Halloween Howls Comedy Festival
| Halloween Howls | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Dates | October |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Website | www.halloweenhowls.ie |
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The Halloween Howls Comedy Festival is a comedy festival in Portlaoise, Ireland. It is held over the October Bank Holiday weekend (last weekend of October) each year. Founded in 2007,[1] it is now one of the longest running comedy festivals in Ireland. It mainly features stand-up comedians from all over Ireland with occasional shows by International performers. It has also hosted other forms of comedy such as reading and music. Some fringe events over the years have included charity pig races, comedian golfer of the year award, Premier League Football matches with Live humorous commentary from football savvy comedians, and a bus tour around Portlaoise also with humorous commentary. A number of shows are held each night of the festival culminating in a special event on the last night, in the past these events have included Fancy Dress Comedy and Silent Discos.
Comedians[edit]
Comedians who have appeared at The Halloween Howls Comedy Festival include:
- Jason Byrne
- P.J Gallagher
- Neill Delamere
- Andrew Maxwell
- Barry Murphy
- Karl Spain
- Maeve Higgins
- Colin Murphy
- Aidan Bishop
- Colum McDonnell
- Bernard O'Shea
- Willie White
- John Moloney
- Dermot Whelan
- Dermot McMurrow
- Joe Rooney
- Eric Lalor
- Chris Kent
- Ardal O’Hanlon
- Marcus O’Laoire
- David McSavage
- John Lynn
- Damian Clark
- Tommy Nicholson
- Andrew Stanley
- Carol Tobin
- Colm O’Regan
- Dead Cat Bounce
- Fred Cooke
- Gearóid Farrelly
- Keith Farnan
- Kevin Gildea
- Paddy Courtney
- Simon O’Keefe
- Keith Walsh
- Al Porter
- Joanne McNally
- Jennifer Maguire
- Totally Wired
- Mark Doheny
- Grainne McKeever
- Emma Doran
- Des Bishop
- Greg Proops
- Stephen Frost
- Richard Vranch
- Steve Steen
- Andy Smart
- Ian Coppinger
- Paul Tylak
- David O’Doherty
- John Colleary
- Katzenjammer (now called Worbey & Farrell)
- Jarred Christmas
- Greg McHugh
- Jarlath Regan
- Eleanor Tiernan
- Patrick McDonnell
Venues[edit]
Most of the shows are held in Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue, but a number of other venues host Comedy Gigs too, The Heritage Hotel, Bar Habana (Now The Funky Monkey), The Outback (at rear of Grellan Delaney and Sons), Egan's (Now The Blue Door), Sky Venue (Now Closed) and The Dunamaise Theatre.
2007 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 25th - 29th October 2007 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
The inaugural festival began on Thursday 25th Oct 2007 and was sponsored by Amstel. The first gig was The Great Comedy debate hosted by Bernard O'Shea. Among the artists who performed at the festival included: Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere, Bernard O'Shea, Maeve Higgins, John Colleary, Aidan Bishop.
2008 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 24th - 27th October 2008 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
The 2nd Annual festival was expanded to feature over 35 comedians across 7 venues and was sponsored by Carlsberg. Fringe events included a Charity Pig Race and the Comedian Golfer of the year Award.
- Bernard O'Shea
- Andrew Maxwell
- Neil Delamere
- Barry Murphy
- John Moloney
- Jason Byrne
- P.J Gallagher
- Tommy Nicholson
- Katzenjammer (now called Worbey & Farrell)
- Jarred Christmas
- Greg McHugh
- Jarlath Regan
- Eleanor Tiernan
- Patrick McDonnell
- Eric Lalor
- Damian Clark
- Andrew Stanley
- John Lynn
- Dermot McMurrow
- Willie White
- Karl Spain
- Joe Rooney
- Maeve Higgins
- Colin Murphy
- John Colleary
- Aidan Bishop
- Dermot Whelan
- Colum McDonnell
- Ardal O’Hanlon
- David McSavage
2009 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 22nd - 26th October 2009 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
Among the artists who performed at the 2009 festival were six of Channel 4's Comedy Improv show Who's Line is it anyway performers Greg Proops, Steve Frost, Richard Vranch, Steve Steen, Andy Smart and Ian Coppinger, The full list is:[2]
- Jason Byrne
- P.J Gallagher
- Neil Delamere
- Andrew Maxwell
- Barry Murphy
- Karl Spain
- Maeve Higgins
- Colin Murphy
- Aidan Bishop
- Colum McDonnell
- Bernard O'Shea
- Willie White
- John Moloney
- Dermot Whelan
- Dermot McMurrow
- Joe Rooney
- Eric Lalor
- David McSavage
- John Lynn
- Damian Clark
- Tommy Nicholson
- Andrew Stanley
- Carol Tobin
- Colm O’Regan
- Dead Cat Bounce
- Fred Cooke
- Gearóid Farrelly
- Keith Farnan
- Kevin Gildea
- Paddy Courtney
- Simon O’Keefe
- Keith Walsh
- Greg Proops
- Steve Frost
- Richard Vranch
- Steve Steen
- Andy Smart
- Ian Coppinger
2011 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 27th - 31th October 2011 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
The Festival weekend included live commentary on a Football match (Arsenal v Chelsea) by Aprés Match presenter Barry Murphy and Karl Spain from the ‘Eircom Soccer Republic’ including half time games such as ‘Former Irish Footballer or A Friend of Me Da!’ On Sunday afternoon the pilot for a new television show entitled ‘Tribes' was recorded live. Participating in this show were comedians Bernard O'Shea (RTE’s Republic of Telly), Neil Delamere (RTE’s The Panel (Irish TV series) and Eleanor Tiernan (RTE’s Stand and Deliver). Alongside these comedians were 4 GAA players, including the 2010 Hurler of the Year Lar Corbett and two former International Rules players, Donegal’s Brendan Devenney and Laoisian Colm Parkinson.On Halloween Night (31st) there was a Fancy Dress Comedy Gala with Colum McDonnell, Eric Lalor, Gearoid Farrelly, Willie White, Andrew Stanley and Damian Clark. Artists who performed at the 2011 festival included:[3]
2014 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 23rd - 27th October 2014 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
Among the artists who performed at the 2014 festival included: Des Bishop, Kevin Gildea, Chris Kent, Neil Delamere, Ardal O’Hanlon, Marcus O’Laoire, Bernard O'Shea, David McSavage, John Lynn, P.J Gallagher, John Colleary, Andrew Maxwell and his show Bananna Kingdom.
2015 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 22nd - 26th October 2015 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
Among the artists who performed at the 2015 festival included: Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere, P.J Gallagher, Bernard O'Shea, Colin Murphy, Al Porter, Totally Wired, Mark Doheny, Eric Lalor, Joanne McNally, Grainne McKeever, Colum McDonnell, Emma Doran, Willie White and David McSavage.
2016 festival[edit]
| Halloween Howls Comedy Festival | |
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| Genre | Comedy and Arts |
| Dates | 27th - 31st October 2016 |
| Location(s) | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
It is scheduled from 27–31 October 2016. Line up is not confirmed.
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