The first stars announced for festival's anniversary

JAMES Acaster, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, pictured inset below, Tim Key, Lou Sanders, Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley are amongst the first names announced for the 10th anniversary of the Wells Comedy Festival over the May bank holiday in 2026.

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Many of the country’s top names in comedy will descend on England’s smallest city for a huge bank holiday weekend of stand-up from 22-24 May to help celebrate the landmark tenth anniversary festival.

The first shows announced for the celebration include James Acaster (star of Netflix, Taskmaster and co-host of mega-hit podcast Off Menu), Nish Kumar (The Mash Report, Taskmaster, Pod Save the UK), Lou Sanders (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Dancing On Ice), and the breakout star of Last One Laughing UK Harriet Kemsley.