The comedy web, indexed
Stand-Up Comedy Websites
252 sites worth knowing, grouped by region and then by what they are for. Every URL was opened and checked; where a link needed a caveat, the caveat is on the card.
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- Last verified
- 2026-09-19
32 results
Nordics
5 resultsFestivals (5)
Helsinki Comedy Festival
Four-day Finnish stand-up festival running since 2009 across venues including Paasitorni, G Livelab, Apollo and Vanha Ylioppilastalo.
helsinkicomedy.comFestivalsFinlandFinnishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Midsummer Comedy Fest
English-language Stockholm comedy festival spanning stand-up, improv, sketch and musical comedy, drawing acts from across Europe and the United States.
midsummercomedyfest.comFestivalsSwedenEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Oslo Humorfest
Comedy festival at SALT in central Oslo, mixing stand-up with improv, game shows, parody and live podcasts.
salted.noFestivalsNorwayNorwegian BokmålLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Reykjavík Fringe Festival
Annual open-access fringe festival in Reykjavík running since 2018, with a substantial stand-up strand and membership of the Nordic Fringe Network.
rvkfringe.isFestivalsIcelandEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Stand Up Deluxe Festival
Norway's largest stand-up festival, run by Reis Deg Komikerklubb over three days each August at Josefine Vertshus in Oslo across a tent stage, a club stage and a newcomers' stage.
rdk.noFestivalsNorwayNorwegian BokmålLink checked 2026-09-19
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UK & Ireland
11 resultsFestivals (11)
Brighton Fringe
England's largest open-access arts festival, running May into June with a substantial stand-up programme and open registration.
brightonfringe.orgFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Camden Fringe
Open-access London festival held each August across Camden venues, used by comedians as a cheaper alternative or warm-up to Edinburgh.
camdenfringe.comFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Belfast's main multi-arts festival, with a consistently strong comedy strand. The principal festival platform for stand-up in Northern Ireland.
cqaf.comFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Dublin Fringe Festival
Sixteen-day open-minded performance festival across Dublin each September, programming comedy alongside theatre, dance and cabaret.
fringefest.comFestivalsIrelandEnglishCanonical domain is fringefest.com; dublinfringe.ie does not resolve.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The world's largest arts festival, held each August, and the single most important month in the stand-up calendar. Open access: any performer who finds a venue can register a show.
edfringe.comFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Galway Comedy Festival
Week-long October comedy festival in Galway, previously branded the Vodafone Comedy Carnival.
galwaycomedyfestival.ieFestivalsIrelandEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Scotland's largest comedy festival, held across Glasgow venues each March.
glasgowcomedyfestival.comFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
Ireland's best-known comedy festival, held in Kilkenny over the June bank holiday and long a fixture for Irish, British and North American stand-ups.
thecatlaughs.comFestivalsIrelandEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Leicester Comedy Festival
February comedy festival across Leicester and Leicestershire, home of the Leicester Comedian of the Year award. Its former operator, Big Difference Company, entered liquidation in August 2026 and a new delivery model was being arranged.
comedy-festival.co.ukFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishGovernance in flux as of September 2026; the domain is comedy-festival.co.uk, not comedyfestival.co.uk.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Independent spring festival in mid-Wales, long favoured by comedians for testing new work in a small, informal setting.
machcomedyfest.co.ukFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)PBH's Free Fringe
Registered charity running the original donation-model, free-entry strand of the Edinburgh Fringe across roughly fifty partner venues.
freefringe.org.ukFestivalsUnited KingdomBritish EnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
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North America
7 resultsFestivals (7)
Just for Laughs
The Montreal-founded Just for Laughs group, the largest international comedy festival organisation, running editions in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Europe plus its ComedyPRO industry market.
hahaha.comFestivalsCanadaEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Just For Laughs Toronto
Toronto edition of Just For Laughs, previously branded JFL42, with its own line-up and ticketing.
toronto.hahaha.comFestivalsCanadaEnglishUse this host; jfl42.com sits behind a Cloudflare challenge and is superseded.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Just For Laughs Vancouver
West-coast Canadian edition of the JFL festival brand.
jflvancouver.comFestivalsCanadaEnglishImported from the curated /directory index when external-resources.ts was folded into this file.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Netflix Is A Joke Fest
Netflix's large multi-venue Los Angeles comedy festival, with line-up, venue and ticketing information on its official site.
netflixisajokefest.comFestivalsUnited StatesEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)New York Comedy Festival
Annual November festival across New York clubs and theatres, pairing arena headliners with club showcases.
nycomedyfestival.comFestivalsUnited StatesEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)SF Sketchfest
San Francisco's large multi-venue January comedy festival, spanning stand-up, sketch, improv and reunion shows.
sfsketchfest.comFestivalsUnited StatesEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Winnipeg Comedy Festival
Annual Manitoba stand-up festival built around themed galas, several of which have been broadcast by CBC.
winnipegcomedyfestival.comFestivalsCanadaEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
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Rest of Europe
1 resultFestivals (1)
Oceania
5 resultsFestivals (5)
Adelaide Fringe
The southern hemisphere's largest arts festival and Australia's biggest open-access comedy marketplace, with open registration for performers.
adelaidefringe.com.auFestivalsAustraliaEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)FRINGE WORLD (Perth)
January fringe festival with a large comedy programme.
fringeworld.com.auFestivalsAustraliaEnglishImported from the curated /directory index when external-resources.ts was folded into this file.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Australia's largest comedy festival and one of the three biggest in the world alongside Edinburgh and Just for Laughs. Also the parent body for Raw Comedy, Deadly Funny, Class Clowns and the national Roadshow.
comedyfestival.com.auFestivalsAustraliaEnglishmelbournecomedyfestival.com.au is a parked domain; comedyfestival.com.au is the real site.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)NZ International Comedy Festival
New Zealand's national comedy festival, run by the NZ Comedy Trust across Auckland and Wellington each May.
comedyfestival.co.nzFestivalsNew ZealandEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)Sydney Comedy Festival
Annual Sydney festival across venues including the Enmore and Factory theatres, which also runs a showcase tour through regional New South Wales.
sydneycomedyfest.com.auFestivalsAustraliaEnglishLink checked 2026-09-19
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Global
2 resultsFestivals (2)
Festival Sherpa — world comedy festivals
Traveller-oriented guide to the biggest comedy festivals by region.
festivalsherpa.comFestivalsEnglishImported from the curated /directory index when external-resources.ts was folded into this file.
Link checked 2026-09-19
(opens in a new tab)The Comic’s Comic — festival list
Hand-maintained calendar of comedy festivals and their submission windows.
thecomicscomic.comFestivalsEnglishImported from the curated /directory index when external-resources.ts was folded into this file.
Link checked 2026-09-19
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Elsewhere
1 resultFestivals (1)
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