artsPlace Comedy Night Special Edition: David Nihill

David Nihill is the latest Irish stand-up sensation who took the world by storm by amassing a massive social media following, millions of views on YouTube, and sold-out venues all over the globe. David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner-up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. Also a bestselling writer, David recorded his debut special Documented for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019, and his follow up Cultural Appreciation in 2023. He has been featured on TED.com, Sirius XM, Just For Laughs, Netflix is a Joke Festival, The Irish Independent, RTE’s Late Late Show, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favourite, David's videos have also gone viral many times over with over 800 million views and a social following of over 2 million people.