This year’s festival is the largest festival yet, with over 125 shows taking place in 23 venues across Nottingham - there is something for every taste.
You can watch top names like Rob Beckett, Russell Kane and Gary Delaney; support local acts such as Scott Bennett, Katie Mitchell and MissImp, or see one of the many other great shows. If you can't decide, then there are also a few compilation shows taking place with a few different acts each night. It's going to be a great ten days.
NCF like to bring comedians from all over to Nottingham - with such a fantastic comedy scene here. Each year there is a rise in local talent and NCF love to be able to give these artists a platform to perform. It’s important to have a variety of shows, so love they being able to bring a selection of shows from across the country to the city. It's an open access festival so everyone is welcome to perform, local or not.
In recent years, there’s been a big push to promote women in comedy. There are some incredible female comedians on the circuit and on TV and this is now influencing new acts, every year there is an increase in female talent coming through. Also, the Nottingham scene has grown rapidly, there has definitely been an increase in local talent and the festival is there to celebrate that.
“It is important to remember that comedy is an outlet to escape from reality, people like to have a laugh to forget about their troubles.”
Helen Stead, Festival DirectorThe Nottingham Comedy Festival is taking place between Friday 1 November – Sunday 10 November
For full details of the line-up and tickets, please click here.
