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Friday 30 October - Sunday 8 November 2026
Various venues
Tickets on sale NOW
The Nottingham Comedy Festival returns for the 18th year!
The ten day long comedy festival brings a wide range of comedians from around the country together for a time of fun and laughter. From brand new acts to top established names, there's something for everyone.
The festival supports all acts, including underrepresented voices such as women, BAME and LGBTQIA+ comedians.
| Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026 (30 Oct 2026 - 8 Nov 2026) |
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During the English Civil War in September 1643, St Nicholas Church was held for five days…
Second Mural of Nottingham’s Street Art Project featuring Eric Irons OBE, who moved to…
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It was here on 25th August 1642 that the Royal Standard was raised by Charles I, marking…
Eric Irons OBE, Britain’s first black magistrate and well-known campaigner for social…
Nottingham Castle promises the best day out for all, from history seekers to families…
NCF Comedy, Nottingham
£2 Canalhouse Comedy NightThe Canalhouse Comedy Night features a mixture of established acts trying new material and new acts. You never know what you're going to get but it's always a great laugh.
Milo Ewards: CatamaranShould you know about your dad's seduction techniques?
In 2025 Milo Edwards found a box of old letters in the back of his late Mother's wardrobe. Catamaran is a show about his parents and the letters they wrote and the 1980s, in which Milo asks what remains of a human life, what's torn out, what…
David Eagle's winging ItYour favourite blind folk-singing comedian returns.
Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!Following two hit UK tours, Biggest Award in Comedy nominee and resident (junior) Doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes X (insert town or city here) with a potent dose of his latest offering, Don't Call Me Uncle!
Eli Hart: Work in ProgressEli Hart is a comedian from the West Midlands, whose gloomy, astute comedy about the mundanity of life has quickly established him as a regular on pro bills across the UK.
Hannah Byczkowski: KillerWinner of the first season of BBC's The Traitors, Hannah Byczkowski digs into death in her debut hour.
Spotlight Showcase: Disability/NeurodiversitySpecial Spotlight Showcase to celebrate the talent within the disabled and neurodiverse community
Joe Wells and Abigoliah Schamaun: Neurodivergent MomentsA live book reading and discussion from 2 neurodivergent comedians; Abigoliah Schamaun (ADHD) and Joe Wells (autistic).
Charlie Lewis: Hungry!Join online sensation and rising star of the circuit Charlie Lewis for his debut solo show 'HUNGRY!'
Rob Kemp: BeatlesjuiceCome participate in a multimedia tribute concert to The Ghost with the Most and the Fab Four.
Ali Brice: All We Have Is Now (A Crowd Work Show)They just have to be found. A show like no other because each on is different.
Spotlight Showcase: LocalSpecial Spotlight Showcase to celebrate the talent within the Local community,
Spotlight Showcase: Women in ComedySpecial Spotlight Showcase to celebrate women in comedy.
Kevin Daniel: JockanoryLeicester Comedy Festival Silver Stand-Up Winner Kevin Daniel brings new work-in-progress show 'Jockanory' to Nottingham Comedy Festival. 
Jules O'Brian: Avoid Excessive Cleavage (and Other Advice to Ignore)Jules O'Brian is in her 50s now, and the "helpful" advice about everything she should and shouldn't be doing just keeps on coming.
Katie Slater & Rachel Page: Hitched & Ditched (WIP)Katie Slater and Rachel Page are trying to navigate their thirties with grace and are failing. One is married. One can't get past the first date. Both are unhinged.
Tony Law - A Work in ProgressA man doing absurd silly comedy with his voice and face and limbs.
Spotlight Showcase: LGBTQIA+Special Spotlight Showcase to celebrate the talent within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Tharun Chelley and Hitz Unadkat: Hairy Indian Bikers Without Bikes as our mums won't let usJoin the hairy Indians Tharun Chelley and Hitz Unadkat as they join forces to provide you with pure laughter for an hour!
Hot Mess Mansfield TakeoverJoin the regulars of Hot Mess - Mansfield's own spoken word open mic night) for an evening of fanciful, sometimes twisted but always furiously funny spoken word. 
Sophie Duker: Hot Beef InjectionTaskmaster Champion, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee and retired sugar daughter Sophie Duker is back with a brand-new 2027 stand-up tour, 'Hot Beef Injection'.
Tom Wrigglesworth: A History of Hand DriersExpect engineering revolutions, social etiquette theory, and utter nonsense courtesy of one of the finest and most original comics in the UK.
Russ Lee - Comedy All StarsA night of stand up comedy brought to you by Russ Lee comedy along with the Nottingham comedy festival.
Russ Lee - Comedy All StarsA night of stand up comedy brought to you by Russ Lee comedy along with the Nottingham comedy festival.
Russ Lee - Comedy All StarsA night of stand up comedy brought to you by Russ Lee comedy along with the Nottingham comedy festival.
Seann Walsh: This is TortureAs part of Nottingham Comedy Festival, award-winning comedian Seann Walsh brings his brand-new show to Nottingham Arts Theatre.
Juliette Burton: Villain EraJoin the dark side in a comedy quest for grown-up geeks and justice-hungry joy seekers ready to battle the REAL dragons: inequality and bad sex lives. It's time to iron out the kinks!
LOL-GBTQ+ at The Lord Roberts: Live from The Rainbow Quarter!LOL-gbtq+ at The Lord Roberts presents our annual cabaret and comedy event, featuring some of Nottingham's funniest and most fabulous performers!
Angela Bra: Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl 2The queen of ball based bedlam returns to Nottingham with a brand new show packed with original songs and stories from the front line of the party bingo circuit, wrapped up in a round of her very own "Great British Bingo" and topical stage games.
Chloe Reynolds: DissonanceA story about transition, faith, cancer, football and the unsettling realisation that changing your life doesn't necessarily change who you are.
The Grapevines and The Vox Pops: Lovers Double Bill: Star-Crossed Lovers: The Improvised Romantic-Comedy, and Vox Pops - Take TwoMissimp Improv Comedy is proud to present a lovers themed double bill of Star-Crossed Lovers: The Improvised Romantic-Comedy, by The Grapevines, and The Vox Pops - Take Two, both as part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026.
Mockbusters at Nottingham Comedy FestivalMockbusters is Nottingham's premier eighties young adult game show format rip-off/tribute act. Using suggestions from the audience, the teams will battle for ownership of the coveted hexagons as they race across the board by playing hilarious short form games. Help the hosts decide who gets to take…
Ben Pals at Nottingham Comedy FestivalBen likes to make friends. He has made a lot of them through improv and they usually laugh a lot but right now Ben isn't laughing because he doesn't get to see them that often. The Solution: Ben Pals – a show all about friends improvising together. Expect laughter and real emotion from this veteran…
Tales From The Darkive at Nottingham Comedy FestivalIn this "improv comedy show" the audience is granted exclusive access to the Institute's Dark Archive. A disturbing documentary shall unfold, revealing a dreadful tale through scenes, interviews and archival evidence. Be forewarned, for when confronted with irrefutable horrors the human psyche…
Ersatz Natterjack at Nottingham Comedy FestivalOne man, two books, and no plan create an wild and impossible story. As the audience adds randomly selected words and phrases, embark on a unique, high-energy, and completely improvised storytelling adventure.
It's a Trap! The improvised Star Wars show at Nottingham Comedy FestivalHilarious unscripted tales from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. You can expect a celebrated blend of Jedi, jokes and Jawas. Over the course of an hour, see agents on both the Dark and Light side of the force struggle to make their way through an ever expanding galaxy; on a collision…
Comic Harmonic at Nottingham Comedy FestivalA musical sensation, creating songs of all styles on all subjects, as it improvises a full concert in real time. Spontaneous, harmonious, hilarious!
Unspeakable Acts at Nottingham Comedy FestivalAbsurd, unfaithful, funny and endlessly inventive, these are the stories we'll never see on screen.
Tales From The DarkiveIn this "improv comedy show", the audience is granted exclusive access to the many strange case files buried in the Institute's Dark Archive. A clock that ticks like death. A lost dimension in a car park lift.
The Secret Show - The Improvised Comedy ConfessionalJuicy confessions, awkward mishaps and scandalous secrets all get exposed at The Secret Show. What's the one thing you've never told a soul?
Abridged: The Solo Improvised Musical + Nottingham Improv All-StarsLittle John Improv present an improv double bill - The Solo Improvised Musical + Nottingham Improv All-Stars
The Clones - A Two Person Improvised PlayLittle John Improv is proud to present a show has been performed to high acclaim in London, Belfast, Dublin, Chicago, Sydney and Nottingham, as part of our evening of improv duos at Nottingham Comedy Festival.
Two Part Harmony + WitlessAs part of an evening of improv duos for Nottingham Comedy Festival, Little John Improv present Two Part Harmony and Witless:
Play It Again + Mouse-TrappedAs part of an evening of improv duos for Nottingham Comedy Festival, Little John Improv present Play It Again and Moustrapped.
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