Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival
About Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival
Kickstarting your summer every year on the June Bank Holiday Weekend!
Kilkenny Cat Laughs is Ireland’s annual craic pilgrimage, and has been heralding the start of the summer season since 1995.
The festival has played host over the years to international and domestic world class comedy and is renowned for treating both talent and audience to a warm, welcoming and convivial atmosphere in Kilkenny, at the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East.
Cat Laughs has a reputation for being the comedians’ comedy festival, and for creating an atmosphere where anything can happen.
Over the years the festival has nurtured the fledgling careers of Irish acts like Dara Ó Briain, Aisling Bea, Graham Norton, Dylan Moran, Maeve Higgins, Ardal O’Hanlon, Joanne McNally, Deirdre O’Kane, David O’Doherty, Des Bishop and many, many more. We have also welcomed international luminaries like Bill Murray, Zach Galifianakis, Laura Kightlinger, Bill Burr, George Wendt, Ross Noble, Peter Kay, Bill Bailey, Tig Notaro, Emo Philips and Sarah Millican among others.
For ths 30th anniversay in 2025, there will be 37 comedians including 18 fresh debut acts! Roll on summer!
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