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The Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the largest event of its kind in Europe, has become a renowned annual event in Glasgow's cultural calendar.
The annual festival features your favourite comedy friends, top television names and spectacular stand-up stars to stages across Glasgow.
Top comedy stars from around the UK and beyond will be coming just to entertain you, only to realise the Scottish money they’ve been paid in can only be spent in this country and that they can never go home again... They’ll be complemented by the very best of home-grown Scottish talent for a comedy extravaganza that makes us Europe’s largest comedy festival.
Robin Grainger brings his new show Refurb to The Stand Glasgow on Tuesday 11th March as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREBring Your Own Baby to an adults comedy show with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company!
READ MOREBrace yourself for a unique comedy experience! This double bill will keep you guessing and leave you pleasantly baffled. Hosted by Jen Kelly, the evening of alternative comedy is sure to surprise!
READ MOREGood Egg Comedy present a cracking line up of top Scottish comics performing brand new material at Van Winkle West End as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREMC Hammersmith returns to The Stand Glasgow for another evening of improvised comedy raps based entirely on your suggestions!
READ MOREThe Glasgow International Comedy Festival returns in March 2025 featuring spectacular stand-up stars and home-grown favourites on stages across the city!
READ MOREFour top comedians try to beat the buzzwords in this exciting comedy gameshow at The Griffin as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREKim Blythe, one of Scottish comedy's most exciting rising stars, returns to the Oran Mor to preview her brand new show Cowboy!
READ MOREA brand new hour of stand-up finds Glasgow's finest comedian, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, exploring the end of the world and Italian food!
READ MOREDon't miss an hilarious one-hour alphabetical journey in the medium of quick-fire One-Liner Jokes from Kevin O'Brien at Tennent's Bar!
READ MOREAfter a successful Fringe run, the Scottish Huntington's Association returns to Glasgow International Comedy Festival with its popular charity comedy night!
READ MOREFollowing a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Mhairi Black will bring her hit show, Politics Isn't for Me, to Oran Mor Glasgow as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin Micky Overman at The Stand Glasgow as she desperately fights against her old coping mechanisms, whilst contemplating love, the art of gift giving and Ozzy Osbourne!
READ MORETwo of Scotland's youngest comedians bring their fresh outlook and youthful energy to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival in their split bill show The Friends You Made Along The Way.
READ MOREAs heard on radio, Spotify and Amazon Music… Chris Lynott in his 4th Glasgow International Comedy Festival one hour solo slot presents 'Mr & Mrs', but not as you know it.
READ MOREEnjoy some Friday afternoon comedy with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company.
READ MOREEdinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2023 nominee Ania Magliano is back on tour! Don't miss 'Forgive Me, Father' at The Stand Glasgow on Friday 14th March!
READ MOREBest in Class is a fundraising show hosted by award winning comedian Sian Davies and featuring new working class talent from across the UK!
READ MOREFriday night comedy with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company!
READ MOREA triple-headline show from an Englishman, Irishman, and a Scotsman... Rick Molland, Danny O'Brien, and Billy Kirkwood take to the stage bringing non-stop laughs, high-energy and hilarious banter!
READ MOREFour top comedians try to beat the buzzwords in this exciting comedy gameshow at Dram! as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin Cerys Bradley for their wonderful, expansive, interactive choose-your-own-story comedy show at Riding Room as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREFrom one of the most exciting emerging new stars in the UK's live stand-up scene, 1994 is Edinburgh native Connor Burns third solo hour, don't miss him live at The King's Theatre Glasgow!
READ MORESusan Riddell has fast become one of the UK's most exciting names! Don't miss her brand new Work in Progress show at Van Winkle West End as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREEnjoy world-class stand-up from live comedy's internationally acclaimed Irish master - Jimeoin - at the King's Theatre Glasgow on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th March!
READ MOREJack Brookmyre! Matt MacDonald! Two of the fastest rising stars in the Scottish Comedy Circuit present a double bill hour of laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREPolitical comedy panel show chaired by Chris O'Neill or Harun Musho'd with up to four comedians and the audience.
READ MOREElaine Fellows' life is held together by two things: sugar and lies. Neither of which are good for you! Join her for her work-in-progress show at Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin Eastwood Park Theatre for a sensational night of Live Stand-Up Comedy with a line up comprising Amy Matthews, Rosco McClelland, Jo Caulfield and Mark Nelson!
READ MOREBBC Galton & Simpson comedy winner Grace Mulvey returns to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival with a much anticipated new work in progress show!
READ MOREEnjoy rants and ramblings from a middle aged (if she lives to be 108) woman when Clare Haworth brings her show, What The Fach, to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin Kyon, an international student from Easterhouse, as they navigate the uncharted galaxy of university life in Scotland.
READ MORECo-star of the brilliantly funny podcast Sloss and Humphries on the Road, Kai Humphries brings his new show 'Gallivanting' to the The Stand Comedy Club Glasgow in March!
READ MORESaturday night comedy with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company!
READ MOREDon't miss Band of Gold, a brand new show from award-winning, working-class queer comedian Sian Davies, as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREFresh from a successful fringe debut, up and coming Glasgow comedian Amanda Dwyer brings this work in progress show about revenge to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREPart stand-up, part actual pub quiz. Quick-witted Alex Love is back with his highly interactive hour where the audience gets split into teams to compete against each other for prizes.
READ MOREAmelia Bayler (Finalist Musical Comedy Awards, Best Newcomer Scottish Comedy Awards) brings her new work-in-progress show to Glasgow Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MORESunday Comedy Brunch with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company!
READ MOREWitness a pun Goliath in person, as Darren Walsh brings his 8ft frame and award winning act to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREMartin Graham is in Glasgow for one night only for Glasgow International Comedy Festival with his work in progress show, Lack of All Trades!
READ MOREMatt Black's comedic stories about life is the only way to spend Paddy's Day, don't miss him at McChuills as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREComedians' Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life's work, and he's finally ready to unveil it to the world! But what will he do next?
READ MOREFrankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd bring the Here Comes the Guillotine podcast to the SEC Armadillo on 18th March, as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREWith a variety of styles and content there's sure to be laughs for everybody when Craic-atoa presents Fleetwood Craic – Humours!
READ MORENo one has commented on Craig Wilson's reading literacy level, and quite frankly that's not on... join him at Drygate as he proves he knows how to read!
READ MOREJoin Justin Moorhouse for the 'Greatest Performance Of My Life'... a poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life's ups and downs.
READ MOREPerforming at their first Glasgow Comedy Festival, Comedy: Optional are excited to share this bill in a show that promises to be entertaining and well worth the entry fee. Don't miss it!
READ MOREDan Leith mixes up a fine home-brew of Irish musical comedy when he brings Moonshine in Leith to the Tennent's Bar as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREMarjolein Robertson embarks on the second instalment of her standup trilogy by looking at a health condition that, left unspoken about in the past, was almost fatal.
READ MOREJoin Frankie Monroe, owner and MC of The Misty Moon, for a slap-up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter at the Stand Glasgow!
READ MOREExpect one-liners and light-hearted jokes from Richard Pulsford, the UK Pun Championships Winner 2022 and Scottish Comedian of the Year Runner-up 2021!
READ MOREFrom The Beach Boys to The Beastie Boys, from Elvis to Adele and everything in between, a show full of jokes based on musical artists throughout our lifetimes!
READ MOREAs part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival Jack Traynor & Paddy Linton are living out their rockstar dreams hosting the most raucous quiz you will ever go too!
READ MOREPerforming at their first Glasgow Comedy Festival, Comedy: Optional are excited to share this bill in a show that promises to be entertaining and well worth the entry fee. Don't miss it!
READ MOREPup Play is hilarious, thoughtful, and unapologetic in-yer-face queer theatre... don't miss it at the Polo Lounge as part of Glasgow Interantional Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREIain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of comedy as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he has a joke for each and every country!
READ MORECritically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on the road with a brand new tour show: Aston, don't miss him live at Oran Mor on March 21st as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin award-winning stand-up comedian Stephen Buchanan at Van Winkle West End as he works out his new show for the Edinburgh Fringe!
READ MOREStar of hit BBC shows such as Scot Squad, The Farm and The Other Murray Brother, Chris Forbes returns to the Glasgow Comedy Festival to deliver another show of feel-good comedy!
READ MORE12 comedians 55 minutes lots of laughter... will that do? Don't miss Acomedytapas at Tennent's Laughter Lounge!
READ MOREEnjoy a mixed bill from four newer talents breaking onto the Scottish comedy circuit: Calum Hunter, Beth Knight, Fudgie McFadden & Lucha!
READ MOREKrowdwerk is exactly what you might think – an unscripted crowdwork show from Graeme Rayner, if you're coming along, be prepared to get involved!
READ MOREEdinburgh Comedy Award nominee Catherine Bohart returns to Glasgow International Comedy Festival with her hit show Again, With Feelings!
READ MOREDadology is Graeme Rayner's debut one hour show, and includes everything they're not telling you about being a dad!
READ MOREDon't miss an hour of laughs and self-analysis from one of Scottish comedy's rising stars, when Stuart McPherson brings his show Horse to The Stand Glasgow!
READ MOREFollowing a hugely successful tour of her critically acclaimed show Bahookie, Jay returns to Glasgow Comedy Festival with brand new hour, Oft!
READ MOREAfter last year's sell out show, Peter Wood returns to Glasgow International Comedy Festival with another hour of hilarity!
READ MORE'Is it ADHD or is he weird?' That's a question that Si Deaves asks a lot since realising that it's clearly been present his whole life!
READ MOREDr Jeannie Jones tackles the sticky subject of sex with wit and wisdom when she brings her show Aphrodisiac to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREAfter a sell out GICF show in 2023 & 2024, people can't stop talking about 'that guy we saw at the weekend who was a comedian.' If you’ve never seen Craig before... you probably have!
READ MOREVal McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will be joined on stage at the King's Theatre by special comedy guests to talk about the books that have left an indelible mark on them, for good and ill!
READ MORECome see the Northern Irish deadpan comic's new show where he strives to be much more of a Paul-er!
READ MOREPaul Black returns to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival with a new show, featuring a blend of stand-up and sketches with characters new and old!
READ MOREIain Anderson brings his show, TRAUMEDY, a tragic yet hilarious true story about overcoming demons and finding the real meaning of what it takes to be happy to Glasgow Comedy Festival.
READ MOREJoin comedians Ray Fordyce and Andrew Durning for this double header at The Griffin on Sunday 23rd March as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORESorry, What? is Adam Hopkins' new work in progress show about how growing up in a house that used British Sign Language helped him overcome the language barrier when he moved to Shanghai.
READ MOREJoin Ashley Storrie, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Alan Bisset for three different performances as they use comedy to celebrate the life of Alsadair Gray as part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations.
READ MOREIan TC takes you on a comedic journey from the very start of alcohol, all the way to where we are now!
READ MOREWhat would you do if you became a millionaire overnight? Stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast, William Thompson will answer this question in his brand-new tour show!
READ MOREHarun Musho'd will read out the worst parts of several Conservative's memoirs, and fact check them. You will then laugh at how stupid these people are. That's the show.
READ MOREJoin Glasgow International Comedy Festival for an evening filled with sharp wit, bold new material, and plenty of heart as the class of 2024 return to the stage that started it all!
READ MOREAfter selling out at the Edinburgh Fringe, Kate-Lois Elliott brings her debut hour to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORECatch an unmissable hour of stand-up from cult comedian Jain Edwards at Drygate as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORESaint Luke's & Monkey Barrel present Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and host of the Some Laugh podcast, Marc Jennings, as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREStand-up comedian Richard Pulsford takes a nostalgic tour into his parents' past to try to understand how it made them who they were, and therefore the person who he is.
READ MOREJoin Seaglass Beach and Gabriel Featherstone for Curse of The Black Seal a normal, non-satanic burlesque and comedy experience!
READ MOREAdam Miller brings his vendetta against whoever you support to Oran Mor as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival for a celebration of the beautiful and surreal world of Scottish football!
READ MOREDonny Vostock thought the leafy suburbs would be peaceful and quiet. He wasn't prepared for the carnage just beyond his doorstep!
READ MORERobocop, The Terminator, Gabriel Featherstone... these three titans of entertainment will face off in a bloody, mind-mangling, no holds barred battle to the death!
READ MORECryptid! is the darkly hilarious debut hour from Glasgow comic Kathleen Hughes – a show about identity, imperfection, and the mortifying ordeal of allowing yourself to be seen.
READ MOREWhat do you get when a man with mental health issues becomes a father of identical twin boys? Comedy gold!
READ MOREDean Coughlin, a Scouser spawned from actual pirates, takes you on a whimsical adventure through working class culture and the obliviousness of man.
READ MOREUnruly, ridiculous, and surprisingly satisfying, six-headed comedy band The Horne Section come to the King's Theatre Glasgow in March as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREEshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! His previous tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as 'pretty sick' (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good!
READ MOREDavid Callaghan brings a work in progress of a multidisplay multimedia comedy show, told in half remembered CRT and handpainted 3D animation to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJeremy Cram (older millennial aged 44 and a half) explains why everyone and everything has failed when he brings his show, My Midlife Crisis And Me, to Glasgow Comedy Festival!
READ MOREPhil Differ brings his new play Celtic Da's, starring Raymond Mearns and Bruce Morton, to Oran Mor Glasgow as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJoin Kat Powell for a stand up show about love, family, and growing up a little bit odd. 'Why Am I Like This?' is the story of a West Coast lass and the bag of squirrel that raised her.
READ MOREJoin anxiety-riddled New Yorker Madeleine Munford as she creates the ultimate love letter to the girlies when she brings Stand-Up, Look Pretty to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREExpected the unexpected as Darren Connell takes the audience through a journey of his surreal dark madness when he returns to Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREBandwagon is all about comedian Michael Herd's music career as part of 6 bands nobody has ever heard of!
READ MOREThe Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour!
READ MOREJoin anxiety-riddled New Yorker Madeleine Munford as she creates the ultimate love letter to the girlies when she brings Stand-Up, Look Pretty to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREStuart Thomas delivers a sharp, unapologetic standup show with Bad Fatty, diving into life as a fat Welshman for Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORE5 Fifers For A Fiver, Mirth of Forth Productions' popular showcase show, returns to the Glasgow Comedy Festival 2025, featuring some of the best Fife-based acts on the circuit!
READ MOREAre you a poser? Eddie French thinks that they might be. Follow them through, Punk Rock, gender and other places where they fear they're going to get caught out!
READ MOREAll aboard the ghost train through Sarah Roberts's mind, in a show that asks, should she be lobotomised?
READ MOREIf life is a journey, Zoe Lyons' has had more than its share of potholes and diversions, don't miss her live at The Stand Glasgow with brand new show, Werewolf!
READ MORERobin Grainger brings his work-in-progress show, T-Shirt Weather, to Van Winkle West End as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORELike all those who spread mirth for a living, Mitch Benn has been wondering if he's really making a difference, and if there is – yes – a POINT to what he – or anybody – is doing.
READ MOREThe Comedy Arcade, the smash hit competitive story telling game based on the podcast of the same name, comes to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORERoss Leslie brings his work in progress show to the Strathduie Bar on Saturday 29th March as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
READ MOREJoin comedians Daniel Foxx & Dane Buckley as they manifest in Glasgow for a LIVE recording of their hit podcast, Welcome to Hell!
READ MOREDon't miss award-nominated stand-up comedian Gareth Mutch live at The Stand Glasgow with his fantastic new show Modern Man as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREJames Gardner - one of the rising stars of UK comedy - brings his new show Journeyman back to The Social Hub as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MORETwo years since his last Glasgow International Comedy Festival show at Oran Mor, Fred MacAuley's back with an hour of work in progress material!
READ MORESee out the 2025 festival in style with the GICF Comedy Gala at the King's Theatre Glasgow, a special afternoon showcase of the best talent the festival had to offer!
READ MORELiam Farrelly brings his show about becoming a father at 21 to Glasgow Comedy Festival as he laments about going to baby ballet to the many issues of owning Guinea pigs!
READ MOREFrom the creators of Big Zeus Energy comes Werewolves of London a new sketch/clown show about werewolves!
READ MOREGeorge Fox is resident host of the famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, Twitch streamer and Youtuber... come discover how he learned to take control of his life... and insulin!
READ MOREIn this hour of stand up, Rory M Spence will explore what it means to be part of the animal kingdom while also having a bank account and a social media presence.
READ MOREDean T. Beirne, the Scottish finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 and star of Rosie Jones' Comedy Disability Extravaganza, presents his debut show, Fated to Pretend.
READ MOREStep into the wild world of Rosco McClelland's Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland.
READ MOREIn the biggest stand-up tour of his career, Andy Zaltzman will attempt to concoct vaguely plausible answers to perennial questions such as What?, Who?, Where?, and above all Why?
READ MOREIn celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
READ MOREWhirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is back on tour, and his brand new show, HyperActive, heads to Glasgow in March 2025!
READ MOREGlasgow Cathedral Festival brings music, art and education to the dramatic setting of Glasgow's medieval cathedral!
READ MOREThe Glasgow Jazz Festival takes place annually in June and features a wide range of jazz artists from around the world!
READ MOREGlasgow Zine Fest is a yearly celebration of zine culture, featuring events about art, community, and heritage!
READ MOREFor 17 days Glasgow International showcases the best of local & international visual art in venues across the City!
READ MOREThe Village Storytelling Festival, Scotland's community and contemporary storytelling festival, is back for 2024!
READ MORETake Me Somewhere is Glasgow's festival of contemporary international performance, building on the legacy of the Arches arts venue following its closure in 2015.
READ MOREThe Glasgow St Patrick's Festival celebrates and promotes Irish Heritage and Culture across the city!
READ MOREAye Write is Glasgow's annual book festival, bringing writers and speakers from across Britain and beyond to the heart of Scotland's largest city!
READ MORECeltic Connections will return for 2025 from Wednesday 16th January to Saturday 2nd February!
READ MOREThe University of Glasgow channels the Glaswegian spirit of invention and reinvention in its Being Human festival programme.
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