The leafy plains of Stradbally Estate are set to reverberate with the sounds of laughter as the Comedy Tent makes a welcome return along with the multitude of music, arts and culture stages at this year’s Electric Picnic.Headlining on Saturday night is the amazing Dylan Moran , a comedian, actor, writer who co-wrote and starred in the hit Channel 4 sitcom Black Books as well as starring alongside Simon Pegg in Shaun Of The Dead, in Good Vibrations and Pixie .
The biggest selling comedian ever at the Edinburgh Fringe Jason Byrne’ s inspired original brand of high-energy ensures he is one of the most exciting live comedy performers in the world – unmatched for his ebullient energy and regulated chaos! No comedy weekend in Laois would be complete without the maestro.
Also appearing for the first time is Hollywood’s Shane Todd , described by the Belfast Telegraph as a “modern day king of comedy”. Make sure you bag a seat as he has just announced another run of sold-out shows at Belfast’s SSE Arena. Recent years have seen the emergence of a much-maligned genre of comedy, the so-called ‘internet comics’, however, Electric Picnic will play host to four of the best of these, with proof positive that they do possess the comedy skills to cut it and are already huge on the live circuit. KillianSundermann is a sketch and stand-up comedian whose comedy videos went viral during 2020 and his humorous take on Irish culture has become a staple on social media.
There’s plenty of circuit stalwarts for your delectation with experienced comics like John Colleary , Barry Murphy , Irish Man Abroad Podcaster Jarlath Regan , Ireland’s hardest working comedian Danny O’Brien and presenter of RTÉ2’sClear HistoryKevin McGahern , heartthrob John Lynn , Cork’s finest Chris Kent and the creator of You’re Grounded podcast Emma Doran all set to tickle your funny bones over the weekend.
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