Bush Theatre today announces a four-day festival of comedy taking place this summer in Shepherd’s Bush. The line-up performing at the newly refurbished theatre will include James Acaster, Helen Bauer, Desiree Burch, Jessie Cave, Nina Conti, John Kearns, Tim Key and Mark Watson with more acts still to be announced. The festival runs from 19-29 June 2018.
The festival has grown from four days of fresh and exciting new work to eight days, spanning two weekends of some of the hottest and most surprising comedians in the UK. The shows will be accompanied by a series of free comedy workshops for local children.
The festival is presented by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and PBJ Management in partnership with the Bush Theatre.
“Following the success of last year’s event, we’re on our way to making Shepherds Bush a key location on the pre-Edinburgh Festival comedy circuit,” said Cllr Andrew Jones, H&F Cabinet Member for the Economy and the Arts. “We’re delighted to be able to bring more high calibre comedians and more laughs to the residents of H&F. The Shepherds Bush Comedy Festival forms part of our aim to make H&F’s vibrant arts scene even better. We want to be one of the country’s leading destinations for the arts.”
