Best Irish comedy series
A curated collection of popular comedy series from Ireland.
The Running Mate (2007)
The Running Mate (2007)
In Kerry, Ireland, a candidate for political office forms an alliance with an unlikely partner when his campaign is not going according to plan.
Don't Feed The Gondolas (1997)
Don't Feed The Gondolas (1997)
Don't Feed the Gondolas is an Irish comedy panel show, that ran for four series on Network 2 between 1997 and 2001. The show was hosted by Seán Moncrieff and the longest-serving panellists were Brendan O'Connor and Dara Ó Briain.The name of the show is attributed to a remark made by a Wicklow County Councillor, Jimmy Miley, during a meeting regarding Blessington Lake. When the meeting proposed putting a gondola on the lake, he remarked: "That's all very well, but who's going to feed it?"
Scorchio (2016)
Scorchio (2016)
Scorchio is the brand new hidden camera show which pranks Irish holidaymakers having fun in the Majorcan sun. Targeting everywhere from beaches to bars, bus tours to boat parties, Scorchio’s cast of fresh new Irish talent unleash their host of crazy characters on to unsuspecting tourists promising lots of lols on one of Ireland’s favourite holiday islandsFrom the 18 to 23 year olds who swarm to Santa Ponsa for a week of booze and banter a to the moms and dads enjoying a relaxing week catching rays, nobody is safe when the Scorchio crack squad of pranksters are on the prowl – the sun-seekers may think a high factor is enough to keep them from going red on the beach but their about to get burnt in a way they never expected!
Naked Camera (2005)
Naked Camera (2005)
Naked Camera is an award winning hidden camera comedy show that began airing on RTÉ in 2005.It is set and filmed in the Republic of Ireland, mostly in Dublin.It was created by PJ Gallagher and Patrick McDonnell, who also star in the show alongside fellow comedian Maeve Higgins.There are numerous characters in the show, who are mostly played by Gallagher, McDonnell and Higgins.
Des Bishop: Breaking China (2014)
Des Bishop: Breaking China (2014)
This brand new six part series follows the adventures of Irish-American writer and comedian Des Bishop as he moves to China for a year in order to learn mandarin and eventually attempt to perform a one-man stand up comedy show for a Chinese audience. There are a couple of problems though - the locals are unaware of the subtleties of western style comedy and are laughing for all the wrong reasons.
The Fear (2012)
The Fear (2012)
The Fear is a new six episode risqué hidden camera show, in which unsuspecting members of the Irish public are accosted by bizarre characters all over the country. Including the Irrational Zookeeper (Jennifer Maquire) who informs the visitors of ridiculous animal "facts". The Russian Street Walker Irinka (Hilary Rose) who just wants to make sure her army of "girls" are taken care of whilst trying to make a life for herself in this country. The Naked Man (Ross Browne) is...well..a naked man on a mission. And our forever lost American tourist Bobby Benderman (Chris Tordoff) drives people mad with his misinterpretations of Ireland. They've stormed across Ireland pranking the public and spreading the Fear. Tune in Monday nights at 9:30pm on RTÉ Two.
Marty and Bernard On The Road (2020)
Marty and Bernard On The Road (2020)
Marty Morrissey & Bernard O’Shea have decided to go on a mission – their mission is to find out what the Modern Man of the 21st Century is all about. They meet with Bernard Brogan who sets them up on their quest. The humorous adventure eventually brings them to New York City where they discover the world of social media influencing – but will they make it big in The Big Apple?
Dead Still (2020)
Dead Still (2020)
Memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly.
Eureka! The Big Bang Query (2016)
Eureka! The Big Bang Query (2016)
Comedy quiz hosted by Neil Delamere in which team captains PJ Gallagher and Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain and a panel of comedians and scientists attempt to answer some of humanity's most pressing questions.
Moone Boy (2012)
Aifric (2006)
Aifric (2006)
The series follows the life of Aifric whose wacky family have just moved to a new town in the West of Ireland. The 14yr old wants nothing more than to fit in but feels her family will not make it easy for her. Her mother is a new-age hippy who has banned television, while her father is a wannabe rock star, not to mention her annoying little brother.
Aifric (2006)
Aifric (2006)
The series follows the life of Aifric whose wacky family have just moved to a new town in the West of Ireland. The 14yr old wants nothing more than to fit in but feels her family will not make it easy for her. Her mother is a new-age hippy who has banned television, while her father is a wannabe rock star, not to mention her annoying little brother.
Obituary (2023)
Obituary (2023)
When Elvira’s editor informs her that she will be paid per article, she begins murdering people to avoid going broke. Her plans are shaken when she falls for the crime reporter.
The Dry (2022)
The Dry (2022)
In the series, when Shiv Sheridan returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, she is sober and full of good intentions – but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry' much harder than she expected. As Shiv tries to navigate this new phase of her life, so must her family and they all have issues they don't want to face.
Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016)
Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016)
A darkly comic drama about two young women, as one of them starts to spiral out of control. Aisling used to getting her own way and Danielle, never one to hog the spotlight, is only too happy to go along with it. But things are changing. Reality is about to hit them, and hit them hard
Bachelors Walk (2001)
Bachelors Walk (2001)
Bachelors Walk was a comedy-drama based around three single men living in a house in Dublin’s Bachelors Walk. The drama was shot in and around Dublin. The programme was first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 2001. The drama revolves around Barry (Keith McErlean) looking for a get-rich-quick scheme, Raymond (Don Wycherley) the film critic and Michael (Simon Delaney) the would-be barrister. After a run of three series and an absence for three years, "Bachelors Walk" concluded for a one-off Christmas special which aired on St. Stephen's Day 2006 on RTÉ Two.
Pure Mule (2005)
Pure Mule (2005)
Multiple award winning drama series written by Eugene O'Brien, produced by David Collins, Ed Guiney and Peter Norris, and directed by Declan Recks and Charlie McCarthy. Pure Mule is set in modern rural Ireland, in a midlands market town. Each of the six episodes of the original series (which first aired on RTE in 2005) focuses in on one particular character from Friday evening to Monday morning.
Love Is the Drug (2004)
Love Is the Drug (2004)
A relationship drama series set in Drogheda, Ireland which centres on the lives and loves of the young Kirwan family.
Safe And Sound (1996)
Safe And Sound (1996)
Belfast-set comedy series about best mates and colleagues, Catholic Tommy and protestant Dougy, who own and run the Safe And Sound garage
Rásaí na Gaillimhe (2009)
Rásaí na Gaillimhe (2009)
A contemporary comedy drama series set against the background of one of Ireland’s most famous - and notorious - sporting and social festival – Galway Race Week. The rich backdrop of Ireland’s most successful race meeting is the perfect setting for the unfolding drama of dodgy schemes, misplaced dreams, wanton excesses & outright sin. The seven deadly sins, Pride, Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Sloth, Wrath and Greed are all present and incorrect in this darkly humorous saga and each sin is themed in one of the episodes. During race week, the characters paths interconnect and merge as each one embarks on a personal odyssey. By the end of this week, the characters have influenced and profoundly changed each other’s lives and some will find their entire existence has been altered forever. Broadcast in the Irish language on TG4
Any Time Now (2002)
Any Time Now (2002)
Nora, Kate, and Stevie have made it into their thirties, they live in Dublin, and they are all aware that the new Millennium has hurtled past, nothing much has changed, and it's about time they got a life. They have a combined age of 99. Between them they have slept with 47 men, broken 11 hearts, drunk approximately 5,000 pints, bought one house, buried two parents, failed one marriage, and produced one baby. They've been friends long enough to think they always will be...
Back to Barrytown (2021)
Back to Barrytown (2021)
Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the books, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.
In the Name of the Fada (2008)
In the Name of the Fada (2008)
In the Name of the Fada was a show that aired on RTÉ from 13 March to 17 April 2008, documenting Irish-American comedian Des Bishop and his pursuit of fluency in the Irish language. The show was a 6-part mini-series in which Bishop spends a year living in Tír an Fhia, which is one of many Gaeltacht regions in Ireland. Bishop aims to be able to perform a stand-up comedy act as Gaeilge by the end of the stay. The theme tune is Floating by Jape.
The Zoo (Paignton UK) (2017)
The Zoo (Paignton UK) (2017)
Take a trip to a zoo like no other as Jürgen and his oddball gang of gorillas reveal a secret world of talking animals. From beat boxing tortoises to humany penguins, vegetarian lions to miniature maniac monkeys – anything is possible at The ZooPaignton Zoo Wild Planet Trust, Devon,
Boom! Boom! - The Explosion of Irish Comedy (2008)
Boom! Boom! - The Explosion of Irish Comedy (2008)
Not so long ago, Irish comedy meant Paddy jokes and old codgers dressed as leprechauns. Then something happened. Maybe it was the Celtic Tiger. Or maybe it was boredom. Whatever it was, Irish comedy exploded in the nineties, and now comedy writers and comedians from Ireland rank amongst the very best in the English-speaking world.How did this transformation come about?Who were the funny men and women who found Ireland's new voice? And what the hell were they on about?Combining rare and priceless performances from the archives with contemporary interviews with the comedians themselves, the series is an opportunity to laugh again at the jokes and stories that defined a generation.
The Young Offenders (2018)
The Young Offenders (2018)
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
Mrs Brown's Boys (2011)
Mrs Brown's Boys (2011)
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish award winning sitcom created by and starring writer and performer Brendan O'Carroll. The show is based on O'Carroll's stage plays about the character Agnes Browne, which were developed from books and straight-to-DVD films. The sitcom continues the stories of Agnes, now with the shortened surname "Brown", and her family who are played by real life close friends and family of O'Carroll's. After being slated by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and the United Kingdom, where it is recorded. On 29 December 2012 the show began its third series. Mrs Brown's Boys is a co-production among BBC Scotland, BocPix and RTÉ.
My Left Nut (2020)
My Left Nut (2020)
Based on the award-winning stage play, "My Left Nut" is a three-part coming of age comedy drama about friendship, family, grief and testicles. The series follows school-boy Mick and his journey after discovering a swelling on his testicle. He can't tell his dad; he died seven years ago. He can't tell his mum Patricia; she's got a million other things on her plate. He can't tell his schoolmates; there's an upside to rumours about the bulge in your trousers… And it’s not like it’s going to complicate things between Mick and his first girlfriend anyway, right?