Best Irish female comedian.

Galvasean · 04-03-2008 04:36PM

That was the joke..

pandaboy · 04-03-2008 04:49PM

oh............:rolleyes:

LouthMouth · 13-03-2008 06:23PM

won't let me vote but correct answer is carol toibin

OpenYourEyes · 13-03-2008 06:32PM

Saw eleanor tiernan support tommy back in january and thought she was very good!

seen maeve higgins twice, althought her material isnt side splittingly hilarious, she has such a great,warm attitude to every gig and seems to be genuinely enjoying each gig, and this really translates to the audience so shes another one id vote for!

saw another female comedian in the international a few months back, she was half greek if memory serves me correctly, and she was deadly too!

Rb · 31-03-2008 12:29PM

They're all shíte and should be banned from the stage.

Imo.

r3dh3ad · 08-05-2008 04:27PM

Wow, that's pretty harsh about Margo - and inaccurate. And I'll be she thinks that you and Brian are her friends!!

Mr.Nice Guy · 08-05-2008 10:44PM

Not to sound sexist but I've never found female comedians funny. Something not right about it. Like watching a women's football match. Just feels strange.

pandaboy · 09-05-2008 11:56AM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Not to sound sexist but I've never found female comedians funny. Something not right about it. Like watching a women's football match. Just feels strange.

completely doesn't sound sexist whatsoever!!!!!! here's the male pig award

Lirange · 09-05-2008 01:30PM

Saoirse O'Silverman

angeldelight · 11-05-2008 01:20PM

r3dh3ad wrote: »

Wow, that's pretty harsh about Margo - and inaccurate. And I'll be she thinks that you and Brian are her friends!!

In your opinion it's inaccurate, in my opinion it's very accurate. I saw more of her stand up shows than I can remember and didn't enjoy any of them, neither did friends I brought along. It's my opinion and therefore it's valid, as is yours.

Secondly, what has he got to do with it??? because I think something doesn't necessarily mean that he agrees... we are two seperate people, just because we're in a relationship doesn't mean we think the same about everything... and bringing him into it smacks of someone having a hissy fit and throwing their toys out of the pram. It was an opinion poll, I gave my opinion, which still stands.

r3dh3ad · 13-05-2008 01:16PM

angeldelight wrote: »

In your opinion it's inaccurate, in my opinion it's very accurate. I saw more of her stand up shows than I can remember and didn't enjoy any of them, neither did friends I brought along. It's my opinion and therefore it's valid, as is yours.

Secondly, what has he got to do with it??? because I think something doesn't necessarily mean that he agrees... we are two seperate people, just because we're in a relationship doesn't mean we think the same about everything... and bringing him into it smacks of someone having a hissy fit and throwing their toys out of the pram. It was an opinion poll, I gave my opinion, which still stands.

Just thought your criticism seemed a bit harsh given that this is a forum that Margo reads. Obviously a friend must have added her to the list because she is not exactly a household name, so just thought it was curious that something so mean would come from someone who hasn't just seen her perform but who also knows her. But hey, now she knows what you think and you two can deal with it however you like. Performers have to take the criticism and the kudos. No hissy fit on my part, dear. Just expressing an opinion, that as you say, should be as valid as anyone else's. I'm actually much more alarmed by all the folks who don't think women (Irish or otherwise) are funny. How depressing!

speedboatchase · 17-05-2008 06:48PM

Its no surprise that there are no funny female comedians here, there's none in the UK either and sure we barely have any funny Irish male comedians either! The only females that I find funny would be Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman and sometimes Ellen Degeneres. They at least have good comic timing. But its very true that I'm sure we all know a few Irish girls that can be ridiculously funny, a lot funnier than the so-called "professionals"

WindSock · 18-05-2008 02:05AM

Galvasean wrote: »

I noticed Maeve Higgins is doing pretty well. No one seems to have admitted to liking her yet it seems many do!

Probably because she is more well known and people are just voting for who they have heard of, rather than funniest.
I unfortunatley haven't come across most on those list so I cast no vote. The ones I do recognise are not for me.

Galvasean · 18-05-2008 07:45PM

r3dh3ad wrote: »

Just thought your criticism seemed a bit harsh given that this is a forum that Margo reads. Obviously a friend must have added her to the list because she is not exactly a household name,

Hi, I made the list. I just went with the ones I had seen material by. Of course I view the Dublin circuit a lot.

Galvasean · 18-05-2008 07:49PM

speedboatchase wrote: »

Its no surprise that there are no funny female comedians here, there's none in the UK either

None in the UK? Look up Shappi Khorsandi. I guarantee you'll enjoy her stuff.

hdunne · 19-05-2008 12:15PM

i was at the fm 104 comedy night in vicar street sat and saw both Maeve and Dierdre, they were by far the best of the night with Maeve winning overall in my books!:pac::pac:

DAVKILK · 20-05-2008 12:59AM

Ive only been to comedy clubs a few times, but big comedy fan. The most talented female comic Ive seen (I havnt seen many, but nonetheless) was in Cuba in Galway called Tasha Kay, check her out- I laughed til I cried! Eleonor Tiernan is v funny too, I seen her supporting Tommy in Vicar st!

DAVKILK · 20-05-2008 12:59AM

Ive only been to comedy clubs a few times, but big comedy fan. The most talented female comic Ive seen (I havnt seen many, but nonetheless) was in Cuba in Galway called Tasha Kay, check her out- I laughed til I cried! Eleonor Tiernan is v funny too, I seen her supporting Tommy in Vicar st!

Galvasean · 20-05-2008 01:18PM

DAVKILK wrote: »

Tasha K

Alas, i had not heard of her before I made the list

Carraracter · 08-06-2008 05:09PM

Im not a stand up/improv sort of gal/guy but i will make this short and sweet.

Margo carr and her other Half Conal Carr lack creativity and material, You never know when Margo's Punch lines are and Conals bland voice dulls the spirit of the Audience. The Mobile phone in the Guinness Gag is not funny and Margos 5 minute break for ten minutes gag is just wrong but it gets a giggle from 1 or 2 people maybe. I think Comedy Dublin would do great without the two masterminds. Margo has good MC Talent but sounds like a Pirate in doing so, Conal is good for wearing long T-Shirts and digging graves in Glasnevin Cemetary he is that Depressd looking. And as for Margo i think its terrible that you kicked a Member from the group because

(A) He Was very very funny
(B) He Made the group seem Professional
(C) He had Origional Material all the time
(D) He did not Hog the Stage
(E) If he did Hog the stage it would stop you making terrible jokes
(F) He was Popular with every other member of the group
(G) He enjoyed making people laugh

As for other Female members of Comedy Dublin they are very good especially Gabby from Germany her name should be up there with the rest, And i think ts only a matter of time when Comedy Dublin Collapses due to Jealous Behaviour.

And just so you know this is an opinion from someone who is very close to you.

hurler007 · 09-06-2008 11:22PM

most of them ar rubbish but deirdre o kane is my favourite her accent and her laid back ness on stage is brilliant in my view!!!

not a fan of maeve higgins tink her jokes are so s*1t. she was rubbish on naked camera too. i tink she is too over rated.

PS:im from cork so im not a dub tryin to give cork a bad name!!!:D

pandaboy · 19-06-2008 01:12PM

Galvasean wrote: »

None in the UK? Look up Shappi Khorsandi. I guarantee you'll enjoy her stuff.

Lucy Porter is a lot better I think.
Shappi is very good, she goes past the boundaries of female comedy and she's young and hot which is always a plus

pandaboy · 19-06-2008 01:15PM

Carraracter wrote: »

Im not a stand up/improv sort of gal/guy but i will make this short and sweet.

Margo carr and her other Half Conal Carr lack creativity and material, You never know when Margo's Punch lines are and Conals bland voice dulls the spirit of the Audience. The Mobile phone in the Guinness Gag is not funny and Margos 5 minute break for ten minutes gag is just wrong but it gets a giggle from 1 or 2 people maybe. I think Comedy Dublin would do great without the two masterminds. Margo has good MC Talent but sounds like a Pirate in doing so, Conal is good for wearing long T-Shirts and digging graves in Glasnevin Cemetary he is that Depressd looking. And as for Margo i think its terrible that you kicked a Member from the group because

(A) He Was very very funny
(B) He Made the group seem Professional
(C) He had Origional Material all the time
(D) He did not Hog the Stage
(E) If he did Hog the stage it would stop you making terrible jokes
(F) He was Popular with every other member of the group
(G) He enjoyed making people laugh

As for other Female members of Comedy Dublin they are very good especially Gabby from Germany her name should be up there with the rest, And i think ts only a matter of time when Comedy Dublin Collapses due to Jealous Behaviour.

And just so you know this is an opinion from someone who is very close to you.

Sour grapes make a scathing attack humorous. This is a thread about female comedians not an attack on Comedy Dublin and I can probably say that there are a lot of people that would disagree with this, then again this is a forum so the soapbox is there for you to play around with.

trotter_inc · 02-07-2008 11:50AM

Just heard Eleanor Tiernan on Today FM, she was crap, couldnt be bothered going to see her.

Basq · 02-07-2008 11:58AM

She was absolutely dire.. and regurgitated content from her stage act word for word.

She did seem nervous though.

Pigman II · 06-07-2008 06:51PM

It's hard for women to be funny professionally when you consider that none of them are even capable of it at recreational level.

EamonnKeane wrote: »

One poll option is missing: "the best Irish female comedian ... is a dead Irish female comedian".

Agreed, but it would have been quicker to just type "Maureen Potter", as well as saving us the guessing game?

KnifeWRENCH · 09-07-2008 08:06AM

I quite like Maeve Higgins, although anybody would look funny compared to the two twats she did Naked Camera with.

LolaDub · 14-07-2008 05:12PM

None of them are very funny, unless you're twisted then they are mildly funny. I saw that carol tobin girl a while ago-wish she'd brought a noose so i could hang myself. Nothing was funny she basically just said she was a big whore....hilarious stuff :rolleyes:

I was in the bankers a while ago for an improv thing, a girl in that was very funny. Called rachel i think? Short dark hair? Sound familiar to anyone?

lostexpectation · 26-07-2008 04:32PM

i saw carol tobin listed on the iveagh gardens program is she actually funny, i thought she was just nepotisitic sindo socialite type.

eta: ah just read comment above

Baggly · 27-07-2008 10:32AM

Maeve Higgins was MCing at the Iveagh Gardens yesterday, and while i did enjoy the acts she was introducing, she was by far funnier. Enjoyed her material and delivery. Hope ill get to see her again some time.

Best Irish female comedian.

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