LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL 2026 | 4th - 22nd Feb

The Real Ale Classroom Leicester will once again be taking part in Leicester Comedy Festival! Hosting 48 shows in collaboration with the talented team over at Jokes On Us, it’s set to be a side-splitting few weeks. Scroll down to see what we’ve got in store in the Common Room

All shows at The Classroom are Pay What You Want as part of the Jokes On Us Free Festival! You can also head to the Comedy Festival website to find the full programme. Check out the Common Room Instagram and Facebook pages to keep up to date with everything happening at our Rutland Street bar over the festival and beyond

THURSDAY 5TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 Harry Jenkins: Baby Faced Killa’ (WIP)
21:00 - 22:00 Kevin Hudson Talks the Walk

FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 James Trickey: Don’t Count On Me
21:00 - 22:00 Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West (Midlands)
22:30 - 23:30 Adele Cliff’s Topical Late Show with Adele Cliff
23:59 - 00:59 Naked Comedy

SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY

13:00 - 14:00 Afternoon Jokes On Us
14:40 - 15:40 Alistair Clark: On The Record
16:10 - 17:10 Olga Koch: Work In Progress
17:40 - 18:40 Mark Row: A Class Act
19:10 - 20:10 Matt Hollins: Greatest Hits Remastered
20:40 - 21:40 Ben Van der Velde: Van der Laugh Generator
22:10 - 23:10 Wrestling with the Champ: FistyMania!
23:45 - 00:45 A wizard answers a ringing phone, describes what is happening for fifty-two minutes, and then leaves.

TUESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY

20:00 - 21:40 Jokes On Us: New Act Showcase

WEDNESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 Jake Baker: My Jakey Bakey Heart
21:00 - 22:00 Matt Rouse: Joy Thief (Work in Progress)
22:30 - 23:30 Comedians Play Video Games

THURSDAY 12TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 Tom Mayhew: Destroy Capitalism or Die Tryin’
21:00 - 22:00 Alex Hylton: Don’t Worry, I’m Still A Man Of The People

FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY

18:00 - 19:00 Alastair Clark: On The Record
19:30 - 20:30 100% authentic secret to achieving complete existential fulfillment (includes free biscuits)
21:00 - 22:00 Jack McLean: Yours Insincerely (WIP)
22:30 - 23:30 Giddy Aunt Improv: Late Night Laughs

SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY

13:00 - 14:00 Afternoon Jokes On Us
14:40 - 15:40 Giddy Aunt Improv
16:10 - 17:10 Daniel Nicholas: Haunting in the Arcade
17:40 - 18:40 Louise Leigh: Octopus (Work In Progress)
19:10 - 20:10 Adele Cliff: Adele, Adele, Adele… Cliff It Isn’t The Consequences Of My Own Actions
20:40 - 21:40 Tom Towelling Teaches You to Knit
22:10 - 23:10 Wrestling with the Champ: FistyMania!

TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 OK Zoomer - Young Comedian Showcase
21:00 - 22:00 Rahul Somia: Cooking (WIP)

WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 Anthony Williams is a Pathological Penny Pincher
21:00 - 22:00 James Cook: Very Good Comedian

THURSDAY 19TH FEBRUARY

19:30 - 20:30 Samantha Day: The Great British Menu (of Petty Complaints)
21:00 - 22:00 Alex Hylton: Don’t Worry, I’m Still A Man Of The People

FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY

18:00 - 19:00 8 Out Of 10 Celts
19:30 - 20:30 Mary Flanigan: Scream If You Want To Go Slower
21:00 - 22:00 Eleanor Morton: The Mermaid (WIP)
22:30 - 23:00 Adele Cliff’s Topical Late Show with Adele Cliff

SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY

13:00 - 14:00 Afternoon Jokes On Us
14:40 - 15:40 Chris Norton Walker: Only Here for the Award
16:10 - 17:10 Chris Kehoe: Stand Up for Your Rights
17:40 - 18:40 Mike Keenan: Impossible Dream
19:10 - 20:10 Louise Atkinson: Put t’kettle on, the show’s not ready.
20:40 - 21:40 Michael Shafar: Inappropriate
22:10 - 23:10 Wrestling with the Champ: FistyMania!