Boards Charity Comedy Night - December 8th

Galvasean

*Posted with permission from the mighty Wibbs*

Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls, you are cordially invited to the 5th annual Boards.ie Stand-Up Comedy Night in aid of The Santa Strike Force.

Hope you all can make it along to support the Santa Strike Force and have a Fantabulous Night at the same time!

BOARDS.IE PRESENTS: Now Ye're Laughin: The best of Irish comedy!

When: Saturday the 8th of December
Where: The Belvedere Hotel, Great Denmark St, Dublin
Who: The best stand up comedy acts this side of Montreal.

Official Line up to be announced soon!

DEFINITELY.....The best comedy line up in the world!!

Why: to Raise Money for the Santa Strike Force
How Much: Free!! -> but donations to the SSF welcome

Going to be a brilliant night and for a very very good cause.

The Raffle on the night is always a highlight and this year is no exception, prizes TBA:

Every Penny donated and raised by the Raffle goes to the Santa Strike Force!

There will also be special drinks promotions too, watch this space!



Come see great comedy and help kids in need!

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Galvasean

Here is the line up so far (we have two more to be confirmed, so keep an eye on the thread!):

- MC Ruairi Campbell: A veteran of many festivals worldwide including Edinburg, New York & Kilkenny Cat Laughs.

- Neil Hickey: A Bulmers Comedy Award winner and also the man responsible for those twisted Anne & Barry videos.

- John Colleary: Star of The Savage Eye and The Panel.

- Gerry McBride: Author of the awesome 'No Punchline' blog and winner of a TedFest award!

- Robbie Bonham An internationally published cartoonist and winner of 98FM's Best Comedian award.

McChubbin

Ooooh! I went to college with Robbie Bonham! He's a well funny bloke! This could be an interesting night out. Any chance of directions to the venue tho? I'm not familiar with that part of town.

RacoonQueen

McChubbin wrote: »

Ooooh! I went to college with Robbie Bonham! He's a well funny bloke! This could be an interesting night out. Any chance of directions to the venue tho? I'm not familiar with that part of town.

Straight up O'Connell street (northwards) and take the right turn opposite the Gardens of Remembrance.

syjg18

Seems interesting. I'm looking forward to it.

Galvasean

McChubbin wrote: »

Any chance of directions to the venue tho? I'm not familiar with that part of town.

There's a map to it on the facebook page linked in the OP.

WesternNight

Oh. This sounds interesting.

Galvasean

Delighted to finally announce the 3 extra comedians that complete the bill:

- Marcus Olaoire: Regular on The Republic of Telly and The Savage Eye.

- Gordon Rochford: Founder of Comedy HaHa and star of the hilarious 'Spare Room.

- Greg Marks: "If Ali McCoist, Ricky Gervaise, Brian Cowan all rode Mary Harney, the bastard child of that UNIQUE sex session".

grames_bond

Each year one of the highlights of the night is the raffle and this year is no exception, you could win one of these amazing prizes including:

Ukulélé
Transforming Postman Pat
Elizabeth Arden "splendor" perfume
Luxury "L'Occitane En Provence" bath & shower kit
Hypnose Senses by Lancome Perfume kit
Meal for 2 voucher for Seagrass restaraunt Portobello
TGI Fridays meal voucher
Butlers Chocolates Presentation Box
Sweet Treats Brownie Bites Maker
Food Hamper
Tin of Roses
Selection of Alcohol
Scarf & Glove set
17" Kermit the Frog plush toy
Assorted Board Games
"Fufris" Laughing Monkey
Bert & Ernie Plush toys
The Great Dino Race Book
Plus More....

Raffle tickets €1 each (a line for €5) available on the night or contact either myself of Galvasean!

grames_bond

This year WWE have gone above and beyond with their help and they are providing us with A WWE Championship Title Belt to help with the night!

Their generosity is greratly appreciated and will go a long way!!

Galvasean

There will be a free shot for all attendees at the door thanks to the good people at Piranha.

Galvasean

Just got the total counted.

€1,020

We are delighted!

Galvasean

For those interested (or perhaps those who couldn't attend), here is a review of the event.