Reading Indie Comedy Festival 2025

Reading Indie Comedy Festival will return in 2025 between the 15 - 18 of May.

The festival will comprise of 4 days of hilarious shows across Reading's independent comedy circuit.

Further detail will follow as we confirm the festival programme so keep an eye on this page.

The Festival Pass will grant entry to every show at the festival including The Comedy at Taproom Saturday Showcase 2025 with headliner Sean Walsh and The Comedy at the Pentahotel Double Headliner Showcase 2025 with Paul Sinha & Tom Davis.

Thursday 15 May

Reading Biscuit Factory

8pm - Reading Comedy Showcase

Friday 16 May

Purple Turtle

7:30pm - Reading New Comedian of the Year Competition 2025

The Roseate Reading

8pm - Hasan Al-Habib, Death to the West Midlands!

Pentahotel, Reading

8pm      - Dan Collins: Rambunctious
9:30pm - The Late Show: Greg Winfield. Whatever You Say (WIP)

Saturday 17 May

Purple Turtle

12:30 - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: The Hat and The Tash

2pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: Matt Richardson

4pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: Sara Barron

The Outlook 

3pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: Glenn Moore

5pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: Sam Serrano

Double-Barrelled Brewery

7:30pm - Comedy at the Taproom Saturday Showcase 2024 with Headliner Seann Walsh

Sunday 18 May

Milk Bar

2:30pm - Sam Michael: World's Oldest Man

4:30pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival presents: Esther Manito

6:30pm - The Sunday Roast, Presented by Roast Battle UK

The Purple Turtle

1pm - What's The Game Improv Reading Comedy Festival Showcase 2025

3pm - Reading Indie Comedy Festival present: Matt Rouse

5pm - Nicole Harris: Just Messing Around

Pentahotel, Reading

7:30pm - Comedy at the Pentahotel Double Headliner Showcase 2025 with Paul Sinha & Tom Davis