Here at Glasgow International Comedy Festival we are proud to announced our partnership with the Alasdair Gray Archive as part of the Glasgow 850 Festival programme. Comedians and self proclaimed Alasdair Gray fans, Alan Bissett, Ashley Storrie and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, will create and stage work celebrating the Alasdair Gray Archive as part of GICF, with […]

With just under 100 days to go until Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025 AND our printed brochure being finalised as we speak, we thought it was time for another show drop! Oh we do treat you well, don’t we! ❤️ This time round we have mix of a bit of everything! From politicians turn comedy […]

The nights are getting darker, the frost is setting in and Christmas is approaching 😱 But no need to panic, because Glasgow International Comedy Festival has your back. No need to scroll the internet or battle through high street shops for the perfect Christmas Gifts, we have it all here for you. Give presents that […]

8th November – Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has today revealed the first acts for 2025’s event as Scotland’s biggest dedicated comedy festival gets set to celebrate Glasgow as the ‘funniest city in the world’ from 12th – 30th March 2025. Headline shows include popular podcast Here Comes the Guillotine, Susie McCabe, Connor Burns, Val […]

The clocks have gone back and winter is coming, so let us try and cheer you up by giving you the chance to win an amazing Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025 competition prize. We all need things to look forward to in 2025 don’t we? The prize: Two tickets to Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour (8.30pm […]

Everyone at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival is very sad to hear of the passing of Janey Godley. Janey was a pioneer for Scottish comedy and was extremely supportive of her fellow comedians within the industry as well as the festival. She was the inaugural winner of the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award […]

You wanted more shows? We got you more shows 🙌 It’s time for our second show drop for Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025 and believe us it’s a good one! Craig Hill, Chris Forbes, Jay Lafferty, Billy Kirkwood and Stuart McPherson are returning with their major star power to venues throughout the city. Top tip, […]

We are very excited to reveal our first big show drop for the 2025 Glasgow International Comedy Festival. This is the first of three big show drops. The next one being on Monday 28th October and then again on Monday 2nd December. Susie McCabe, Jimeoin, Russell Kane and The Horne Section’s Hit Show are amongst […]