The Full Gaffney
The Full Gaffney by Darren Gaffney is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar. It has 24 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 22:15 to Mon 31 Aug, 22:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Born in rural Ireland, in the often-forgotten Irish County of Cavan – 20 minutes from the border with Northern Ireland. Gaffney grew up on Irish farms where the hardcore Irish ways of GAA, religion and drinking were instilled in him from an early age. A life of mad events and crazy Irish characters, his debut headline show The Full Gaffney sees him describe, rant, shout and laugh at his life as a 28 year-old "redneck culchie" from Ireland's quiet yet mental countryside. Sold-out solo run at Whelan's, Ireland.
Details
- Performer: Darren Gaffney
- Venue: Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar
- Space: The Waverley
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Storytelling
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 55 seats (The Waverley) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 4 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Already a sizable name in Ireland, he’s another polished diamond that deserves to be seen.
— one4review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 22:15 — Cancelled — £20.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:15 — Cancelled — £20.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 22:15 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 22:15 — Cancelled — £20.00