Laugh In The Park Comedy Festival can be found at Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich NR2 1TN

Thursday 25th July

WEATHER UPDATE!  Thank you to all our marvellous customers, staff and artists who were at the show last night (Thursday).  We were forced to shut off our power and close the show 30 minutes early due to the thunderstorm.  We are offering Thursday 25th July ticket holders free entry to any of our Red Card Comedy Club Carrow Road shows as a thank you for your good humour and understanding – please contact us for more details. 

Chris Ramsey is one of the most exciting comedy acts today. Star of The Chris Ramsey Show (Comedy Central UK), his high-energy delivery, hugely engaging manner and off-the-cuff style have made him a TV regular on shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), The John Bishop Show(BBC), Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Live at the Apollo (BBC1).  He also starred as Jack in the sitcom Hebburn (BBC2), co-starring Vic Reeves, and recently with his wife Rosie on Married to a Celebrity and Parenting for Idiots (C4).

Brennan Reece burst onto the comedy scene after winning ‘English Comedian of the Year’ in 2015, quickly followed by a nomination for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival.  Seen on TV’s Live At The Apollo, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store,  The Stand Up Sketch Show, Roast Battle and Life Lessons (BBC).

Rob Deering – Not only is Rob the UK’s foremost guitar-wielding, loop-layering, beat-box stand-up comedian, he is also a serious runner and has run all over the UK whilst also presenting a hilarious comedy podcast for R6 Music.  Strange but true.  This is one multi-talented, super fit and very funny man!

Kiri Pritchard-McLean –  As seen on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and heard on the cult true crime podcast All Killa No Filla. Voted Best Club Comedian and Best Compere at the 2018 Chortle Awards, Kiri has been winning friends and fans in droves with her gleefully, exuberantly funny comedy.  “Powerhouse stand-up”  ★★★★ (The Guardian)

please note: despite our very best endeavours, sometimes the line-ups change

Friday 26th July

John Robins – Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Radio X Digital DJ, Vibe-Magnet and Internet-Based Quiz Show Host – John Robins is a natural comic talent who last year completed a 68 date UK tour which included a sell-out performance at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
“He fills the room with complicated joy”  (The Guardian)
“An hour in his charming, generous and honest company is so effortlessly entertaining”  (Chortle)

Lucy Porter has been delighting comedy audiences with her distinctive, bouncy, feel-good comedy for many years. Apart from being a super-brainy pub quiz addict (and Celebrity Mastermind Champion) Lucy is an in-demand comedy writer and an Edinburgh Festival favourite.   With regular appearances on TV and Radio (Mock The Week, QI,  Have I got News For You, Pointless, The News Quiz etc), she was also absolutely brilliant in the West End stage version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
“Utterly charming.  Porter is a frighteningly gifted comic who sees jokes in the most unusual places.”  (The Sunday Times Scotland)

Larry Dean is an award winning Glaswegian comic with the easy charm and the high joke rate of an established arena comic.   Superbly funny and irresistibly naughty,  he is a gifted young comedy star in the making.  Crowned Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2013 at the tender age of 23, he has since been nominated for Edinburgh Best Newcomer and in 2018 for Best Comedy Show. “Dean is unmissable, with razor-sharp gags and precise timing … one to watch in years to come “ ★★★★★ (Ed Fest Mag)  “Unexpected and excellent”   ★★★★  (The Sunday Times)

Masud Milas – Hand-picked by Time Out as ‘one to watch’, tonights host is one of the coolest cats to emerge on the UK comedy circuit.  With his 70s flair and trademark kickass jacket, Masud’s consistently charming and funny compereing style has made him a popular festival comic and earned him his own show on Soho Radio.    “Super chilled out”   (Time out)

please note: despite our very best endeavours, sometimes the line-ups change

Saturday 27th July

Stephen K Amos has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his natural, assured delivery and his honest, original material.  Seemingly constantly on tour and a festival favourite, his awards accolades from home and abroad are an impressive testament to his brilliant writing and performance skills.   His TV and Radio credits are far too long to list here but rest assured – you’ll have seen or heard him on something over the last few years.  We love him and are delighted he is appearing at this years Laugh In The Park!

“Comedy at its purest and richest form“  ★★★★★ (The Advertiser)

“Amos is an entertainer and a master of laughter… There’s a reason [he] is an international headliner.”   (The Plus Ones)

Jayde Adams, “The future of British comedy” (Diva Magazine). After appearances in 8 out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, BBC2’s Gert Lush Christmas with Russell Howard, Sky1’s Sick Note with Nick Frost and Rupert Grint, and Netflix & Channel 5’s Borderline, it’s safe to say that when Dawn French says “Jayde Adams is the 3rd funniest woman in the world. Fact,” she might just be onto something. It’s hard to believe that she started out life as a fish monger in Asda who had no idea she was any good at anything. “A fearless force of nature”  (The Independent)

Luke Kempner – A gifted and very funny impressionist who gained global attention with his hit viral video Downstairs at Downton, followed by the smash hit show ‘The Only Way is Downton’ “Fizzing virtuosity… a blissful flight of surreal fancy.’  ★★★★  (WhatsOnStage)

Rich Wilson is a first class geezer from Kent, armed with a goldmine of funny tales and an arsenal of deliciously filthy gags to choose from. “Effortlessly funny”   (Leicester Mercury) “A very very funny man”  (Frank Skinner)

please note: despite our very best endeavours, sometimes the line-ups change

Sunday 28th July

Phill Jupitus is a bit of a National Treasure nowadays, and certainly a household name, Phill Jupitus started performing as ‘Porky The Poet’ way back in the mid 80’s.  His stand-up career quickly led on to a hugely successful career on TV’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks,  plus appearances on just about every quiz show ever made on both TV and radio since.   He’s a lovely, inherently funny, deeply creative and naturally entertaining chap,  and a work-aholic who is constantly travelling the length and breadth of the UK performing a wide range of shows from stand-up comedy to poetry to live art installations.

‘… a true comic talent’  (Manchester Evening News) ‘A talented focused wordsmith’  (Fest)  ‘A huge amount of fun and an impressive display of Jupitus’ skills’ (The Scotsman)

Phil Nichol – With a surreal edge to his mischievous rantings, Nichol has a record-setting six nominations for the Chortle Awards’ ‘Best Headliner/Club Comic’.   “A man whose talent is matched only by lunacy. A joy to watch.  An utter joy.”   ★★★★  (Fresh Air)

Laura Lexx – Bubbly, cheeky and, above all, absolutely hilarious, Laura has a loveable confessional style with a unique, joyous take on the funny world we live in.  “It’s difficult to see what will stop her success”   (The Skinny) ‘One of the most delightful performers you’re ever likely to see’   (GQ Magazine).

John Mann – Red Card original host and a popular gag-smith at clubs throughout the UK, John is guaranteed to keep the night rolling along, the jokes coming and the audiences laughing.

please note: despite our very best endeavours, sometimes the line-ups change