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COMEDY: Alison Spittle Worrier Princess

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Alison worries. She worries so much she's decided to do a show about it and now she can worry about making it a good show. One of Ireland's fastest rising comedians,the star and writer of RTE's new major series 'Nowhere Fast' , join Alison on her first tour. As seen on RTÉ (Brendan O'Connor's Cutting

€12

DES BISHOP LIVE

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Des Bishop returns to the Riverbank Arts Centre on Sunday 27th May! Des, who is currently taking the US comedy circuit by storm is returning to Ireland for a limited time only. Don’t miss this chance to see one of the nations most celebrated comedians perform his hilarious stand up show.

€23

COMEDY: Further Ted

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Further Ted is a show that brings two of the most memorable characters from Father Ted to-gether for a night of stand-up and musical comedy and a chance to compete in a "Lovely Girls" competition. You don't have to be a girl to enter and the winner gets a romantic candle lit night in for

€17.50

COMEDY: Eric Lalor

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Many would have seen him on RTE’s Fair City, but Lalor is better known for his warm, energetic on stage presence as a standup. With gags that always hit the spot, his engaging, high intensity performances makes him on the top names of ‘must book’ comedians. Eric is a regular act at the prestigious Kilkenny

€12

COMEDY THEATRE: Alternative Bedtime Stories.

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Once upon a time, two fair maidens dragged fairy tales kicking and screaming into the 21st century in this sharp and original review of all things “happily ever after”. Follow the trail of breadcrumbs to see your favourite bedtime stories poked with a big stick before being tossed into a cauldron with physical comedy and

€14 – €16

COMEDY: Colin Murphy: The Bald Ambition Tour 2018

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

25 years ago a young man had a dream and that dream was to perform. As an actor success came quickly with the National Youth Theatre and early TV appearances in Yorkshire Television’s Heartbeat and Drop The Dead Donkey for Channel 4. His starring role in Our Friends In The North led to him becoming

€15 – €17

COMEDY: JASON BYRNE – You can come in but don’t start anything

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The star of ‘Ireland's Got Talent’, Jason Byrne is one the most exciting live comedy performers in the world - and his original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him.  What he achieves on a stage cannot be adequately described by audience members, critics or fellow comics. Thus

€22

COMEDY: DIRTBIRDS – Self Help Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

If making the school lunches, doing the jaysus homework and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years is sending you over the edge, you are not alone. Come and join the Dirtbirds as they navigate the stresses and strains of modern life in their brand new comedy show ‘Dirtbirds’ self-help tour’.

€18 – €20

COMEDY: David O’Doherty – You Have To Laugh

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

++EXTRA DATE ADDED due to popular demand++ Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty is back in… with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. “A beautiful mix of acute

€16 – €18

COMEDY: David O’Doherty – You Have To Laugh

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty is back in… with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. “A beautiful mix of acute observation and startling invention” – The Irish

€16 – €18

COMEDY: Neil Delamere – Controlled Substance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere, returns to the Riverbank Arts Centre with a brand new show. This time he thinks he has that whole "illusion of control" idea sussed.Then again he would think that, wouldn't he? 'You'll be hard-pressed to find a

€25

DINNER THEATRE: Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience

Kildare House Hotel Dublin Road, Kildare Town, Ireland

Ten 42 Productions in association with Interactive Theatre International (Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience) presents a brand new show. Transporting guests to The Nags Head for some wheeling, dealing and eating, this fully immersive, highly interactive theatre show makes for a t’riffic night out – you’d be a plonker to miss it! Del Boy

€3 – €50

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane – A Line of O’Kane

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Deirdre O’Kane has really hit her stride; footloose from a glittering turn on Dancing with the Stars and revelling in her return to stand-up, don't miss Deirdre at her hilarious best in a straight-talking look at twelve frantic months in the life of this tango-tripping, family-minding, telly-making, house-moving, comedy dynamo. "Unique star quality" - The

€18

COMEDY: What’s the Story Rory?

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Rory O'Connor is Ireland's favourite online funny man and best-selling author, made famous for his comedy sketches on his social media channels as “Rory's Stories.” Bringing his sketches to life in his stand up shows - he has sold out venues across Ireland and even as far as Australia and the Middle East. His new

€20

COMEDY – DIRTBIRDS Self-Help Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Back by popular demand...! If making the school lunches, doing the jaysus homework and dodging the guards because your NCT is out by two years is sending you over the edge, you are not alone. Come and join the Dirtbirds as they navigate the stresses and strains of modern life in their brand new comedy

€18 – €20

COMEDY: Further Ted

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Culchie Warriors brings two of the most memorable characters from Father Ted together for a night of hilarious stand up, sketches and musical comedy plus a chance to compete in a "Lovely Girls" competition. Joe Rooney (Father Damo) and Patrick McDonnell (Eoin McLove) are renowned stand-up comedians with a unique take on Irish society. Between

€18

FAMILY: LORDS OF STRUT – Absolute Legends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

All their lives, Sean and Seamus have wanted to be famous. To get there they need to make the perfect dance routine; they need your help. In this dance fantasy adventure, the brothers rock out banging moves, run into trouble, have a few tantrums, cause a bit of mayhem and find out if fame is

€12 – €15
Recurring

COMEDY: DES BISHOP – Take the Points

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

"Take the points..." - That’s good advice on the pitch but an even better metaphor for life, especially when you don’t take advice well. How hard can it be for a man to say “point taken!” Des Bishop’s new show tries to digest the incredible changes we have seen in society in the last year

€25

COMEDY: Farmer Michael and Kathleen – The Full Irish LIVE

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Enjoy a culchie night out with Farmer Michael & his long-suffering wife Kathleen as they discuss all well-known world topics - from Donald Trump, to Caitlyn Jenner, Leo Varadkar to Lady GaGa, and a couple of their well-known cover songs too. The King & Queen of farming satire, after only three years on the comedy

€22.50

COMEDY: JASON BYRNE – Wrecked but Ready

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jason Byrne has had a hard year. But he doesn’t want to talk about that. He’s wrecked but ready. Ready for a laugh. This show is a celebration. A celebration of triumph over adversity. A celebration of the fact that everybody’d got their own crap going on and they don’t need to listen to someone

€23

COMEDY: NEIL DELAMERE – End of Watch

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz,  Neil Delamere returns to the Riverbank Arts Centre with a new show. Time waits for no man, especially one trying to buy a watch. Things always get complicated. “You’ll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic at

€25

COMEDY: Neil Delamere – LIMINAL

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Neil Delamere, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz, hits the road again with his riotous new stand-up show, Liminal. Expect an evening perhaps best described as Schrodinger’s chat as our wisecracking comedic hero struggles to figure out this strange new world. “One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine.*****” The Herald   “A wryly brilliant live performer.” The Sunday Times “You’ll be hard pressed to

€25

COMEDY: OWEN COLGAN – Still Alive

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Owen Colgan, the Irish cult comedy hero is best known for his role as Buzz McDonnell from Hardy Bucks. He has starred in 4 successful seasons which aired on Ireland's national broadcaster RTE, as well appearing in the smash hit "The Hardy Bucks Movie" - produced by Universal Studios and hailed by media as 'the Irish Hangover'. Owen Colgan has been on a steady rise

€20

COMEDY: Callan’s Kicks Live

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Oliver Callan brings his huge cast of characters to the stage for the first time in seven years. It’s the first live Callan’s Kicks show in the age of Co-Teeshes Micheál and Leo the ledgebag, Boris and Biden and celeb scientists like Luke O’Neill. As we try to recover from lockdowns, NPHET advice and Stephen

€30

COMEDY: Des Bishop – Mia Mamma

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

I am often asked “where do you get your material from?” The truth is really that I try to see the funny in everything. My mother died in March 2019 and of course it was sad and grief can be tough sometimes but I saw a lot of funny in that too. Since death comes

€25

COMEDY: Pat & Faye Shortt WELL

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This comic Father and Daughter duo have written and performed two hilarious online shows The Wellness Hour with Paaah and Sile and Pat Shortt’s Comedy Heads. Now the pair bring their madcap characters to the stage in a brand new collaboration, Well. The show follows the unfortunate demise of Dad and Daughter Country and Irish music duo

€30

COMEDY: Jason Byrne: On Your Marks, Get Set… Gig!

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jason Byrne has been On His Marks since March 2020. Now he’s Set and ready to explode on to the stage. “The Outright King Of Live Comedy” (The Times) is ready to take back and carefully disinfect his crown. How can one man's life continue to fall apart while he is essentially locked in his

€22

COMEDY: Dirtbirds – No Filter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In a world where women are expected to have the patience of Mother Teresa, the arse of Jennifer Lopez, the social media profile of Kim Kardashian and the BMI of Elle McPherson the pressure is relentless. Dirtbirds the comedy duo and internet sensation present their hilarious new show ‘No Filters’ which takes a close look

€20 – €22

COMEDY: How to get the Menopause and Enjoy It

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Anne on this fabulous, informative, laugh-out-loud, trip through all things Menopause.  What is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shakes others to the core? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? Is there anything you can do about it? And

€20

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane Demented

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

There's a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funnywoman Deirdre O'Kane has well and truly reached it. Catch her brilliant new stand-up show, Demented, at Riverbank Arts Centre.   "Unique star quality." – The Guardian

€22

COMEDY: David O’Doherty whoa Is Me

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. Is he going to remember it? HOPEFULLY! There'll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC's 'Live at The Apollo' and

€22

COMEDY: Dirtbirds #No Filter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In a world where women are expected to have the patience of Mother Teresa, the arse of Jennifer Lopez, the social media profile of Kim Kardashian and the BMI of Elle McPherson the pressure is relentless. Dirtbirds the comedy duo and internet sensation present their hilarious new show ‘No Filters’ which takes a close look

€28

COMEDY: Jason Byrne Unblocked

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jason Byrne has had an upgrade. In his brand new show Unblocked Jason 2.0 talks about his new lease of life following heart surgery. The Six Million Dollar Byrne has cleared his arteries, his mind and his schedule to bring you an evening of pure unadulterated old fashioned fun. This is the ultimate celebration of

€24

COMEDY: David O’Doherty – Whoa Is Me

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. Is he going to remember it? HOPEFULLY! There’ll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC’s ‘Live at The Apollo’ and

€22

COMEDY: Dirtbirds #NoFilter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In a world where women are expected to have the patience of Mother Teresa, the arse of Jennifer Lopez, the social media profile of Kim Kardashian and the BMI of Elle McPherson the pressure is relentless. Dirtbirds the comedy duo and internet sensation present their hilarious new show No Filters which takes a close look at

€28

COMEDY: Gearóid Farrelly – Glamour Hammer

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

After some time sitting on the couch we are back to real life. Trousers instead of tracksuit bottoms, and coffee and a biscuit instead of four gin and tonics and half a cheese cake. In this show Gearóid takes a look at the litany of things in our lives that just don’t measure up. Everything

€20

COMEDY: Neil Delamere – Delamerium

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Neil Delamere is back with a brand new show, Delamerium. Expect the usual hilarious stories, wry observations and quick-witted improvisation as our comedy hero tries to makes sense of the world around him. "No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delamere's wit"- The Irish Times

€23

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane – Demented

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Deirdre O'Kane returns to Riverbank Arts Centre with her sell-out show Demented! There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funny woman Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it. "Unique star quality." – The Guardian

€22

COMEDY: How to Get the Menopause & Enjoy It

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Anne Gildea is waxing her moustache, slathering on the Oestrogel and boiling with excitement about bringing her fabulous hit show back to Riverbank Arts Centre! How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It has been wowing audiences and critics alike, and playing to packed house all over Ireland, since it’s sell-out launch last year. On Valentine’s

€22

Fred Cooke & Julie Jay’s Marriage Counselling

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fred Cooke ("I love Fred" - Tommy Tiernan) and Julie Jay ("Riotous Comedy" - The Irish Times) are back with their show Marriage Counselling, so-named because their relationship is quite literally hanging on by a thread. This year they are thrilled to be up the duff again after Julie orchestrated a surprise pregnancy, with her

€22

COMEDY: Chris Kent – Back At It

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Cork man Chris Kent makes his first appearance on Riverbanks stage with his brand new show Back At It. After a dose of the real world (having gone back to the day job as an electrician), Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of trying to buy a house. It turns out

€20

Karl Spain – Well, What Did You Expect?

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Karl Spain has long been established as one of Ireland’s most popular comedians, from his own tours and touring with others, and has appeared at festivals all over the world. Karl has worked with some of the world's greatest comedians (his peers ahem, cough). Karl has spent most of 2022 touring with Kevin Bridges because Kevin

€20

Pat & Faye Shortt – Knuckle Down

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Pat and Faye Shortt are back again with their brand-new slick comedy show Knuckle Down. This follows their hugely popular sell out Well tour. The new show is a riot of sketch comedy, as Pat and Faye bring their array of new characters to life. Fasten your seat belts for an evening of hilarious fun

€30

Recurring

DirtBirds – Girls World Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Lisa Richards Presents DirtBirds New Show “Girls World Tour” Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand -new show “Girls World Tour”. After their last sell out tour, which received standing ovations across Ireland and the UK, DirtBirds are bringing their highly relatable and spot on observational comedy back to the stage. With a

€30
Recurring

DirtBirds – Girls World Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Lisa Richards Presents DirtBirds New Show “Girls World Tour” Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand -new show “Girls World Tour”. After their last sell out tour, which received standing ovations across Ireland and the UK, DirtBirds are bringing their highly relatable and spot on observational comedy back to the stage. With a

€30