“End-to-end laughs… you’d be mad to miss her”
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“Wickedly funny”
Brian Logan, The Guardian
“One of the hottest young stars in Irish comedy”
The Irish Independent
“One of the funniest humans I’ve ever encountered.”
Joanne McNally
Critically-acclaimed Irish comedian Emma Doran will embark on a highly anticipated UK and Ireland tour this autumn with her latest stand-up show Dilemma, marking her largest tour to date, including her first ever tour dates in England and Scotland. Due to a phenomenal demand for tickets, an extra date at London’s Leicester Square Theatre has been added on Thursday 13th March 2025, with the first sold-out show on Saturday 19th October 2024 also marking her first ever time performing at the venue. Tickets are on sale now and can be found on emmadorancomedy.com.
The past year has seen Emma star in Prime Video’s first original series in Ireland, LOL: Last One Laughing hosted by Graham Norton, appear on popular TV shows Celebrity Gogglebox and RTÉ One’s The Late Late Show, amass millions of views for her comedy sketches on social media and play to sold-out venues across Ireland, establishing herself as one of Ireland’s most sought-after comedians.
In Dilemma, it’s the post-apocalyptic world. There’s only one contraceptive pill left. Do you give it to your 19-year-old daughter or keep it for yourself? Is it better to be a 40-year-old grandmother or a 40-year-old new Mum. These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran aged 39 and 7/8, 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?
Alongside her latest tour, this Autumn also sees Emma release her debut book, Mad, Isn’t It? published by Gill Books on 5th September 2024 – a hilarious and moving memoir about family, friendship, (young) motherhood and taking risks.
With the help of her cracked Samsung phone, Emma has garnered over 250K followers across social channels and surpassed over 1.3M likes on TikTok for her comedy sketches, with one TikTok of her stand-up reaching over 1.8 million views.
@emmadorancomedianirish men are great storyteller, fairplay to them 😅 upcoming gigs Crescent Concert Hall, Drogheda, May 4th Limelight 2, Belfast, May 5th The Venue, Ratoath, May 9th Glor, Ennis, May 10th Civic Theatre, Tallaght, May 11th Town Hall THT, Galway, May 17th Hawks Well, Sligo, May 18th Riverbank, Kildare, May 23rd Vicar Street, Friday May 24th Vicar Street, Friday May 31st Newcastle, Stand, Oct 8th Glasgow, Stand, Oct 9th Edinburgh, Stand, Oct 10th Liverpool, Hot Water, Oct 11th LONDON, Leicester Square Theatre, Oct 19th Brighton, Komedia, Oct 24th Bristol, Wardrobe, Oct 25th Cardiff, Chapter Arts, Oct 26th Birmingham, Glee, Nov 1st Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club, Nov 2nd Salford, Lowry, Nov 3rd♬ original sound – Emma Doran
In 2022 Emma made her debut nationwide stand-up tour, Mad Isn’t it?, which enjoyed a sell-out run with multiple dates at Vicar Street. In the same year Emma co-wrote and starred in sketch show No Worries if Not on RTÉ. Other TV Credits include: Modern Love on Amazon Prime alongside Kit Harington, Deirdre O’Kane Stand up show (SKY), Bridget and Eamon (RTÉ), Callan Kicks (RTÉ), Republic Of Telly (RTÉ) and Irelands Fittest Family (RTÉ), while her podcast credits include: You’re Grounded with daughter Ella, And Another Thing! with Muireann O’ Connell and the four-part series Mischief Makers.
Emma currently co-hosts the podcast Keep It Tight alongside fellow stand-up and LOL: Last One Laughing contestant Deirdre O’Kane.
Full dates and tickets at emmadorancomedy.com
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