LANXESS arena
Willy-Brandt-Platz 3, 50679 Köln
Cologne, Germany
Cologne Comedy Festival 2026
20 October – 8 November 2026
The Cologne Comedy Festival fills the city for 20 days with around 150 shows at more than 30 venues, from arena galas to club nights, and is run by the festival team at Banijay Germany Live with backing from Cologne's theatres. Its program centres on the German comedy scene, pairing big names with newcomers across stand-up, Kabarett, live podcasts, readings and mixed bills, with film nights at the Cinedom and a strand for children.
The 2026 festival
The Cologne Comedy Festival 2026 runs 20 days, from Tuesday 20 October 2026 to Sunday 8 November 2026, in Cologne, Germany. On its stages: stand-up. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.
Where the shows are
#ComedyCGN - das CCF-Humorbüro
Brüsseler Straße 71, 50672 Köln
Theater am Tanzbrunnen
Rheinparkweg 1, 50679 Köln
E-Werk
Schanzenstraße 37, 51063 Köln
On the 2026 bill
The festival's own line-up as of 6 October 2026. Line-ups change, and the festival's site has the last word.
AbdelkarimAbdul Kader ChahinAchim KnorrAlicja HeldtAmir ShahbazAna LucíaAndy StraußAnissa LoucifAnna BartlingBastian BielendorferBea HerzogBen SchafmeisterBernd StelterBjörn von MorgensternBORACüneyt AkanDave DavisDavid KebekusDennis aus HürthDr. LüderDr. PopElli LizzEva EiseltEva Karl FaltermeierFALKFatih ÇevikkolluFia MeissnerFiliz TasdanFlorentine OscheFreddy EkuéFrieda BraunFriedemann WeiseGaston StabiszewskiHendrik BrehmerHennes BenderHiding JohnHildegart ScholtenHinnerk KöhnIngo AppeltJerry VsanJohann KönigJordan PrinceJosef HaderJulia HingstKaro BenderKatharina BlockKatie FreudenschussKristina BoganskyLara AutschLaura BrümmerLena BeermannLennard RosarLinellaLuan ComedyLucy van KuhlLuisa Charlotte SchulzMarkus BarthMarkus KrebsMarlena SchönfeldMartin ZingsheimMathias TretterMatilde KeizerMatthias NingelMaximilian LorenzMichael MittermeierMichaela SieberMirja RegensburgNele MathewNeoNiklas SiepenNils HeinrichOlaf BossiOsan YaranPam PengcoPatrick NederkoornPhilipp LeinenbachPiero MasztalerzQuichotteRapahael BreuerRené SteinbergReniRobinga SchnögelrögelRoger G.Romeo KaltenbrunnerSandra SchmidtSarah HakenbergSchlongongesSebastian 23Sertaç MutluSimon PearceSimon StäbleinSophie van RheinlandenTan ÇaglarTereza HossaTim PerkovicTimo WoppTobi FreudenthalTorsten SchlosserTorsten SträterViktoria BurkertVincent Tophoven
Questions
When is the Cologne Comedy Festival 2026?
20 October – 8 November 2026 in Cologne, Germany.
Where does the Cologne Comedy Festival happen?
LANXESS arena, Willy-Brandt-Platz 3, 50679 Köln; #ComedyCGN - das CCF-Humorbüro, Brüsseler Straße 71, 50672 Köln; Theater am Tanzbrunnen, Rheinparkweg 1, 50679 Köln; E-Werk, Schanzenstraße 37, 51063 Köln.
Where do I book for the Cologne Comedy Festival?
On the festival's own site, comedy.cologne, which also has the latest programme and any changes.
Sources
- comedy.cologne, the festival's own site ↗
- comedy.cologne/festival-info: about the festival (as of 16 October 2026) ↗
- LANXESS arena, on its own page ↗
- #ComedyCGN - das CCF-Humorbüro, on its own page ↗
- Theater am Tanzbrunnen, on its own page ↗
- E-Werk, on its own page ↗
- comedy.cologne/artists: the 2026 line-up (as of 6 October 2026) ↗