Another big outdoor event this summer

The promoters behind London’s Greenwich Comedy Festival – and the Brighton and Bristol Comedy Gardens – have added another week-long outdoor festival to their roster this summer.

Dara O Briain, Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Tom Allen and Aisling Bea are among the big names who will be playing the St Albans Comedy Garden.

The event will be held in Verulamium Park – where Eddie Izzard spearheaded a Laughs In The Park festival back in 2011 – from July 28 to August 1.

Mixed-bill shows will be presented in a fully-seated open-air theatre  with pop-up bars and street food outlets, with seats sold in multiples of two, to allow for social distancing if Covid rules - which should have been long relaxed by then - are reintroduced.

Cass Randolph, who is producing the event with her brother Will Briggs, said:  ‘The live industry has had a tough time of late and so we feel very lucky to have been able to reimagine our events to suit these challenging times, and we’re especially proud to be introducing this brand new event.’

Other acts appearing include Rob Beckett, Josh Widdicombe, Milton Jones, Lou Sanders, Nina Conti and Reginald D Hunter. All the St Albans Comedy Garden line-ups and ticket links are here.

Also check the listings for the Brighton Comedy Garden and Bristol Comedy Garden. The comedians playing September’s Greenwich Comedy Festival are yet to be announced.

Published: 23 Apr 2021