• Culture
  • 02 Nov 22

Dún Laoghaire Comedy Festival announced with Reginald D Hunter, Deirdre O’Kane, Dave McSavage and more

Dún Laoghaire Comedy Festival announced with Reginald D Hunter, Deirdre O’Kane, Dave McSavage and more
Emily Greenberg
Emily Greenberg

The weekend will feature a number of comedy events across Dún Laoghaire.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has announced the debut of their Comedy Festival to take place from the 10th to 13th of November. Over 15 world-class comedians will perform across a number of venues in Dún Laoghaire.

USA's Reginald D Hunter – best known from British series Have I Got News For You? – will fly in for the festival. Also performing is Ireland's own Deirdre O’Kane, host of her own talk show in a primetime slot on RTÉ One. Dave McSavage of RTÉ's The Savage Eye and Derry Girls'  Michael Fry will grace Dún Laoghaire with their comedy.

Australian musician, comedian, and actor Steve Hughes who appeared Live at The Apollo, Aprés Match's Barry Murphy, Father Ted's Pat McConnell, and Instagram comedians Killian Sundermann, Emma Doran, and more.

The weekend will close with the All Star Show on Sunday the 13th, featuring Reginald D Hunter, Emma Doran and Andrew Maxwell.

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