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Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffes Clonmel
20th - 23rd November '08
Top Irish and international comedians will be soon descending on Clonmel as the Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffe's kicks off on November 20th-23rd. This promises to be an action packed comedy extravaganza showcasing the creme de la creme of world comedy.
Now in its second year the festival has increased to a four day event with the number of shows having doubled. O'Keeffe's are hosting over 30 comedians over 4 nights in 3 intimate rooms including Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Adam Hills, Sean Hughes, Karl Spain, Brendon Burns, and Dublin Comedy Improv. The hottest tickets of Edinburgh Festival 2008 will also be at the festival this year including Best Newcomer Award winner Sarah Millican and runner-up, Pippa Evans.
This is a unique comedy festival within Ireland not only for its strong line-up of comedians but also for the variety of new shows included in this year's line up. Exciting new shows include After Dark and Dangerous, Comedy Swap with 2 shows, 2 crowds and 2 rooms, the Jason Byrne and Adam Hills Game Show and the All Star Finale with "the best of the festival".
Bulmers Original Cider has come on board this year to make the 2008 Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffe's now one of the most attractive comedy festivals in the country.
Marcus Goodwin of Bulmers Ltd. said "Bulmers is delighted to be sponsoring the Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffe's, a festival which has brought the crème de la crème of comedy to Clonmel over the last two years. We are very excited about the line up in this year's festival, a multitude of top class acts."
The Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffes Clonmel runs from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd November 2008. Tickets are available from www.clonmelcomedy.com at the box office at Hearn's Hotel, Clonmel or by telephoning 052 21611. Be prepared for an action packed weekend - a limited number of weekend tickets will also be available.
Pictured at the launch of the Bulmers Comedy Festival at O'Keeffe's Clonmel were Fergal O'keeffe of Hearn's Hotel, Clonmel, and Marcus Goodwin, Bulmers Ltd, with Bob the Bulmers Comedy Apple.
Bulmers Comedy Festival Poster
The lineup this year includes PJ Gallagher, Sean Hughes, Aiden Bishop and Pippa Evans. Plus many more!
