In Stitches Comedy Club with Brian Gallagher, Aideen McQueen, Ben Verth

• Brian Gallagher
• Aideen McQueen
• Ben Verth
• Emman Idama (Host)

BIOS:

• Brian Gallagher

is a truly one-of-a-kind comedian who is quickly making a name for himself as one of the funniest and most unique performers in Ireland today. With a razor-sharp wit and a style that is both clever and cheeky, Gallagher’s jokes, crowd work, and story weaving ability has seen him wowing audiences in Ireland's top comedy clubs for years, and has earned him his position as the MC of Ireland's biggest comedy club, The Laughter Lounge Dublin. He has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business, including hosting in Vicar Street for Tommy Tiernan, as well as supporting Dave McSavage and Andrew Maxwell on tour, and has brought his unique brand of comedy to some of the biggest festivals around, including Forbidden Fruit, The Paddy Power Comedy Festival, Electric Picnic, The Vodafone Comedy Festival, Body and Soul and Otherside Festival. In fact, Gallagher has become something of a Fringe Festival favorite, with three hugely successful sold-out runs at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe under his belt. And it's no wonder why - his performances have been described by critics as "charming" and "surprisingly refreshing," and he never fails to leave audiences in stitches with his carefully crafted hour-long shows. If you're looking for a comedian who is truly one-of-a-kind, look no further than Brian Gallagher. With TV appearances on RTE's Laughter in the Eyre and Virgin Media's Craic Den Comedy Club Live, Gallagher is a rising star in the world of comedy, and an act that you simply cannot afford to miss. Hot Press Magazine said ‘One to Watch’ … so go watch him!

"The Big Stage Beckons" City Limits. "An irresistibly good Irish comic" The Laughter Lounge. "One to watch" Hotpress. "His personality continually shines through - 4 Stars" Georgia Herriott. "Overwhelming .. comedic storytelling with great anecdotes .. very promising!" Three Weeks.

• Aideen McQueen 

is one of the brightest sparks in the new generation of Irish comics. She’s sassy, sexy, saucy and side-splittingly funny. Aideen appears regularly on RTE, TG4, BBC Northern Ireland and has numerous writing credits with BBC Radio 4. She is one of the resident comperes at the world famous International Comedy Club in Dublin and has supported many top names including; Ardal O’ Hanon, Dylan Moran, Johnny Vegas, Phil Kay, Sean Hughes, Reginald D. Hunter, Des Bishop, David O Doherty, Neil Delemere, Arthur Smith and Frankie Boyle. 

She has performed at many festivals including The Vodafone Comedy Festival, The Electric Picnic Festival and Prague Comedy Festival. She is also a professional musician (singer and guitarist), one of the Irish language’s foremost proponents and a former primary school teacher. She describes herself as, “spontaneous - in losing my keys rather than the kitesurfing way.”

“Best young comic I’ve seen in ages” - Arthur Smith

• Ben Verth

Based in Edinburgh, Ben has been writing and performing comedy for about 5 years, starting out whilst at the University of Edinburgh when he co-founded and was President of The Edinburgh Revue, acting as not just a performer, writer and producer of the regular term-time shows, but also of two sell-out and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe revues.From there Ben began contributing sketches to 'Melting Pot', a monthly new writing sketch show at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh, and to The Comedy Unit's (Chewin' the Fat, Rab C. Nesbitt) 'Rough Cuts' shows in both Glasgow and London, as well as supplying material to the Unit’s 2007 sell-out Fringe hit 'Angry Puppy'. This quickly led to writing for BBC TV / The Comedy Unit`s 'The Karen Dunbar Show', which was nominated twice for the Golden Rose of Montreaux prize.In the last three years Ben has turned his hand to stand-up, cultivating a style which is upbeat mix of smart gags, word-play and anecdotes. He regularly gigs as an act or compere all over Scotland and has performed alongside big names like Dylan Moran, Phil Nicol, Patrick Monaghan and Kevin Bridges (as well as appearing in Dan Antopolski's 'Sandwich Rap' music video) to name a few. Ben performed his first solo hour, 'Not With That Attitude', at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe.Currently, Ben is promoter and resident MC of THE BEEHIVE COMEDY CLUB which runs four successful nights (two start-of-the-week new act and new material nights, and premier multi-bill nights on Friday and Saturday) in Edinburgh's famous Beehive Inn; and is a writer and performer with THE BROKEN WINDOWS POLICY, The Edinburgh Stand Comedy Club`s monthly sketch show.

Lineup is subject to change:

Stitches Comedy Monday - Sunday Show: 7 Nights a week

Monday's: Peadar Kearney (Downstairs). Doors: 8:30pm / Shows: 9:00pm - 10:30pm. Fee: €10 - €6.50 for all pints or glass of wine.

Tuesday's: The International Bar, Wicklow Street - (Upstairs). Doors: 8:00pm / Shows: 8:30pm - 10:30pm. Fee: Online €10 / Door €12.

Wednesday's: Peadar Kearney (Downstairs). Doors: 8:30pm / Shows: 9:00pm - 10:30pm. Fee: €10 -€6.50 drinks pints & glass of wine

Thursday's: Peadar Kearney. (Downstairs)Doors: 8:30pm / Shows: 9:00pm - 10:30pm. Fee: Student €10 / Adult €12.

Friday's & Saturday's : Peadar Kearney Pub - (Downstairs)

Doors: 8:30pm / Shows: 9:00pm - 10:30pm. Fee: Student €13 / Adult €15.

Sunday's: Peadar Kearney Pub - (Downstairs)

Doors: 8:30pm / Shows: 9:00pm - 10:30pm. Fee: €12

Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar -

Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued right up until the event day. Unless otherwise noted, refund requests made on the day of the event will not be granted; however, they may be transferred to an other date if allowed.

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