The Bristol Comedy Festival

Expect 8 comedians from the South-West all performing their best material for your entertainment, and the best thing is it’s absolutely free! 

Every Sunday we have a stellar line-up of comedians ready to practice new material on our stage. 

To celebrate the start of the festival, we’re running a cracking night to kick us off. We’ll be starting at 8pm and there will be comedy happening in the main venue and under the heaters on the balcony - expect local talent, pro names and even some special guests!

Located at the top of St. Michael’s Hill, we’re bringing weekly comedy to The Robin Hood - keeping in line with the legend, these shows are absolutely FREE!

The first heat of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

Presenting Joke & Mirrors Comedy Club: Your Premier Destination for Cutting-Edge Stand-Up Comedy!

The second heat of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

Back by popular demand is the meanest but funniest show you'll see this side of the Severn.

The only female stand up rap comedian in the UK (as far as she knows), Hamilton delivers a unique fusion of rap and stand-up with “a proper gag in every line”- Chortle

sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, built an online following and been shortlisted for British Comedian of the Year – despite not being British (wonder what happened there).

Vittorio is working on a new show. It’s a bit different to his previous shows but it should still be good.

The third heat of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

As part of the Bristol Comedy Festival we’re presenting a number of ‘Best of the West’ showcases

The forth heat of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

As part of the Bristol Comedy Festival we’re presenting a number of ‘Best of the West’ showcases

The new material night in Bristol where you can see the best and worst in live comedy

Having been named the best place for comedy in Bristol from Culture Calling, 365Bristol.com and winning the Chortle Award for Best Pro Comedy Night, you can trust that Bristol Comedy Cave is producing the best live comedy in Bristol!

Crubchester United have fallen on hard times. Award winning character comedian Ted Milligan tracks their attempt to return to their former glory in this live mockumentary about a football team and the fans that follow them

The Bristolian Taskmaster runner-up and No More Jockeys luminary does a sneaky under-the-radar preview show before an Australian tour in 2025

Alex Kitson returns with a brand new hour of critically acclaimed stand-up

Serena Smart is your new best friend, you just don’t know it yet. Equal parts loveable and chaotic

Adam Flood and Alexandra Haddow are performing a spilt bill of brand new material!

A brand new work in progress from Dan Tiarnan

Following Matthews’s 5-star sold-out 2023 run, the critically decorated comic returns with a show exploring the transformative nature of context.

Having been named the best place for comedy in Bristol from Culture Calling, 365Bristol.com and winning the Chortle Award for Best Pro Comedy Night, you can trust that Bristol Comedy Cave is producing the best live comedy in Bristol!

Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for late night antics, think Boiler Room does stand up.

Located at the top of St. Michael’s Hill, we’re bringing weekly comedy to The Robin Hood - keeping in line with the legend these shows are absolutely FREE!

Presenting Joke & Mirrors Comedy Club: Your Premier Destination for Cutting-Edge Stand-Up Comedy!

Comedy on King Street, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 | Best Newcomer Nominee

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

Comedy on King Street returns, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

The first Semi-Final of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

An operation has transformed his life, and now Joseph Parsons is ready for a fresh start. With a new lease of life, he aims to radically level up, live in the moment, and has meticulously written a list on how to do that.

Tom Glover brings his latest show to the festival ahead of his 2025 UK tour.

A Park Street takeover all to raise money for Bristol TAP, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

A Park Street takeover all to raise money for Bristol TAP, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

A Park Street takeover all to raise money for Bristol TAP, expect South-West Comedy Scene, Local Legends, Pro Comedians and even some special guests

The second Semi-Final of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

As seen on Live at The Apollo and star of ITV2, BBC Three, Dave, Comedy Central and Radio 4.

The new material night in Bristol where you can see the best and worst in live comedy

Having been named the best place for comedy in Bristol from Culture Calling, 365Bristol.com and winning the Chortle Award for Best Pro Comedy Night, you can trust that Bristol Comedy Cave is producing the best live comedy in Bristol!

The Grand Finale of the very first Bristol Comedy Competition, platforming the local scene with the winner taking home a £1000 prize!

Ed Night (as seen on Comedy Central) returns with a work in progress of his brand new show

seen/heard on BBC One, HBO, Comedy Central Live, ITV2, BBC Radio. One, BBC Radio Four

As seen on Comedy Central, BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Radio 4

London-born, Chicago-built comedian Hatty Preston is touring her acclaimed debut show: ‘Toxic Waste’. 

Everything was going perfectly for this cheeky Northern gobshite, until he got fired for telling a joke. A reeeeally bad one. Only joking. 

Having been named the best place for comedy in Bristol from Culture Calling, 365Bristol.com and winning the Chortle Award for Best Pro Comedy Night, you can trust that Bristol Comedy Cave is producing the best live comedy in Bristol!