James Acaster, John Kearns and Jessica Fostekew are the first names announced for Somerset’s weekend-long comedy festival
The Wells Comedy Festival returns for an eighth year in 2024, bringing dozens of comedians to the smallest city in England across the bank holiday weekend of 24-26 May.
The first shows announced for 2024 include James Acaster (Off Menu, Hypothetical, Taskmaster), who returns with his solo show Hecklers Welcome – a show he’s very proud of, with interruptions encouraged.
Plus just announced are double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns (Taskmaster, Guessable, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) with his critically acclaimed show The Varnishing Days, and Jessica Fostekew (QI, Live at the Apollo, Travel Man) bringing her brand new stand-up show Mettle as part of a national tour.
As well as solo shows, the festival’s four gala performances are now on sale, each featuring a surprise line-up of comics from across the festival.
Ben Williams, Festival Director, said: ‘We’re thrilled to already be announcing our first few shows for 2024, and welcoming back some festival favourites. We can’t wait to add more names to the line-up very soon.’
All shows on sale at www.wellscomfest.com
Wells Comedy Festival is produced by Plosive.
Listings
Location: Wells Comedy Festival, Somerset
Dates: Fri 24 – Sun 26 May 2024
Times: Various
Price: Tickets from £16
Web: www.wellscomfest.com
