Julie Jay News & Updates

Julie Jay: Seeing my friend with her newborn has left me wishing for a parenting redo

Being a parent is essentially just wishing over and over for a chance to do it all over and do it di...

Jun 08, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Mammy gets to take over the car playlist during the summer

Julie Jay is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast ‘Venting.’ She currently lives in West ...

Jun 01, 2026 • Irish Examiner

JULIE JAY: JULIE, MADLY, DEEPLY at The Everyman, Cork

Having once again tricked her husband into another baby, Ireland’s most successful poor comedian J...

Jan 08, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JULIE JAY: OOPS, THIS IS TOXIC, Gilded Balloon

Julie Jay's Oops...This is Toxic - a carefully constructed takedown of nineties/noughties misogyny -...

Aug 22, 2022 • BroadwayWorld

Julie Jay: My son has discovered magic — all thoughts and prayers appreciated

Despite my apathy for illusion, a wand has somehow magicked its way into our home and made my car ke...

May 25, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Losing my cool over Cúl Camp summer places

When I saw that our local Cúl Camp course had been sold out my soul immediately left my body. As ma...

May 19, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Saying goodbye to pets is a part of growing up — and being an adult too

This week we said goodbye to our cat, and whilst it is never easy, letting go of pets is an importan...

May 11, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Reluctant to push potty training as it’s my last roll of the diaper dice

My reticence in potty training my youngest can be somewhat explained away by my refusal to accept my...

May 07, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Children's invasion of our bed has me missing the fabled pillow talk

After what feels like years of musical beds, I feel it is time to insist on mammy and daddy sharing ...

Apr 27, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: It’s easy to think you know better from the sidelines of parenting

I once imagined a lot of baking in my parental future, but I'm not baking again with the children un...

Apr 20, 2026 • Irish Examiner