Laugh at the Bank

Laugh at the Bank is an annual weekend comedy festival founded in 2009 by Féile an Phobail in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The festival runs over the Spring Bank Holiday in May and features comedians from around the world. The festival also features charitable events such as Bull Runs.^[1]

History

In December 2008, Féile an Phobail, an arts organisation which runs four – five festivals a year, traditionally based in west Belfast, began planning the first dedicated weekend comedy festival in the city. The first festival was featured highly in the media in publications such as Hot Press and Irish national newspapers.

Line-up

2009

Laugh at the Bank ran from 22–24 May 2009. The line-up and events included:

PJ Gallagher
Kevin McAleer
Sean Hughes
Willa White
Bull Run (in aid of CLIC Sargent Northern Ireland)

2010

Laugh at the Bank ran from 27–30 May 2010. The line-up and events included:

Paul Tonkinson
Karl Spain
Neil Delamere
Bernard O'Shea
Matt Reed
Aidan Bishop
Gemma Hutton
Laugh 4 Haiti (featuring over 30 comedians in aid of victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake)