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The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans

The group’s comedians and musicians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Ohio’s Michael Malone; Nova Scotia’s Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane.

Audiences howl at Richards’ tales about his child free existence, living in Las Vegas and his blue collar upbringing . He has appeared on Amazon Prime, The Bob & Tom Show, SiriusXM, and The Weather Channel’s Top 10. He just released his fourth album, Double Down, available on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud.

Leibert’s unique and energetic style of fiddle playing lies somewhere between the driving dance beat of Cape Breton, and the lyrical music of Ireland. His power packed performance adds an incredible dimension to the show.

Keane, originally from Inchicore, Derrick first distinguished himself musically when the duo in which he sang and played swept the All Ireland Talent Competition. His band, Inchicore, sets the gold standard for the Irish music scene in New England and across North America. A brilliant voice and razor sharp wit make him a huge hit on the tour.

And finally, Malone, with his blistering humor that focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love, and grief. An absolute hammer of a comedian seen on Fox, Comedy Central, Showtime and HULU. Watch his special, Laugh After Death.

Don’t miss these hilarious Irish American comedians as they tear apart as well as validate all of the Irish myths and stereotypes.

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Mike Malone

Michael Malone is an award-winning stand-up comedian and film director. His blistering humor focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love and sex. He currently resides in Los Angeles California and writes a monthly column for “Face the Current” Magazine.

Damon Leibert

Damon Leibert’s unique and energetic style of fiddle playing lies somewhere between the driving dance beat of Cape Breton, and the lyrical music of Ireland. He has performed innumerable concerts and festivals across North America & Europe and has worked in various theater, film, and recording projects.

Derrick Keane

Originally from Inchicore, Derrick first distinguished himself musically when the duo in which he sang and played swept the All Ireland Talent Competition. His band, Inchicore, sets the gold standard for the Irish music scene in New England and across North America. He’s shared the stage with such greats as Willie Nelson, The Wolfe Tones, The Furey Brothers, and The Dublin City Ramblers.

Derek Richards

Florida New Times Magazine says, “The only surprising thing about Derek is that he’s not bigger.” His act is fast, fresh and, at times, fanatical.  Often described as ‘just the right amount of wrong.’  Derek is a regular on the show ‘Normal World’ on BlazeTV.  Catch him in the movie, ‘Don’t Suck’ with Matt Rife and Jamie Kennedy.  Hear him on XM Satellite Radio & The Bob and Tom Show.

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March 7, 2024 The Palace Stamford,  CT

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March 20, 2024 Latitudes Private Community Hilton Head,  SC

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A fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Get a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirite... Read all A fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Get a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirited experience of being Irish in America. A fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Get a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirited experience of being Irish in America.

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The Irish Comedy Tour is a fast-paced, raucous ride across America with four joke-slinging entertainers who know how to party and put on a great show. Opening the tour to a packed Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT, the boys stomp their way from town to town, singing songs, telling jokes, and making friends along the way. Intercut with behind-the-scenes footage, The Irish Comedy Tour takes us on a journey of endless fun and frolic, with Derek Richards , Mike McCarthy , Derrick Keane and Damon Leibert giving us a lighthearted look at life on the road and the high-spirited experience of being Irish in America.

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The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans. The group’s comedians and musicians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Ohio’s Michael Malone; Nova Scotia’s Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane. Don’t miss these hilarious Irish American comedians as they tear apart as well as validate all of the Irish myths and stereotypes.

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The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans The group's comedians and musicians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Ohio's Michael Malone; Nova Scotia's Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane. Audiences howl at Richards' tales about his child free existence, living in Las Vegas and his blue collar upbringing . He has appeared on Amazon Prime, The Bob & Tom Show, SiriusXM, and The Weather Channel's Top 10. He just released his fourth album, Double Down, available on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud. Leibert's unique and energetic style of fiddle playing lies somewhere between the driving dance beat of Cape Breton, and the lyrical music of Ireland. His power packed performance adds an incredible dimension to the show. Keane, originally from Inchicore, Derrick first distinguished himself musically when the duo in which he sang and played swept the All Ireland Talent Competition. His band, Inchicore, sets the gold standard for the Irish music scene in New England and across North America. A brilliant voice and razor sharp wit make him a huge hit on the tour. And finally, Malone, with his blistering humor that focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love, and grief. An absolute hammer of a comedian seen on Fox, Comedy Central, Showtime and HULU. Watch his special, Laugh After Death. Don't miss these hilarious Irish American comedians as they tear apart as well as validate all of the Irish myths and stereotypes.

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Variety is the spice of his comic life

Paul f. tompkins is bringing his stage variety show ‘varietopia’ to city winery..

Stand-up comedian Paul F. Tompkins wears many hats. In addition to his day job, he hosts a podcast, performs sketch and improv, and does voice-over acting. As a lover of old-fashioned style, he also wears many actual hats — and cravats, three-piece suits, boutonnières, and the occasional cape. This love of classic showbiz trappings makes him a perfect fit for his other gig: variety show host.

“Varietopia” is a recurring stage variety show that Tompkins curates, stages, and hosts in Los Angeles. He just embarked on his first-ever “Varietopia” tour, which will stop at City Winery for two shows on May 2. (The full lineup is, by design, a secret.)

“Varietopia” began in 2002, when Tompkins was a mainstay at the Largo nightclub in Los Angeles. Owner Mark Flanagan booked guests whose specialties included spoken-word poetry, music, and stand-up comedy (its scene fostered musicians Aimee Mann and Fiona Apple, stand-up Patton Oswalt, and comedy band Tenacious D, among many others). This format inspired Tompkins to bring that same kind of grab-bag energy to a show of his own, which he periodically staged over the ensuing years.

“I wanted to host a show, and I didn’t want it to be just a parade of stand-ups, because there’s plenty of that already,” said Tompkins over the phone from LA. “There’s nothing wrong with that, but I wanted to do something where I could do all the different things that I like to do. I like to do stand-up, I like to do sketch, I like to host, I like to participate in music. So that was the impetus. It really reawakened in me the love of variety shows I had when I was a kid, when they used to be a much more common thing. The format itself isn’t dated, just to have different things in one show.”

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After several years at Largo, Tompkins moved the show to the Lodge Room, a concert venue whose bigger space allowed him to expand from singer-songwriters to a house band with a full horn section. There is no “typical” “Varietopia” show, but past acts have included magicians, book readings, and character monologues. Last year’s St. Patrick’s Day show included Tompkins, in character as Monsignor Damien Fearnley, singing “Jesus’ Day Out,” an Irish-tinged song about how Jesus sometimes gets bored and pops back on to Earth.

Given the show’s longevity, it may seem surprising that Tompkins has never toured with the show. He said that this was largely because of its many logistical challenges, and credited musical director Jordan Katz with ironing those out.

“Music requires so much more all around, in terms of travel and lodging, tech, that it was very daunting for me,” said Tompkins. “I had [touring] in the back of my mind but I didn’t know how to do it. [Katz] has been the person putting all of the logistics together. That stuff is beyond me. He’s been terrific at putting that stuff together.”

Katz, reached via email, said the feeling is mutual.

“Paul is a comedy legend! And a great human!” he wrote. “I’m thrilled everyday to collaborate with him on this show. He’s so gifted in so many mediums. This show feels like a musical convergence of all that talent. It’s an extremely unique live experience, and such a fun time. I’m extremely lucky to help bring this show to life.”

That “comedy legend” business is no exaggeration — Tompkins has had a multi-faceted career that has spanned four decades. He still regularly performs his blustery, faux-exasperated brand of stand-up — his take on peanut brittle is a regular crowd request — and you’ve likely heard his voice on one animated show or another. (His recurring role as Mr. Peanutbutter on Netflix’s “Bojack Horseman” earned him a mention in a “Jeopardy!” clue this month.) He frequently appears as a variety of characters on the cult-classic podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!,” and he hosts his own informally chatty podcast, “Stay F. Homekins,” with his wife, the actor Janie Haddad Tompkins.

Tompkins said that this seemingly disparate work is all part of the same skill set. “I think that every creative thing that I engage with informs the other, because it’s all extensions of me and my creativity,” he said.

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At City Winery, 80 Beverly St. May 2 at 6 p.m. (sold out) and 9:30 p.m. Tickets $30-$45. citywinery.com/boston

US comedy giant Conan O’Brien declares Ireland ‘quite the ride... for a ginger’

Television: irish-american presenter is very funny in the irish episode of his travel show, especially when searching for bono.

US comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien during a visit to Ireland to film his travel show. Photograph: @ConanOBrien/X

Conan O’Brien is 61 now but has stayed true to his persona of the kid who is always annoying but everyone loves because he can make them laugh. In his 30-year reign as one of America’s premier late night hosts, he was the opposite to rivals such as Jimmy Kimmel in that the joke was always on him.

The deftly scripted introduction to his new show, Conan O’Brien Must Go, parodies the infinite number of travel shows with a mock presentation of Planet Earth at its most stunning. “To appreciate the astounding glamour of this planet, sometimes you must defile it,” narrates a cosmic, unseen voice.

“Behold the defiler.”

And there he is: the familiar ginger quiff, the long face. “His character is vile, base and depraved. Once a proud talkshow host, he has been driven by a change in ecosystem to a drier, harsher climate: the weekly podcast.”

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O’Brien’s Ireland is devoid of lush coastal scenery or the obligatory nods to stout and literature. Instead, he has Lynn Ruane give him a crash course on Dublin slang – “you’re wreckin’ me Ma’s head” – and a cheerfully ribald exchange of sexual slang in which O’Brien feigns bewilderment before being told that in his case, if he was lucky, someone might say: “He’s a ride – for a ginger.”

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The Northern Lights don’t come out for another... three hours. I’m not gonna stick around for that shit —   Conan O’Brien

In a segment titled Finding Bono he goes hunting in a forlorn Merrion Park for the rock star in hibernation season, discovering a pair of wraparound shades in the foliage and unearthing grainy Bigfoot-style footage of a possible Bono furtively darting through woodlands, luring him out by hanging a fake global humanitarian award from a tree. It’s good, silly fun and it would have been heightened had the real Bono been sport enough to make an appearance. But, then, he was probably never asked: this version of O’Brien is decidedly stripped of celebrity. It’s Conan the maturing prankster moving through ordinary life and having his delusions gently pricked by a series of Irish people who deliver their lines in that Cyril Cusack way of soft cunning.

Conan O’Brien makes his debut on TG4's Ros na Rún. Photograph: Ray Ryan/TG4

O’Brien’s great-grandfather, Thomas Noonan O’Brien, emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts. By the time young Conan came along, they were well established: his father a Harvard professor, his mother a Boston attorney, and O’Brien himself served as president of Harvard Lampoon while at the university. He was precocious and whip smart, and even though he always wore his Irishness with light irreverence, he always “got” Ireland. Visiting his ancestral hometown of Galbally, he points to a pub across the road and says of his forefather: “Maybe he would have found time to visit Fraser Lounge Bar and Undertaker to grab a pint... and hit on a grieving widow.”

In one of the funniest sections, he references Stanley Tucci , the new king of sensual food and drink entertainment, by sampling black pudding in Loughnane’s Irish butchers. He takes a bite, says dreamily, “I feel like I have come home,” and performs a writhing, orgasmic dance on Loughnane’s sparkling tiled floor.

The good-natured nonsense will make for confusing viewing for the millions of Irish Americans who carry more romantic notions of the auld sod. But part of O’Brien’s point is to gently take the air out of all that stuff. His visit to Norway sees him riff about the Northern Lights as we watch a dazzling display. Then the camera pans out to show O’Brien holding a laptop on which he is watching the same scene.

“Yeah,” he says. “The Northern Lights don’t come out for another... three hours. I’m not gonna stick around for that shit.”

Fair enough. It does feel a pity that O’Brien doesn’t permit himself to stray from the sharply scripted daftness every so often. The close of the Irish show has him in the field where his ancestral cottage once stood. His Obama Plaza statue is beside him and he is contemplative about the decision to emigrate from such a beautiful spot, a journey which ultimately led to his place in the pantheon of talkshow satirists. It’s a rare sighting of a sincere O’Brien and is as fleeting as a burst of Irish sunshine on a rainy day. Then he is gone, with the traditional farewell: “Thank you, Ireland. You are quite the ride. For a ginger.”

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Calling ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ a ‘Cringe Comedy’ Makes Larry David Cringe

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If Larry David had it his way, there would be no references to “ Curb Your Enthusiasm ” being a “cringe comedy” in conversations about the show’s legacy . 

The creator and star of the long-running HBO comedy joked “when people call it ‘cringe comedy,’ I want to wring their neck,” at the PaleyFest LA 2024 panel for the 12th and final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (which also doubled as the show’s Emmys FYC event) on April 18.

Wearing his disagreement on his face while seated on stage at the Dolby Theatre, David said in response, “I never dreamed in a million years that it would have that kind of effect on people. After the second or third show I hear, ‘Oh, it’s cringey. I’m cringing. I had to leave the room.’ Why did you leave the room? I have no idea.”

Filmmaker Judd Apatow, who was moderating, soon said, in reference to a scene from the Season 2 episode “The Doll” that had played during the clip package that preceded the PaleyFest panel, “Larry, when you hug a child with a water bottle in your pants, and she gets wet, it would be weird if we didn’t cringe.”

If there was one person on stage that was aligned with David in not understanding the “cringey” classification, it was co-star Jeff Garlin who said “People ask me what I think when I’m in a scene that’s [uncomfortable]… And I’m thinking, ‘I wonder what’s a craft service?’” Ultimately, it was showrunner Jeff Schaffer who settled the “cringey” debate, saying he considers “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to be “a comedy horror movie sometimes.”

He added: “In a horror movie, it’s like, ‘There’s a monster in the house, let’s split up.’ ‘I’m gonna take a shower.’ ‘Don’t do that!’” Turning to David, Shaffer said, “In the show, there’s this thing that you do, I call it the ‘Itchy Tag Theory.’” The showrunner then mimicked how David often reaches behind his back, to the middle of his shoulder blades, before he makes the choice to not let something slide. “People go ‘Don’t go back, don’t go back . He’s going back. He’s going back . There’s that. People talk [to the screen] like a horror movie.”

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Studiocanal’s Amy Winehouse biopic “ Back to Black ” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the second consecutive weekend with £1.8 million ($2.3 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The film now has a running total of £6.3 million.

In its second weekend, in second place, Entertainment Film Distributors’ “ Civil War ,” directed by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, collected £1.05 million for a total of £3.8 million. In third position, in its fourth weekend, Universal’s “ Kung Fu Panda 4 ” collected £901,615 for a total of £18.5 million.

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There are a plethora of releases on the Friday. Warner Bros. is opening wide Luca Guadagnino’s keenly anticipated tennis-themed drama “Challengers,” headlined by Zendaya. Also opening wide is Signature’s “Boy Kills World” an action film that follows Boy, a deaf person who is trained by a shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

Sony is releasing “Ordinary Angels,” led by Hilary Swank and inspired by the true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies a community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter. All The Anime is opening anime action comedy “Spy x Family Code: White,” while Vertigo is releasing animation action-adventure “Scarygirl.”

Vue Entertainment is opening “There’s Still Tomorrow,” the film that outperformed “Barbie” in its native Italy and won several awards at the Rome Film Fest.

Universal’s Palm Springs-winning comedy “The American Society of Magical Negroes” follows a young man who gets recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to making white people’s lives easier. 

Screenbound Pictures/Blue Dolphin are releasing a brace of films. In “Malum,” when a rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father’s death and a vicious cult, she begins experiencing paranormal occurrences that could lead her down the gory path to finding the answers. And “Hunt Her Kill Her” finds a lone night shift janitor in an unexpected fight for survival during her first night on the job when she becomes a target of sinister masked intruders. As their disturbing motives become clearer, she must use barbaric violence to make it through the night alive.

Modern Films is opening “Stephen,” that combines narrative fiction with real-life observation; Aya Films 2023 Cannes title “Omen”; and Universal sci-fi thriller “I.S.S.” headlined by Ariana DeBose. Conic is opening “That They May Face the Rising Sun,” set in a 1980s rural community in Ireland, while Swipe Films’ documentary “Quintessentially Irish” is a journey through Ireland’s cultural heritage.

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