Comedy festival at Harrogate Theatre with shows from Harry Enfield, Paul Merton, Miriam Margolyes, Jason Byrne and other comedians.
The Harrogate Comedy Festival returns to Harrogate Theatre from Wednesday 30 September to Sunday 1 November 2026, with Vet Dentist as sponsor. It's a good stretch of a festival, running across the turn of the month, so you've got a few days to pick your nights rather than having to cram everything into one weekend.
The line-up is a proper mix of household names and newer faces. Paul Merton, Miriam Margolyes, Jason Byrne, Suki Webster, Seann Walsh, Daniel Kitson, Tez Ilyas, Larry Dean, Ed Patrick, Olaf Falafel, and Maisie Adam are all on the bill, along with Laura Smyth and the troupe Showstopper!. It's the kind of spread where you can go for the big names you already know and stick around for the ones you've never heard of.
One of the standouts is Harry Enfield, the satirical comedian who describes himself as a 'stupid idiot' and is well known for characters like Loadsamoney and Kevin the Teenager. He's putting on a show in which he looks back on 40 years in comedy and brings many of his favourite characters back to life on stage, before opening the floor to questions from the audience. It's as much a career retrospective as a comedy set, so you'll see the old characters alongside the man behind them.
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Between the big names and the newer acts, there's plenty to choose from across the few days. The festival runs from Wednesday 30 September to Sunday 1 November at Harrogate Theatre, with the full line-up listed above.
