Emer Maguire is one of Northern Ireland’s brightest comedy stars, flawlessly blending laugh-out-loud musical comedy, captivating storytelling, devilishly quick wit and unmistakable Northern Irish charm.
Emer is a four-time TEDx speaker, an internationally award-winning science communicator and a double Irish Radio Award-winning BBC presenter. Her debut musical comedy show, Emer Maguire: Hilarious Humans, sold out its entire run at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe following unprecedented demand.
Since then, Emer has sold out shows across Northern Ireland, performing at iconic venues including the Ulster Hall, Grand Opera House, Waterfront Hall and The MAC. In 2025, she performed her show Notions to a sold-out audience at Belfast’s Grand Opera House.
In autumn 2026, Emer announced her first full UK and Ireland tour, comprising more than 30 dates across the UK and Ireland. Every date sold out, including a headline performance at Belfast’s 2,000-seat Waterfront Hall.
Emer can be seen and heard across television and radio. She regularly appears on BBC Radio, has been a guest on BBC television’s The Blame Game and is a team captain on the BBC comedy panel show Hot Takes. In 2025, Emer was shortlisted for the Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award, naming her among the UK’s top ten new comedy talents.
Emer has also been commissioned by Channel 4 to write Socially Awkward, a sitcom inspired by her own life.
Passionate about communication and neurodiversity, Emer is a qualified speech and language therapist and a proudly autistic adult. She is also a patron of Lancefield Private Autism Clinic in Belfast.
Comedy panel show—The Blame Game, talking about her dog Dougal:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUEBblhjP1e/?stkn=bTNhMGJxZWZrcXNk
Live stand-up:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE7adnTo4pD/?stkn=d3gxZzc4aXh3d2Ft
“Autism Club” performed live at the Grand Opera House:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUbNsTODBeW/?stkn=a3hvY2s0N2pzZzcz
Northern Ireland song performed live:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DanwY55AfHg/?stkn=MWxuZnZ1dWM4ODVnMA==
Tea With Me podcast clips:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DblDKrCo1Ll/?stkn=eGpvYW1zbmV6Znh1