Episode five from the Liffey Laughs Series 1. Featuring comedians such as John Henderson, Eddie Naessens, Michael Mee, Tara Flynn and Colin Murphy.

00:22 Colin Murphy Irish Hospitality, Polite

2:44 John Henderson Gay Sex, Top Gear

4:31 Eddie Naessens Sky news, Low Consumer Confidence, TV3 Weather

7:11 Michael Mee Pledge, Irish Hulk, Apologise for genocide

10:54 Tara Flynn Dating Tips – Irish Dating

13:08 Colin Murphy Bin Laden, Bush Starting war on St Patricks Day

RTE’s hit stand up series saw Ireland’s top comedians joined by a new crop of UK acts all making their Irish debuts – live or TV.

Commissioned by RTE Two in 2006, the Liffey Laugh was recorded at the packed 1500 capacity Vicar Street and featured Irish acts Jason Byrne, Ed Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere, David McSavage, Deirdre O’Kane, Dermot Whelan and David O’Doherty amongst others.

The series was boosted by the emergence of new Irish talent plus the appearance of new UK stars like John Bishop (first gig ever as full time performer), Alan Carr and Rhod Gilbert who were all unknown in Ireland but now established amongst the top comedy acts around the world.