The line-up for ARGComFest, aka Actually Rather Good Comedy Festival, has just been announced. The two-day Fringe Preview festival is returning for a third year over the weekend of July 5 & 6. There will be 32 Edinburgh previews in two days, this year moving from last year's venue in Camden Town to The Garage, Highbury Corner, in Islington. One ticket covers access to all shows - there are either daily or weekend tickets. The festival is organised by James Lowey with the help of Matthew Crosby's contacts book. Apply here for tickets - and be quick, there are early bird tickets with discounts.
Timings have not yet been announced, but the acts confirmed so far are as follows:
BRIDGET CHRISTIE
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show winner: 2013.
“One of the finest comedians around” Independent
JOSH WIDDICOMBE
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee: 2011.
“His gift for comedy is priceless” Evening Standard
SIMON MUNNERY
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show nominee: 1999.
“One of the most consistently original and imaginative minds in comedy” Guardian
JOSIE LONG
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show nominee: 2010, 2011, 2012; Best Newcomer winner: 2006.
“A joy to behold. A stand-out stand-up” Scotsman
ANDREW MAXWELL
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show nominee: 2007, 2011.
“Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating” Times
ROBIN INCE & MICHAEL LEGGE
A pair of bloody nutters
THOM TUCK
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee: 2011.
“the next David Mitchell… a supremely confident performer” Mail on Sunday
JAMES ACASTER
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show nominee: 2012, 2013.
“One of the sharpest comic minds to have emerged in recent years” Guardian
LIAM WILLIAMS
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee: 2013.
“the most exciting act from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe” Guardian
ADAM RICHES
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show winner: 2011.
“60 minutes of brilliantly conceived chaos – I never stopped laughing once” Independent
SARAH KENDALL
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Show nominee: 2004.
“Brilliant observational comedy” Sunday Times
DAVID TRENT
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, 2012.
“Really clever, really well put together and most of all, really funny” Bruce Dessau
PIPPA EVANS
Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, 2008.
“Fine comic writing underpins her flawless, perfectly timed performance” Chortle
MCNEIL AND PAMPHILON GO 8-BIT!
Time Out Critic’s Choice every month since September 2013.
“Ridiculously fun, whether you’re a gaming nerd or not” Time Out
SUZI RUFFELL
“A real stand-up gem” Guardian
TOM CRAINE
“Wise, funny, lyrical” Observer
JOEL DOMMETT
“Dommett has got what it takes to make it to the top … catch him on the way up” Telegraph
THE BETA MALES
“A slick, hilarious sketch show… Genius.” Sunday Times
JOHN ROBINS
“One of the most consistently pleasing hours on the fringe” Independent
JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS
“structurally impressive, constantly inventive and playfully mischievous” Time Out
NISH KUMAR
“A highly polished, subtly innovative stand-up” Guardian
LUCY BEAUMONT
Chortle Award for Best Newcomer winner: 2013; BBC New Comedy Award winner: 2012
“Devastating comic timing” Stage
FIN TAYLOR
“Highly rated up-and-comer” Guardian
STUART GOLDSMITH
“A supremely talented stand-up, with a wonderfully funny view of the world and an effortless charm”Time Out
CASUAL VIOLENCE
Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality nominees: 2011, 2012.
“creative, strange and brilliantly performed stuff” Scotsman
CHRIS BOYD
“If he put the effort in, Chris Boyd would be one of the most exciting acts in the country” James Acaster
