Stand up comedy

I’ve always considered my Irish-ness something of an advantage when performing in the UK. Having an accent automatically differentiates you from the other acts on the bill and buys you an extra 30 seconds with the audience at the top of…

Laura Byrne lays down the law on what’s acceptable when it comes to breakfast rolls and how best to avoid being barred from your local crappy deli. Also this week – Edwin embarks on his jingle project, ready-cooked smoke flavoured sausage…

At midnight tonight, Comedy Central will be showcasing comedian Matthew Broussard’s first half hour special. This will coincide with the release of his album Pedantic by Comedy Central Records on the same day. Both are pretty amazing …

In late 2004 I started using a small dictaphone to record my stand-up routine. To monitor where laughs were coming in my material. Ok, not laughs. Strained muffled pitiful groans. One evening I performed a spot at The Comedy Hovel.…

Alison Spittle (@loglogbarkbark) is a comedian from Westmeath. She performed her debut solo show Alison Spittle Needs An Agent in Edinburgh and at a sold out run at the Dublin Tiger Fringe last year and everybody agreed that it was great.…