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TOMMY TIERNAN NORTH AMERICA TOUR

TOMMY TIERNAN ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR HIS NEW SHOW, TOMMY TIERNAN: TOMFOOLERY

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Tickets Go On Sale Friday, March 10 at 10:00 AM Local Time Except For The Washington DC Date Which Will Go On Sale on March 16

  “I thought my head would fall off from laughing.” – Five Star Review – The Times (London)

Legendary comedian, Tommy Tiernan, announces North American theater dates for his new show, Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery, a high energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy .   The North American dates kick off with two NYC shows May 4 & 5 before travelling to Washington DC, Boston, Toronto and Chicago.  Tickets go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10:00 AM Local Time except for the Washington DC date, which will go on sale on March 16 at 10:00 AM.  Full tour dates and links to tickets are available on Tommy’s website .

Performing stand-up for close to thirty years, Tommy Tiernan is a comedian, actor, chat show host, writer and podcaster.  Hailed by Billy Connolly as one of his 3 favorite comedians in the world, Tommy has starred in nine hour-long stand-up specials and has been a guest on multiple television shows, including three appearances on Late Show with David Letterman .

He stars as 'Da Gerry' in the award-winning Netflix tv show Derry Girls and can be seen in the Hulu TV series, Conversations with Friends . Tommy's film and theatre career spans over 25 years appearing in movies such as Dark Lies the Island , the Oscar nominated Wolf Walkers , and on stage most recently with Druid in Sive .

Tommy is currently hosting the seventh season of his critically-acclaimed TV show, The Tommy Tiernan Show , on RTÉ 1 in Ireland.  In this improvised talk show, neither Tommy nor the viewers are told the identity of the guests until they are introduced.

Tommy co-hosts the award winning and adored Tommy Hector & Laurita podcast, which has recently hit over 20 million downloads and is listened to in 175 countries around the world

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Tommy Tiernan announces extra tour dates for 2023 including six nights at Vicar Street

Navan's finest is headed to Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Louth, Leitrim, Mayo, Derry and Donegal for extra shows next year with his Tomfoolery tour

• 10:53, 13 DEC 2022
• Updated 10:34, 13 FEB 2023

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Tommy Tiernan has proved his overwhelming popularity once again – by adding lots of new dates to his national tour.

The comedian has been touring across the country with his new show Tomfoolery throughout 2022, but demand seems to be showing no signs of slowing down

As a result, the presenter, actor and funnyman has added a slew of new dates for 2023, including shows in Dublin , Cork, Belfast, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Louth, Leitrim, Mayo, Derry and Donegal.

Tickets from €35 will go on sale from Wednesday, 14 December at 10am from ticketmaster.ie and from local venues.

Tomfoolery tour

The 53-year-old comic has been playing sold out shows across Ireland with Tomfoolery, which he describes as "a high energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy", throughout 2022.

Apart from his lengthy 25-year comedy career, the Donegal native has been reaching brand new audiences in recent times via his popular improvised chat show on RTÉ One, The Tommy Tiernan Show, which debuted in 2017.

His acting career has also taken off in the last few years, with high profile roles including Da Gerry in hit television show Derry Girls and Dennis in Conversations with Friends.

Tiernan's latest project, the two-part RTÉ One series Epic West, tells the story of the West of Ireland via the culture it has inspired and has been receiving rave reviews from the critics.

The comedian is also co-host of the Tommy, Hector and Laurita podcast, which recently hit 20 million downloads.

The triple threat star is set to return for a new series of his RTÉ chat show in January 2023.

The extra dates are listed in full below.

February 2023

Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk, 23 February

Spirit Store, Dundalk, 24 February

Belfast Waterfront Hall, 25 February

Theatre Royal, Waterford, 2 March

Theatre Royal, Waterford, 3 March

Visual, Carlow, 4 March

Landmark, Carrick On Shannon, 10 March

Belfast Waterfront Hall, 11 March

TLT, Drogheda, 17 March

Vicar Street, Dublin, 18 March

Vicar Street, Dublin, 19 March

National Opera House, Wexford, 24 March

National Opera House, Wexford, 25 March

An Grianan, Letterkenny, 30 March

Royal Theatre, Castlebar, 31 March

Iontas, Castleblayney, 1 April

Vicar Street, Dublin, 13 April

Vicar Street, Dublin, 14 April

Vicar Street, Dublin, 15 April

Vicar Street, Dublin, 16 April

Set Theatre, Kilkenny, 20 April

Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, 21 April

Hotel Kilkenny, 22 April

INEC Killarney, 29 April

Millenium Forum, Derry, 4 May

Millenium Forum, Derry, 5 May

Live At The Marquee, Cork, 8 June

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Phone-free comedy: What’s it like to surrender your phone to Tommy Tiernan?

Karen mchugh opens up to losing the ‘technology crutch’ at the comedian’s recent vicar street show.

Tatianna Casas, who works for Yondr, helps people seal their phones in pouches before a recent comedy show, at the Stand in New York. Photograph: Calla Kessler/The New York Times

Tommy Tiernan is taking us back in time by banning phones at his performances. Using a service called Yondr , which Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle and Bob Dylan have also recently adopted, the result is a phone-free experience at his Tomfoolery shows.

About three weeks before the gig I get an email that this will be a phone-free show and I’m promised that my “senses will be slightly more heightened when we lose the technology crutch”. I don’t doubt it. According to a study by Linda Henkel, we don’t actually retain memories that we watch through screens – which surely defeats the purpose. Like the culchie I am, I was at Garth Brooks last September – at least, I think I was. I don’t remember much, as I watched half of it on my phone. Being forced to hand the phone over? It would probably be a relief.

I arrive at Vicar Street on a Sunday night. We show our tickets and almost instantly our phones are taken hostage, ushered into a soft grey Yondr pouch which is locked at the top.

Many attendees hadn’t read the email. Victor from Dublin was caught unawares: “We were shocked! Taking our phones away? Oh my God. How can we live without our phones for an hour? But at the same time, we thought it would be good for us. Once the world doesn’t burn down…

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“It’s like snipping your umbilical cord, to see if you can survive without it,” he says.

“The first movie I ever remember a mobile phone in was Lethal Weapon and the phone came in a big heavy briefcase. In London back in the late 80s, it was a brick this big with an antenna on it. Good luck in trying to fit that into a little neoprene case!”

We arrange to meet the old-fashioned way by the fireplace afterwards, to see how Victor copes at the gig without his phone. “Do you think I’m going to go into detox shock? I’ll come out shaking!” he says.

Friends Emma and Janette would prefer access to their phones. “It’s all about the Instagram, you take the picture of the stage, of the name,” says Janette.

Emma is worried about missing a call in an emergency. “I’m not too comfortable with that, because we’ve kids at home,” she says.

“But I do get what you’re saying, back in our mams’ time, when they were out, they were out.”

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A couple, John and Mary, think it’s brilliant. “The couples all have to talk one another other now,” says Mary. “They might find out if they actually like each other!”

We file into the venue. Feeling a little more sociable than normal, we introduce ourselves to our neighbours. There was to be no last check of the news, WhatsApp or email. I soon found myself looking down at some phantom phone in my hand, muscle memory kicking in. Maybe I am addicted? I feel a bit on edge, tapping my toe in anticipation. I have several strong urges to take a picture of the set.

Tiernan began with a few quips about The Late Late Show. He makes repeated references to the venue as a safe space. “Once the joke leaves the room, it’s impossible to defend,” he says. “But I know all your phones are in Yondr bags!”

I’m half addicted to the phone so it was lovely to have it taken off you for a few hours… forcefully

I have the urge to take a picture, to zoom in on his face as he speaks, to record the laughter for an Instagram clip. But also I felt totally drawn to him in a way I might not have with no phone, knowing there was nothing else in that moment. There is something about engaging fully with the performer, and losing that safety net.

Afterwards, the staff weave through the crowd, unlocking the Yondrs with a magnet. I bump into Mary and John. Apart from wanting to Google the support act and check the time, they fared fine without phone: “And we’re still talking, so it’s all good!”

Teacher Nicola was also a fan of the experience. “I definitely had that urge at the beginning to take out a phone. But when I was in there I didn’t miss it,” she says.

“I’m half addicted to the phone so it was lovely to have it taken off you for a few hours… forcefully!”

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Like the old days before mobiles, Victor never turned up. Did he get lost, or forget and go home? I’ll never know. Victor, I hope you survived.

I didn’t look at my phone until I got back to the car. And the world was just fine.

So is Yondr the way of the future? Maybe we’ll start renting pouches for phone-free weekends. Sure, soon they’ll be selling us the landline again. And we’ll all sit in and make phone calls. “Ma, it’s for you!” Plus ça change.

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Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan announces US tour dates including New York, Boston, Washington DC and Chicago

The legendary Irish comic is bringing his new show, Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery to North American theaters this summer

• 17:48, 8 MAR 2023
• Updated 14:38, 15 MAR 2023

Tommy Tiernan has announced new US tour dates in North America for his new show.

The legendary Irish comedian is bringing his new show, Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery to North American theaters this summer as part of his new tour.

The US dates kick off with two New York City shows on May 4 and 5 before traveling to Washington DC , Boston , Toronto , and Chicago . Tommy Tiernan: Tomfoolery has been described as ‘a high-energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy’.

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Tiernan has been performing stand-up for close to thirty years, and is now also well known as an actor, chat show host, writer, and podcaster at home in Ireland.

Hailed by Billy Connolly as one of his three favorite comedians in the world, Tommy has starred in nine hour-long stand-up specials and has been a guest on multiple television shows, including three appearances on Late Show with David Letterman.

He famously stars as 'Da Gerry' in the award-winning Netflix TV show Derry Girls and can be seen in the Hulu TV series, Conversations with Friends.

His film and theatre career spans over 25 years appearing in movies such as Dark Lies the Island, the Oscar-nominated Wolf Walkers, and on stage most recently with Druid in Sive.

The stage and screen star is currently hosting the seventh season of his critically-acclaimed TV show, The Tommy Tiernan Show, on RTÉ 1 in Ireland.

In this improvised talk show, neither Tommy nor the viewers are told the identity of the guests until they are introduced.

Tiernan also co-hosts the award-winning Tommy Hector & Laurita podcast, which has recently hit over 20 million downloads and is listened to in 175 countries around the world.

Produced by WestBeth Entertainment, tickets go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10:00 AM Local Time except for the Washington DC date, which will go on sale on March 16 at 10:00 AM. Full tour dates and links to tickets are available on Tommy’s website.

Developing and introducing artists and talent to North American audiences has a big part of WestBeth’s history. From Billy Connolly to Eddie Izzard, The Jim Henson Company to John Leguizamo and Trevor Noah to Hannah Gadsby, WBE has been the creative catalyst, partner, and producer of some of the most innovative performances and productions on the continent in venues throughout North America including Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, Toronto’s Massey Hall, Chicago’s Chicago Theatre and even New York’s Radio City Musical Hall.

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Comedian and columnist Eleanor Tiernan to open for cousin Tommy Tiernan on UK tour

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Eleanor Tiernan has been announced as the support act for the UK leg of Tommy Tiernan's Tomfoolery tour.

The comedian and Irish Examiner columnist is best known for appearing on RTÉ’s The Savage Eye, Irish Pictorial Weekly and for her role as Dolores in the national broadcaster's sitcom Bridget and Eamonn.

The Roscommon comedian, who is a cousin of Tommy Tiernan, joked that she underwent "a rigorous application process" for the gig.

Pleased to announce that after a rigorous application process I’ll be opening for my first cousin Tommy Tiernan on his uk tour. Basingstoke, Brighton, Poole, Margate, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, London, Exeter and Northampton. Starts tonight in Alexandra Palace 👏👏👏 — Eleanor Tiernan (@eleanortiernan) March 17, 2022

Eleanor will perform at the Alexandra Palace, Basingstoke, Brighton, Poole, Margate, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, London, Exeter and Northampton dates of the tour.

In her latest column for the Irish Examiner, Eleanor examines how comedy can be used as a "gateway drug to non-democracy." 

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T ommy   t iernan, new dates for 2023.

Due to phenomenal demand Tommy is back onstage with extended dates of his new show ‘tomfoolery’ and coming to a venue near you in 2023.

‘tomfoolery’ is a high-energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy.

Currently hosting RTÉ1’s “The Tommy Tiernan Show” ,  appeared as ‘Da Gerry’ in Channel 4’s BAFTA Nominated hit show  Derry Girls , co-host of the adored  Tommy Hector & Laurita ’ podcast, winner of ‘Best Entertainment Podcast’ at the Irish Podcast Awards.  

Bringing all his experience and mischief to the stage, Tommy Tiernan is coming soon to a venue near you…

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Legendary comedian, Tommy Tiernan brings his new show, Tomfoolery to North America.  A high energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy that The Times of London raved, “I thought my head would fall off from laughing!”

Hailed by Billy Connolly as one of his 3 favorite comedians in the world, Tommy has been performing stand-up comedy for close to thirty years.  His record-breaking stand-up ticket sales extend across the world.  He stars as 'Da Gerry' in the hit Netflix tv show Derry Girls and can be seen in the Hulu TV series, Conversations with Friends .

Please Note: This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of phones, smart watches and accessories will not be permitted in the performance space. There will be phone-use areas inside the venue to check your device.

Upon arrival at the venue, all phones, smart watches and accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their devices at all times, and can access them throughout the event only in designated Phone Use Areas within the venue. All devices will be re-secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the performance space.

Anyone seen using a device (phone, smart watch or accessories) during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.

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Tommy Tiernan Tomfoolery tour dates announced with tickets on sale soon

24 dates across Ireland is some tour and Galway is getting two shows

• 12:16, 26 NOV 2021
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Legendary Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan is going back on tour with a staggering 24 dates across Ireland, including two dates in Galway and a total of five in Connacht.

Tomfoolery is said to be a “a high energy mix of outrageous idea’s and whimsical flights of fancy.”

The comic has been mostly seen on TV these days - with his The Tommy Tiernan Show conquering ratings on RTÉ. His Live at the Apollo show hit primetime on BBC and his turn as Gerry on Derry Girls has only cemented his reputation abroad.

Tiernan has been a pillar of Irish comedy since the mid-90s. His ‘Tommy Tiernan Live’, ‘Cracked’ and ‘Loose’ are DVD bestsellers in this country.

His new tour “Tomfoolery” is highly anticipated and to keep up with demand the tour has 24 dates in Ireland.

The spread of the tour dates is commendable - Tommy’s schedule show one serious commitment to bringing his tour country-wide.

There are five dates in Connacht with the first two shows of the tour taking place at The Royal in Castlebar, Mayo (Feb. 11 and 12) and one in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim (March 3 and 4). However, the biggest dates out west are in Salthill at Leisureland. TommyTiernan plays two shows in Salthill on February 24 and 25.

Tomfoolery will visit 11 counties in total, very literally covering the four corners with dates in Donegal, Antrim, Kerry and Wexford. The tour then concludes with three dates in his TV home of Derry at the Millenium Forum on May 26-28.

Tickets for Tommy Tiernan’s Tomfoolery go on sale on December 1 at 10am.

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Tommy Tiernan bringing show 'Tomfoolery' to Dublin in 2023

Comedian Tommy Tiernan will be bringing his stand-up show 'Tomfoolery' to Vicar Street next March and April

• 10:12, 13 DEC 2022

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Tommy Tiernan is travelling around the country next year with his hit stand-up show 'Tomfoolery' and he is coming to Dublin for six nights.

The comedian took to twitter to tell his fans that he is 'delighted' to be adding extra dates to the tour, where the audience can expect "high energy mix of outrageous ideas and whimsical flights of fancy."

Tiernan has seen a resurgence in his career in recent years, having played the iconic role of 'Da Gerry' on the hit Channel 4 series 'Derry Girls', as well as hosting his own critically praised chat show on RTE One.

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The host of RTE One's 'Tommy Tiernan's Epic West' will perform in Vicar Street on March 18 and 19, and April 13-16 2023. The podcaster is already performing in Dublin this Christmas on December 29.

Tickets for next year's gigs go on sale tomorrow Wednesday 14 at 10am. Tickets start from €35 and can be bought on www.ticketmaster.ie

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