Kilkenomics Festival

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The Kilkenomics Comedy and Economic Festival is an economics and comedy festival in Kilkenny, Ireland. Its first session ran from 11 November to 14 November 2010. A second session was scheduled for 2 - 6 November 2011.

The festival mocks banking and political figures while asking for answers.[1] The festival also features its own currency known as "the marble".[2]

Years

2010

The festival included notable economists, commentators, and comedians. Economists included: David McWilliams, Bill Black, Martín Lousteau, Ha-Joon Chang, Vilhjlmur Bjarnason and Philippe Legrain. Commentators included John Lanchester, Peter Antonioni, Fintan O'Toole, Constantin Gurdgiev, and Olivia O'Leary. Comedians included: Des Bishop, Colin Murphy, Karl Spain, Fred MacAulay, Neil Delamere and Barry Murphy. The festival was sponsored by Penguin and Today FM.[3] The festival sold-out and was well received.[4]

2011

The 2011 session is scheduled for 2 November through 6 November 2011. Attendees will include: Colin Murphy, Karl Spain, Fred MacAulay, Des Bishop, Neil Delamere, Barry Murphy, David McWilliams, Olivia O'Leary, Fintan O'Toole, Shane Ross.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Doyle, Dara (9 November 2010). "Irish Mock Bankers at Festival as 'Lenny Bruce Meets Keynes'". Businessweek.
  2. ↑ "Kilkenomics to launch its own currency". Kilkenny People. 22 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Laughing all the way to the bank". Kilkenny People. 19 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Pimlott, Daniel (14 November 2010). "Three economists walk into an Irish bar...". The Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Kilkenomics". Tourism Ireland.

External links

External audio
Kilkenomics: Finding Humor In Economic Crisis, All Things Considered on NPR
The Kilkenomics festival, BBC
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