Josie Long

Ardal O'Hanlon is on good form as the headline act at Dublin's Olympia Theatre, his saucer-eyed wonder undercut by a surreal streak. Supporting him on this trip back to his local theatre are Gary Delaney (a one-liner machine in the same vein as Milton Jones and Tim Vine) and the whimsical Josie Long.

Of the two, Long is the more appealing performer, with her diatribe on The Sun's Page Three girls being particularly well executed. Delaney is perhaps someone more to admire than like - you can't help but be in awe of someone who remembers so many gags, although the fact that he finds his own material quite so amusing does start to grate.

The series where comedians return to their hometowns and perform a local gig is back. As a format, it's never really worked as intended because the comedians never reveal anything interesting about their formative years. O'Hanlon turns his set into a routine about accidentally killing the family dog and re-enacting a scene from The Godfather with his emotionally distant dad. What it does deliver is O'Hanlon's standup to an easy crowd as he performs at Dublin's Point, with fellow comics Gary Delaney and Josie Long filling out the bill.

Josie Long and Elis James prank call Matt Forde

Some fun ephemera for you - politics/football-obsessed comedian Matt Forde got prank called on his TalkSport Radio phone-in on Sunday morning, by fellow stand-ups Josie Long and Elis James.

Interview: Josie Long, comedian

An interview with comedian Josie Long.

Video: Josie Long does best she can

Currently at the Edinburgh Fringe with acclaimed new show The Future is Another Place, comedian Josie Long talked to STV about the newfound political anger driving her - as well as other more light-hearted matters.

Josie Long interview

'I apologise a lot for things that aren't my fault'.

'Josie Long's Alternative Universe'

Comedian Josie Long has created an exclusive comic strip for The Guardian Guide.

Comedy in pictures - April

This month's gallery from around the circuit is dominated by Simon Munnery's revival of the noble art of wrestling women. In this case, Isy Suttie and Josie Long. Plus: Rufus Hound, Tom Basden, stripping and quizzing.

Stand-up Josie Long to help students with new charity

As tuition fees continue to make the news, the comedian Josie Long has taken her comedy - and her actions - into the political arena, setting up a charity to support students.