00pm €26 80minutes Andrew Maxwell, Sean Hughes, Adam Hess, Eric Lalor 6.00pm €28 80minutes Shazia Mirza: The Kardashians Made Me Do It! 6.00pm €22 70minutes David O’Doherty, Nish Kumar, Eleanor Tiernan, Colm O’Regan 6.00pm €28 80minutes Neil Delamere, Foil, Arms & Hog, Maeve Higgins, Fred Cooke 6.30pm €28 80minutes

Al Porter, Jason Manford, Foil, Arms & Hog, Adam Hills 8.30pm €29 80minutes Rich Hall, Bernard O’Shea, Maeve Higgins, Fred Cooke 8.00pm €29 80minutes

Glenn Wool, James Acaster, Igor Meerson, Kevin Gildea, Barry Murphy 10.00pm €24 90minutes

Wildcats 8.00pm €20 80minutes Deirdre O’Kane - 1Dee w/ Chris Kent 8.00pm €26 70minutes PJ Gallagher, Andrew Maxwell, Joe Lycett, Barry Murphy 8.30pm €29 80minutes

David O’Doherty, Tiff Stevenson, Nish Kumar, Chris Kent 10.30pm €29 80minutes Jason Byrne, Al Porter, Jason Manford Colin Murphy 10.30pm €29 80minutes

Wildcats 7.00pm €20 80minutes

Hole in the Wall

“The Aluminum Negro” Reg D. Hunter w/ Glenn Wool 8.00pm SOLD OUT 90minutes

Watergate Theatre

International All Star Improv 8.00pm €24 80minutes

Village inn

Neil Delamere, James Acaster, Sean Hughes, Gearoid Farrelly 8.30pm €29 80minutes

Langton’s Ballroom

Dom Irrera, Joe Rooney, Andrew Ryan 9.00pm €24 80minutes

Red Door (Thomastown)

Sunday 5th June

Langton’s Ballroom

Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Foil, Arms & Hog, Colm O’Regan 6.00pm €29 80minutes Wildcats 7.00pm €20 80minutes

Hole in the Wall

Fred Cooke, Sean Hughes, Barry Murphy, Colum McDonnell 7.30pm €20 80minutes David O’Doherty, James Acaster, Maeve Higgins, Chris Kent, Eleanor Tiernan 8.00pm €29 80minutes International All Star Improv 8.00pm €24 80minutes

Red Door (Thomastown)

Langton’s Set Village Inn CLEERE’S Ormonde Kilbride WATERGATE THEATRE

Neil Delamere, Joe Lycett, Tiff Stevenson, Colin Murphy 8.30pm €29 80minutes

Football Match

Wildcats 8.00pm €20 80minutes

Ireland v Rest of the World

Jason Manford, Glenn Wool, John Colleary JJ Whitehead, Joanne Mcnally 8.00pm €29 80minutes Adam and Al’s Cat Laughs Chat Show 8.00pm €24 90minutes Reginald D Hunter, Rich Hall, Adam Hess, Eric Lalor 8.30pm €29 80minutes Andrew Maxwell, Nish Kumar, Igor Meerson, Karl Spain 9.00pm €29 80minutes

Sun 2pm The Fairgreen 90 mins Free

Hotel Kilkenny Skyline ORMONDE KINGS

Neil Delamere, Reg D Hunter, Al Porter, Bernard O’Shea, Fred Cooke 10.30pm €28 90minutes

Cat Laughs Goes to the Races with Barry Murphy, Hector and Waterford Whispers News Mon 2pm, Gowran Park Racecourse, 3 hours, €15

Monday 6th June

Goodnite Cats!

10.00pm €28 90minutes

Langton’s Set

Afternoon Delights Kitten Club Family friendly comedy, Bec Hill with Fred Cooke and Reuben Sat 2pm & Sun 2pm Rothe House 60 mins €12

Giving Out Yards with Tara Flynn Saturday, 2pm Stone House Books 60 mins Free but ticketed

Uncle Dom’s Fireside Chat with Adam Hills and Maeve Higgins (Sat), Tiff Stevenson and Reg D Hunter (Sun) Sat 3pm & Sun 3pm Hole in the Wall 60 mins €20

Sky ‘Comedy Bites’ Screening

Karl Spain’s Hysterical Walking Tour

Sat 3.30pm Set Theatre 90 mins Free but ticketed

Sat 2pm & Sun 4pm Kilkenny Tourist Office 60 mins €10

Dangerology Seminar with David O’Doherty and Chris Judge Sat 4pm & Sun 4pm Rothe House 60 min €12

Bec Hill’s Pun Run with David O’Doherty, Tiffany Stevenson, Nish Kumar, Barry Murphy, Joe Lycett, Karl Spain and more!

Sun 5.30pm Set Theatre 90 mins €24

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FESTIVAL MAP

TICKETS & BOOKING

Once you arrive in Kilkenny, everything is right on your doorstep. This maps shows you key festival locations and show venues. All are within an easy ten minute walk of each other, as are the majority of the city’s hotels and restaurants.

Limited parking is available on street but there are a number of public car parks throughout the city and at several festival venues. Check out www.kilkennycity.ie for full parking information.

Tickets are available online now at www.thecatlaughs.com. Our box office is located at 16 John Street, Kilkenny. If you have any queries relating to shows, ticketing, or group bookings, simply contact one of our lovely box office team by email at tickets@thecatlaughs.com. All emails will be responded to within 24 hours.

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD IN KILKENNY

Ireland’s just a short hop flight from the UK and Europe and it’s never been easier or quicker to get to Kilkenny once you arrive. You can fly direct into Dublin or Cork airports or bring the car by ferry to Rosslare Europort.

Ireland’s brand new motorway network makes driving a breeze with Kilkenny now a mere 80 minutes from Dublin (Kilkenny is accessed via exit 8 from the M9). You can also catch one of the frequent trains and buses into the heart of the city from any urban centre in the country.

Kilkenny’s vast selection of high quality accommodation has something to suit every visitor, from charming family-run B&Bs to plush 5 star hotels and cosily rustic selfcatering cottages - and let’s not forget campsites for the true festival die-hard! Kilkenny has many great restaurants (including some newly awarded Michelin stars, no less!) but a word of warning; those comics are a hungry bunch and restaurants book up well ahead of the festival weekend so get your reservation in early to make sure you get a seat at the table. Check out the latest on our accommodation and restaurant pages or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie to help plan every detail of your Marble City trip.

Check out the links below for help with planning your route and travel, as well as arranging other activities for your trip to the Marble City. There’s lots of extra information available to download from our website including maps and visitor guides or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie for the very latest visitor information.

/catlaughs

THURS 2ND - MON 6TH JUNE 2016

PLAN YOUR TRAVEL Driving routes: www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes Rail: www.irishrail.ie Bus: www.buseireann.ie or www.jjkavanagh.ie Direct flights: www.aerlingus.com / www.ryanair.com / www.ba.com Ferry: www.irishferries.com / www.stenaline.co.uk

1. Box Office

7. Hotel Kilkenny Skyline

13. Rothe House

2. Cillín Hill

8. Langton’s Ballroom

14. Set Theatre

3. Cleere’s

9. Ormonde Kilbride

15. Stone House Books

4. The Fairgreen

10. Ormonde Kings

16. Tourist Office

5. Bus to Gowran Park Racecourse

11. Red Door, Thomastown

17. Village Inn

6. Hole in the Wall

12. Rivercourt Hotel

18. Watergate Theatre

THECATLAUGHS.COM

Supported by:

Pouring Partner:

@CatLaughsComedy

thecatlaughs

#catlaughs

LOCATION

BOOK NOW: THECATLAUGHS.COM / 056 776 3837

BOOK NOW: THECATLAUGHS.COM / 056 776 3837

FESTIVAL MAP

TICKETS & BOOKING

Once you arrive in Kilkenny, everything is right on your doorstep. This maps shows you key festival locations and show venues. All are within an easy ten minute walk of each other, as are the majority of the city’s hotels and restaurants.

Limited parking is available on street but there are a number of public car parks throughout the city and at several festival venues. Check out www.kilkennycity.ie for full parking information.

Tickets are available online now at www.thecatlaughs.com. Our box office is located at 16 John Street, Kilkenny. If you have any queries relating to shows, ticketing, or group bookings, simply contact one of our lovely box office team by email at tickets@thecatlaughs.com. All emails will be responded to within 24 hours.

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD IN KILKENNY

Ireland’s just a short hop flight from the UK and Europe and it’s never been easier or quicker to get to Kilkenny once you arrive. You can fly direct into Dublin or Cork airports or bring the car by ferry to Rosslare Europort.

Ireland’s brand new motorway network makes driving a breeze with Kilkenny now a mere 80 minutes from Dublin (Kilkenny is accessed via exit 8 from the M9). You can also catch one of the frequent trains and buses into the heart of the city from any urban centre in the country.

Kilkenny’s vast selection of high quality accommodation has something to suit every visitor, from charming family-run B&Bs to plush 5 star hotels and cosily rustic selfcatering cottages - and let’s not forget campsites for the true festival die-hard! Kilkenny has many great restaurants (including some newly awarded Michelin stars, no less!) but a word of warning; those comics are a hungry bunch and restaurants book up well ahead of the festival weekend so get your reservation in early to make sure you get a seat at the table. Check out the latest on our accommodation and restaurant pages or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie to help plan every detail of your Marble City trip.

Check out the links below for help with planning your route and travel, as well as arranging other activities for your trip to the Marble City. There’s lots of extra information available to download from our website including maps and visitor guides or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie for the very latest visitor information.

/catlaughs

THURS 2ND - MON 6TH JUNE 2016

PLAN YOUR TRAVEL Driving routes: www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes Rail: www.irishrail.ie Bus: www.buseireann.ie or www.jjkavanagh.ie Direct flights: www.aerlingus.com / www.ryanair.com / www.ba.com Ferry: www.irishferries.com / www.stenaline.co.uk

1. Box Office

7. Hotel Kilkenny Skyline

13. Rothe House

2. Cillín Hill

8. Langton’s Ballroom

14. Set Theatre

3. Cleere’s

9. Ormonde Kilbride

15. Stone House Books

4. The Fairgreen

10. Ormonde Kings

16. Tourist Office

5. Bus to Gowran Park Racecourse

11. Red Door, Thomastown

17. Village Inn

6. Hole in the Wall

12. Rivercourt Hotel

18. Watergate Theatre

THECATLAUGHS.COM

Supported by:

Pouring Partner:

@CatLaughsComedy

thecatlaughs

#catlaughs

LOCATION

BOOK NOW: THECATLAUGHS.COM / 056 776 3837

BOOK NOW: THECATLAUGHS.COM / 056 776 3837

FESTIVAL MAP

TICKETS & BOOKING

Once you arrive in Kilkenny, everything is right on your doorstep. This maps shows you key festival locations and show venues. All are within an easy ten minute walk of each other, as are the majority of the city’s hotels and restaurants.

Limited parking is available on street but there are a number of public car parks throughout the city and at several festival venues. Check out www.kilkennycity.ie for full parking information.

Tickets are available online now at www.thecatlaughs.com. Our box office is located at 16 John Street, Kilkenny. If you have any queries relating to shows, ticketing, or group bookings, simply contact one of our lovely box office team by email at tickets@thecatlaughs.com. All emails will be responded to within 24 hours.

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD IN KILKENNY

Ireland’s just a short hop flight from the UK and Europe and it’s never been easier or quicker to get to Kilkenny once you arrive. You can fly direct into Dublin or Cork airports or bring the car by ferry to Rosslare Europort.

Ireland’s brand new motorway network makes driving a breeze with Kilkenny now a mere 80 minutes from Dublin (Kilkenny is accessed via exit 8 from the M9). You can also catch one of the frequent trains and buses into the heart of the city from any urban centre in the country.

Kilkenny’s vast selection of high quality accommodation has something to suit every visitor, from charming family-run B&Bs to plush 5 star hotels and cosily rustic selfcatering cottages - and let’s not forget campsites for the true festival die-hard! Kilkenny has many great restaurants (including some newly awarded Michelin stars, no less!) but a word of warning; those comics are a hungry bunch and restaurants book up well ahead of the festival weekend so get your reservation in early to make sure you get a seat at the table. Check out the latest on our accommodation and restaurant pages or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie to help plan every detail of your Marble City trip.

Check out the links below for help with planning your route and travel, as well as arranging other activities for your trip to the Marble City. There’s lots of extra information available to download from our website including maps and visitor guides or check out www.visitkilkenny.ie for the very latest visitor information.

/catlaughs

THURS 2ND - MON 6TH JUNE 2016

PLAN YOUR TRAVEL Driving routes: www.aaroadwatch.ie/routes Rail: www.irishrail.ie Bus: www.buseireann.ie or www.jjkavanagh.ie Direct flights: www.aerlingus.com / www.ryanair.com / www.ba.com Ferry: www.irishferries.com / www.stenaline.co.uk

1. Box Office

7. Hotel Kilkenny Skyline

13. Rothe House

2. Cillín Hill

8. Langton’s Ballroom

14. Set Theatre

3. Cleere’s

9. Ormonde Kilbride

15. Stone House Books

4. The Fairgreen

10. Ormonde Kings

16. Tourist Office

5. Bus to Gowran Park Racecourse

11. Red Door, Thomastown

17. Village Inn

6. Hole in the Wall

12. Rivercourt Hotel

18. Watergate Theatre

THECATLAUGHS.COM

Supported by:

Pouring Partner:

@CatLaughsComedy

thecatlaughs

#catlaughs

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