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comedy · Friday 9 October 2026 · 8:00pm 
Conal Gallen: How's Your Father?
At The Burnavon · Burn Road, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, BT80 8DN
At The Burnavon · Burn Road, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, BT80 8DN
Conal Gallen brings his touring comedy show How’s Your Father? to The Burnavon in Cookstown on Friday, 9 October 2026. Gallen has been a fixture of Irish comedy for decades, known for character-driven farces built around recurring figures such as Cynthia, Dick, Willie and Bridie, often written and performed alongside his son Rory Gallen. This date is one stop on a wider tour of arts centres and community halls that has taken the show around Ireland and Northern Ireland through 2026.
Gallen’s live shows mix traditional stand-up with sketch-style character comedy, built on the old-fashioned comic craft he has become known for over a long career on the Irish circuit. Rather than working purely off current affairs, his material tends to draw on domestic life, rural characters and the kind of everyday situations that recur across his back catalogue of comedy plays, delivered with songs and audience interaction woven through the set. The Burnavon is a mid-sized arts centre venue, so expect a theatre-style seated show rather than a pub gig, with a single MC-led evening rather than a multi-act bill. As with most touring comedy shows booked into council-run venues, exact running time and support acts are confirmed closer to the date via the venue’s own listings.
The Burnavon is on Burn Road in Cookstown, a short walk from the town’s main street and shops. The venue has its own car park for ticket holders, and Cookstown’s town centre parking is within easy walking distance for anyone arriving early to eat beforehand.
Cookstown is known for one of the longest and widest main streets in Ireland, running the length of the town from the Burnavon down toward the Loy, and it has a good spread of bars and restaurants for a night out around a show. There is more to see in Cookstown and across Co. Tyrone.
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