One of the highlights of the circuit last year was undoubtedly the Newport FESTIVAL OF COMEDY. Sitting in the fantastic surroundings of Tredegar Park, enjoying some of the finest performers with food, drink, family and friends was the perfect way to spend a Sunday evening.
After three tremendous packed-out shows in the summer sunshine at Tredegar Park, the Giggling Goat is returning on Sunday, 21st July with a star-studded line up that includes headliner Joel Dommett, Angela Barnes, Andy Parsons, Babatunde Aléshé, Kerry Godliman, Steffan Evans and Hal Cruttenden as MC and more.
Accompanying the stellar line-up of live comedy will be a live house band, street food, a fun fair and so much more.
Having fully established himself as one of the safest and funniest pair of hands in television, JOEL DOMMETT has become a firm fixture on TV in the last few years. He became known to many people through his successful stint on I’m a Celebrity and gained thousands of fans due to his unique brand of humour and his lovable personality while on the show; so many that he went on to finish second.
After his hugely successful time in the jungle, he took over the hosting of ITV2’s spin-off show I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp alongside Scarlett Moffatt. Joel went on to star on Channel 4’s Comedy Gala and the BBC’s Live at the Apollo, becoming a regular face on our screens. He went on to film a special for Netflix which was filmed at Montreal Comedy festival.
Joel is quickly cementing himself as one of Britain’s regularly featured presenters; he has been the front man of Saturday night smash-hit The Masked Singer since 2020 for five hugely successful series, which have seen viewing figures of 10 million. He presented The Masked Dancer spin-off and hosted The Masked Singer Live in arenas around the country.
Also on ITV, Joel hosts the hugely popular teatime quiz show ‘In with a Shout’, which will see a second series air later this year. In 2023 Joel hosted the newly commissioned reboot of Survivor on BBC One, which saw him put 16 contestants to the test in the Dominican Republic in what many say is the toughest show on TV. The same year he also hosted Comic relief on BBC One for the first time.
The charmingly straight-talking, quick-witted KERRY GODLIMAN is one of the country’s best performers. Both an incredibly talented comedian and a phenomenal actor, Kerry is best known for her appearances on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Taskmaster, Hypothetical, Ultimate Worrier, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Royal Variety Performance and 8 Out of 10 Cats. She has also appeared on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, A League of Their Own, There’s Something About Movies, and Outsiders.
Kerry’s acting talents have seen her receive critical acclaim for her roles in After Life, Whitstable Pearl, Call the Midwife, Derek, Save Me, Bad Move, Triggerpoint, Carters Get Rich, Mascots, and Adult Material.
ANGELA BARNES swapped a career in health and social care for stand-up in 2010 and hasn’t looked back. Within just a couple of years she had won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2011 and toured around the country with her stand-up shows. Angela has starred in BBC Two’s Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, House of Games, and Hypothetical on Dave. She is a firm favourite on BBC Radio 4,having featured on The Now Show and The News Quiz – including a recent stint as the host.
ANDY PARSONS is a multi-award winning comedian who started his career writing for Weekending and Alas Smith and Jones, and went on to become one of the main writers on the ground-breaking Spitting Image satirical puppet show. As well as being a regular on Mock the Week for ten years, Andy has performed on numerous radio and TV shows including Live at the Apollo, QI, Saturday Live, The Stand-Up Show, The Comedy Store, The PMQ show, Scrooby Trevithick, and Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections.
Former Perrier award nominee HAL CRUTTENDEN is one of the top touring stand-up comedians working in the UK and Ireland today, as well as being a highly accomplished writer, presenter and actor. He’s hosted The Rugby’s On on BT Sport with Ugo Monye. He has also made several appearances on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC1 & 2), ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC1) and ‘The Apprentice: You’re Fired’ (BBC2). Hal has toured extensively in the UK and Ireland over the last 10 years, he has also taken shows to the Montreal, Melbourne, and New Zealand comedy festivals.
A firm TV favourite, BABATUNDE ALÉSHÉ is one of the most popular names in UK entertainment. Much in demand, Babatunde’s impressive list of credits include The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), The Last Leg (C4) and Live at the Apollo (BBC) as well as being a cast regular in the BAFTA nominated Celebrity Gogglebox (C4) and a fan favourite in the smash hit I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! (ITV).
Since bursting onto the comedy circuit, Wales’ very own bundle of energy STEFFAN EVANS had become one of the fastest rising stars on the Welsh circuit, supporting the likes of Elis James on, compering festival shows including the likes of James Acaster, Russell Kane and touring his own shows around festivals all over England & Wales.
Festival of Comedy Director Mark Hopkins told us…..
“We are thrilled to bringing some of the biggest and funniest names to Newport once again for the Festival of Comedy. This is an exceptional lineup of comedians and alongside our Giggling Goat House Band, this is fast becoming an unmissable event in the UK comedy calendar.”
The FESTIVAL OF COMEDY will take place at Tredegar Park in Newport on Sunday 21st July. Tickets are available from HERE.
And to get you in the mood, here’s a look back at a previous festival with some very well known faces.
