Due to phenomenal demand, smash-hit comedian, best-selling author, podcast host and viral online star Emma Doran has added a second show during this year's Galway Comedy Festival. There's no such thing as a perfect family, but she wouldn't want one anyway... The many trials and tribulations of Emma’s blended family are laid bare, womanhood examined, and relationships put to the test in this witty, rambunctious show from one of Ireland’s most beloved stand-ups. Strap in for a night to remember, jam-packed with razor-sharp observations, riotous on-stage antics and conspiratorial gossipmongering. As seen and heard on No Worries If Not! (RTÉ 2), The Tommy Tiernan Show(RTÉ 1), LOL: Last One Laughing(Prime Video) hosted by Graham Norton, The Late Late Show (RTÉ), Celebrity Gogglebox (Virgin Media One), Modern Love (Prime Video) alongside Kit Harrington, The Deirdre O’Kane Show (SKY), Bridget and Eamon (RTÉ), Callan's Kicks (RTÉ), Republic Of Telly (RTÉ) and Ireland's Fittest Family (RTÉ), while her podcast credits include: You’re Grounded with daughter Ella, And Another Thing! with Muireann O’ Connell and the four-part series Mischief Makers. Emma currently co-hosts the podcast Keep It Tight alongside fellow stand-up and LOL: Last One Laughing contestant Deirdre O’Kane. Emma is also author of best-selling book, Mad, Isn’t It? (published in 2024). “End-to-end laughs... you’d be mad to miss her” - Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard ★★★★ “Wickedly funny” - Brian Logan, The Guardian "Uproariously funny... a fiercely accomplished and fully formed talent" - Jay Richardson, The Reviews Hub ★★★★ “One of the funniest humans I’ve ever encountered” - Joanne McNally

Attention comedy fans worldwide! Paul Smith is hitting the road again with his brand-new tour HAPPY and this is the biggest, boldest show of his career. Following sold-out runs and viral success across the globe, HAPPY takes Paul’s trademark crowd work, razor-sharp observations, and laugh-out-loud true stories to an entirely new level. This is stand-up at full throttle: fast, fearless, and relentlessly funny. Packed with outrageous audience interaction and stories pulled straight from real life, HAPPY is a show about finding joy in the chaos, laughter in the everyday, and comedy in absolutely everything. Expect jaw-aching laughs from the first minute to the last. This is Paul Smith’s biggest tour ever, spanning the UK, Ireland, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand and tickets will go fast. If you like your comedy raw, real, and uncontrollably funny… HAPPY is the show you don’t want to miss.