Welcome to the home of Bath Comedy - for the award-winning Spring time Bath Comedy Festival, now in its 16th year, and year-round Bath Comedy events including Bath Comedy Club shows, July Edinburgh Preview season and many one-off specials.
Coming next: BATH COMEDY AUTUMN SEASON 2024
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The Festival season may be over but fear not, many more laughs are coming your way soon!
Bath Comedy Club nights return on the last (pay day!) Thursdays of October and November at Nowhere, and we've three fab tour shows for you as well:
Fri 11th Oct - Upstairs @ Bath Pizza Co
Kai Humphries: Gallivanting
"Massively funny" ★★★★ Scotsman
Thurs 31st Oct - Nowhere
Bath Comedy Club: Nowhere - Starring Mike Gunn, Stella Graham & Luke Richards
"Mike Gunn will make you die laughing" ★★★★ Guardian
Thurs 14th Nov - Upstairs @ Bath Pizza Co
Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion
"A genuinely exciting talent" ★★★★★ The Herald
Thurs 28th Nov - Nowhere
Bath Comedy Club: Nowhere - Starring Steve Gribbin, Kev Mud & Krishna Hurry
"More energy than a friendly Tasmanian devil" ★★★★ Scotsman
Thurs 12th Dec - Nowhere
Terry Alderton: Terry & Friends
"The comedy thrill of a lifetime" ★★★★★ Scotsman
Secure your tickets by booking online -
SEE THE EVENTS DIARY FOR DETAILS OF ALL FORTHCOMING SHOWS HERE.
BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL 2024
The 2024 Bath Comedy Festival ran from Monday 1st April to Sunday 21st April, and was jam packed with dozens of shows featuring over 250 performers, in 15 venues across the city.The fun carries on all year round, with two weeks Edinburgh Previews in July, Bath Comedy Club nights and tour shows in venues big and small.
For all forthcoming events - CLICK HERE for the full event calendar, with details and online booking for all shows.
We're programming into next year and beyond already, and we need your help to keep the laughs coming - why not become a Friend of the Festival, or if you have a business become a Festival Sponsor - there is a whole range of benefits available. Email sponsor@bathcomedy.com for more information.
The New Act Competition Grand Final was held on Sunday 21st April 2024 at the Old Theatre Royal, hosted by Arthur Smith and featuring Mark Flynn.
Our twelve finalists were of a very high standard this year.
Read the full press release here.
Bath Comedy Festival presented our annual Bath Plug Award, a prize given to recognise outstanding services to comedy, to actor, comedian and author Helen Lederer
Festival Director Nick Steel awarded the prize "for so many achievements, not least for the amazing work creating the Comedy Women In Print competition" during a special celebratory launch of her memoir 'Not That I'm Bitter', which took place at the festival's new venue Upstairs @ Bath Pizza Co
Read the full press release here.
We do have a worthy winner, a budding artist called Clark, who wins £25 in Hobbycraft vouchers and a set of twelve cards incorporating his design for use next Easter. The judges were particularly amused by the expression on the bunny's face as the Easter eggs rain down! The artist is said to be 'Very pleased'.
Click to view the winning card.
From 14th to 25th July, we presented 22 hand-picked, affordable preview performances forming a mini-Edinburgh Fringe right here in Bath!
Read the full press release here.
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 "regular-irregular" music gigs.
Nick is continuing to bring top class live music back to the street at The Ram pub in Widcombe, Bath. The ever-improving revamped cafe/pub now incorporates Widcombe Deli, selling their fabulous home made fayre during the daytimes (including breakfasts fom 8.30am) with food available in the evenings too, (busy sporting fixtures permitting!).
After a break from music over summer (football and other things rather take over), live bands started again in September 2024, including trios featuring some of the country's finest blues guitarists.
Live bands this season:
Fri 6th Sept - The Pinkertons
Fri 20th Sept - Innes Sibun Trio
Fri 4th Oct - Ben Fletcher Blues Cafe Orchestra
Fri 18th Oct - Babois Eats The Lizard
Fri 1st Nov - Bob Bowles Trio
Fri 8th Nov - The Poorbox Brothers
Fri 15th Nov - Will Edmunds Trio
Fri 22nd Nov - The Andy Burden Band
Fri 6th Dec - LeBurn Maddox Trio
Fri 20th Dec - Jon Amor Trio
2025
Fri 10th Jan - Courting Ghosts
Fri 24th Jan - Bob Bowles Trio
Fri 7th Feb - Jon Amor Trio
Fri 14th Feb - Mireille Mathlener Band
Fri 21st Feb - Innes Sibun Trio
Fri 7th Mar - Ben Fletcher Blues Cafe Orchestra
Fri 21st Mar - Bob Bowles Trio
Click here for the complete Music events diary.
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 recently reached the top three in category at the 2022 Bath Business Awards - Tourism and Hospitality Resilience Award, and was a finalist in both the Bath Life Awards and Creative Bath Awards 2023 and 2024.
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 season, and all 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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