Stewart Lee, John Hegley, Robin Ince, Mark Thomas and Susan Murray are among the comedians who will be doing a special fundraising show to help out The Laugharne Weekend.

The boutique Welsh arts/literary festival recently lost £20,000 of Arts Council funding and needs to raise money to make up for the shortfall. 

The annual festival, in the small town in South Wales where Dylan Thomas once lived and worked, has previously hosted artists, writers and musicians including Patti Smith, Chris Difford, Tracey Thorn, John Cooper Clarke and Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller.

Comedians including Robin Ince, Susan Murray, Simon Day and Nick Revell have also appeared there.

This year's festival is still going ahead. The 2020 line-up includes Thomas, Murray, Nick Revell and Ince alongside other artists including Max Porter, Kerry Hudson, Mark Thomas, Jeremy Deller, Jess Phillips MP, Carys Eleri, Wreckless Eric, Cold War Steve, Eimear McBride, Nathan Filer and Martin Parr. Details here. 

More names for the benefit will be announced.

The benefit gig will take place at Conway Hall in London on February 11. Buy tickets here.