Galway Comedy Festival is bursting at the seams with comedy brilliance, all part of a 70-strong line-up of international stars, homegrown comedy greats, and emerging talent, playing 69 shows across 16 venues over 7 days and nights. You’d best start planning your week of ‘carefully curated craic’.

Al Porter
Following up his sold-out tour in 2023/24, Al’s back with AL PORTER ALGORITHM where his unique brand of exciting, energetic and fun loving comedy meets his most relatable stories ever!

Why does Instagram think he needs to get assessed? Can you learn to love renting in a house share? Can his parents deal with empty nest syndrome? Why is his brother the golden child? And much more!

One of few Irish comics ever nominated for a Perrier Award (like Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran before him) Al’s 2023/24 show “Now” was critically acclaimed with reviews like, “Gloriously upbeat! No self pity… Irrepressible stand up storytelling (Chortle) and “Dazzling…Brilliant and very funny” (The Scotsman)

AL PORTER’s ALGORITHM is trying to find a formula for living in a world on fire! Just like online, in life, you’ll see more of what you pay attention to and Al’s always on the look out for the upside!

Andrew Maxwell
Maxwell’s comedic mix of the personal and the political has long made him a hit in his native Ireland, as well as in Britain, where he is now based. He has appeared on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, QI and Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. His brilliant podcast Eejits of the World co-hosted with Glen Wool is essential listening.

David McSavage
David McSavage has never been afraid of being controversial. “If you’re always worried about being canceled, it shows you’re not confident enough in your own material,” he told Letrim Live. Whether it’s musing while strumming a guitar, wandering off on a mind-bending tangent, or delivering his singular perspective on the world, McSavage’s sharp wit always ensures a memorable night of quality comedy. Best known for his award-winning TV show, The Savage Eye, he returns to #GCF25 with a new stand-up show.

Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy is, simply, a living legend of Irish comedy. Alongside Ardal O’Hanlon and Kevin Gildea, he co-founded The International Comedy Club in Dublin, a key breeding ground for the Irish alternative-comedy boom of the 1990s, the repercussions of which are still felt today. He was also one-third of Aprés Match where his turns as Frank Stapleton and Liam Brady were nothing short of inspired, while his German character, Günther, is a brilliant means through which we can laugh at the absurdity of some of our own social norms in Ireland.

Bernard Casey
Since his first live comedy gig at UCC RAG Week in 2011, the Kerry native has sold out shows at the INEC, Vicar Street, and The Everyman in Cork along with venues in London, New York, and Boston. His online comedy videos have +15 million views and garnered him +130,000 social media followers. His passion for comedy and acting also led to the creation of his hugely popular Drama Workshop for secondary schools students in Ireland.

DOORS: 19:00 | SHOW: 20:00 | Age 18+