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Competition: Ross Noble, Rich Hall and Kevin Bridges at the Olympia

  By Sinead Keogh | September 23, 2010 - 5:43 pm | Comedy, Competitions, Events, wantsies
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The comedy line-up around these parts has been somewhat stellar this year. Dara O’Briain’s had an epically long Vicar Street run, Eddie Izzard played a blinder in the O2 not 12 months ago, Flight of the Conchords sold out two nights at the Olympia and could have sold out a good many more and along with all of that the usual calendar staples of the Kilkenny Cat Laughs and the Comedy Carnival in the Iveagh Gardens had impressive line-ups to boot. The good news is, the comedy season isn’t over and the even better news is that Culch.ie, with thanks to our simply awesome friends at MCD, would like to send you along to not one and not two but three comedy shows at Dublin’s Olympia this October and November. To kick off the 3-night stand, we’ll send you to see Kevin Bridges on Saturday October 2nd. Kevin’s been knocking … There’s more →

Edinburgh Fringe Reviews Week 1 Part 2

  By ekilko | August 14, 2009 - 4:48 pm | Comedy, Comics, Featured Post, The Arts, The Culch, Theatre
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In this blog I will be looking at Seawall, Luck, Foil Arms and Hog, Stefan Goalaszewiski, Des Bishop, Rich Hall, Sammy J and Les Infant Terrible. Two pieces of advice for anyone coming over – bring a jacket and book your shows as things are selling out! Also the awards have started. The Trav have one 4 so far including a fringe first for Orphans and Internal. This weekend some of the shows leave and new ones arrive which means the turnaround rhythm that we had will be disrupted! Seawall is a thirty minute show at the traverse that will enthrall. I had seen Simon Stephens’ work last year and clearly he has skill with the monologue, a kin to McPherson. Irishman, Andrew Scott performs this one man piece about his relationship with his father in law, his family and god. Scott has you hanging on his words only to … There’s more →