Stars and home grown talent offer 560 shows at 40 venues for Glasgow Comedy Festival

Rosie O’Donnell, Harry Enfield and Ruby Wax are amongst the big names taking to the stage at this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

The lineup for the event, which takes place in March, also showcases home grown talent including Daniel Sloss, Karen Dunbar and Connor Burns.

The full programme features 560 shows in 40 venues across the city from 11th – 29th March. It will celebrate Glasgow as ‘the funniest city in the world’ for its 23rd edition of the event.

As well as traditional stand-up, there will also be improv, theatre, musical comedy, magic, children’s shows, live podcasts and cabaret. Comedians from around the world will perform including top talent from America, Australia, Canada, Spain, Ireland alongside a host of Scottish comics.

Shows will take place at the Hydro, the Armadillo and the King’s Theatre as well as number of bars and smaller venues and comedy clubs. 2025’s festival welcomed over 60,000 fans to events across the city.

Festival Director Krista MacDonald said: “2026 is set to be a bumper year for Glasgow International Comedy Festival as we welcome some of comedy’s biggest stars for headline shows including Harry Enfield, Rosie O’Donnell, Sue Perkins, Alan Davies, Ruby Wax and many more.

“A core principal of the festival is to spotlight homegrown comedians and this year more than ever, Scottish talent is well and truly on display.

“Plus, our Introduction to Comedy course for women and marginalised genders will return for its third year, having already platformed some fantastic new comedians, alongside a diverse programme with family shows, podcasts, traditional stand-up, magic, musical comedy and much more on offer.

Glasgow Life Chair, Bailie Annette Christie added: “The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has grown into one of the city’s great cultural cornerstones. Each year, this much-anticipated festival shines a spotlight on Glasgow’s wonderful humour and creativity.

“What makes GICF so appealing is the fantastic variety of shows on offer. People in Glasgow, and those who travel to be part of it, can look forward to enjoying laughter in all its forms from rising local talent and some of the UK’s best-known names in comedy, promising plenty of laughs for everyone this spring.”