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U.S. comic Patti Harrison makes her Irish debut at this year's Paddy Power Comedy Festival

Paddy Power Comedy Festival reveals exciting line-up for 2022

The Comedy Festival returns for the first time since 2019.

Comedy • 08 Jun 22

Comfort Viewing: 5 RTÉ Player box-sets to beat the January blues

Beat the January blues with some classic box sets on the RTE Player.....

RTÉ Player • 14 Jan 21

20 years on: Paths to Freedom

Paths to Freedom stars Michael McElhatton and Deirdre O'Kane revisit the show which was first broadcast in 2000.

Culture • 07 May 20

Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne & Deirdre O'Kane will headline All Together Now's comedy stage

Tiernan, Byrne & O'Kane bring the funny to All Together Now

The aptly named Ha Ha Stage will be graced by some of the biggest and best names in Irish comedy over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Comedy • 21 Jun 19

A celebration of Joyce - Bloomsday - Sunday June 16th

Culture 10 - This week's cultural highlights are in Bloom

From the chronicles of Homer's Odyssey to shape-shifting cyborgs. There's something for everyone in this week's Culture 10.

Culture • 15 Jun 19

Deirdre O'Kane stars in Fiona Looney's sketch show Waiting

Comedy Showhouse returns with a feast of funny stuff

Now in its 3rd year, the 6-day Comedy Showhouse festival returns to the Project Arts Theatre in Dublin's Temple Bar from Monday April 30th to Saturday May 5th 2018, for a series of live comedy recordings, to be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 across 2018.

Comedy • 27 Apr 18

Irish comedy all-stars assemble for Cat Laughs festival

Kilkenny's Cat Laughs Comedy Festival returns for its 24th annual outing this June Bank Holiday weekend, with a bill that mixes the cream of Irish stand-ups with the cutting edge of all things flipping hilarious.

Comedy • 29 Mar 18

Tommy Tiernan leads the band of heavyweight comedians for Paddy's Day Extravaganza

All-star comedy line-up for Paddy's Day Comic Relief bash

Tommy Tiernan, Deirdre O'Kane, Adam Hills, Ardal O'Hanlon, Andrew Maxwell, PJ Gallagher, Alison Spittle, Foil, Arms & Hog are just some of the stand-up acts ready to perform in the 3Arena on Paddy's Day.

Comedy • 19 Jan 18

Listen Up: Irish comedy All-Stars unite for Comedy Showhouse Hour

Culture • 02 Sep 16

Deirdre OKane