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**Miguel_Sanchez** · 14-07-2012, 16:10

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Originally Posted by 18AD

What is the story with the tickets? The ticket has three acts listed. Do you get to see all three or just choose the one you want to see at that time?

You get to see the three acts. One of them will most likely be just MCing the show.

FireballPitcher · 16-07-2012, 22:20

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Originally Posted by faceman

I could be mistaken but from memory I believe when the previous sponsor (Carlsberg?) was involved with the event, there were a number of free gigs/events within the grounds, although the main events were all ticket gigs.

Yeah it used to be Carlsberg alright. They used to have some of the acts roaming the grounds doing impromptu stuff but I think it was the same set-up as it is now more or less.

donkey oatey · 24-07-2012, 10:39

Won tickets to see Reginald D Hunter on Sunday. I'm chuffed!

**Miguel_Sanchez** · 24-07-2012, 13:27

I've been given a ticket to Reggie Watts on Thursday. Should be brilliant.

ShaneLad · 26-07-2012, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Jeff_Lebowski

Reggie Watts would be worth seeing.

Definitely! going to reggie with Dave O Doherty mcing tonight & really looking forward to it

Monkeybonkers · 28-07-2012, 18:20

Saw Jaon Byrne and Bernard O Shea last night with Gearoid Farrelly MC'ing. Excellent gig.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 29-07-2012, 01:44

Was at Al Murray, Milton Jones & Karl Spain tonight.

Good craic, would go again

blastman · 30-07-2012, 11:45

Went to Reginald D Hunter and Trevor Noah last night (with Abie Philbin Bowman). Loved Reg, had never heard of Trevor Noah but I thought he was really good. Bowman Jr. did a decent enough job of MC'ing, too. I wanted to see Kyle Kinnane but I could only go on Sunday evening so I missed him.

nixmix · 30-07-2012, 13:39

Had the joy of seeing Reggie Watts on Friday night who had me in stitches with his 'tits on fire' song.
However the evening was ruined by Maeve 'ahm' Higgins standing in for Kumail Nanjiani who unfortunately couldnt make it.
Her 30 minutes felt like 2 hours as she droned on about the biggest load of rubbish ever. I can see she was trying to be surreal but her delivery was terrible, every second word was 'ahm'! She did send a lot of people to the bar to await Reggie but I stuck through it in the vain hope of a joke somewhere but alas there were none.
How in gods name does she get any gigs?!

donkey oatey · 30-07-2012, 14:11

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Originally Posted by nixmix

Had the joy of seeing Reggie Watts on Friday night who had me in stitches with his 'tits on fire' song.
However the evening was ruined by Maeve 'ahm' Higgins standing in for Kumail Nanjiani who unfortunately couldnt make it.
Her 30 minutes felt like 2 hours as she droned on about the biggest load of rubbish ever. I can see she was trying to be surreal but her delivery was terrible, every second word was 'ahm'! She did send a lot of people to the bar to await Reggie but I stuck through it in the vain hope of a joke somewhere but alas there were none.
How in gods name does she get any gigs?!

I was at the same gig in the front row and it Reggie was AMAZING! Maeve Higgins not so much. I'd seen her before but only realised when I recognised her material so her set must be pretty old.

ShaneLad · 30-07-2012, 15:21

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Originally Posted by nixmix

Had the joy of seeing Reggie Watts on Friday night who had me in stitches with his 'tits on fire' song.
However the evening was ruined by Maeve 'ahm' Higgins standing in for Kumail Nanjiani who unfortunately couldnt make it.
Her 30 minutes felt like 2 hours as she droned on about the biggest load of rubbish ever. I can see she was trying to be surreal but her delivery was terrible, every second word was 'ahm'! She did send a lot of people to the bar to await Reggie but I stuck through it in the vain hope of a joke somewhere but alas there were none.
How in gods name does she get any gigs?!

Agree with your reggie comments, . .Dude is amazing!
I seen Maeve with Tim Key on the Thursday and thought she was quite good. Granted, her pacing isn't exactly quickfire,.. but she's naturally funny and easy to watch, got lots of laffs outta me anyway. Tim Key was excellent also! : )

FireballPitcher · 31-07-2012, 02:27

I really enjoyed the festival. Some standout moments, some forgettable ones.

Thursday night I saw Jarlath Regan and Seann Walsh who were both good. Seann Walsh in particular was absolutely hysterical and would highly recommend seeing him.

Saturday night was a bit different. Went to the International Comedy Club which seemed an absolute mess. Started late (despite there being no shows beforehand). Aidan Bishop was a good MC, Chris Kent was hilarious, Eleanor Tiernan.....just bored the place to sleep, barely any laughter for her (which having seen her support in some capacity 3 or 4 times seems to be a regular occurrence) It absolutely baffles me how she gets on line-ups, as I've never heard a crowd respond to her. Bernard O'Shea was a mix of the somewhat funny and the hugely bizarre and wouldn't leave the stage at the end. Willie White closed out the half and as usual he was his hysterical self.

Then there was a break which when we came back was 6.50. Rory O'Hanlon after the break who was fantastically hilarious followed by an English comedian (name evades me) who was very enjoyable too. At that stage it was 7.20 and my next show started at 7.30 (as was the next show in the same tent as the comedy club). So I missed a couple of comedians as I had to leg it to the next gig, including the heavily advertised Des Bishop (who my mate told me only came on for 3 minutes at the end) because of seemingly terrible organisation. When you only have 3 shows on a day, it shouldn't be hard to make sure the shows don't overlap.

Anyway, after that I saw John Lynn, Tom Stade and Reg D. Hunter. John Lynn is a fantastic MC and comedian and having seen him a lot before, I hope I see a lot more of him. Tom Stade was funny at times but overall he was a huge let down. His 'comedy' just ranged from the shouty outrageous variety to the overly crude. Admittedly I laughed a bit but more often than not I was just staring at the stage.

Then came the unfunny disabled jokes (I've no problem with these types of jokes if they're tasteful, or are funny without being vile. Thoroughly enjoyed Tommy Tiernans routine years ago-which he first got the blessing of Down Syndrome Ireland to use). Just constantly doing impressions of those with Down Syndrome isn't funny if there's no content. Thankfully it finished with Reg D. Hunter, and being my 4th or 5th time seeing him I was not disappointed. Just pure hilariousness and absolutely hypnotic to watch, I loved it.

Johnny Electricity · 31-07-2012, 02:42

Saw jarlath Regan and Sean Walsh on thursday night too. I enjoyed them both, found them very funny.

I seen Andrew Stanley a couple of years ago and he used one line on thursday that he'd used the last time

(trying to get a couple to propose to "complete" the show)

The only thing id like to see for next year might be to have an open mic for wannabe comedians to try out their stuff.

All in I really enjoyed it and plan on going back.

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24-07-2012, 10:39	#18
donkey oatey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 197 Adverts \| Friends	Won tickets to see Reginald D Hunter on Sunday. I'm chuffed!

24-07-2012, 13:27	#19
Miguel_Sanchez Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Dublin Posts: 6,322 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Music Reviews	I've been given a ticket to Reggie Watts on Thursday. Should be brilliant.

28-07-2012, 18:20	#21
Monkeybonkers Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The sixth sick sheiks, sixth sheep's sick Posts: 1,123 Adverts \| Friends	Saw Jaon Byrne and Bernard O Shea last night with Gearoid Farrelly MC'ing. Excellent gig.

29-07-2012, 01:44	#22
Praetorian Saighdiuir Closed Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 10,681 Adverts \| Friends	Was at Al Murray, Milton Jones & Karl Spain tonight. Good craic, would go again

30-07-2012, 11:45	#23
blastman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,585 Adverts \| Friends	Went to Reginald D Hunter and Trevor Noah last night (with Abie Philbin Bowman). Loved Reg, had never heard of Trevor Noah but I thought he was really good. Bowman Jr. did a decent enough job of MC'ing, too. I wanted to see Kyle Kinnane but I could only go on Sunday evening so I missed him.

30-07-2012, 13:39	#24
nixmix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 582 Adverts \| Friends	Had the joy of seeing Reggie Watts on Friday night who had me in stitches with his 'tits on fire' song. However the evening was ruined by Maeve 'ahm' Higgins standing in for Kumail Nanjiani who unfortunately couldnt make it. Her 30 minutes felt like 2 hours as she droned on about the biggest load of rubbish ever. I can see she was trying to be surreal but her delivery was terrible, every second word was 'ahm'! She did send a lot of people to the bar to await Reggie but I stuck through it in the vain hope of a joke somewhere but alas there were none. How in gods name does she get any gigs?!

31-07-2012, 02:27	#27
FireballPitcher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,623 Adverts \| Friends	I really enjoyed the festival. Some standout moments, some forgettable ones. Thursday night I saw Jarlath Regan and Seann Walsh who were both good. Seann Walsh in particular was absolutely hysterical and would highly recommend seeing him. Saturday night was a bit different. Went to the International Comedy Club which seemed an absolute mess. Started late (despite there being no shows beforehand). Aidan Bishop was a good MC, Chris Kent was hilarious, Eleanor Tiernan.....just bored the place to sleep, barely any laughter for her (which having seen her support in some capacity 3 or 4 times seems to be a regular occurrence) It absolutely baffles me how she gets on line-ups, as I've never heard a crowd respond to her. Bernard O'Shea was a mix of the somewhat funny and the hugely bizarre and wouldn't leave the stage at the end. Willie White closed out the half and as usual he was his hysterical self. Then there was a break which when we came back was 6.50. Rory O'Hanlon after the break who was fantastically hilarious followed by an English comedian (name evades me) who was very enjoyable too. At that stage it was 7.20 and my next show started at 7.30 (as was the next show in the same tent as the comedy club). So I missed a couple of comedians as I had to leg it to the next gig, including the heavily advertised Des Bishop (who my mate told me only came on for 3 minutes at the end) because of seemingly terrible organisation. When you only have 3 shows on a day, it shouldn't be hard to make sure the shows don't overlap. Anyway, after that I saw John Lynn, Tom Stade and Reg D. Hunter. John Lynn is a fantastic MC and comedian and having seen him a lot before, I hope I see a lot more of him. Tom Stade was funny at times but overall he was a huge let down. His 'comedy' just ranged from the shouty outrageous variety to the overly crude. Admittedly I laughed a bit but more often than not I was just staring at the stage. Then came the unfunny disabled jokes (I've no problem with these types of jokes if they're tasteful, or are funny without being vile. Thoroughly enjoyed Tommy Tiernans routine years ago-which he first got the blessing of Down Syndrome Ireland to use). Just constantly doing impressions of those with Down Syndrome isn't funny if there's no content. Thankfully it finished with Reg D. Hunter, and being my 4th or 5th time seeing him I was not disappointed. Just pure hilariousness and absolutely hypnotic to watch, I loved it.

31-07-2012, 02:42	#28
Johnny Electricity Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 639 Adverts \| Friends	Saw jarlath Regan and Sean Walsh on thursday night too. I enjoyed them both, found them very funny. I seen Andrew Stanley a couple of years ago and he used one line on thursday that he'd used the last time (trying to get a couple to propose to "complete" the show) The only thing id like to see for next year might be to have an open mic for wannabe comedians to try out their stuff. All in I really enjoyed it and plan on going back.