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# Comedy

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This comedian just admitted to lying about escaping 9/11
Here are the 10 funniest jokes from this year's Edinburgh Fringe
14 GIFs that will make you laugh every single time
Who is The Fat Jew and why is the whole internet mad at him?
7 up and coming Irish comedians to look out for
Rubberbandits set to feature on new ITV2 game show
9 brilliant Irish comedians that prove we're a nation of funny people
Your handy one-stop Irish gig guide for August
Star Wars fans really aren't happy with Amy Schumer's provocative GQ photo shoot
This Irish version of Pingu will make you howl with laughter
Saudi comedian gets death threats and huge ratings for TV show that mocks ISIS
Amy Schumer has apologised for this 'racist' joke from two years ago
The Hardy Bucks is coming back - with some familiar faces from Fair City and Love/Hate
Jerry Seinfeld said comedy has become too 'politically correct' and ruffled a few feathers
We asked the Vodafone Comedy Festival booker about the number of female acts on its line-up
The internet just keeps getting weirder... check out this story of a girl and her schoolbag
The BBC has axed Never Mind the Buzzcocks after 18 years on TV
Actress and mother of Ben Stiller, Anne Meara, dies aged 85
David Letterman officially retired last night, and got all his celeb mates to make fun of him
Melissa McCarthy brilliantly confronted a reviewer who said she looked 'hideous'
Cork comedian Maeve Higgins appears on cult US show
Cork comedian Maeve Higgins popped up on Amy Schumer's TV show last night
Here's why Amy Schumer should be your new favourite comedian
This Father Ted writer is not one bit happy with RTE
RTÉ has responded to Graham Linehan's Twitter assault
"Stand-up is king - nothing comes close to it" - a quick chat with comedian Alison Spittle
The Interview has been parachuted into North Korea
Here's why you should binge-watch Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt this weekend
Emails from annoyed viewers abroad led to RTÉ's new international player
Take a break - and watch Dermot Morgan's spot-on impressions of Dunphy, Michael Noonan and Michael D
People are very mad that Joan Rivers was left off the Oscars In Memoriam reel
The final ever episode of Two and a Half Men aired and it was bonkers
Parks & Rec writer and creator of 'humblebrag' Harris Wittels dies of suspected overdose
My six days working as a clown at a refugee camp in Rwanda
9 reasons why Louis CK is the greatest thing in comedy
The Walshes was cancelled, and Graham Linehan is pretty mad
Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe is about to be your new favourite show - here's why
Opinion: Are we being overly sensitive about C4's Famine sitcom?
8 hilarious stand-up comedy specials you can watch on Netflix Ireland
No joke, a group called CRAIC protested in London today against C4's Famine sitcom