• Sunday 12th July - York Comedy Festival 2026

Upcoming shows…

Harrogate Theatre
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club

Starring – Angelos Epithemiou, Jack Gleadow, Peter Brush & Dave Twentyman

The Hyena Lounge Comedy Club returns with an absolutely humdinger of a show featuring four hilarious April Fools in another joke filled evening of the finest stand-up comedians in the country. Starring ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU (‘Shooting Stars’, ’Never Mind The Buzzcocks’, ‘Pointless Celebrities’)

alongside JACK GLEADOW – (Multi award-winning tour support for Jason Manford) with PETER BRUSH (Support act to Clinton Baptiste and Alexei Sayle) and hosted by the ever-reliable DAVE TWENTYMAN, It’s the funniest night out of the month!

Date: Sat 25th Apr.
Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: £22.
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Harrogate Theatre
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club

Starring – Matt Bragg, Harriet Dyer, Thomas Henry & Andre Vincent

The Hyena Lounge Comedy Club returns to Harrogate Theatre featuring four of the funniest acts from the world’s comedy circuit in a joke-packed evening of stand-up comedy.

Starring Matt Bragg – (Tour support act to Ricky Gervais, Jason Manford & John Bishop), Harriet Dyer – (‘Live At The Apollo’, ‘Comedy Central Live’, ‘(The Russell Howard Hour’) with Thomas Henry ( Support act to Vittorio Angelone, Frenchy and Tom Houghton) and hosted by Andre Vincent – ( ‘The Late Edition’), it’s the perfect night out for people who love to laugh all night long!!

Date: Sat 6th Jun.
Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: £22.
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Harrogate Theatre
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club

Starring – Paul Thorne, Josh Baulf, Nick Doody & Matt Reed

The Hyena Lounge Comedy Club returns to Harrogate Theatre featuring four of the funniest acts from the world’s comedy circuit in a joke-packed evening of stand-up comedy.

Starring Paul Thorne – ( ‘The Comedy Store’, ‘The Stand Up Show’, ‘The World Stands Up’), alongside Josh Baulf – (‘Britain’s Got Talent’, ‘The Stand Up Sketch Show’) with Nick Doody ( ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Edinburgh & Beyond’ ) and hosted by Geordie comedy legend, Matt Reed, it’s the perfect night out for people who love to laugh all night long!!

Date: Sat 11th Jul.
Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: £22.
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York Museum Gardens
York Comedy Festival 2026

The York Comedy Festival Comedy Festival returns in York Museum Gardens on Sunday 12th July!

Starring stand-up comedy legends Russell Howard (‘Russell Howard’s Good News,’ ‘Mock The Week’) and Ross Noble (‘Have I Got News For You,’ ‘Live At The Apollo’) in a day-long laughterthon!

Joining them on the bill is Edinburgh Comedy Award winning stand-up and presenter Russell Kane, Irish stand-up and podcast sensation Joanne McNally (Taskmaster, My Therapist Ghosted Me), ‘Big Kick Energy’ podcaster and comedian Suzi Ruffell, cult-stand up hero turned viral-sensation Jeff Innocent, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ finalist and ‘Live at The Apollo’ star Nabil Abdulrashid and Barry From Watford, the 82 year-old comic creation of Alex Lowe (Clinton Baptiste)

The event will be hosted and MC’d by the brilliant Jarred Christmas, a UK based New Zealand comic and winner of Chortle’s ‘Best compere’ award, and has appeared on shows including Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and many more.

Date: Sun 12th Jul.
Time: 2:30pm.
Admission: £52-£75.
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The Hyena Lounge

For thirty years The Hyena Lounge Comedy Club has attracted the funniest stand-up comedians from around the world to Harrogate, with many acts that have played the club going on to become household names such as Peter Kay, John Bishop, Russell Howard, Lee Mack, Ross Noble, Micky Flanigan, Sarah Millican, Alan Carr, Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan to name but a few,

At the Hyena Lounge we do not have open spots or book amateur acts and by only booking the best professional comedians in the country, you can be assured that every show is crammed full of laughs.

It’s easy to see why we’re regarded as such a legendary club!