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Previous Events

June 12th 2010 - ANDREW MAXWELL live at The Abbey Tavern, Howth

Star of 'Mock The Week', 'Have I Got News For You', and 'The Panel' - Ireland's very own, Andrew Maxwell, is LIVE at the Abbey Tavern.

June 12, 2010. Doors 10pm, Tickets €17.50 (R.O.A.R)

Tickets available from Abbey Tavern bar.
Credit card bookings: Tel - 01-8322006
www.abbeytavern.ie

*strictly over 18's only*

Sat 26th December - Christmas comedy weekend - Eric Lalor, Joe Rooney & Andrew Stanley

Sun 27th December - Christmas comedy weekend - Karl Spain, Joe Rooney & Steve Cummins

Karl Spain has performed his comedy all over the world. He’s probably best known in Ireland for his Tv series Karl Spain Wants A Woman and Karl Spain Wants to Rock. Apart from his own series he has also performed stand up on television all over the world, including RTE New Comedy Awards, BBC Stand Up Show, Liffey Laughs series 1 and 2, The Late Late Show ,The Panel, and Tubridy Tonight. Karl headlines the Sunday night show.

Stand up comedian, writer and actor Joe Rooney has many strings to his accomplished bow. In Father Ted he was the unforgettable rebel priest Father Damo who uttered the memorable line, “Who do you prefer, Blur or Oasis?” He has also stars and writes on the current series of Killinaskully and is presently a sketch writer and performer on Newstalk’s breakfast show. Joe appears on Saturday night.

Eric Lalor’s biggest comedy achievement was as Des Bishop’s support on shows in front of 5,000 people in Dublin. Shooting from opening spot to headliner in seven months is a phenomenal feat. His vibrant, super energised stage presence connects with the audience and his material mesmerises until the end. As Des Bishop has said, He’s getting better all the time, so much so that he’s starting to freak me out! Eric hits the stage on Saturday night.

The hilarious Willa White first came to prominence in RTE’s show, "Joy in The Hood", when Des Bishop ran stand-up workshops in some of the most impoverished areas of Ireland including Ballymun where White is from. Since then he has gone on to critical success, appearing at festivals and clubs all over the country. Willa stomps on to the stage on Sunday with Karl Spain.

Andrew Stanley has performed worldwide at the Montreal, Adelaide, Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals and has become a regular fixture at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. Andrew is always high energy and quick witted enough to keep audiences thoroughly entertained. Andrew is the MC for the night on Saturday with Eric Lalor and Joe Rooney

Steve Cummins is the resident MC for the famous Laughter Lounge all over Ireland. He now contributes as a comedian and commentator for Newstalk 106 fm and The Last Word on Today FM. Steve is one of Ireland's foremost comperes and is MC for the Sunday night show with Karl Spain and Willa White.

The Stage Comedy Club Christmas weekend on Saturday 26th  and Sunday 27th  December 2009 at the Abbey Tavern in Howth. Doors open at 8.00pm. Music & bar. Tickets are €17.50 both nights, and can be purchased at the Abbey Tavern bar. For credit card bookings, call 01 8322006

Fri 27th November - Comedy Night - Dave McSavage & Friends

The Stage Comedy Club @ The Abbey Tavern in Howth presents its next big comedy show on Friday November 27th, 2009, and yet again we have a fantastic line-up of brilliant comedians.

Dave McSavage

David McSavage brings to Howth his unique brand and blend of repartee, ribaldry and rhythm that has seen him described as among the brightest new talents to emerge onto the comedy circuit in recent years.

McSavage honed his craft on the streets of Europe and worked the comedy circuit as far a field as Australia and Scandinavia. Returning to Dublin, McSavage quickly established himself on the Dublin comedy circuit performing at all the top venues and has performed at national and international comedy festivals including the Edinburgh Festival and the Kilkenny Comedy Festival. He has made several appearances on Danish television's Stand-up.dk and The Late Late Show on RTÉ. In 2008, he devised and featured in Headwreckers, an episode of Channel 4's Comedy Lab show. He is also a reformed alcoholic. The Savage Eye is his first comedy show for RTÉ. He has also sold out two nights at Vicar Street with hilarious solo performances, definitely one not to be missed.

Sue Collins

Sue Collins also makes her first appearance at the Stage Comedy Club, and let me tell you this, she is one unstoppable foxy and seriously funny lady.

Formally of “The Nualas” she has produced and toured the hit comedy show 'Funny Girls' where she performed her latest stage hit creation 'Carmel' which is currently taking the corporate circuit and comedy world by storm, and has appeared at all the major comedy festivals including The Cat Laughs and most recently appeared on Liffey Laughs for RTE television.

John Colleary

John Colleary is the resident MC on a monthly basis at Craic in the Box, Sligo; Leitrim Laugh, Carrick-on-Shannon; and Last Laugh at Roscommon Arts Centre. John has honed his comedic skills appearing with every top act in the country and beyond including; Jason Byrne, Des Bishop, Colin Murphy, Barry Murphy, Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere and Karl Spain, to name but a few.

John also has appeared in the first series of Naked Camera, he also showed up in the comedy showcase One Night Stand (BBC2). Most recently John contributed to and starred in the exciting C4 Comedy Lab pilot Headwreckers. John will be the MC for the night at The Stage Comedy Club.

This is a stellar line up not to be missed!

The Stage Comedy Club on Friday 27th November 2009 at the Abbey Tavern in Howth. Doors open at 8.30pm. Music & bar till 12.30am.

Tickets are €15 and can be purchased at the Abbey Tavern bar or for credit card bookings, call 01 8322006.

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6th November: Comedy Night with Patrick McDonnell & Friends

Patrick McDonnell

From playing the role of Eoin McLove on Father Ted to portraying many hilarious characters on Naked Camera, Patrick McDonnell is no stranger to Irish television screens.

He’s also well used to getting up on stage and regaling audiences with his stand-up routine and it’s in this guise he’s coming to Howth to play The Stage at the Abbey Tavern on Friday November 6th 2009.

The Sunday Times has called McDonnell’s stage act “splendidly original and a bit bizarre” and declared the comedian himself to be “the business”. So take a chance to see another side of Patrick McDonnell.

Kevin Gildea

Kevin is a comedian, writer, actor who was described by THE GUARDIAN as ‘quirky’, ‘innovative,’ ‘creative’ and ‘pioneering’ and by THE SUNDAY TIMES as ‘highly original and explosively funny’.

Daniel Sloss

At only 18, Scotland’s Daniel Sloss is currently one of the fastest rising stars of UK comedy. Daniel worked with the legendary Frankie Boyle during Frankie’s sell-out Fringe show in 2007 when Daniel was still only 16, and he has provided material used in the hit TV show, Mock the Week.

Daniel is a regular at the Stand in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and now travels through UK and Ireland appearing at anything from small pub gigs and at comedy festivals from Glasgow to Leicester and further.

Paul Tylak

As a core member of the Irish Improv, he has toured extensively on the international comedy festival circuit, performing with cast members of The Simpsons, The Drew Carey Show, Dharma and Gregg, Saturday Night Live, and Who’s line is it Anyway?

Having recently landed a role in the critically acclaimed gritty urban drama Prosperity (RTE2), and the forthcoming BBC Children’s Sitcom “Badly Drawn Roy”, Paul can currently be found sitting down, writing Be More Ethnic, (a drama-comedy for BBC 3) and standing up, in his natural environment, the standup venues around Ireland and the UK.

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30th October: THE BURNING EFFIGIES live at The Stage at the Abbey Tavern Howth.

Live music comes to The Stage at the Abbey Tavern in Howth featuring The Burning Effigies on Friday 30th October 2009.

The Burning Effigies first album "Pipe Dream" was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. The Irish Times called it "an infectiously soulful concoction". Music from Pipe Dream has been featured on numerous US TV shows including "One Tree Hill", "Las Vegas", "The Ghost Whisperer, "Men in Trees" and more.

The Burning Effigies line up has become more international of late with the addition of African Sax player Olu Adineran and their live performances are an eclectic mix of Funk, Soul and Afrobeat. The music is influenced by a mixture of 60's 70's New Orleans funk, Motown with additional inspiration from African artists such as Fela Kuti and Franco Le.

Their new album is due for release in January.

Don’t miss them at The Stage at the Abbey Tavern Howth. Friday October 30th 2009.

Doors 8.30pm, music/bar till 12.30.

Tickets are a recession-busting €10, available at the Abbey Tavern bar. Credit card bookings 01 8322006.

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27th October: Live theatre comes to The Stage at The Abbey Tavern Howth.

Well live with a lot of not so live moments!! The award winning Trinity Drama Group will present Nicholas Conti's "The Merry Women of Windham", a dark comedy about a ladies’ garden club who find some interesting, and it has to be said environmentally friendly ways to solve relationship problems. The plot thickens, the body count rises and the neighbours’ suspicions deepen as the wicked fun grows.

TDG have been performing for over ten years with a list of productions that range from "Dancing at Lughnasa" to "Happy Birthday Dear Alice" and from "All In Said No" to "Same Old Moon".

This production features an all female cast who have many productions under their belts and numerous awards and accolades on their shelves. The play is produced by Bob Carley who it is true to say is blessed among women, and when you see the show and the dasrtardly plans these girls can hatch, you will see why he is grateful to be still around!!!

The Merry Women of Windham live at The Stage at the Abbey Tavern Howth on Tuesday 27th October.

Doors open at 8pm and curtain is up at 9pm. Tickets are a recession-busting €10.

Tickets available at the Abbey Tavern bar.
Credit card bookings call 01 8322006.

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After the successful opening to The Stage Comedy Club @ the Abbey Tavern, Howth, we now present you with the line up for our second comedy show on Friday Oct 16th 2009. It will be headlined by Dermot Whelan with John Lynn and Steve Cummins as m.c. for the night.

Dermot Whelan

Dermot Whelan burst on to the comedy scene late in 2004. In his first year, he has performed at the Kilkenny Cat's Laugh Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and, more recently, at Vicar Street in the Liffey Laughs for RTE television. He was also shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards.

Dermot hosts a weekday breakfast show on the hugely successful Dublin radio station 98FM. He has recently released a comedy album which has reached no. 2 in the Irish Album Charts with double platinum status.

Dermot is best known for his regular appearances on RTE's hit show The Panel and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Other TV appearances include One Night Stand-Up for BBC TV. His comedy creation, the Toll Trolls, have had 3 top ten albums and went double platinum.

John Lynn

John Lynn is fast becoming one of the most sought after acts in the country. John's easy going laid back delivery makes him an instant hit with audiences. Within months of starting stand up John appeared on TV screens in RTE's Liffey Laugh's, a remarkable feat for a newcomer. In the past couple of years he's appeared on the BBC's One Night Stand and was a highlight alongside Tommy Tiernan & Jon Kenny on TV3's The Third Policeman's Ball, celebrating the work of Flann O'Brien.

He completed his first full Edinburgh festival run in 2006. He is the first choice as an opening act for Naked Camera's PJ Gallagher, and has since performed in almost every comedy venue around Ireland.

Steve Cummins

Steve Cummins has performed in every major venue throughout Ireland and has performed at the Edinburgh festival. He is a regular contributor to Hot Press magazine and other publications. Prior to turning professional, Steve spent the previous fifteen years working with the homeless, juvenile offenders and adolescent gang members from the Projects in Chicago. Steve was the resident comedian for 98fm, and now contributes as a comedian and commentator for Newstalk 106 fm. He has also contributed to Spin 103.8 fm and is a regular item on The Last Word on Today FM. Steve has performed comedy on the BBC and is a panelist on RTEs Big Bite and also does warm up for Channel 4 and the BBC.

Steve is one of Ireland's foremost comperes and is not to be missed.

This topline comedy show will take place on Friday, 16th October 2009.

Doors opening at 8.30pm - show 9.30pm - bar/music till 1.00am.

Tickets/credit card bookings from The Stage box office 01-8322006, 9am-5pm, and at the bar in the Abbey Tavern, Howth from 10.30am -11.30pm.

Ticket Price 15 euro. Don't miss it!

There are more shows scheduled to hit The Stage at The Abbey Tavern. Please check press and website for more details.

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Joe Rooney

Pull on your laughter boots and get yourself down to the first "House of Fun Comedy Night" at The Stage (Abbey Tavern, Howth). The brain-child of comedian, Joe Rooney, the House of Fun Comedy night is a new feature on the Howth social scene from September 09. Joe will act as MC on the night do some of his wonderful skits and songs, and will introduce some of Ireland's top comedic talent to town. As barfly Timmy from "Killinaskully" Joe has become one of Ireland's most popular "luadars" and the butt of many of Dan Clancy's (Pat Short) jokes.

He is also remembered as the rebel priest, Father Damo, in "Father Ted" who uttered the memorable line, "Who do you prefer, Blur or Oasis?"

Colum McDonnell

Colum McDonnell is a hobbit child trapped inside the body of a short Irishman. Naturally with this sort of outward beauty, he became a comedian so as to mock those less fortunate, with their ample height and lack of body fat. Colum was a finalist in the BBC newcomers and Channel 4's 'So You think You're Funny?', going on to appear all over Ireland including Vicar Street, The Electric Picnic, The Kilkenny Cat Laughs and he has just returned from the Edinburgh Festival. He has charmed TV audiences on RTE's "Podge and Rodge", "The Liffey Laughs" and RTE2's "The Unbelievable Truth", so with his tales of magpies, trains and sinking ships, you will be sure to laugh your pants off.

Shazwanda, aka Sharyn Hayden

House of Fun includes Dubliner Shazwanda, aka Sharyn Hayden, who is currently a huge hit on the Dublin circuit with her Anti-recession song, observations and wacky take on life, such as 'the recession is an excuse for chancers to be even bigger chancers', hitting home with her audience.

Willa White

And last but not least, the hilarious Willa White will hit town as part of the night. Willa first came to prominence in RTE's show, "Joy in The Hood", when Des Bishop ran stand-up workshops in some of the most impoverished areas of Ireland including Ballymun where White is from. Since then he has gone on to critical success, appearing at festivals and clubs all over the country.

This madcap night is a mixture of comedy, music and sketches and will take place on Saturday, 19th September 2009.

This is a late show with doors opening at 10.15pm. Show starts at 10.45pm and ends about 12.30pm with music continuing till 2am.

Tickets/credit card bookings from The Stage box office 01-8322006, 9am-5pm or at the bar in the Abbey Tavern, Howth.

Ticket Price €15.00 includes booking fee.

There are more shows scheduled to hit The Stage at The Abbey Tavern. Please check press and website for more details.