Twenty Five Years Of Ealing Laughter
Line up announced for this year's Comedy Festival
(Milton Jones)
Ealing Comedy Festival is back for its 25th consecutive year with a line up of well known comedians and some new acts.
Kicking off the line up this year will be ‘The Last Leg’ star, Josh Widdicombe. From working on Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer magazine, to selling out three UK comedy tours and bagging regular TV appearances on BBC One's 'Mock The Week' and Channel 4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats', Alongside running his own BBC Three sitcom ‘Josh’, he recently hosted one-off comedy show ‘Josh Widdicombe Will Make Your Life Better’ on BBC Radio 2, alongside presenter and comedian Harry Hill.
Joining Josh will be the champion of surrealist one-liners, Milton Jones. Fresh off the back of a 109 date tour, which saw 48 additional dates added due to high demand, Milton is at the top of the game. With multiple series of his Silver Sony Award-winning radio show and appearances on ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, and Dave’s ‘One Night Stand’ behind him, Milton promises to deliver a side-splitting show.
Meanwhile, former Ealing resident and stand-up star Shappi Khorsandi will be making a long-awaited return to the festival, following the release of her critically acclaimed novel, Nina is Not OK, while award-winning US comedian Reginald D. Hunter will also be welcomed to the stage.
Other acts to join the line up include Nish Kumar, Stephen K. Amos, Jo Caulfield, Paul Zerdin, Jake Lambert, Tom Stade and Joanne McNally, with many more listed below and others yet to be announced.
To celebrate the 25th year of the comedy festival, the gala evenings - 26th and 27th July - will feature comics who have performed throughout the festival's rich history of showcasing the best local and international comics.
Tickets for the shows, which will take place between 19 - 20 and 25 - 27 July in Walpole Park, are on sale now.
Ealing Comedy Festival Details
19-20 July, 25-27 July
Walpole Park, Ealing, W5 5HS
Gates open at 6:30pm with shows running between 7:45 and 10:30
Line up:
Thursday July 19
Milton Jones
Reginald D. Hunter
Paul Zerdin
+ MC TBA
Friday July 20
Nish Kumar
Tom Stade
Shappi Khorsandi
+ MC TBA
Wednesday July 25
Josh Widdicombe
Jake Lambert
Phil Jerrod
Joanne McNally MC
Thursday July 26
Gala Night 1
Jo Caulfield
Ricky Grover
Simon Brodkin
Lucy Porter
Paul Tonkinson
Ian Stone
Nathan Caton
Mark Maier
Scott Capurro
Jo Enright
Jeff Innocent
Stephen K. Amos MC
Friday July 27
Gala Night 2
Paul Sinha
Richard Morton
Ninia Benjamin
Phil Nichol
Mark Hurst
Geoff Boyz
Men In Coats
Steve Best
Simon Fox
Steve Rawlings
Paul Thorne
Stephen K. Amos MC
14th May 2018