WELLS Comedy festival has announced new shows for its 2019 festival.
The festival, now in its fifth year, welcomes Nick Helm, Hal Cruttenden, Jan Ravens, Spencer Jones, Sarah Kendall and lots more.
Over the bank holiday weekend of May 24-26, England’s smallest city hosts dozens of comedy shows which take place at six venues in Wells, all within walking distance of one another.
Just announced are shows from ‘Uncle’ star and Bafta nominee Nick Helm, ‘Live at the Apollo’s Hal Cruttenden, ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Spitting Image’ impressionist Jan Ravens and ‘Upstart Crow’s Spencer Jones.
The festival also welcomes multi-award-winning Radio 4 star Sarah Kendall, ‘Mock the Week’ regular Glenn Moore, Wells favourite Jarred Christmas -The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show, ‘Derek’ actor Brett Goldstein and one-man sketch collective Goose.
You can also enjoy comedy from stand-up Garrett Millerick, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lucy Pearman, ‘Borderline’ and ‘Beat The Internet with John Robins’ star Sunil Patel and Comedians Cinema Club’s Matthew Highton.
Plus, as they’ve already sold out their initial shows, extra performances are now on sale for ‘Taskmaster’ loser Phil Wang, ‘Live at the Apollo’ star Ed Gamble, ‘I’m a Celeb’s' Shappi Khorsandi and ‘Mock the Week’ regular Rhys James.
They join the already announced:
- Nish Kumar,
- Mark Watson,
- Lost Voice Guy
- Josie Long
- John Robins
- Dave Johns
- Fern Brady
- Suzi Ruffell
- Laura Lexx
- Jamali Maddix
- Geoff Norcott
- Desiree Burch
- Ahir Shah
- Andrew Maxwell
- Lou Sanders
- Jayde Adams
- Adam Riches
- Abandoman (aka Rob Broderick)
- Tony Law
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean
- Luke McQueen
- Harriet Kemsley
- Bobby Mair
- Rosie Jones
- Alfie Brown
- Stevie Martin
- Jessica Fostekew
- Jordan Brookes
- Ben Target
- Sara Barron
- Adam Hess
- Olga Koch
- John Kearns
- Stuart Laws
- Annie McGrath
- Pat Cahill
- Foxdog Studios
- The Comedians Cinema Club’s ‘Hot Fuzz’
Ben Williams, founder and producer of the festival, said: “It’s our fifth anniversary and we’ve been working hard to bring the best comedians in the country to Somerset, and we’re chuffed with the new additions to the lineup.”
Andy Vallis, editor of Wells Voice (the festival’s media partner) said: “Wells Comedy Festival is always an eagerly awaited event and gets more exciting every year. Wells Voice is delighted to be playing a part in what's going to be another fabulous festival in 2019.”
Tickets for Wells Comedy Festival shows are on sale now from www.wellscomfest.com
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