At Draiocht, Main Auditorium · Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Only the published dates are confirmed for this programme.
Ardal O’Hanlon, the comedian and actor best known for Father Ted and Death in Paradise, brings his stand-up show Not Himself to Draiocht’s Main Auditorium for one night in October. O’Hanlon has been touring Irish theatres and arts centres with this show through 2026, playing venues around the country on different dates, with Blanchardstown one stop on that circuit. He started out on the Irish comedy circuit in the late 1980s before his acting career took off, so a stand-up date like this is as much a return to his roots as a promotional tour stop.
Expect a full stand-up set in a seated theatre format, which suits O’Hanlon’s observational, storytelling-driven style better than a noisy comedy club room. As one of Ireland’s best-known comic actors, his shows tend to draw a broad crowd rather than a niche comedy-club audience, and Draiocht’s Main Auditorium gives decent sightlines throughout for a night like this. Given his profile, this is likely to be one of the better-attended comedy dates on Draiocht’s autumn calendar, so booking ahead is worth doing. A single support act is typical for a headline stand-up date of this size, though the running order is confirmed closer to the night by the venue.
Draiocht runs a run of comedy nights through the autumn alongside its music, theatre and cinema programming, and a big name like this is a rare chance to see a well-known Irish comedian without travelling into the city centre. For anyone who knows O’Hanlon mainly from television, a live stand-up set is a different side of his work again, built on his own material rather than a script.
Draiocht is inside the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin 15, on regular Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead routes from the city and surrounding suburbs, with extensive parking at the Blanchardstown Centre itself.
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