Milton Keynes Comedy Festival will run across central Milton Keynes from Thursday 9 July to Sunday 12 July 2026, with the first listed show at 8pm at Hotel La Tour and the final listed event at 7.30pm at The Residence.
Events are scheduled at various locations across Milton Keynes City Centre, including Hotel La Tour, MERKUR Casino, Midsummer Tap, MK Gallery, Blossom Room, Revs de Cuba and The Residence. Prices vary by show, from £7 to £69.95, and the programme is listed for the general public and families.
Brought to the city by MyMiltonKeynes BID and The Comedy Cow, the festival brings together stand-up, improvised comedy, dining events, brunch comedy and theatre-style performances over four days.
A four-day comedy programme across central Milton Keynes
The festival opens on Thursday 9 July at Hotel La Tour with the Launch of MK Festival at 8pm. The listed bill includes Matt Richardson, Sarah Pascoe, Simon Brodkin and Joe Pasquale, with tickets priced at £32.
Friday 10 July keeps the main evening format, with Friday Night, Best of the Fest at MERKUR Casino from 8pm. Steve Bugeja, Eshaan Akbar, Janine Harouni and Ria Lina are listed for that show, with tickets at £25.
The weekend then widens into a multi-venue programme. Saturday has lunchtime, afternoon and evening slots across Midsummer Tap, MK Gallery and MK Gallery Learning Room, while Sunday moves between Blossom Room, MK Gallery, Revs de Cuba and The Residence.
For readers following the city’s wider stage calendar, there is also a separate guide to another Milton Keynes theatre date listed for June.
Saturday brings the busiest run of stand-up sets
Saturday 11 July is the densest day in the published schedule, with overlapping shows from 12.30pm through to the evening Best of the Fest event.
At 12.30pm, The Noise Next Door is listed at Midsummer Tap for £12, while Ed Byrne is scheduled at MK Gallery for £15. At 2pm, Hal Cruttenden appears at Midsummer Tap for £12, Dark Room Comedy with John Robertson is at MK Gallery for £15, and Darren Harriot is listed in MK Gallery Learning Room for £12.
The 3.30pm slot includes CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation at Midsummer Tap for £12, Lost Voice Guy at MK Gallery for £12 and Glenn Moore in MK Gallery Learning Room for £12. Later, Felicity Ward appears at Midsummer Tap at 5pm for £12, Spencer Jones is listed at MK Gallery at 5pm, and Mark Row is scheduled in MK Gallery Learning Room for £7.
Saturday closes with Saturday Night – Best of the Fest at MK Gallery at 7pm. Olivia Lee, Paul Tonkinson, Ninia Benjamin and Rhys James are named on that bill, with tickets priced at £25.
Sunday adds brunch, dining and theatre comedy
Sunday 12 July starts with two food-led events. Bottomless Brunch Comedy is listed at Blossom Room at 1pm for £45, with John Pearson and Aurie Styla. Faulty Towers Dining Experience is scheduled at MK Gallery at 1pm and again at 6pm, priced at £69.95.
Revs de Cuba hosts three Sunday comedy sets: Tez Ilyas at 1.30pm for £10, Brennan Reece at 3pm for £8, and Jo Caulfield at 4.30pm for £10. MK Gallery also lists Sophie Duker at 3.30pm for £10.
The Residence carries the MK Theatre of Comedy strand, with Puddleford Podcast at 1.30pm for £8, Pitch Slapped at 4.30pm for £8, and Whose Turn? at 7.30pm for £8.
Prices, booking status and venue details
The source listing states that booking is open, with the call to action listed as “Book Now”. Prices vary by event, ranging from £7 for the lowest listed ticket to £69.95 for Faulty Towers Dining Experience.
| Detail | Published information |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9-12 July 2026 |
| Location | Various locations across Milton Keynes City Centre |
| First listed event | 8pm, Thursday 9 July, Hotel La Tour |
| Final listed event | 7.30pm, Sunday 12 July, The Residence |
| Price range | £7 to £69.95 |
| Organisers | MyMiltonKeynes BID and The Comedy Cow |
The named venues in the published programme are Hotel La Tour, MERKUR Casino, Midsummer Tap, MK Gallery, MK Gallery Learning Room, Blossom Room, Revs de Cuba and The Residence.
Source: MyMK Events
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This preview is based on the MyMK Events listing for Milton Keynes Comedy Festival and checks the published dates, venues, prices and organisers.
- Checked the event dates against the published 9-12 July 2026 schedule.
- Matched each named venue to the programme supplied in the source text.
- Checked the listed price range from £7 to £69.95.
- Used the named organisers, MyMiltonKeynes BID and The Comedy Cow.
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- Milton Keynes
- Updated
- 2026-06-22 13:30
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