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comedy · Saturday 10 October 2026 · 8:00pm 
Ardal O'Hanlon: Not Himself
At Hawk's Well Theatre · Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo
At Hawk's Well Theatre · Temple Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Ardal O’Hanlon brings his stand-up show Not Himself to Hawk’s Well Theatre on Saturday, 10 October 2026. O’Hanlon is one of Ireland’s best known comic actors, familiar from Father Ted and Death in Paradise, but he built his career as a stand-up first and returns to it regularly between screen work. This date was originally billed for June 2026 and has been rescheduled to October, playing as a single evening performance in the theatre’s main auditorium on Temple Street.
Not Himself is a full stand-up hour rather than a screen Q&A or acting-focused evening, built around O’Hanlon’s own material and delivered in the dry, understated style that has defined his stand-up work since long before Father Ted made him a household name. The rescheduled date now sits inside Hawk’s Well’s autumn 2026 comedy season, alongside Vittorio Angelone, Gearoid Farrelly, Rory’s Stories, Aoife Dunne and David O’Doherty, all playing the same venue across September and October, which makes this run the main stretch of touring stand-up in County Sligo this year. Expect a full evening built around the one headline set, with doors opening ahead of the 8pm start and the show running to around ninety minutes. Tickets are sold directly through the Hawk’s Well box office and website at €30 plus a standard booking fee.
Hawk’s Well Theatre is on Temple Street in Sligo town centre, an easy walk from Sligo’s bus and rail station on Lord Edward Street. Town centre car parks serve evening performances, and the box office can advise on accessible seating ahead of the show.
A big Saturday night name like this is worth building an evening around, with Sligo town’s restaurants and bars within a few minutes of Temple Street and the Garavogue riverside close by. There is more to see in Sligo and across Co. Sligo.
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