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Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival 3rd June – Kidocracy and other stuff

  • Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival 3rd June – Kidocracy and other stuff
Posted Thursday, May 4th, 2017 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog, Uncategorized

I’ll be appearing at one of my favourite festivals at the start of next month and I’ll also be bringing Kidocracy to Kilkenny. Tickets available here.


March 19th – Anonymous at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival

  • March 19th – Anonymous at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Posted Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog, Uncategorized

Anonymous will be heading to the Stand as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival on the 19th March. Support will be from Derek Ryan. There’s a little blurb below with some reviews. cheers. K Liberty. Privacy. Comedy. Irish comedian Keith Farnan’s show combines all of these elements before the first two disappear in his brand […]


19th Feb: Bad Socialist-work in progress @ Leicester Comedy Festival

  • 19th Feb: Bad Socialist-work in progress @ Leicester Comedy Festival
Posted Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog, Uncategorized

My new show Bad Socialist will be previewing at the Leicester Comedy Festival. It’s sort of like Bad Santa, but with Socialism instead of Santa. I think I’ve pretty much failed at everything but being a bad socialist is the thing that might affect the most people, so it’s like a really long funny apology. […]


Coming Soon – Kidocracy

  • Coming Soon – Kidocracy
Posted Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 by Keith Farnan.   Kidocracy, The Blog

Kidocracy is an interactive theatre show for children aged 6+, presented by Brehon, an ancient Irish know-it-all. He’s appeared from the past because adults have made such a mess of ruling, kids are to be given an island where they’re to be in charge but it isn’t easy as we soon find out because it’s […]


ANONYMOUS at the JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL LONDON 14th July

  • ANONYMOUS at the JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL LONDON 14th July
Posted Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 by Keith Farnan.   Gigs, The Blog, Uncategorized

The JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL MONTREAL is coming to LONDON where I will be performing my latest show, ANONYMOUS, a show about a world without privacy, which is this world, not just some other world I’ve come back from, that’ll be the next show. The show will be  on the 14th July at The Mix. Details can be found on […]


Anonymous Preview – Channel 4 Utopia

  • Anonymous Preview – Channel 4 Utopia
Posted Friday, August 1st, 2014 by Keith Farnan.   Gigs, The Blog, Uncategorized

ANONYMOUS – PREVIEWING It’s that time again for a new show to roll out in whatever mess I can create, so there’ll be previews of this new show, where I’ll be rambling on about the idea of privacy and other notions that come to me about identity but it’ll be hopefully an enjoyable ride, as […]


Fear Itself at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

  • Fear Itself at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Posted Monday, July 8th, 2013 by Keith Farnan.   Gigs, The Blog, Uncategorized

My new show, Fear Itself will be playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from the 1st-25th August – (No show 13th) Tickets on sale here. https://www.underbelly.co.uk/node/3075664 There’s all sorts of blurb about it but it’s on at 6.20pm every day at the Underbelly, Cowgate and will be doing its best to be all it can […]


Showtime USA – Live From Amsterdam – July 5th 11pm

  • Showtime USA – Live From Amsterdam – July 5th 11pm
Posted Thursday, June 7th, 2012 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog

Showtime USA  – Live from Amsterdam – July 5th 11pm For the first time,lovely American  people will get a chance to wonder at how they let hairy people on TV (or Showtime at least, which is like posh subscription TV) when Live from Amsterdam will be broadcast on July 5th at 11pm featuring my good […]


Money, Money, Money – RTE 2,December 15th,10pm

  • Money, Money, Money – RTE 2,December 15th,10pm
Posted Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog, Uncategorized

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: KEITH FARNAN VERSUS THE ECONOMY Money, Money, Money: Keith Farnan Versus The Economy is a 40-minute comedy documentary adapted from Keith Farnan’s critically acclaimed stand-up show of the same title with interviews, archive footage and insights. Written and presented by lawyer-turned-comedian Keith Farnan, the programme takes a long hard look at the […]


Michael Mcintyre’s BBC Comedy Roadshow

  • Michael Mcintyre’s BBC Comedy Roadshow
Posted Monday, May 16th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog

Michael Mcintyre’s BBC Comedy Roadshow This show was recorded with the amazing Zoe Lyons, Andrew Lawrence and Tommy Tiernan in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Favourite moment – When I walked onstage for one of my biggest gigs ever and said I was from Cork and the Dublin crowd booed for so long, they had […]


Sex Traffic – Comedy versus Sexism

  • Sex Traffic – Comedy versus Sexism
Posted Monday, May 16th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog

Sex Traffic – Comedy Versus Sexism ******“This is political comedy at its best, perfectly balanced, deadly serious and very funny” – THE SKINNY ******“Incisive, brilliant comedy…We should be shouting from the rooftops about him.”-WHATSONSTAGE.COM **** “Farnan has taken the age-old women are from Venus, men are from Mars line and given it a sharp, funny […]


No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome – Comedy versus Racism!

  • No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome – Comedy versus Racism!
Posted Monday, May 16th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog

No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome – Comedy versus Racism! “Both witty and insightful, Farnan combines charm and chutzpah and tells a good yarn – his jokes can be sparky and sometimes even edgy, yet he remains gleeful throughout”  – The Stage “A Comedian with formidable skill” – The List “ […]


Cruel and Unusual – Comedy versus the Death Penalty

  • Cruel and Unusual – Comedy versus the Death Penalty
Posted Monday, May 16th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   The Blog

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL – COMEDY VERSUS THE DEATH PENALTY “Keith Farnan: Cruel And Unusual manages to be genuinely informative about death row, genuinely realistic about the possibility of change, and genuinely funny enough to receive several rounds of applause.” – Three Weeks “Spellbinding!” –Chortle “The Show you should try to see this festival!”-The List Cruel […]


BrainSkip 22 – Reasons to Love St. Patricks Day

  • BrainSkip 22 – Reasons to Love St. Patricks Day
Posted Friday, March 18th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   BrainSkip, The Blog

BRAINSKIP 22 – REASONS TO LOVE ST. PATRICKS DAY. Ok, so today most people are re-enacting the Hangover, desperately trying to reconstruct the events of the night before, while trying to figure out where their lost friend is. (He’s on the roof! Whatever building you are in right now, your lost friend is on the […]


BrainSkip 19 – Election Day, Doomsday, Radiohead Day!

  • BrainSkip 19 – Election Day, Doomsday, Radiohead Day!
Posted Friday, February 25th, 2011 by Keith Farnan.   BrainSkip, The Blog, Uncategorized

BrainSkip 19 – Election Day, Doomsday, Radiohead Day! ENDA THE WORLD As the song goes, todays the day the teddy bears have their picnic. But just who exactly will lead that picnic. That’s the question being answered by the Irish People. There’s a lot of support for Independent candidates who are claiming they’re part of […]