If laughter is best medicine, then Cat Laughs the cure
US legends Dom Irrera, Rich Hall and Lewis Black were among the many who pulled on their shades and enjoyed the rays ahead of what is gearing up to be three days of side-splitting comedy and fun.
"I know that every year we say we have the best line-up ever. But this year, we really have," according to festival spokesman Kev Fitzsimons. "At this point, Saturday night is almost completely sold out. And there are tickets for some of the gigs on Sunday and Monday. Our advice to people is to travel and we'll see what we can do for them. People should drop in to the box office. Maybe someone has booked tickets and won't collect them for one reason or another. It's going to be great. And despite the rumour and speculation that the festival will end this year it's ninth year it will not.