Cat Laughs Comedy Festival bringing over 40 top comedians to Northern Ireland this week

It is the first time the event has come to Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland will be getting a laugh this week as a huge comedy festival comes to Belfast and Derry.

Between May 22-26, The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival will see over 40 top-class comedians perform across 26 unique shows for the first event of its kind in NI.

The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is Ireland's longest-running and best-loved comedy event started in Killkenny and is renowned for its format where headliner comedians perform on the same bill.

A spokesperson for the event said: "Belfast’s reputation as a comedy city has exploded over the last decade, with a new wave of local comedians selling out huge venues, alongside a new and endless stream of international A-list comics visiting the city, and hundreds of thousands of fans attending shows across the city each year.

"In its inaugural year, The Cat Laughs will extend its reach to Belfast, hosting a series of stand-up shows at venues such as Waterfront Hall, Lavery’s, Black Box, Sunflower, Naughton Studios at the Lyric, Limelight, and others, as well as the Millennium Forum in Derry."

Expect huge local names such as Shane Todd, Colin Geddis and Colin Murphy alongside UK and Irish stars such as Chris Kent and Seann Walsh - with many many more on the bill.

Check out the full Cat Laughs Comedy Festival line-up below:

CAT LAUGHS NINE LIVES GALA 1: Friday 23 ^rd May Live At Waterfront Hall

MC: Colin Murphy

1. Paddy Raff
2. Mark McCarney
3. Deirdre O’Kane
4. David O’Doherty

INTERVAL

1. Gearoid Farrelly
2. Emma Doran
3. Alison Spittle
4. Neil Delamere

CAT LAUGHS NINE LIVES GALA 2: SATURDAY 24 ^th May Live At Waterfront Hall

MC: Karl Spain

1. William Thompson
2. Susie McCabe
3. Mike Rice
4. Colin Geddis

INTERVAL

1. Seann Walsh
2. Diona Doherty
3. Vlad Ilich
4. Vittorio Angeloni

NINE LIVES GALA 3: SUNDAY 25 ^th May Live At Waterfront Hall

MC: Andrew Ryan

1. Chris Kent
2. Kyla Cobbler
3. Ray Bradshaw
4. Scott Bennett

INTERVAL

1. Christopher Macarther-Boyd
2. Shane Todd
3. Rich Hall
4. Paddy McDonnell

NINE LIVES DERRY GALA: MONDAY 26 ^th May Live at Millennium Forum

MC: ANDREW RYAN

1. Vittorio Angelone
2. Emma Doran
3. Shane Todd
4. David O’Doherty

INTERVAL

1. Rich Hall
2. Scott Bennett
3. Deirdre O’Kane
4. Neil Delamere

FRIDAY 23rd May:

• Friday 23rd May - Black Box - CAT GPT featuring: Karl Spain, John Meagher, Kyla Cobbler, AlanA Jackson, Vlas Ilich, Mark McCarney - Doors 6.30pm - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5082
• Friday 23rd May - Laverys - ABRACATABRA featuring: Paddy McDonnell, Rich Hall, Neil Delamere, Christopher McArthur-Boyd, Kevin McGahern, Emma Doran - Doors 6.30pm - https://shine.tickets/events/show/5084
• Friday 23rd May - Limelight 2- Cat Cabaret featuring: Alison Spittle, Peter Rethinasamy, Emman Idama, Louise Young, Mike Rice, Kevin McGahern - Doors 7pm - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5085
• Friday 23rd May - The Mac - Cats in Top Hats featuring: Vittorio Angelone, Deirdre O’Kane, Peter Rethinasamy, Christopher MACARTHUR-Boyd, William Thompson - Doors 7pm - tickets from themaclive.com
• Friday 23rd May - Laverys - Tall Tales featuring: Andrew Ryan, Peter Rethinasamy, Susie McCabe, Mike Rice, Dan Tiernan, Paddy Raff - Doors 9.30pm - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5083

Saturday 24th May:

• Saturday 24th May - Black Box - CARELESS WHISKERS featuring: Andrew Ryan, Mark McCarney, Fred Cooke, Diona Doherty, Louise Young, Stephen Mullan - DOORS 4PM - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5087
• Saturday 24th May - Mac Upstairs - CRAZY CATS Featuring: Fred Cooke, Shane Clifford, John Meagher, Dan Tiernan, Alana Jackson, Stephen Mullan - Doors 6pm - tickets from themaclive.com
• Saturday 24th May -Laverys - THE SCRATCHING POST Featuring: Paddy Raff, William Thompson, Kyla Cobbler, (take out Alana Jackson, Christopher MACARTHUR-Boyd, David O’Doherty - DOORS 6PM - Ticket Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5089/
• Saturday 24th May -Limelight 1 - CATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Featuring: Paddy McDonnell, Seann Walsh, DIONA Doherty, Laura Smyth, Neil Delamere, Colin Murphy - DOORS 6.30PM - Tickets: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5091
• Saturday 24th May - The Mac - Top Cats Featuring: Colin Geddis, Emma Doran, David O’Doherty, Gearoid Farrelly, Neil Delamere - Doors 8pm - tickets from themaclive.com

Sunday 25th May:

• Sunday 25th May - Black Box - FURR BALLS featuring: Paddy McDonnell, Mike Rice, Susan Riddell, Emman IDAMA, Vlad IlIch, Karl Spain - DOORS 4PM SHOW 5PM - https://shine.tickets/events/show/5094
• Sunday 25th May - The Mac - POSH PAWS featuring: Vittorio Angelone, Ray Bradshaw, Kyla Cobbler, Laura Smyth (moved from Caturday Night Fever on Saturday), Mark McCarney - DOORS 5PM - tickets from themaclive.com
• Sunday 25th May - Limelight 1 - CATITUDE featuring: Colin Geddis, Deirdre O’Kane, William Thompson, Alison Spittle, Scott Bennett, Susie McCabe - DOORS 7PM - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5095
• Sunday 25th May - Limelight 2 - Just Kitten Around featuring: Fred Cooke, Ray Bradshaw, Susan Riddell, Emman Idama, Alana Jackson, Chris Kent - DOORS 7PM - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5096
• Sunday 25th May - Laverys - CATNIP featuring Paddy Raff, Louise Young, Susan Riddell, Shane Clifford, John Meagher, Karl Spain - DOORS 8PM - Link: https://shine.tickets/events/show/5097
• Sunday 25th May - The Mac - Feline Funny featuring Colin Murphy, David O’Doherty, Rich Hall, Chris Kent, Deirdre O'Kane DOORS 8.30PM - tickets from themaclive.com

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