Announcement – Gloucester Comedy Festival

Comedy stars take centre stage in Gloucester for local hospice

September 11, 2017September 9, 2017 gloscomfest

Comedy stars from the screen are making their way to Gloucester Guildhall next month to bring the Gloucester Comedy Festival to a close whilst raising funds for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice. Taking place between 26th to 29th October the Gloucester Comedy festival will come to a curtain close with a star-studded special stand-up show at the Gloucester venue, all in aid of the local hospice charity. Nish Kumar, host of BBC2’s ‘The Mash Report’ with be headlining the evening with support from hit comedy podcaster, Carl Donnelly, who has himself appeared…

New Act Competition – Entries Open

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 gloscomfest

We’re delighted to open up applications for this year’s New Act Competition at the Gloucester Comedy Festival! Last year saw Riordan Deehan Jackson take first prize at the Gloucester Guildhall, with Tim Hoskins scooping second prize. Could this year’s champion be you? If you think it could, read on… The Gloucester Comedy Festival New Act Competition is a chance for comics who are relatively new to the game. If you’re early on in your comedic journey this is a shot at a career defining title, and a decent fistful of…

Online Programme

November 16, 2016 gloscomfest

Our programme has been hand delivered to thousands of you! If you’ve not been lucky enough to have a physical copy to leaf through you can pick one up from King’s Walk, or have a look at our online version: Gloucester Comedy Festival Online Brochure (PDF)

#gloscomfest – T-minus One Week

November 10, 2016 gloscomfest

It’s just one week to go! Things are getting exciting (and nail-biting) here at the Gloucester Comedy Festival HQ. Will you, the wonderful potential audience members be out in force – we certainly hope so… We’d love your support, and so would the acts we’ve drawn together to perform in Gloucester next weekend. There really is something for everyone, from the gloriously family friendly Comedy Club 4 Kids through to the unique darkness of The Red Richardson Experience. One liners from national favourite Gary Delaney vie with the storytelling brilliant of Welshman Tudur…

Full & Final Listings…

November 8, 2016 gloscomfest

Ladies and gentlemen! We are delighted that the full and final line-up for the first Gloucester Comedy Festival is complete! It’s been a long, hard battle to get to this stage! I hope that you will all find something to tickle your funny bone – just click on the link below for the full listings, in chronological order. Tickets can be bought by clicking HERE. Shows

Festival Gains Support of Marketing Gloucester

April 5, 2016November 10, 2016 gloscomfest

With planning continuing apace for this November’s first annual Gloucester Comedy Festival, we’re delighted that Marketing Gloucester are throwing their support behind this exciting new venture for the city! Keep an eye on our website for further details and announcements about the festival along with a brand new look in due course. Simon, Festival Director