Karl Spain
Who Karl Spain is
Karl Spain is an Irish stand-up comedian and compère from Limerick who came to prominence in 2000, when RTÉ named him best new comedian. Established on the Irish and British circuits, he played the Irish show at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal in 2003, is a regular at Kilkenny's Cat Laughs festival, and took Love... Whatever That Is (2006), Life Is Sweet (2008) and A Time for Jokes (2015) to the Edinburgh Fringe.
On television he made the series Karl Spain Wants a Woman for RTÉ in 2005 and co-hosted Laughter in the Eyre with Anna Clifford, an hour-long stand-up special for RTÉ2 recorded in Galway's Eyre Square in 2019. A crowd-work specialist who builds his stories out of the audience, he also writes material for other comedians, and The Irish Times has called him 'criminally underrated'.
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Last checked 23 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Karl Spain Wants a Woman RTÉ, 2005
- Laughter in the Eyre co-host, RTÉ2, 2019
Comedians like Karl Spain
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Jo Caulfield also in Laughter in the Eyre
- Reginald D. Hunter also in Laughter in the Eyre
Career timeline
- 2005Karl Spain Wants a Woman (RTÉ, 2005) On screen
- 2019Laughter in the Eyre (co-host, RTÉ2, 2019) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Karl Spain performing next?
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What TV shows and films are they in?
Karl Spain Wants a Woman (RTÉ, 2005) and Laughter in the Eyre (co-host, RTÉ2, 2019).
Who are some comedians like them?
Jo Caulfield (also in Laughter in the Eyre) and Reginald D. Hunter (also in Laughter in the Eyre).
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Sources
- Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗ A Limerick comedian; RTÉ's best new comedian in 2000; the UK and Irish circuits; the Irish show at Just For Laughs, Montreal, 2003; a regular at the Cat…
- Galway Comedy Festival ↗ A host and MC, a crowd-work specialist who builds stories out of the audience, who writes material for other comedians; The Irish Times: 'criminally…
- Galway Comedy Festival — About ↗ Laughter in the Eyre, an hour-long stand-up comedy television special for RTÉ2, hosted by Karl Spain and Anna Clifford, recorded live in Eyre Square during…
Updated 23 October 2026 · the record checked 19 October 2026