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Four days of comedy across central Milton Keynes
Sunday mixes brunch, theatre comedy and dining shows
Ticket prices and venues at a glance
Who the festival is likely to suit

Milton Keynes Comedy Festival will take over venues across Milton Keynes City Centre from Thursday 9 July to Sunday 12 July 2026, with stand-up, family-friendly shows, dining experiences and late-weekend comedy bills spread across four days.

The festival is brought to the city by MyMiltonKeynes BID and The Comedy Cow. Events start at 8pm on Thursday and run through to a 7.30pm show on Sunday, with individual tickets listed from £7 to £69.95 depending on the performance.

Venues named in the programme include Hotel La Tour, MERKUR Casino, Midsummer Tap, MK Gallery, Blossom Room, Revs de Cuba and The Residence. The line-up ranges from big-name comics to improv, theatre comedy and food-led events, giving residents and visitors several ways to build a weekend around the city centre.

For readers tracking other stage dates in the area, Milton Keynes Theatre’s June programme is also adding another major culture stop before the comedy festival arrives.

Four days of comedy across central Milton Keynes

The opening night is scheduled for 8pm on Thursday 9 July at Hotel La Tour, with Matt Richardson, Sarah Pascoe, Simon Brodkin and Joe Pasquale listed on the launch bill. Tickets for that event are priced at £32.

Friday 10 July brings the Friday Night, Best of the Fest show to MERKUR Casino at 8pm. Steve Bugeja, Eshaan Akbar, Janine Harouni and Ria Lina are named for the bill, with tickets listed at £25.

Saturday is the busiest day in the programme, with shows starting from 12.30pm and continuing into the evening. The Noise Next Door appears at Midsummer Tap at 12.30pm, while Ed Byrne is at MK Gallery at the same time. Later slots include Hal Cruttenden, John Robertson’s Dark Room Comedy, Darren Harriot, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation, Lost Voice Guy, Glenn Moore, Felicity Ward, Spencer Jones and Mark Row.

Saturday’s headline-style group show is Saturday Night – Best of the Fest at MK Gallery at 7pm, with Olivia Lee, Paul Tonkinson, Ninia Benjamin and Rhys James listed. Tickets for that show are £25.

Sunday mixes brunch, theatre comedy and dining shows

Sunday 12 July opens with food and performance built into the schedule. Bottomless Brunch Comedy is listed at Blossom Room at 1pm, priced at £45, with John Pearson and Aurie Styla named. At the same time, the Faulty Towers Dining Experience is scheduled at MK Gallery, with tickets at £69.95.

The afternoon also includes Tez Ilyas at Revs de Cuba at 1.30pm and MK Theatre of Comedy: Puddleford Podcast at The Residence at 1.30pm. Brennan Reece follows at Revs de Cuba at 3pm, while Sophie Duker is listed at MK Gallery at 3.30pm.

Later Sunday slots include Jo Caulfield at Revs de Cuba at 4.30pm and MK Theatre of Comedy: Pitch Slapped at The Residence at the same time. A second Faulty Towers Dining Experience is scheduled at MK Gallery at 6pm, before MK Theatre of Comedy: Whose Turn? closes the listed programme at The Residence at 7.30pm.

Ticket prices and venues at a glance

Detail	Confirmed information
Event	Milton Keynes Comedy Festival
Dates	9-12 July 2026
Main location	Various locations across Milton Keynes City Centre
First listed show	Thursday 9 July, 8pm, Hotel La Tour
Final listed show	Sunday 12 July, 7.30pm, The Residence
Price range	£7 to £69.95, depending on event
Organisers	MyMiltonKeynes BID and The Comedy Cow
Booking status	Listed as “Book Now” by the source

Who the festival is likely to suit

The programme gives comedy fans a choice between single-act sets, multi-comic festival bills and more experience-led events. Families are included in the source audience, while the venue spread also points towards adults planning a night out, a city-centre brunch or a Sunday afternoon show.

The lowest listed price is £7 for Mark Row at MK Gallery Learning Room on Saturday at 5pm. The highest listed price is £69.95 for the Faulty Towers Dining Experience at MK Gallery on Sunday at 1pm and 6pm.

The source lists booking as open under “Book Now”, with prices varying by event.

Source: MyMK Events