Want to perform at
the Independent
Comedy Festival?
Follow the steps
below…
Find a Promoter and a Venue
If you have a show you would like to bring to ICF, you need to find an approved promoter willing to put your show on.
Every venue at the Independent Comedy Festival will be working with a promoter; there are several different promoters who are booking venues at the festival. Each promoter will work on a different business model, so it’s important that you find the promoter that is right for you.
You will need to apply to a promoter and arrange a date and time with them for your show to take place in accordance with their booking policy and model. Each promoter will have their own booking process and application system. See below the promoters that are taking open applications.
To be included in the festival, your show must be at a venue that is working with one of the approved promoters.
Approved Promoters for ICF 2027
The promoters listed below have been approved as promoters for the Independent Comedy Festival 2027. They are likely to open applications soon or may be booking their line up through an internal system. This list will be updated, so check back regularly.
Promoters Currently Taking Applications
The promoters listed below are currently taking applications from shows wishing to be a part of their 2027 programme at the Independent Comedy Festival. This list will be updated as different promoters open and close applications, so check back regularly.
Big Deal Comedy
Den of Laughs
Foxy Comedy
It’s Live Improv
More Info: It’s Live Improv operates a PWYW model with the audience given the opportunity to buy a ticket in advance between £5-£12.50 or ‘Pay What You Want’ on the door, with artist to keep 100% of ticket revenue. It’s Live Improv will be programming exclusively improv shows.
Jokers Comedy Club
Just the Tonic
Monster Comedy
Monster Comedy operates a PWYW model with the audience given the opportunity to buy a ticket in advance between £5-£12.50 or ‘Pay What You Want’ on the door. To apply you will need a show image, title and blurb. Please include any quotes, accolades and awards in your blurb.
Register Your Show
Once you have agreed a date and time with an approved promoter, you are ready to register your show.
Registrations will open Week Beginning 14th September. There is a fee for registering your show, this fee covers the cost of listing your show in the festival brochure and our website, your inclusion in official festival marketing and the administration of the official festival box office.
The deadline for show registration for the first on-sale date is 11.59pm Friday 9th October
Click here to register your showPlease note: We are using brand new software to manage the Independent Comedy Festival Registration Process. The ICF was established in early August following the collapse of Leicester Comedy Festival and this software was built very quickly. It is still a work-in-progress, so please be patient with it!
There is a step-by-step guide on how to register a show here:
Download the guideRegistration Fees
Registration fees for ICF 27 will be as follows:
Registration for a show in venue with capacity <150
Registration for a show in venue with capacity >150
Registration for a show in venue with capacity >300
There is a Multi-Show Discount for shows that take place more than once, with a discount of £10 on the first performance, and a further discount of £20 on the second performance, with a minimum show fee of £40 on performances of a show in <100 Capacity Venues.
The multi-show discount is intended for artists who are performing a show or shows they have produced themselves more than once. If you are registering shows on behalf of someone else, you will be invoiced for the difference.
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