Perched in a corner of the intimate, grungy space that is the upstairs of Whelan’s, I could observe the pre-show buzz of DU Comedy’s event, Hysteria: Women in Comedy. One of the main mid-week features of the long-awaited Trinity Arts Festival (TAF), the night was the product of three weeks’ worth of comedy workshops which had encouraged female comedians to the stage. The event page had given little away, promising an all-female line-up and a tantalising, if finite, free bar. Doors opened at 7pm and I was happily surprised to find the space filling rapidly by only quarter past the hour. The preparation that had … Continue reading Exhibiting the Hilarious Talent of Trinity’s Female Comedians