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Birmingham Comedy Festival
Friday 3 to Sunday 12 October 2025


From some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy, to the very best acts from Brum and the West Midlands, and much more - it's all here ...

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Birmingham Comedy Festival 2025

PRE-FEST:
Sunday 31 August 2025
Scott Bennett and Rachel Baker - Moseley Folk and Arts Festival, Moseley, Birmingham [Read more ...]

◼ FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2025 - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jack Absolute Flies Again (from Sat 27 Sep) - The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Aunty Donna (from Thu 2 Oct) - The Alexandra, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Good Kids’ Klub Nite - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [SOLD OUT]
Friday Night Comedy: Eva Bindeman, Dani Johns, Phil Ellis, Ignacio Lopez - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]

◼ SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
The Comic Strip Presents ... - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more...]
Babatunde Aléshé: High Expectations - The Alexandra, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2 - Town Hall, Birmingham [Read more ...]
The Birmingham Comedy Festival Tasting Menu - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Sean Morley: Backchannel - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Rory Rawson and Jamie Douglas: RawDoug - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jack Absolute Flies Again - The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Sachin Kumarendran: New Word Order - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Mat Taylor: GCSE Maths Jokes Revision Class - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Nate Kitch: Something Different! - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jaz Mattu: Everyone Is Here - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Facu Díaz: Esto No Es Culpa De Nadie - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jon Hipkiss: An Evening You Won’t Regret Unless You Don’t Like It - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Harry Jenkins: Thanks A Lot (You Idiot) - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Ash Baker and Max Ponsonby: Hazed and Bemused - Merlin's Cafe Bar, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Saturday Night Comedy: Eva Bindeman, Dani Johns, Phil Ellis, Ignacio Lopez - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Caleb James - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
BCF On Tour: Laurel & Hardy: Animal Crackers - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry [Read more ...]

◼ SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Birmingham Comedy Festival Free Half-Dayer Pt1: Hasan Al-Habib; Treasure Hunt; 2 Muslim 2 Furious; Behind The Headlines; Lovdev Barpaga; Jules O'Brian & Adam Beardsmore; Okse; Rach Sambooks - Cherry Reds & The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more...]
Lunchtime Family Comedy Show: Joe Sutherland, El Baldinho and Jonny Awsum - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more...]
Andy Bucks: WIPping Boy - The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Kane Brown: Don't Listen To Me - Town Hall, Birmingham [Read more ...]
COBO: Comedy Shutdown - BHM Special with Sikisa, Kat B, Limahl Germain, Kyrah Gray, Gbemi Oladipo, Andrew Mensah - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
John Robertson Plays With His Audience - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Crash Test Comedy - The Cuban Embassy, Moseley, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Fat Theo: The Journeyman - The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham [Read more ...]

◼ MONDAY 6 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Gary Delaney: Gary In Punderland - Comedy Junction, Sutton Coldfield [Read more ...]
Joe Lycett & Friends - The Glee Club, Birmingham [SOLD OUT]

◼ TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Inside No9: Stage/Fright - The Alexandra, Birmingham [SOLD OUT; New Dates Added]
Trigger Happy TV: Live! - Town Hall, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Gary Delaney: Gary In Punderland - Comedy Junction, Sutton Coldfield [Read more ...]
Jarvis and Thayer: Think, Think! Look Around Us Now... - The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more ...]

◼ WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Chris Kent: Offline - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Round The Horne - The old Rep Theatre, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Brew Haha! BCF Special - Attic Brew Co., Stirchley, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Had An Idea Podcast: Live Recording - The Cuban Embassy, Moseley, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jack McLean: Yours Insincerely - Take Me To Stirch, Stirchley, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Birmingham Footnotes: Awaiting Approval - The Rainbow, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Grills & Giggles - Soho Tavern, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Inside No9: Stage/Fright - The Alexandra, Birmingham [SOLD OUT; New Dates Added]

◼ THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more...]
Marcel Lucont’s Whine List - Hockley Social Club, Hockley, Birmingham [Read more...]
Laurel and Hardy: Animal Crackers - West Midlands Police Museum, Birmingham [Read more...]
Danny Clives & Jon Hipkiss: New Bits & Bobs - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more...]
The Late Night Sweet Shop: Festival Special - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more...]
Kamikaze Club Showcase - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more...]
Comedy Carousel - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more...]
Inside No9: Stage/Fright - The Alexandra, Birmingham [SOLD OUT; New Dates Added]

◼ FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Jason Byrne: Head In The Clouds - Town Hall, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Friday Night Comedy: Joe Sutherland, Ali Woods, Paul Thorne, Lily Philips, Monica Hsueh - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Kerry Janes: Bad Tit Bitch - Greidy Street, Stirchley, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Inside No9: Stage/Fright - The Alexandra, Birmingham [SOLD OUT; New Dates Added]

◼ SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Henning Wehn: Acid Wehn - Town Hall, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles - A Gameshow For Awful Children - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Sham Zaman: Chaos - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Rob Kemp: Beatlesjuice - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Not Just Friends: Superhost - The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Richard Dadd: Not The Guy From Baby Reindeer - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Rachel Baker: I’ve Got Nothing Left - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Charles Quarterman: An Evening With Charles Quarterman For One Hour - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Lizzie Simpson: Should Statements - A Show Brought To You By (a Little) Inherited Wealth - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Emma Davies: Screw Upz! - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Hannah Weetman: Something A Bit Different - 1000 Trades JQ, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Conlan and Friends - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Shakespeare: Tragedy Plus Time Equals Comedy - The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Saturday Night Comedy: Joe Sutherland, Ali Woods, Paul Thorne, Lily Philips - The Glee Club, Birmingham [Read more ...]
The Birmingham Comedy Festival Tasting Menu - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Inside No9: Stage/Fright - The Alexandra, Birmingham [SOLD OUT; New Dates Added]

◼ SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025 ◼
Birmingham Comedy Festival Free Half-Dayer Pt2: Tal Davies & Pals; Eric Ruston, Jamie D'Souza & Finlay Christie; Tom Little; Dom Bant & Hannah Weetman; Mary Flanigan; Shooby Dooby Doo Wop; Glitter Sisters; Ian Crawford - Cherry Reds & The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more...]
Low Effort Sketches: As Described - The Victoria, Birmingham [Read more ...]
Lawrence Dodd: This Can’t Be It - Cherry Reds, Birmingham [Read more ...]
BCF On Tour: Laurel & Hardy: Animal Crackers - Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge [Read more ...]

NOTE: Shows that list tickets as PWYW = Pay What You Want.


Dates for Birmingham Comedy Festival 2026: Friday 2 to Sunday 11 October 2026.

Birmingham Comedy Festival

Friday 3 to Sunday 12 October 2025
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