20 thousand people are expected at the Iveagh Gardens to see 85 acts perform at the Vodafone Comedy Festival from July 24.
This year’s line-up features many of the giants of Irish comedy including Dara O’Briain, making his festival debut, David O’Doherty, Jason Byrne, Maeve Higgins, Ed Byrne and PJ Gallagher.
One of the acts is Bernard O'Shea, who says there is no event like it in the world:
Bren Berry is artistic director: