pat o shea
28-05-2008, 09:29 PM
Anyone going to Kilkenny this June Bank Holiday week end, I would ask you to support the fringe festival if you can. The fringe would be classed as the poor relation of the Big Cat Laughs festival. The fringe receives no sponsorship so each club must raise their own funding, the bill alone for the Craichouse will be in the area of €5,000. Considering were a small club this is a huge amount of money. Despite submissions to RTE and TV3, no club has being able to secure any space on their teletext service, each show on the full festival got full coverage. This is not a once off it was the same last year where again both TV station showed bias against the small clubs. So why should you support the fringe here why,
You have plenty to choose from in the fringe with the following clubs,
Craichouse Comedy Club 1, Paris Texas.
Craichouse Comedy Club 2, Rafter Dempseys,
Comedy Dublin, Whispers Sports Bar,
The Finest comedy, The Field Bar,
The Laughing Stock Comedy, Bollards,
Ha'penny Laughs, Andrew Ryans.
Thats six venues to choose from at a price well afforded.
The comedians in the fringe are the stars of tomorrow, they know that this is their chance to shine, they will work their arses off to ensure you enjoy the show. Each comedian has been selected from a huge selection, the Craichouse alone is bringing the biggest team ever to hit the fringe, for every comedian we chose, we had to turn down another two, so you will get the best out there.
By supporting the fringe you are supporting local comedians, you will see raw comedy the stuff of urban legends.
Another reason to support the fringe is charity, the Craichouse Comedy Club along with Comedy Dublin have raised money for a kilkenny based charity the Susie Long Hospice Appeal, this is our small way of saying thank you to the people of Kilkenny. The Craichouse will also have charity buckets in each of our venues for this worthy cause. the Craichouse will perform 14 shows over the week end as follows,
Friday; Paris Texas 9.00pm. Rafters Dempseys 10..00pm
Saturday : Paris Texas 5.00pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm
Saturday : Rafter Dempsey's, 6.00pm, 8.00pm, 10.00pm
Sunday : Rafter Dempsey's : 6.00pm, 8.00pm, 10.00pm
Sunday : Paris Texas : 5.00pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm.
Paris Texas 92 High St Kilkenny.
Rafter Dempsey's 4 Friary St.
The Craichouse Comedy Team is,
Alan Hurley (Cork), Jamie O Shea (Cork), Johnny P (Kerry), Kevin Goldsmith (Cork), George Fox (Dublin), Bob Hennigan (Mayo), Paddy O Shea (Cork), Dylan Holland (Cork), Eoin Murphy (Cork), Pat O Shea (Knocknahenny), Eoin Keegan (Cork), Seamus Burke (Clare), Dave Coughlin (Cork), David Duff ( Cork), Clint Paddison (Australia), Mickie Anderson (England) Martin Hesh ( Cork/Australia).
Our invited guest Comedians include Dee Custance (Scotland), Gabby O Reilly ( Germany), Geo, Cathal Kerr, Denis Mulcahy, Cathal Duffy, Roddy McInnes (Scotland), Zocorro, Ash O Halloran, Margo Carr, Eric Shantz (USA) Graham Storey, Robbie Bonham (God), Seamus kelly (Kilkenny) and many many more.
With such a big comedy team we can assure you no two shows will be the same.
So if your in Kilkenny support the Craichouse Comedy Club and support the Kilkenny Comedy "fringe" Festival.
You have plenty to choose from in the fringe with the following clubs,
Craichouse Comedy Club 1, Paris Texas.
Craichouse Comedy Club 2, Rafter Dempseys,
Comedy Dublin, Whispers Sports Bar,
The Finest comedy, The Field Bar,
The Laughing Stock Comedy, Bollards,
Ha'penny Laughs, Andrew Ryans.
Thats six venues to choose from at a price well afforded.
The comedians in the fringe are the stars of tomorrow, they know that this is their chance to shine, they will work their arses off to ensure you enjoy the show. Each comedian has been selected from a huge selection, the Craichouse alone is bringing the biggest team ever to hit the fringe, for every comedian we chose, we had to turn down another two, so you will get the best out there.
By supporting the fringe you are supporting local comedians, you will see raw comedy the stuff of urban legends.
Another reason to support the fringe is charity, the Craichouse Comedy Club along with Comedy Dublin have raised money for a kilkenny based charity the Susie Long Hospice Appeal, this is our small way of saying thank you to the people of Kilkenny. The Craichouse will also have charity buckets in each of our venues for this worthy cause. the Craichouse will perform 14 shows over the week end as follows,
Friday; Paris Texas 9.00pm. Rafters Dempseys 10..00pm
Saturday : Paris Texas 5.00pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm
Saturday : Rafter Dempsey's, 6.00pm, 8.00pm, 10.00pm
Sunday : Rafter Dempsey's : 6.00pm, 8.00pm, 10.00pm
Sunday : Paris Texas : 5.00pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm.
Paris Texas 92 High St Kilkenny.
Rafter Dempsey's 4 Friary St.
The Craichouse Comedy Team is,
Alan Hurley (Cork), Jamie O Shea (Cork), Johnny P (Kerry), Kevin Goldsmith (Cork), George Fox (Dublin), Bob Hennigan (Mayo), Paddy O Shea (Cork), Dylan Holland (Cork), Eoin Murphy (Cork), Pat O Shea (Knocknahenny), Eoin Keegan (Cork), Seamus Burke (Clare), Dave Coughlin (Cork), David Duff ( Cork), Clint Paddison (Australia), Mickie Anderson (England) Martin Hesh ( Cork/Australia).
Our invited guest Comedians include Dee Custance (Scotland), Gabby O Reilly ( Germany), Geo, Cathal Kerr, Denis Mulcahy, Cathal Duffy, Roddy McInnes (Scotland), Zocorro, Ash O Halloran, Margo Carr, Eric Shantz (USA) Graham Storey, Robbie Bonham (God), Seamus kelly (Kilkenny) and many many more.
With such a big comedy team we can assure you no two shows will be the same.
So if your in Kilkenny support the Craichouse Comedy Club and support the Kilkenny Comedy "fringe" Festival.