The People Helping Make It Happen

Laughter Lab brings outstanding live comedy to venues and communities across the South West. Working with established names and exciting emerging talent, it produces welcoming, professionally run comedy nights while helping to grow the region’s live comedy scene. Laughter Lab is proud to support Plymouth Comedy Festival and help establish it as a major fixture in the city’s cultural calendar.

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The Imperial Hotel / Pureserviced joins Plymouth Comedy Festival as our Official Hotel Partner for 2027, helping performers, festival personnel and visitors find the right place to stay across the city. Based in Plymouth, Pureserviced operates a wide portfolio of accommodation ranging from The Imperial Plymouth on The Hoe to serviced apartments and larger properties across the city, providing options for individuals, couples, families and groups. As part of the partnership, dedicated festival rates will be available for performers, festival personnel and visitors travelling to Plymouth for the inaugural festival. We're delighted to be working with an established Plymouth accommodation provider that shares our ambition to build the festival into a major annual event for the city.

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Printed.com is one of the UK's leading online print companies, headquartered just outside Newcastle. We help small businesses, creatives, and everyday customers across the UK bring their ideas to life on paper, from business cards and marketing materials to wedding stationery, art prints, and everything in between. Whatever you're printing, we make it easy to get something you're proud of, quickly and without the hassle.

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Official Festival Ambassador

We’re delighted to have Josh Widdicombe’s support as Festival Ambassador for the first Plymouth Comedy Festival, championing a new celebration of live comedy in the city. "Plymouth is a city that means a great deal to me, so it is brilliant to see a comedy festival bringing fantastic acts and audiences together across the city. I’m delighted to support its first year as an ambassador and excited to see what it can become." - Josh Widdicombe

Plymouth City Council is supporting the inaugural Plymouth Comedy Festival as part of the wider network of organisations helping us establish a new city-wide cultural event for Plymouth. We’re grateful for their support in helping the festival connect with the city and reach audiences across Plymouth and beyond.

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Plymouth Culture works to strengthen and connect the city’s arts and cultural sector, bringing together artists, organisations and partners to help culture thrive across Plymouth. We’re delighted to have their support as Plymouth Comedy Festival joins the city’s growing cultural calendar.

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South West Creative CIC is the official community partner of Plymouth Comedy Festival, working to ensure the festival creates opportunities for people across the city. Through accessible events, community projects and targeted support, the partnership will help more people experience, participate in and benefit from live comedy.