Ireland’s longest running and best-loved comedy festival, The Cat Laughs is returning to Waterfront Hall in Belfast 25 - 26 September 2026!

With a fantastic line-up of stand-up comics, Ireland’s longest running and best-loved comedy festival, The Cat Laughs is coming to Belfast again!

Belfast’s reputation as a comedy city has exploded over the last decade, with a new wave of local comics selling out huge venues, alongside a new & endless stream of international A list comics visiting the city, and hundreds of thousands of fans attending shows across the city each year.

“The best little Comedy Festival in the world” – The Guardian

Friday 25 September 2026

Featuring:

  • Colin Murphy
  • Paddy Raff
  • Paddy McDonnell
  • Diona Doherty
  • Dane Buckley
  • Ali Woods
  • Hal Cruttenden

Saturday 26 September 2026

Featuring:

  • Colin Geddis
  • Paddy McDonnell
  • Chris Kent
  • Emer Maguire
  • Susie McCabe
  • Finlay Christie
  • Dan Tiernan
  • Hal Cruttenden