Laugh at the Bank 2010

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Féile Comedy FestivalBank Holiday Weekend

27th-30th May 2010Bank Square Marquee

Karl SpainNeil Delamere

Paul Tonkinson

Plus muchmuch more!

www.feilebelfast.com

Weekend Compere: Seamus Carabine

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Féile Comedy Festival

Tickets available online atwww.feilebelfast.com

Gáire maith agus codladh fada an dá leigheas is fearr a deir anseanfhocal ach mura dtig le Féile an Phobail leapa compordacha chur ar fáil duit, is cinnte go gcuirfidh an Fhéile Ghrinn santrilsí gáire sibh! Tabharfaidh fear a tí, Séamus Carabine cead agcinn do Karl Spain, Neil Delamere agus Paul Tonkinson le linncheithre la na féile a bheas ar siúl in ollphuball i gCearnóg naBruaiche i lár Bhéal Feirste.


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The Craic Pack Caifé Feirste, An Cultúrlann, Falls Road, 1pmTobchumadóireacht ardfhuinnimh ghrinn - mar a iarrannan lucht éisteachta é - an sprioc atá ag an Craic PackComedy Improv. Imreofar cluichí bunaithe ar An Scéal,Blasanna, Giorrú Radharcanna, Díobháil Ghaire agus cuidmhór cluichí eile a chruthóidh ruaille buaille i measc nadtaibheoirí agus an lucht éisteachta araon. Is i 2002 abunaíodh an Craic Pack Comedy Improv agus ó shin ileith, tá seónna déanta acu ag féilte agus in ionaid ghrinnfud fad na tire - agus ag féile Newport i Nua Eabhracchomh maith. Má tá dúil agat sa ghreann a bhíodh lefeiceáil ar Whose Line is it Anyway de chuid Channel 4,titfidh tú i ngrá leis an Craic Pack Comedy Improv.Free eevent.

Dé hAoine 28 Bealtaine Friday 28th May

The Craic Pack The Whitefort Inn, Andersonstown Road, 8pmThe Craic Pack Comedy Improv is a high-energyfully improvised comedy show, all based on thesuggestions of the audience. Featuring games likeStory, Accents, Scene Reduction, No Laughs andmany more, this show takes you on a rollercoasterride of comedy, surprising both performers andaudience alike. Established in 2002,The Craic Packhave performed across the country in festivals andcomedy venues, even venturing as far as the NewPort festival in New York. If you like the comicstyle of Channel 4’s “Whose line is it anyway” youwill love The Craic Pack Comedy Improv! Admission -- ££3 aat ddoor. BBar aavailable.

Déardaoin 27 Bealtaine Thursday 27th May

August Féile 30th July - 8th August 2010

Seamus Carabine

Marquee WeekendCompere



Karl SpainSupported by Aidan Bishop plusAaron ButlerCompere: Seamus CarabineBank Square Marquee, Doors 8pmHe’s probably best known in Ireland for his TV series Karl SpainWants A Woman, which was a huge success in that he not only gothuge ratings but he also found himself a woman. Recently Karl couldbe seen hosting the RTE TV series Karl Spain Wants To Rock, a newseries capturing the events of Scrap Metal:The Tour. Spain hasappeared at the Montréal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and hasalso featured on The Panel and is a regular at the Kilkenny CatLaughs Comedy Festival - “see him now before he gets toobig”(Three Weeks). Support comes from Aidan Bishop, resident MCof the famous International Comedy Club who recently made histelevision debut on RTE 2 with his show Savage Eye.Tickets ££10, aavailable ffrom aall FFéile ooutlets. BBar uuntil 11am. SSponsored bby TTennents.

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Radio www.feilefm.com Tel: 028 9024 2002

Buartha a chailíní, tá sibh ró-mhall. Fuair an Spáinneach bean - agus lucht mór leanúna - mar thoradhar a shraith theilifíse, Karl Spain Wants a Woman. Bhí sé ag rácáil ar Scrap Metal:The Tour agus beidhsé i mBéal Feirste leis an ghreann is géire ó bhí winklepickers ann. Aidan Bishop a thosóidh an seó.

Laugh onthe MetroFriday 28th May,4pm - 6pmA host of local comedians will tryto impress you with some oftheir best jokes and stand upcomedy on your afternoontravels! Various Metro routes toand from West Belfast.SSppoonnssoorreedd bbyy TTrraannsslliinnkk MMeettrroo..


Laugh 4 HaitiOh Yeah Music Centre, 1pmFéile’s ‘Laugh 4 Haiti’ will be a spectacularafternoon marathon of stand up comedy inthe Oh Yeah Music Centre, includingperformances from local comedians MickeyBartlett, Graeme Watson, Joe Lindsey,Marcus Keeley, Hotrod McCaughan, MorganHearst, Liam Watson, Lauren Kerr plusmany others. Haiti’s strongest earthquake inmore than two centuries devastated theCaribbean nation on Tuesday, 12th January2010. Belfast has shown enormous support

for this cause and we hope that you willjoin us in supporting this event and

fund further. All proceeds will go tothe Haiti Earthquake Fund of the

Disasters Event Committee.Admission -- ££3 aat ddoor. LLineup iis

subject tto cchange.

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Dé Satharn 29 Bealtaine Saturday 29th May



Room for One MoreWritten and Directed by Brónagh DiamondKing Street Arts, 7.30pmTread The Boards Theatre Group presents Roomfor One More. Remember the first time you sawsomebody in their pyjamas outside and thought“What the hell?” whereas it has now become acommon sight?...Well just imagine what our lovelytourists think!

Room for One More is a short comedy based ona chance meeting between a girl and a youngPolish man at a Falls Road taxi stand! We all knowthat West Belfast is rich in culture and socialdiversity so let’s have a look at how we see eachother in 2010!

The Irish are famous for laughing at ourselvesbecause life’s too short...but who can be in such ahurry that they can’t get dressed in the morning! Tickets ££5, aavailable ffrom TTeach nna FFéile.

Dráma gearr grinn ina mbuaileann cailín óg Feirsteach agus fear óg Polannach agusiad ag iniúchadh chultúr an dá thír - pitseámaí lasmuigh san áireamh!

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A Night with GeorgeWritten by BrendaMurphy, Directed by Tony Devlin.Produced by BrassneckTheatre CompanyFresh Claim Gallery, King Street, 8pmNot every woman gets to spend a night withGeorge Clooney, but Bridie Murphy does! Let’sface it, Bridie’s life hasn’t been all parties andpremieres like George’s, but it’s a life full of dramanonetheless. Bridie was quite happy to stay in theone place she felt safe and happy, with the familyshe adores, but events conspired against her. She isforced to accept change, whether she likes it ornot. In a period when Ireland is finding a newidentity, Bridie has to accept that her family haveforged new identities also. She takes George onthe journey of her life, the lows and the hilarioushighs, and charts the course to her unlikely future.‘A Night With George’ is a new and indigenouspiece of drama, brought to you by the WestBelfast Theatre Company Brassneck. It representsa fresh and new direction, while challengingestablished and malignant viewpoints, with the all-important razor sharp black Belfast humour as anavigational tool.Admission -- ££6 aat ddoor.


Má tá drama amháin le feiceáil agat i mbliana, gabh chuig an ceann seo, andráma is greannmhaire dá bhfacthas le fada an lá ach a bhfuil doimhneachtagus briseadh croí ann chomh maith. Is tour de force aisteoireachta é A Nightwith George ag Donna O’Connor. Ná caill é ar ór nó ar airgead


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Neil DelamereSupported byBernard O’SheaCompere: Seamus Carabine

Bank Square Marquee,Doors 8pmBest known as the star of RTE’s TheRepublic of Telly,The Panel andBBC’s Blame Game, Irish comedianNeil Delamere performs his currentshow, Bookmarks. Life is just a seriesof bookmarks – the events thathighlight how far we’ve come andhow far we’ve left to go.They couldbe anything, weddings, funerals,charges being dropped even facingyour fears (don’t). Delamere beganhis career in 1999 at the EdinburghFestival. Since then he has workedfor both RTE and the BBC, and hasalso featured on Michael McIntyre'sComedy Roadshow back in 2009.

Support comes from BernardO’Shea, one half of TJ and TJ onToday FM’s The Last Word. BernardO'Shea is a fizzing, iridescent ball ofsheer energy; a fast-talking, fast-thinking comedian who invigorates aroom with his presence.Tickets ££10, aavailable ffrom aall FFéile ooutlets.Bar uuntil 11am. SSponsored bby TTennents.



Cruthúnas gur fíordhuine é Neil Delamere, chanpuipéad nach mbíonn le feiceáil ach ar an teilifísamháin - a bheas sa seó seo.Tá Neil ar na daoineis greannmhaire sa tír mar a léirigh sé ar TheRepublic of Telly agus The Panel ar RTE agus fiúamháin ar The Blame Game de chuid an BBC.Bernard O’Shea a bheas mar thacaíocht (más cuían focal) ag Neil.


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Paul TonkinsonSupported by Matt Reed plus Gemma HuttonCompere: Seamus CarabineBank Square Marquee, Doors 8pmA much sought after comedian for live comedyshows all over the UK and internationally, Paul haspresented Take the Mic for ITV,The Big Breakfastfor Channel 4 and the London and ManchesterBreakfast Shows for XFM. A former Time Out‘Comedian of the Year’, he recently appeared onBBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s ComedyRoadshow.Tonkinson has been a regular on theUK comedy circuit for over fifteen years, playingboth public gigs and corporate events, andregularly taking shows to the Edinburgh Festival.Paul Tonkinson is described as “Witty and sharp”(Three Weeks) and “Excellent... extremelytalented... brilliant” (Time Out).

Born and bred inSunderland, Matt's affablestyle has won him fansacross the UK. Heeffortlessly plays with thecrowd with a naturalrapport that is found in fewcomics. Matt, always ready,never disappointing willalways make a good gig –great!

Tickets ££10, aavailable ffrom aall FFéile ooutlets. Bar uuntil 112am. SSponsored bby TTennents.


Fear a bhfuil an-ráchairt air ar fud nacruinne is ea Paul Tonkinson. Bíonn sé gominic ar theilifís, ar raidió agus iscuairteoir rialta é ag Féile Dhún Éidinn.Sin ráite, leanann sé Manchester United!Beidh tuaisceartach (Sasanach) eile aran seo, Matt Reed agus an bealach arfad ó Bheannchar, Gemma Hutton.

Dé Domhnaigh 30 Bealtaine Sunday 30th May


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Déardaoin 27 Bealtaine Thursday 27th May

The Craic Pack The Whitefort Inn,Andersonstown Road, 8pm


The Craic Pack Laugh on the MetroCaifé Feirste, An Cultúrlann, Various Metro routesFalls Road, 1pm to and from West Belfast, 4-6pm

Karl SpainSupported by Aidan Bishop plus Aaron ButlerCompere: Seamus CarabineBank Square Marquee, Doors 8pm


Laugh 4 HaitiOh Yeah Music Centre, 1pm

Room for One MoreWritten and Directed by Brónagh DiamondKing Street Arts, 7.30pm

A Night with GeorgeWritten by Brenda Murphy, Directed by Tony Devlin.Produced by Brassneck Theatre CompanyFresh Claim Gallery, King Street, 8pm

Neil DelamereSupported by Bernard O’SheaCompere: Seamus CarabineBank Square Marquee, Doors 8pm

Dé Domhnaigh 30 Bealtaine Sunday 30th May

Paul TonkinsonSupported by Matt Reed plus Gemma Hutton Compere: Seamus CarabineBank Square Marquee, Doors 8pm




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