It’s time to have a laugh in 2026! Here are 20 fantastic comedians coming to York next year.
Comedy icons including Sue Perkins, Harry Enfield, Lenny Henry, Maisie Adam, Aisling Bea, and much more will be making the city giggle in 2026.
Take a look at our full guide below.
Sue Perkins
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy – but stand-up Sue is full of surprises. In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Sun 18 Jan 2026
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Sara Pascoe
Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so smart and astute that you couldn’t wait for the world to wake up so you could tell them? THIS SHOW IS THAT THOUGHT.
In that it doesn’t make much sense and is a bit weird on reflection. Sara Pascoe is a comedian and her children don’t sleep and her kitchen won’t clean itself and her husband “doesn’t want to be in it”.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Sat 7 Feb 2026
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Chloe Petts
Following three sell-out shows, Chloe Petts (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) returns with a brand-new tour, and she’s delving where she’s never delved before: this is a show about sex. The problem is that she blushes every time she says that word. Expect routines about Page 3, lad culture and most importantly, big, fat naturals.
- Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
- Thu 12 – Fri 13 Feb 2026
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Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe is back on tour, not again! By now he has almost certainly mastered the art of stand-up, either that or he has wasted the last 15 years of his life. Come along and decide for yourself. Expect it to be shorter and with lower production values than Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, but funnier and with more references to tea.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Sat 28 Feb 2026
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Aisling Bea
BAFTA and British Comedy Award-winning Irish stand-up Aisling Bea is finally hitting the road. With tales of travel, home, immigration, history, sex, babies, music, lovers and enemies. She will even answer your big life questions. It’s not about the destination babes, it’s about the journey, but also the destinations are very important.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Sun 8 Mar 2026
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Harry Enfield
Join us for a rare and entertaining evening with legendary satirical comedian and self-styled “stupid idiot”, Harry Enfield. From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney, a Thatcherite Visionary, to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, Harry will reflect on 40 years of being in comedy and bring some of his favourite characters vividly back to life on stage.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Sun 8 Mar 2026
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Bridget Christie
A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eye-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand new show. Creator and star of Channel 4’s The Change. Taskmaster S13 legend. Annie in BBC’s Ghosts.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Thu 12 Mar 2026
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Mike Wozniak
New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Wed 25 Mar & Sat 12 Sep 2026
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Tom Davis
Tom Davis is back on the road, firing out his freshly cooked observations on life’s hot topics. Co-host of the mega-hit podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan, star of BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winning comedy series Murder in Successville and BBC One smash-hit comedy King Gary, Tom also has his own special Underdog available to watch on Sky and NOW TV.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Sat 2 May 2026
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Kiell Smith Bynoe
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (star of Ghosts, Taskmaster and Stath Lets Flats) is bringing his smash hit improv comedy show on a UK tour. Following a huge debut national tour, sold out runs across London and the Edinburgh Fringe, Kool Story Bro is coming back for another round of crazy audience stories from all over the UK.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Thu 7 May 2026
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Henning Wehn
Award-deserving German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences and no surprise. After all, everyone loves talking about the weather. Rain or shine, all will be fine. Or maybe it won’t. Who knows?! Come along. Or else.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Thu 14 May 2026
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Pierre Novellie
It’s time for Pierre to do stand-up! It’s time for you to watch! Why not just embrace that, for God’s sake? All earthly glories fade! Returning to Theatre@41, Pierre is co-host of the Frank Skinner, Budpod and Button Boys podcasts and as seen and heard on World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), The Now Show and The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4).
- Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
- Sat 30 May 2026
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Lenny Henry
For over five decades, Lenny Henry has been telling stories – on stage, on screen and through a host of characters etched into our collective memory. Part stand-up, part storytelling and part conversation with himself (and with you), this new live show sees Lenny return to the experiences that shaped him while also exploring the ideas, challenges and creative sparks driving him today.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 23 Jun 2026
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Jonathan Pie
Jonathan Pie is coming to terms with the horror of Keir Starmer’s Labour and the fact that he voted for it. Meanwhile, Reform are waiting in the wings and Elon Musk is pulling the strings. The far-right are on the march, Trump’s having a ball and the woke left still haven’t worked out how to get their head out their own bottoms. The climate is collapsing, AI is about to rule and ruin your life and World War Three feels distinctly possible.
Come and see this helpful and hilarious guide to surviving the impending apocalypse. This is The End of The World according to Jonathan Pie.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Sun 6 Sep 2026
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Phil Wang
UH OH. Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show, and he’s older than ever before. He’s got a moustache now. It bristles with wisdom. His eyes shine with good humour. His shoulders groan under the weight of being the only cool millennial left. Everyone’s an idiot but him. Nice is out. Right is in. The vibe shift is real. Old Wang’s riding it.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Fri 11 Sep 2026
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Tom Rosenthal
Arctic Monkeys’ album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, hit the shelves in January 2006. Tracks like ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor’ and ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ became anthems, showcasing Alex Turner’s sharp lyrics and observational storytelling.
Tom Rosenthal’s show, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am, tours the UK and Ireland in 2026. Jokes like ‘Wimbledon’, ‘Daniel Radcliffe’ and ‘Nepo Baby’ have the potential to become classics, showcasing Rosenthal’s sharp nose and observational squawking.
- The Crescent York, 8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
- Wed 16 Sep 2026
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Russell Howard
Russell Howard is back with a brand-new stand-up tour in 2026. After breaking records with sold-out shows across the globe, ‘one of the world’s top comedians’ (The Sunday Times) is inviting you back into the room: no phones, no distractions, just humans and jokes. Don’t tell the algorithm.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov 2026
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Maisie Adam
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the “tall, chaotic one with the weird hair”* as she returns with her trademark wit, firecracker gags, and probably a few angry outbursts along the way.
*A genuine description given by her best friend’s Mum at a wedding this year
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Wed 4 Nov 2026
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Sindhu Vee
Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid question. She wants to tell you about it. From the award-winning star of Live at the Apollo comes a brand-new stand-up show about falling through the cracks you didn’t make, avoiding the friendships you don’t want, and embracing the self-love you definitely need.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Thu 5 Nov 2026
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Olga Koch
Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it? In Fat Tom Cruise, see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star comb through recent history in an immersive and genre-defying new show.
- The Crescent York, 8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
- Thu 26 Nov 2026
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