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Nottingham, England

Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026

30 October – 8 November 2026

Nottingham Comedy Festival is a ten-day festival run by director Helen Stead and a small team, whose company NCF Comedy also puts on comedy nights in the city through the year. Stand-up, improv and sketch turn up everywhere from theatres to cafes, pubs and restaurants in the city and the wider county, with new acts sharing the programme with established names and showcase nights for women, disabled and LGBTQIA+ comics.

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The 2026 festival

The Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026 runs 10 days, from Friday 30 October 2026 to Sunday 8 November 2026, in Nottingham, England. On its stages: stand-up, improv and sketch. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.

Where the shows are

Festival venue

Canalhouse

48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH

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Festival venue

Fishergate Point

3 Fisher Gate, Nottingham NG1 1GD

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Festival venue

Cosy Club

16, 18 Victoria St, Nottingham NG1 2EX

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Festival venue

Blend at Nottingham Contemporary

Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB

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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.

Abbie HaleAbigoliah SchamaunAda CampeAisha GladsonAlex MitchellAlex WattAlfie MooreAli BriceAlias GraceAlistair BarrieAndy BucksAndy FowlerAngela BraApril LouiseApril ThompsonAriel HebditchArthur SmithAshley FriezeBen DavisBen Van der VeldeBenny ShakesBruce EdhouseCaitriona DowdenCallum ScoullerCat StringfelllowCerys BradleyCharlie LewisChloe PettsChloe ReynoldsChris ONeilChris RichmondCiaran SheaCosmic KatCraig ShawDan WebberDaryll SidneyDavid EagleDavid MartinDebbie HoltDenzil de CristoDonna HoughtonDucnan OakleyEden VossEdy HurstEli HartFriz FrizzleGareth MutchHannah ByczkowskiHenry MichaelHitz UnadkatJack KingJacob NusseyJames AbernethyJames SmithJamie DrewJay SaundersJenny HackettJo EnrightJoe WellsJon PearsonJonah DavisJonny BrookJosh BeasleyJules O'BrianJuliette BurtonJürgen StrackJustin PanksKatie JohnsonKatie MitchellKatie SlaterKelly GriffthsKevin BridgesKevin DanielKyle EatonLady HahaLauren BuckLeah FennellLee KennedyLiz JohnsonLizzy LencoLuke HarrowerLydia FrostMary CrossMatt HobsMatt HollinsMatt WinningMelissa ToddMichael AkadiriMichael BrunströmMilo EdwardsNate KitchOli OakleyPaddy YoungPaigan GibbonsPan IniPatrick MonahanPhebe ChanPhil GreenRachel FairburnRachel PageRavi SainiRob BilstaRob KempRuss LeeSallyann FellowesSamantha DaySaul HenrySean MorleySeann WalshShugufta ChaudrySpring Kathryn DayStephen CatlingStevie ParkerTharun ChelleyTJ McDonaldTom WrigglesworthTony LawVictoria BluntVix LeytonWill FarrYuriko KotaniZig SandwichZoe Cousin

Questions

When is the Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026?

30 October – 8 November 2026 in Nottingham, England.

Where does the Nottingham Comedy Festival happen?

Canalhouse, 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH; Fishergate Point, 3 Fisher Gate, Nottingham NG1 1GD; Cosy Club, 16, 18 Victoria St, Nottingham NG1 2EX; Blend at Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB.

Where do I book for the Nottingham Comedy Festival?

On the festival's own site, nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk, which also has the latest programme and any changes.

Sources

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