Milton Jones talks hecklers, Hawaiian shirts and the world’s favourite clever Irishman with Richard Fitzpatrick

From nightclubs in Cork to teenage laughs at Eddie Murphy, comedian Des Bishop tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his cultural touchstones.

Stevo Timothy’s Farmer Michael is a popular character, but he also sparks snobbery from the comedy community, and praise from those who don’t ‘get’ that his views might not be real, writes Ed Power

From Sesame Street to Jaws, Mario Rosenstock tells Ellie O’Byrne about some of his cultural touchstones

David McSavage has turned an unfulfilled film into a stand-up show, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

While an infamous onstage assault is well in the past, Aussie comedian Jim Jefferies is as outspoken as ever, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Comedian Bernard O’Shea has three children aged under five. It’s like open season at the zoo, he says.

Rory O’Connor, aka Rory’s Stories, is part of a new wave of Irish and international comedians – including Conor Moore, The 2 Johnnies and Giz a Laugh’s Enya Martin – who have used the power of the internet to carve tidy careers.

BORED by the usual alcohol stories in theatre and film which are “universally gritty and depressing”, Cork comedian Tadhg Hickey was inspired to write a surreal show about an alcoholic called Feargal using the Catholic calendar as a roadmap.

Thanks to the encouragement of one special teacher, comedian Joanne McNally found her voice during her school years

Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell tells Gemma Dunn about coming out, and how an ayahuasca experience in the Amazon helped him to let go of his insecurities.

I’d a lovely childhood. We grew up by the sea in Killiney, Dublin. I remember it being sunny all the time and ice-cream floats — my parents used to give us pints of Club Orange with a lump of ice-cream in it. Now they’d probably be illegal because of obesity but at the time we were fed on a staple diet of that stuff during the summer.

Sometimes, a must-watch comedy hits our screens: This Way Up is exactly that. Georgia Humphreys meets its creator and star, comedian Aisling Bea, to find out what inspired it

CCCahoots are one of the most popular comedy acts in Ireland at the moment.

Joanne McNally is giving audiences a free preview of her Edinburgh Fringe Festival show in Cork this evening.

I remember as a kid in the 1970s going to Ballyheigue and Ballybunion, and being amazed at meeting my cousins there.

In advance of his Cork gig, Tommy Tiernan tells Ellie O’Byrne about his comedy influences, his obscure taste in film, and his love of Chris De Burgh.

When Jon Stewart quit the Daily Show, the satirical news and comedy show he hosted for 16 years until August 2015, he explained to his replacement, Trevor Noah, that he was tired – and angry at the state of politics and political discourse in the US.

The clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings — twice as many as the penis — yet remains significantly less sensitive than angry right-wingers when someone makes a joke about them.

Dancing With The Stars brought Fred Cooke a whole new audience – kids just can’t get enough of the funnyman. On the eve of a new tour, he tells Esther McCarthy how the show transformed his career.

Cat Laughs-bound Angela Barnes reckons she got some of her humour from her dad, who ran a sex shop in the UK, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

The extra show will take place on Saturday December 5, 2020 after his show the previous evening sold out.

Charlize Theron was nervous to make a romantic comedy.

The long list of new releases includes Netflix original series, comedy specials, documentaries and family friendly options.

Whether you're the mother, the older sibling, the younger sibling, or perhaps you just happened to be stuck between the three, wishing for it to be over.

GIG WISE: Nicki Minaj is due to take to the stage at 3Arena, Dublin, at 9pm tonight, and everybody will have their fingers crossed that all goes to plan.

Jonathan Van Ness has announced his 2019 UK and Ireland stand-up tour debut.

IN A previous life, the comedian Chris Kent used to work as an electrician. He says on stage that whenever he used to see a fire engine whistling past on his home patch, Cork city, he’d bless himself — in case his wiring work might have caused the fire.

Derry Girls is back for another lighthearted look at life during the conflict in the North, writes

Des Bishop may be living in New York at the moment, but when he comes to Cork he’s very much playing to a home audience.

Fat Blokes is one of a number of corporeal shows at Quarter Block Party in Cork, writes Marjorie Brennan.

The ‘Bum Bum Belly’ dance may be in the past, but Bernard O’Shea is hitting the road again for a stand-up show with his old pal Karl Spain, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

They’re young, gifted and on the verge of making big breakthroughs in their careers. Esther McCarthy meets the new faces of 2019.

Colum Tyrrell and Sean Finnerty bring their unique perspective on life in the US to an Irish audience as they prepare for their four-stop tour.

The Treaty City is growing in confidence through comedy, writes Nuala Woulfe

"I can stop anytime I want..."

A scheduled appearance of a Polish travel writer and comedian at the CIT School of Music has been cancelled, the

The British stand-up is coming to Cork with a rapidfire show that doesn’t even give hecklers a chance to interject, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

If you have any of these names then you’ll understand the struggle.

It seems Global warming has rubbed our planet up the wrong way.

It seems like actor Sacha Baron Cohen is making his comeback by taking on US president Donald Trump in a new video posted on Twitter.

4,000 people braved the heat and packed into the Marquee in Cork last night to see Wicklow comedian Dara Ó Briain at his best.

Despite a rather reasonable fear of full-on melting in the heat, 4,000 people headed to the Marquee in Cork last night to chill with everyone’s favourite funny man, Dara Ó Briain.

Indiependence Music & Arts Festival has revealed some of the latest acts to feature at this year's festival.

We all love a table quiz in the local - nothing can beat it.

The organizers behind Electric Picnic are responsible for this brand new festival coming this summer.

Ahead of the Cat Laughs Festival, Ciara McDonnell talks to some of our favourite female comics about their first time on a stand-up stage.

Of course, there's always someone who wants to stick on the heating.