The Grand Regency Ballroom - The Old Bell

The Ram Comedy Festival returns! This time bigger than ever for 2026, join us for our big free opening show! Where we have comedians that are featuring throughout the festival, doing 7 minutes of comedy…

The Royal Standard

12 comedians, 55 minutes, lots of laughter... will that do? Legendary festival taster show. Have fun & find comics you want to see more of. The hit format returns with local acts and folks with…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

A concentrated blast of musical stand-up comedy. Song ruiner and piano masher Friz Frizzle is joined by the daft, exuberant Ashley Frieze on guitar and another guest. Joyful jokes and silly songs. “Frizzle is energetic,…

The Grand Regency Ballroom - The Old Bell

Mrs Smith is back with a brand-new show; 123, Eyes on Me! Back at the Ram Comedy Festival for the 2nd year in a row following an awesome sell out show in 2025! Ever wondered…

Derby Conference Centre

The Derby Comedy Club returns to Ram Comedy Festival! Derby Comedy Club hosts brilliant fantastic line ups every single month. This shows line up and headline is still to be announced - but check back…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

Worlds collide in this death-defying genre mash up: standup & rave. A comedy show about the last night out on earth, performed over club music. ‘It shouldn’t work, but it absolutely does’ - The Metro…

The Royal Standard

Friz has been crafting parody songs for over two decades. Friz has also been pretty ill. A 2022 diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy almost made them retire from comedy. That is, until they got a big…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

★★★★★ “Heartfelt, powerful and very very funny. This is a show you will be thinking about for years to come.” Neurodiverse Review ★★★★ “Stephanie could probably read the shipping forecast and make an amazing show,…

The Royal Standard

This show is pure FILTH. Do Not attend if you can be offended. In any doubt ... don't attend. A late night compilation show where comedians let loose their filthiest jokes and stories. PS.... Filth!!!!

The Royal Standard

A Political Brunch is a comedy panel show with a lighthearted take on politics. It has some serious points but mainly satire. A hit at comedy festivals across the UK and an Edinburgh Fringe institution…

The Royal Standard

Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford hosts this show for history fans. Three guest comedians / history buffs perform short stand-up sets based ‘on this day’ in history before exploring some possible alternative histories of Derby…

The Royal Standard

55 minutes of adequately amusing jokes and stories from an Irishman who has recently turned 67 An old Irishman.. walks on stage... talks causing laughter.. leaves. The end! Work in Progress show from Chris O'Neill,…

Want to watch something at the Ram Comedy Festival but not sure what? Don't worry, Secret Comedy Tours are here to help! Pay a few quid, meet up in agreed place and get taken to…

The Royal Standard

Quality one-liners and award-winning jokes from the UK Pun Championships Winner 2022 and Scottish Comedian of the Year Runner-up 2021. As seen on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch in February 2022. Nominated best stand-up Buxton…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

A funny, honest look at what happens when life changes faster than you can keep up. From technology that's confusing, to government rules that make no sense, to the creeping reality of getting older —…

The Greyhound

3 women all very different characters will bring you laughs and delight you with their style and panache. Debbie Holt. She still fucks but too old for a midlife crisis. Wendy king . Don't let…

The Royal Standard

12 comedians, 55 minutes, lots of laughter... will that do? Legendary festival taster show. Have fun & find comics you want to see more of. The hit format returns with local acts and folks with…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

Festival Showcases are your chance to taste the festival before diving into the full menu. Each one squeezes four or five comedians into a lively, high‑energy hour where everyone brings the funniest, sharpest bits of…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

Traumedy: A Guide To Being A Fabulous Homeless Addict is a true story about life through addiction to sobriety. From being young and dumb on the Glasgow gay scene, through homelessness on the streets of…

The Greyhound

"The title should be self-explanatory", they said, blissfully unaware that telling an autistic person to come up with a length-restricted piece of text that comprehensively summarises a thing while still piquing interest is the equivalent…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

'2 Dad or Not 2 Dad is a brutally funny stand-up hour about growing up without a dad… and accidentally becoming one. After his father left when he was eight, Jim Bob looks back on…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

Marriage, motherhood & a dog with sticks where they shouldn’t be — this is family life as it really is: messy, honest & brilliantly funny" (Ian Whitcombe Comedy). “A superbly written show delivered masterfully by…

The Royal Standard

Telling Tinder Tales - Dating Panel Show with Audience Interaction Telling Tinder Tales is a show about dating, relationships and hook ups with some stories from comics and more importantly, and interestingly, from audience members.…

The Greyhound

Laurence Tuck is Dr Laurence Tench, respected academic and expert in murder. This show is an abridged version of Dr Tench's international lecture tour, a step by step guide in how to murder someone and…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

How do you rediscover pleasure after 23 years of military service, a medical discharge, and a diagnosis of complex PTSD? Obviously… you make things worse by becoming a stand-up comedian. Jay shares how he’s turned…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

Alex heard the word 'Eldorado' on TV and it made him look up the wikipedia article on the failed 90's soap. When he didn't recgonise any of the actors names he wondered how long he…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

George has been treading the boards of acting for some time now but how exactly did he get there and what else has he done during his life? Join George as he takes you through…

Dubrek Studios - Alternative Comedy

As a GP Rachel said 'Sorry to Keep You Waiting' to her patients for years! But she won't keep you waiting for laughs! Irreverent jokes will joyfully help the nerdy bits go down. Gay, a…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

...Eventually by James Beckett (Beat the Frog and Mr Bens Winner) explores being an adult stutterer, being intimate to the theme tune to Ducktales and how to successfully deliver a baby in the footwell of…

Dubrek Studios - Alternative Comedy

Katie Slater and Rachel Page are trying to navigate their thirties with grace and are failing. One is married. One can't get past the first date. Both are unhinged. Katie has "the bubbliness of a…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

Sarah Evans has been around the block, taken a left, taken another left and not realised she's done a loop. Sarah Evans and the Bad Life Choices is a one person punk band. On guitar…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

Terry Pathic is Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's and surronding postcode area premier, razamatz mind reader. After his soul was swapped for some magic beans from the Dark Lord of light entertainment Terry is on a…

Dubrek Studios - Alternative Comedy

Lizzy Lenco dives headfirst into the chaos of love, with its highs, lows, and ridiculous obsessions. Through comedy, song, and daft audience interaction, she unpacks the thrill of infatuation, the sting of regret, and the…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

When Laughter Becomes the Ultimate Weapon! Get ready for Gags Army—a one-of-a-kind comedy experience that brings together a powerful lineup of military veterans who’ve turned their life in the armed forces into some of the…

The Greyhound

Fresh from a sell-out residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the new and acclaimed show embarks on its 2026 tour. Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

International comedy force LongHu returns with a loud, fearless and unexpectedly wise hour of stand-up that blends theatrical chaos with hard-earned insight. AAARGH! My Husband Is a Communist! is a high-energy comedy about love, ideology,…

The Greyhound

Luke Harrower is an asexual comedian with an arsenal of silly quick fire gags. He brings an infectious energy to the stage, and is hot on the rise in the Midlands and East Anglia comedy…

The Royal Standard

This Ram Comedy festival, pop along to the Royal Standard and meet some of Derby’s talented, improv denizens performing hilarious improv, all made up on the spot from audience suggestions. Feeling brave? Put your name…

The Royal Standard

A Lamb Comedy Club special at Ram Comedy Festival brings the spirit of Derby’s most welcoming new‑material night into a packed festival room. The Royal Standard’s weekly chaos is lifted onto a bigger stage as…

The Courtyard

Join us for a free entry event as we decide to winner of this years Ram Comedy Festival New Act of the Year. The 6 winners of the semi finals & heats leading up come…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

My name is Shaun Guff and I’ve hit rock bottom so you don’t have to. My sensational, self-funded seminar promises* to give you the metaphorical hammer to start nailing your life. (*No promises.) (Not so)…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

Live Improv in Derby, Bringing you Improv Teams from Derby & further afield. Thursday June 4th our guest team is Manchester’s fabulous “No Notes” -Performing too will be some fabulous local improvisers. If you haven’t…

The Belfry Bar - The Old Bell

East Midlands meets West Midlands as Nottingham-based Ravi Saini & Birmingham-based John Hassan bring you their first split bill show. Expect these two rising stars of the comedy circuit to deliver well crafted jokes and…

Dubrek Studios - Alternative Comedy

Ava da Costa Maia, Swansea girl with exotic roots who regales audiences with her irreverent take on being a working mum, a single mum, an exhausted mum and the hunt for Mr Right. "A splendid…

The Royal Standard

12 comedians, 55 minutes, lots of laughter... will that do? Legendary festival taster show. Have fun & find comics you want to see more of. The hit format returns with local acts and folks with…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

Festival Showcases are your chance to taste the festival before diving into the full menu. Each one squeezes four or five comedians into a lively, high‑energy hour where everyone brings the funniest, sharpest bits of…

The Greyhound

The show is loosely a retelling of the year I spent studying abroad in Spain and Brazil, with anecdotes, observations and tangents about what I saw and did but also where I came from, how…

The Grand Regency Ballroom - The Old Bell

We filled a real hospital with hidden cameras and patient actors in our biggest prank yet. Come see the chaos that unfolded and join Dr Michael McKenzie as he also tells some of the craziest…

The Tudor Bar - The Old Bell

A show about mental load, what to do when you’ve completed parenting and living with a brain of many parts. Things you can expect: - “a lorry-load of laugh-out-loud stories, observations and metaphors” (**** Chortle).…

The Royal Standard

When clowns can't breathe water and fish can't breathe air- what's a poor clownfish to do in this cruel world? In 2025, Multi award winning & nominated comedian Stephen Catling (Keep it fringe award -…