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27th Feb 2015

Cat Laughs announces its 21st anniversary line-up

Dazzling line-up of talent coming to the Marble City

JOE

Here’s a dazzling line-up of talent coming to the Marble City.

This year’s Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival takes place across Kilkenny city from Thurs. 28th May to Mon. 1st June.

Ardal-OHanlon

Ardal O’Hanlon (pic above), Neil Delamere, Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Aisling Bea, David O’Doherty, Andrew Maxwell, Eleanor Tiernan and Fred Cooke are amongst the Irish talent signed up for the 21st edition of “the best little comedy festival in the world”. 

This year’s festival also sees actress Deirdre O’Kane (Moone Boy, Noble) return to her stand-up roots. Some new faces to look out for making their debut include James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan, Lou Sanders, Luisa Omielan, Beth Stelling and Simon Evans. 

Comic Aid

Top UK headliners include the hugely popular Jack Dee (pic above), loved for his dead pan delivery, and 8 out of 10 Cats team captain Jon Richardson. ‘Exotic Imports’ returning to the fray include Aussie stand up Bec Hill, David Letterman regular Al Lubel and Mike Wilmot. 

Tickets for the 2015 Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival are now on sale. For the full programme, tickets and venue information visit www.skycatlaughs.com

 

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