Vodafone Comedy Festival unveils this year's line up

Vodafone Ireland and Aiken Promotions have announced their fabulous line-up for this year's Vodafone Comedy Festival, taking place from July 25-28 at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin.

Across the days, the festival will showcase over 100 Irish and international comedians, both famous and emerging faces. Household names include Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, Deidre O'Kane, David O'Doherty, Foil, Arms & Hog, Alison Spittle, Neil Delamare and Jason Byrne.

Fresh faces such as Aoife Dooley, Enya Marton, Tony Cantwell and The 2 Johnnies will also take to the stage.

As the hype around podcasts only seems to heighten, the festival will feature the beloved Blindboy (whose podcast dominates the charts) and It Galz host Lindsey and Jenny. Stand-up comedian Frances-White, host of smash hit The Guilty Feminist will also make an appearance.

Not just reserved to comedians hailing from the Emerald Isle, American stars Jim Gaffigan, Michelle Wolf, Des Bishop, Jena Friedman, Josh Wolf, Cameron Esposito, Dan Soder, Liza Treyger, Tone Bell, Langston Kerman and Catherine Cohen are set to perform.

UK acts including Sindhu Vee & London Hughes, rising Australian comic Laura Davis plus Loyiso Gola from South Africa & Danish comedian, author and podcaster Sofie Hagen are to perform.

“We’re delighted to be partnering with Vodafone again for what is set to be another great year at the Vodafone Comedy Festival. It’s great to see the festival go from strength to strength, attracting incredible talent from all over the world, as well as showcasing & celebrating the phenomenal talent we have here in Ireland," said Festival Director, Bren Berry of Aiken Promotions.

“This year’s line-up looks better than ever for the Vodafone Comedy Festival, with a great mix of established and emerging talent to suit all tastes across the festival weekend!" said Gerry Nixon, Head of Sponsorship and Business Brand at Vodafone Ireland "It’s brilliant to see such a great representation of Irish comedic talent as well as the international acts travelling to Dublin for this event. We’re proud to be working with the festival again and looking forward to another weekend of top-class entertainment.”

Tickets for the festival are on sale this Friday, June 14 at 9am and are sold on a show-by-show basis. The festival is strictly over-18s.