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Aberystwyth Comedy Festival

Aberystwyth Comedy Festival launched in 2018 as a complementary event to the already established Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Whilst Machynlleth is a festival where comedians can try new ideas and experiment, Aberystwyth is built on finished shows. In the two years since Aberystwyth launched, it’s cemented itself as a cornerstone of the comedy calendar, hosting a raft of up-and-coming comedy talent from across Wales & beyond, along with shows from the likes of James Acaster, Rhod Gilbert, and Suzi Ruffell. It’s also spawned its own 91Èȱ¬ Radio Wales series, Live from Aberystwyth Pier, hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean. 

The abundance of performance spaces dotted along the seafront and on the campus lend themselves perfectly to a comedy festival by the sea.