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Jarlath Regan: When your only work colleague is your wife, there is nowhere to hide

Working with your wife throws up problems – outside of her work ethic being stronger than yours – such as wanting to go on a date with your colleague

Comedian Alison Spittle: ‘Best advice? If a man offers you Reiki healing at 4am at a party, say no’

The Irish comedy writer and actor will perform her new stand-up show,

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Joking aside: The serious business of making people laugh

There’s never been a better time for comedians and their audiences in Dublin, writes Cormac Fitzgerald, fresh from a hilarious tour of the city’s diverse, thriving comedy venues

Objects Of Desire

My Objects of Desire: Comedian Stephen Mullan on the things he treasures most

Stephen Mullan is an Irish-Argentinian stand-up comedian who has supported the likes of Joanne McNally, Des Bishop and Jason Byrne as well as touring his own shows. Here he talks love of football, everyday inspiration and Argentina

‘Have I had any regrets? Fringes, every single one of them’ – Emma Doran

Comedian Emma Doran on her aspirational ‘money-no-object’ house purchase and whether talent or ambition is more important

Cleese’s war on woke: the Monty Python star becomes a new voice for GB News

One of the Monty Python iconoclasts whose film the Life of Brian caused apoplexy among conservative Christians, John Cleese has become outspoken on the negative aspects of cancel culture and censorship. He now has a platform on GB News

Justine Stafford: ‘When you work online, it can start to feel like something you can’t escape’

The Meath-born comedian and internet personality can capture the quirks of rural Irish life like few other comics of her generation, but knows the intrinsic dangers of becoming too deeply immersed in her work

Tadhg Hickey: ‘The combination of me and drink stopped working and was threatening to kill me’

The Cork comedian and actor is riding high, with a steadily growing fanbase and the lead role in a new production of a John B Keane play – but he’s had to contend with personal burnout and an over-reliance on alcohol along the way

Oliver Callan interview: ‘I always find Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald are hilariously quite similar in that we don’t really know what their ideology is’

The political satirist on his culchie background, the various accidents and surprising twists of his career and how he managed to find more work by not looking for it

A fight at the Oscars: Irish comedians on the slap heard around the world

The incident has provided a platform for discussion of the risks that attend a comedy career

Enya Martin interview: ‘I have to be so careful what I say onstage . . . being taken out of context could end my career’

A rising star of Irish comedy with legions of fans online, Enya Martin is nonetheless hugely mindful of the perils of cancel culture

Interview: The 2 Johnnies on going global

The Tipperary duo launched their comedy podcast two years ago and it has now been signed up by global streaming platform Spotify

Tommy Tiernan: ‘There’s a pressure to have phenomenal erections all the time’

The comedian’s unorthodox chat show has been a sensational success. With an extended run continuing this month, the host, writer and stand-up shares his meditations on life, sex, and not following the money

Kevin McGahern: ‘2020 was the most annoying yet interesting year in human history’

The comedian travelled across the US interviewing Trump supporters in 2016, now his new panel show, Clear History, will encourage guests to discuss Irish historical events while revealing their own mortifying personal memories