It Takes Six Village Idiots

Comedy is all about having the right chemistry…

aving made international headlines – from the evil Fox News to the fair and balanced BBC – It Takes A Village are now getting some love from the cream of the craic on November 18th.

For that’s the night when Kevin McGahern, Julie Jay, Colm O’Regan, Bernard O’Shea, Áine Gallagher and Aidan Greene will be hitting The Whale stage to help raise some funds for the Greystones initiative to bring play therapists to every school in town.

And with each of them being parents, they’ll also bring their own unique perspectives on the fine art of having kids.

And there’s a rich vein of comic material there to explore. After all, according to early 20th century American lawyer and noted wit Clarence Darrow, the first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

Or maybe our family-based funsters can elaborate on Sir Karl of Pilkington’s view that kids are like farts – they never seem to bother their owner as much as they do everybody else in the room.

Either way, it’s going to be a chuckle-filled night, with all those performing offering their services for free so It Takes A Village can take another step forward in creating a generation of happy, healthy kids.

Which is incredibly important, of course, given that one fine day, it’ll be their turn to look after us.

It Takes A Village Funny-Raiser is happening on Saturday, November 18th at 8pm. Tickets are €30, available here.