Katie Boyle

Katie Boyle at The Comedy Bar - Detroit

An Irish perspective on American dating, therapy and shame sounds like a promising start to Friday night. Katie Boyle has spent years noticing the customs that Americans take for granted—and the awkward feelings people everywhere recognize.

Boyle is an Irish comedian living in New York, so the cross-cultural connection is part of her own experience. It’s an inviting reason to choose this show if you like humor rooted in a particular life. Come for the pleasure of hearing what somebody else notices in the customs and expectations that can seem perfectly normal until you look again.

Her debut album and special, I’ll Do It Myself, and podcast, The Shift, give followers more ways into that voice. She was also a Just for Laughs New Face in 2023. Those are useful introductions, but you don’t need a back catalog to enjoy discovering a comedian with a personal angle on familiar subjects.

Laugh at the awkwardness of dating and culture from a different angle. Katie Boyle is your Friday headliner; make the night happen.