Laois set to laugh at some of Emma's dilemmas

Emma Doran set for Portlaoise stageplaceholder image
Emma Doran set for Portlaoise stage

Comedian set to stop off in Laois with her national show in Portlaoise

Emma Doran, one of Ireland’s best-loved comedians, is hitting the road with her brand new show, DILEMMA which she pulls into Portlaoise in April.

Fresh from appearing on the extremely popular show, Last One Laughing Ireland, fronted by Graham Norton, Emma’s 21-date nationwide tour is set to kick off in March and will conclude with two nights in Vicar Street in May, before she brings the shows to UK audiences in October.

It's the post-apocalyptic world. There's only one contraceptive pill left. Do you give it to your 20-year-old daughter or keep it for yourself? Is it better to be a 40-year-old grandmother or a 40-year-old new mam?

These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran, aged 39 and 7/8s, even though the most obvious outcome is neither. If turning 40 is the start of something new, what is it the end of? "Ah here, where's me vape?" MORE BELOW PICTUREplaceholder image
These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran, aged 39 and 7/8s, even though the most obvious outcome is neither. If turning 40 is the start of something new, what is it the end of? "Ah here, where's me vape?" MORE BELOW PICTURE

Emma is promising a night of belly laughs where critics have raved about her performances, with the Evening Standard declaring, "You’d be mad to miss her," and The Guardian praising her "Pleasing streak of wickedness."

Emma said today: “I am so excited to be bringing my new show around Ireland this spring. We are hitting almost every county across Ireland and doing even bigger venues,” she said.

As a regular on televison series like Republic of Telly, Bridget and Eamonn and Callan Kicks over the years Emma has even popped up in Amazon Prime’s series Modern Love in 2022 alongside Kit Harrington.

Emma has made appearances on ‘Celebrity Gogglebox Ireland,’ ‘The Late Late Show,’ and most recently on ‘Last One Laughing Ireland’ on Prime Video.

Her Laois stop is the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise on April 5.

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