The Irish Support Agency is proud to present Laughter in Lockdown 2021, an online Irish Comedy Night.
Friday 17th September, 2021 at 8pm (AEST).
Tickets are only $10 per household and all proceeds going to our client support services.
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Emma Doran, ‘One of the hottest young stars in Irish Comedy’ (Irish Independent) has had a meteoric rise in the Irish Comedy scene. Emma has performed at some of Ireland’s best and biggest venues like 3 Arena, Vicar St, and the Olympia Theatre.
Her stand-up and sketches have racked up hundreds of thousands of hits on some of the country's most popular sites including independent.ie, her.ie, and the Irish Mirror.
Emma can also be heard on FM104 breakfast show The Strawberry Alarm in their hilarious sketches with Jim Jim and co.
Dry and sarcastic she firmly has her finger on the pulse of society and is wickedly funny.
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Sinead Quinlan, ‘‘one of the country's most promising up-and-coming comedy talents’’ (Independent.ie).
Sinead has recently launched her own RTE series, ‘‘Seriously, Sinead?’’ and has won a national comedy award, Stand Up and Be Funny. Sinead, originally from Carrignavar, Co.Cork, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for Sinead.
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Fred Cooke delivers a unique brand of comedy through his musical prowess, physical storytelling and warm, affable stage presence.
Best known for his TV work, Fred has been a regular on the highly successful RTÉ shows, Republic of Telly, The Fear and The Tommy Tiernan Show.
Fred is a staple of the festival circuit, performing at countless festivals at home and abroad such as Electric Picnic, Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival, Vodafone Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has supported comedy legends Ardal O’Hanlon and Tommy Tiernan, and has shared the stage with comedy heavyweights like Eddie Izzard, John Bishop, Dara O Brian, Kevin Bridges and Sarah Millican.
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Gearóid Farrelly is a comedian and writer from Dublin. He has a cat called Boots who rules his life with an iron paw. He has appeared numerous times at the Edinburgh fringe and at festivals all around Ireland and further afield.
He has opened for some of the world’s biggest comedians including Patton Oswalt and Joan Rivers and is currently a support act for Sarah Millican’s Bobby Dazzler tour. Gearóid recently appeared on “Clear History” for RTE2 and “The Elephant In the Room” on BBC Radio 4.
He is host of the podcast “Fascinated" where he tracks down his childhood heroes.
MORE ACTS TBC. WATCH THIS SPACE
AFTERPARTY WITH THE LOST BACKPACKERS
The Lost Backpackers are an Irish duo who play a blend of traditional Irish music, ballads, folk and modern hits with an Irish twist. The band includes Aisling on the Tin-whistle, Fiddle and vocals with Dave on Guitar, Bodhran, percussion and vocals.
This is an online event. Ticket holders will be emailed a zoom link at 7pm on the 17th.
If you have any questions about tickets, accessing the online show please email Una at project@irishsupportagency.org.au