3 May 2016

English Comedy Night w/ Joe Rooney & Sean McLoughlin

Joe Rooney is back!

Joe Rooney

is an actor and comedian with over twenty years experience in both fields. As an actor he has had major roles in Father Ted (Channel 4), 5 series of Killinascully (RTE), Roy (BBC), RiRa (TG4) and Spookey Stakeout (RTE). He has appeared in many short films including Flying Saucers, Rock n’ Roll (with Ardal O’ Hanlon) and Lean On Me currently showing on Aer Lingus transatlantic flights. He also appeared in the stage version of The Shawshank Redemption at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which garnered a 5 star review from The Sunday Times and had a sold out run in the Gaiety theatre in Dublin.

As a comedian he has performed throughout the US, Oman, Bahrain, China, Canada, all over Europe and the UK. He has performed in festivals in Edinburgh, Moscow, Kansas City, Kilkenny and is looking forward to performing at the Leicester Comedy Festival and The Alcheringa Festival in India.

Joe has also written for TV on Killinascully, Nighthawks, Jo Maxi and on radio for the Tom Dunne Show (Newstalk), You Couldn’t Make It Up ( Newstalk) and Mind Your Business (RTE)

Sean McLoughlin

Sean McLoughlin has performed gigs of all sizes right across the U.K. and internationally, from the big weekend clubs to the smaller independents, universities and crack dens. He’s also supported Doc Brown and Katherine Ryan on tour, and made an appearance on Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central on Comedy Central.

Edinburgh Fringe 2014 – I Will Prevail:
✭✭✭✭ “At one hilarious and painfully revelatory” — Chortle
✭✭✭✭ “It’s a tour-de-force of a performance. One-line gag merchants would struggle to match his laugh count.” — Gigglebeats
“What a genuinely fresh and powerful voice…it is wonderful” — The Scotsman
“On the cusp of far greater recognition on the back of a strong comic voice very competently delivered.” — The List Nominated by fellow comedians for the UK Barry Award for ‘Best Performer’


English Comedy Night w/ Joe Rooney & Sean McLoughlin


Upcoming events:

2024-03-26  /  Eleanor Tiernan & Adam Fields
2024-04-08  /  Marcel Lucont's Comedy & Jazz Experience
2024-04-09  /  Alexander Bennett & Andrea Hubert
2024-04-21  /  Anuvab Pal - Live
2024-05-07  /  Emmanuel Sonubi - Curriculum Vitae
2024-05-21  /  Abi Carter Simpson + Lateef Lovejoy
2024-05-24  /  Fawlty Towers dinner experience
2024-06-11  /  Ric Diez & Friends
2024-08-02  /  Luke Kidgell - Happy Hour
2024-08-20  /  Luke Kidgell - Happy Hour (extra show)

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