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Anne Gildea on ageing and how it influences her comedy
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (266+ words) The German kit home was delivered by truck from Elben to Mayo after workers "moved" a hill High insurance costs, geography and limited stadium availability all mean other major European cities are getting the jump on us. So what can…...
Belfast comedian Vittorio Angelone on viral Penny Mordaunt TV spat: 'I had the joy of blindsiding her in a way she maybe wasn't expecting"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (109+ words) Belfast comedian Vittorio Angelone on viral Penny Mordaunt TV spat: 'I had the joy of blindsiding her in a way she maybe wasn't expecting' The Irish Independent The Irish-Italian stand-up, who recently made headlines for his takedown of the British…...
Belfast comedian Vittorio Angelone on viral Penny Mordaunt TV spat: "If Frankie Boyle was sat next to her, she would have been ready
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (107+ words) The Irish Independent The Irish-Italian stand-up, who recently made headlines for his takedown of the British Conservative MP on live TV, talks cancel culture, therapy and why he"s in favour of a United Ireland Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone's viral…...
Every adult I knew had striking PTSD from living in this insane time: S'amas OReilly on humour, the Troubles and the tweet that changed his life
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) The Irish Independent The Derry author on tackling Northern Irelands past in his debut novel " and the tweet that changed everything Eight years ago, S'amas OReilly was sitting in an office cubicle in London, inputting numbers into spreadsheets for a…...
Declan Lynch: How to be Bill Nighy? Avoiding social media and books as the perfect restaurant companion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) The Irish Independent In olden days " say, 20 years ago " people used to read good books. It was a strange but sophisticated process in which the readers would find pleasure in the work itself, and also perhaps find their own lives…...
Arts funding scheme is no laughing matter for Louth comedian Shianne Higgins
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) The Irish Independent Shinanne Higgins leads the all-female line-up for Don't Touch My Knob in The Spirit Store on Friday night A Louth comedian who gave up her full-time job as a teacher so that she could devote more time…...
When country people move to D4, their accent changes " they turn into Pat Kenny" " Comedian Rory O"Hanlon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (121+ words) The Irish Independent D4 guy" says he"s laughing with southside residents, not at them " and they"re all in on the joke Rory O'Hanlon: It's easy to poke fun at people from south Dublin - they're just so relatable Dublin comedian…...
SNL UK's Navan writer Gr'inne Maguire: "To be in a writers' room with Tina Fey was out-of-body stuff'
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (411+ words) The Irish Independent The Meath stand-up has earned one of TV's most coveted comedy jobs on Saturday Night Live UK. Here, she talks about growing up idolising Brendan Grace, getting political on social media and ignoring the mansplainers I speak…...
Darkness into Light 2026: Send us your photos and videos from the walk
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (220+ words) The Irish Independent Darkness into Light takes place May 9th 2026 A Frenchman working in Vietnam for an Italian football club, with his adult sons on the way up their own career ladders in Dubai and China. He is much-travelled, but former…...
Leitrim Arts Centre to host screening of documentary following Palestinian comedians touring Palestine and Israel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (578+ words) The documentary follows six Palestinian comedians travelling to places with no tradition of regular comedy bringing their craft and life stories to stages not knowing how they will be received Promotional poster for 'Palestine Comedy Club'. While Palestinian ambassador to…...