The June Bank Holiday brings the hilarious Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, a world class comedy festival featuring the very best in Irish and international talent.

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival held its inaugural edition in 1995 in response to the burgeoning wealth of Irish comic talent with no clear national outlet for expression.

The festival has grown from a small event comprising a handful of shows to an internationally acclaimed festival which showcases the very best in Irish and international comedy acts, attracting visitors to Kilkenny city and its surrounding regions by combining world class entertainment with the atmospheric setting of our charming and intimate medieval city.

The world-class programme blends the top Irish and international talent in shows featuring globally renowned comic stars as well as newcomers and break-through acts. The festival attracts in excess of 30,000 visitors to Kilkenny, resulting in more than €8 million being invested into the local economy.

Schedule

Thursday 1st June

Opening Night at the Hub ft. Adam Hills, Al Porter, David O'Doherty, Dom Irrera, Fern Brady, Jason Byrne, Joanne McNally, Tiff Stevenson & Zoe Lyons - The Hub at Cillin Hill, Dublin Road - 7.30pm, €30/28

Friday 2nd June

Today FM’s Dermot and Dave show LIVE - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 9am

Kevin Bridges / Jason Byrne / Abandoman / Eric Lalor - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 6pm, €28

Foil, Arms and Hog : DOOMDAH - The Watergate Theatre, Parliment St - 7pm, €20

Al Porter / Neil Delamere / Tiff Stevenson / Barry Murphy - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 7pm, €28

Tommy Tiernan / Adam Hills / Rich Hall / Karl Spain - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 7pm, €28

Improv All Stars with guest Dermot Whelan - Village Inn, Patrick St - 8pm, €15

Eric Lalor / Bernard O’Shea / Zoe Lyons / Kevin McGahern - Cleeres, Parliment St - 8pm, €20

David O’Doherty / Phill Jupitus / Fern Brady / Joanne McNally - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 8pm, €28

Dara O’Briain / Aisling Bea / Dom Irrera / Andrew Stanley - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 9pm, €28

Jason Byrne / Foil Arms and Hog / Rich Hall / Phill Jupitus - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 9pm, €28

Neil Delamere / Deirdre O’Kane / Joanne McNally / Gearoid Farrelly - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 10pm, €28

The Rubberbandits - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 11pm, €15

Saturday 3rd June

Kidocracy! - Hole In The Wall, High St - 1pm, €10

The Second Captains - Set Theatre, John St - 1.30pm, €10

Karl Spain’s Hysterical Walking Tour of Kilkenny - Kilkenny Tourist Office, Rose Inn St - 3pm, €15

Uncle Dom’s Fireside Chat - Hole In the Wall, High St - 4pm, €10

Kiri Pritchard McLean : Wild Cat - Cleeres, Parliment St - 4.30pm, €5

Kevin Bridges / Mike Wilmot / Phill Jupitus / Colm O Regan - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 5pm, €28

Dara O Briain / Seann Walsh / Zoe Lyons / Scott Gibson - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 5pm, €28

Tommy Tiernan / David O’Doherty / Abandoman / Barry Murphy - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 5pm, €28

Aisling Bea / Mags Carter / Bec Hill / Neil Delamere - Set Theatre, John St - 6pm, €20

Chris Kent: Wild Cat - Hole In The Wall, High St - 6pm, €5

Jason Byrne / Deirdre O Kane / Keith Farnan / Karl Spain - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 6.30pm, €28

Neil Delamere / Adam Hills / Colin Murphy / Joanne McNally - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 7pm, €28

Kevin Bridges / Phill Jupitus / Alison Spittle / Rich Hall - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 7pm, €28

Barry’s Murphy’s Gag Relay - Cleeres, Parliment St - 7.30pm, €10

Improv All Stars with guest Dermot Whelan - Village Inn, Patrick St - 8pm, €15

Tommy Tiernan / Andrew Maxwell / Fern Brady / Jason Byrne - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 9pm, €28

Solo Theatre ft. Panti Bliss, Bourgeois and Maurice, Jayde Adams and Spencer Jones - Set Theatre, John St - 9pm, €25/23

Rich Hall / Dom Irrera / Gearoid Farrelly / Bec Hill - Cleeres, Parliment St - 9pm, €25

Dara O Briain / Deirdre O’Kane / Jarlath Regan / Adam Hills - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 9.30pm, €28

Neil Delamere / Abandoman / Paul Currie / Aisling Bea - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 10pm, €28

Attention Bébé - Set Theatre, John St - 11.30pm, €15

Sunday 4th June

Ireland v Rest of the World Football Match - Fairgreen, Kickham St - 2pm, free

Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic - Rothe House, Parliment St - 4pm, €10

An Irishman Abroad with Jarlath Regan - Set Theatre, John St - 4pm, €10

Uncle Dom’s Fireside Chat - Hole in the Wall, High St - 4pm, €10

Karl Spain’s Hysterical Walking Tour of Kilkenny - Kilkenny Tourist Hotel, Rose Inn St - 4.30pm, €15

Alison Spittle: Wild Cat - Cleeres, Parliment St - 4.30pm, €5

Des Bishop / Adam Hills / Fin Taylor / Dom Irrera - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 5pm, €28

Nina Conti / Foil Arms and Hog / Eleanor Tiernan / Aisling Bea - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 5pm, €28

Sofie Hagen: Wild Cat - Cleeres, Parliment St - 6pm, €5

Kevin Bridges / Mike Wilmot / Colm O Regan / Fred Cooke - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 6pm, €28

Tommy Tiernan / Rich Hall / Chris Kent / Andrew Maxwell - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 6pm, €28

Nina Conti / Seann Walsh / Aparna Nancherla / Des Bishop - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 7pm, €28

David O’Doherty / TJ Miller / Mags Carter / Colin Murphy - Set Theatre, John St - 7.30pm, €25

Limmy - Watergate Theatre, Parliment St - 8pm, €25/23

David O Doherty / Barry Murphy / Scott Gibson / Eleanor Tiernan - Cleeres, Parliment St - 9pm, €20

Des Bishop / Foil Arms and Hog / Aparna Nancherla / Phil Jupitus - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 9pm, €28

Kevin Bridges / Sean Hughes / Fin Taylor / Joanne McNally - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 9pm, €28

Tommy Tiernan / TJ Miller / Andrew Maxwell / Karl Spain - Hotel Kilkenny, College Road - 9pm, €28

Nina Conti / Aisling Bea / Fred Cooke / Adam Hills - Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde St - 10pm, €28

Monday 5th June

Collapsing Horse Science Fiction and Fantasy Radio Hour - Set Theatre, John St - 2pm, €10

Steve Bennett : Wild Cat - Hole In The Wall, High St - 4pm, €5

Emman Idama: Wild Cat - Hole In The Wall, High St - 5.30pm, €5

Joanne McNally: Wild Cat - Cleeres, Parliment St - 6pm, €5

TJ Miller / Colin Murphy / Colm O Regan / Alison Spittle - Cleeres, Parliment St - 7.30pm, €20

Goodnight Cats - Langton's Ballroom, John St - 9pm, €25
 

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