York Comedy Festival 2026 | Russell Howard, Ross Noble, Russell Kane + More | York Museum Gardens
Schedule
Sun, 12 Jul, 2026 at 02:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
York Museum Gardens | York, EN
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YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL 2026 Sunday 12th July 2026
York Museum Gardens
https://www.yorkcomedyfestival.com
featuring
Russell Howard
Ross Noble
Russell Kane
Joanna McNally
Suzi Ruffell
Jeff Innocent
Nabil Abdulrashid
Barry from Watford
Hosted By
Jarred Christmas
York Comedy Festival has announced its 2026 line-up as the massive open-air comedy event prepares to return for its second edition this July as part of Live at York Museum Gardens. Bringing together some of the biggest names in comedy with over 3000 fans in a picturesque city centre setting, York Comedy Festival is one of the UK’s largest outdoor comedy events and is ready to return following an acclaimed sell-out debut in July 2025.
Leading the announcement today are headliner and stand-up comedy legends Russell Howard (Russell Howard’s Good News, Mock The Week) and surrealist stand up legend Ross Noble (Have I Got News For You, BBC Radio 4’s Just A Minute)
Joining them on the bill for the all-day festival is Edinburgh Comedy Award winning stand-up and presenter Russell Kane, Irish stand-up and podcast sensation Joanne McNally (Taskmaster, My Therapist Ghosted Me), ‘Big Kick Energy’ podcaster and comedian Suzi Ruffell, cult-stand up hero turned viral-sensation Jeff Innocent, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ finalist and ‘Live at The Apollo’ star Nabil Abdulrashid and and Barry From Watford, the 82 year-old comic creation of Alex Lowe (Clinton Baptiste)
The event will be hosted and MC’d by the brilliant Jarred Christmas, a UK based New Zealand comic and winner of
Chortle’s ‘Best compere’ award, Christmas has appeared on shows including Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and many more.
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