New Act Competition 2026 - Heats 1 to 9

Please note change of venue

Bath Comedy Festival

Tue 7 Apr ’26 - Thu 16 Apr ’26

Tue 7 Apr ’26

Thu 16 Apr ’26

Tue 7 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 4

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Wed 8 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 5

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Thu 9 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 6

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Tue 14 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 7

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Wed 15 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 8

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Thu 16 Apr ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

Heat 9

Belvoir Castle Pub, BA2 3EH

Tickets
Tickets £7.15 (inc .fees)

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The Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition sees around 100 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title of Bath Comedy Festival New Act Of The Year, and associated prizes.

There are nine heats running throughout the Festival at Nowhere - a fabulous bar and regular Bath Comedy Club venue, judged by established figures from the world of comedy, and compered by a different professional comedian each night (see bathcomedy.com for details)

The winner of each heat plus three wild cards will take part in the Grand Final which will be held, for the third year running, at the splendid Old Theatre Royal main house - on Sunday 19th April.

Part of

Bath Comedy Festival

Alan Davies - Think Ahead

The FORUM

Wed 23 Sep ’26 19:30

Tickets

Nigel Planer in Young Once

A Life Less Heavy

The Fez Comedy Club

Fri 5 Jun ’26 20:00

Tickets

BFL7 - Identity And Belonging - Sajid Javid

Memoir

Bath Festivals

Sat 16 May ’26 16:30 - 17:30

Tickets

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