MORE than 5,000 people enjoyed a laughter-filled weekend at this year’s Wells Comedy Festival.
The ninth comedy festival – which ran from May 23-25 – sold more than 5,500 tickets and saw both acts and audiences alike come to Wells from across the country for the three-day event.
There were appearances by some of the country’s top names in comedy, including Simon Amstell, Sara Pascoe, Sam Campbell, Rosie Jones and Mark Steel, with dozens of sell-out shows across the three venues throughout the weekend.
Both the Friday and Saturday night gala shows – which featured the likes of Sara Pascoe, Rhys James and Chloe Petts – were BSL-interpreted, and the festival says it looks forward to offering the same for these shows again next year.
Ben Williams, Festival Director, said: “We couldn’t have been more thrilled with the festival this year. Thank you to everyone who came to see the shows, enjoyed a drink at the festival bar, and to all the local businesses who gave us their support. We can’t wait to be back for our tenth anniversary next year which we already have very exciting plans for.”
The Wells Comedy Festival will be back for its tenth anniversary edition from May 22-24, 2026.
The festival is produced by Plosive.