Bath Comedy presents the award-winning Spring time Bath Comedy Festival, plus year-round Bath Comedy events including Bath Comedy Club shows, Edinburgh Previews and one-off specials.
Coming next: BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL 2026
Saturday 21st March to Sunday 19th April 2026
ALL FORTHCOMING SHOWS ARE ADDED TO THE COMEDY EVENTS DIARY
AS THEY COME ON SALE - CLICK HERE TO VIEW
HIGHLIGHTS
Please help us with our crowd fund for
BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL 2026 and beyond - DONATE HERE
Dear Bath Comedy Supporters
It has been a Herculean task to wean the public back to live performances over recent years, and no one could have worked harder to keep the festival going through a horrendous period for all live entertainment, but there's a limit to how long hand to mouth can sustain things..
We're already very busy programming for future festivals and our year-round programmes, and are appealing to you all for your help to ensure the survival of Bath Comedy - an essential annual part of our city's cultural offering which would be sorely missed if it were to disappear.
Bath has so much more to offer than just it's beautiful old buildings - let's do our best to keep Bath's cultural and comedic heart beating!
Here are some selected moments from the last year of shows:
Pledge your support online -
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE CROWD FUND
Aside from the crowd fund, our Friends of the Festival scheme is another way to support - sign up for £75 a year to enjoy invitations to VIP receptions, discounted tickets, advance notice of popular events and a chance to win your money back. See below.
All monies received will go to artists and the direct costs of bringing more laughter to Bath.
With huge thanks for your support.
Nick Steel, Festival Director
Pledge your support online -
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE CROWD FUND
See what long time Friend of the Festival, German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn had to say...
Become a Friend of the Festival
The Festival is not regularly funded and relies on support from businesses' sponsorship and support from YOU too!
Join our merry band of Friends for an annual £75 and enjoy such benefits as:
- Invitations to exclusive VIP receptions
- 'Thank you' accreditations on our web site and printed programme
- Concession rate tickets for selected events
- Early notice of special events
- Membership of an exclusive group of donors whom, by their generosity, contribute to the long term success of the Festival.
Alternatively if you would just like to donate please use the other checkout link below - all contrbutions are very gratefully received and go towards bringing more laughter and fun to our city!
MUSIC GIGS
Festival Director Nick Steel also promotes live music.
Nick is continuing to present top class live music in Bath - now regularly at The Nowhere Tavern - and is proud to be helping buck the trend of grassroots music venues disappearing from the cultual map.
Live bands coming soon:
2025
Fri 21st Nov - Mike Hoddinott & Friends
Fri 28th Nov - The Spoonful
Fri 5th Dec - Bella Collins Trio
Fri 12th Dec - Innes Sibun
Fri 19th Dec - Magpie
2026
Fri 9th Jan - Hucklebuck
Fri 16th Jan - The Patsy Gamble & Muddy Manninen Blues Collective
There is also a weekly Traditional Irish Music Session every Sunday.
Click here for the Music events diary & details.
Nick Steel's Radio Interviews
Listen to a selection of Nick's recent radio interviews, and some famous performers too - click here
Nick says:
I'm always excited about what we have in store for the next Bath Comedy shows, and I'm so proud that we managed to not only survive the pandemic/lockdown periods, but also produce over 60 shows in 2020 and over 75 in 2021, when not much else was able to happen, and then hold full Bath Comedy Festivals every year since.
Bath Comedy has won a Bath Life Award and Bath Business Award, and was a finalist in recent Bath Life Awards, Creative Bath Awards and Bath Business Awards.
WATCH THIS SPACE - MORE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING VERY SOON!
See the what's on calendar for more details of all shows as they come on sale, including Bath Comedy Club nights, Edinburgh Previews, and year-round tour shows and one-off events. We're already booking into next year and beyond...lots of excitement to come!
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