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.
Bath Comedy - Autumn 2026 Season at the Ring O Bells
Bath Comedy presents three special shows at our long term favourite small venue!
Mon 5th Oct @ 8pm
Help Me Please
"His mind works like no other" ★★★★★ Chortle
"You won’t find another standup with more jokes a minute" ★★★★ The Guardian
"Genius and insanity...a truly brilliant writer" ★★★★ The Scotsman
Wed 11th Nov @ 8pm
& Special Guests
Award-winning comedian with over 25 yrs international experience. Likened to Joan Rivers, razor-sharp, inclusive, ruthless, enlightening and providing uncontrollable laughter.
Wed 25th Nov @ 7.30pm
Hey Gringe: Through Peru
Inspired by backpacking adventures in the mid-eighties, 'Through Peru' blends comedy, character acting and storytelling into an exhilarating theatrical journey. "Riveting. Leaves you yearning for more" ★★★★ The Guardian
Just announced for 2027!
Comedian Rachel Parris brings her musical comedy show + brand new stand-up to Wiltshire Music Centre on Saturday 17th April 2027!
We're excited to announce that BAFTA-nominated comedian Rachel Parris, also known for appearances on mainstream TV comedy shows like The Mash Report and Mock the Week, brings The Rachel Parris Songbook to theh Festival next year, featuring some of her favourite songs, stand-up and new material.
Christopher Donovan wins this year's Newcomer Award
First place: Christopher Donovan
Second place: Rich Bunn
Joint third place: Victoria Blunt & Ollie Young
Festival Director Nick Steel also promotes live music.
Nick continues to present top-class musicians in Bath and is proud to help buck the trend of grassroots music venues disappearing from the cultural map.
The Belvoir Castle is a new favourite venue for live music – it's a proper pub with friendly staff, affordable drinks and a great atmosphere, plus home to Pollocks, the best fish and chips in town!
Live bands every Friday night from 8.30pm, with no entry charge and a great line-up of local and touring talent. See the music diary for details, but highlights include some of the best blues musicians in the country, plus a variety of other genres including rock, folk, Americana and more.
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 live entertainment. But there is a limit to how long hand-to-mouth survival can sustain things.
We're already busy programming future festivals and year-round shows, and we're appealing for your help to ensure the survival of Bath Comedy – an essential annual part of Bath’s cultural offering, and something that would be sorely missed if it disappeared.
Bath has so much more to offer than its beautiful old buildings – let's do our best to keep Bath's cultural and comedic heart beating.
Here are some memorable moments from recent 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 German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn had to say about supporting Bath Comedy.
The Festival is not regularly funded and relies on support from sponsors, supporters and audiences.
Join our merry band of Friends for an annual £75 and enjoy benefits including:
If you would simply like to donate, please use the other checkout option below. All contributions are very gratefully received and go towards bringing more laughter and live performance to Bath.
Nick says:
I’m always excited about what we have in store for upcoming Bath Comedy shows, and proud that we not only survived the pandemic and lockdown periods, but still managed to stage over 60 shows in 2020 and over 75 in 2021, when very little else was happening, before returning with full Bath Comedy Festivals every year since.
Bath Comedy has won a Bath Life Award and Bath Business Award, and has also been a finalist in recent Bath Life Awards, Creative Bath Awards and Bath Business Awards.
More exciting announcements coming very soon.
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