Bristol Comedy Garden 2026

Sara is one of the most revered comedians in the UK. She has hosted 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC2) and 'Comedians Giving Lectures' (Dave), and appeared on a host of other best-loved TV shows including 'Mock the Week', 'Have I Got News for You?', 'QI', 'Would I Lie to You?' and '8 out of 10 Cats', as well as recording a stand-up special, 'Sara Pascoe Live at the BBC'. Sara’s radio series, 'Modern Monkey', aired on BBC R4 and her authored BBC short, 'Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy', was broadcast to great acclaim. Sara has enjoyed multiple sell-out UK tours and a sell-out run in London’s West End. As an actress, Sara has an impressive array of TV credits including the BAFTA nominated 'Twenty Twelve' (BBC2), 'W1A' (BBC2), 'Campus' (C4), 'The Thick of It' (BBC2) and 'Being Human' (BBC3). Sara has authored the critically acclaimed 'Animal' and the Sunday Times Best Seller 'Sex Power Money'.

Joel Dommett has become a regular face on TV, from being a finalist in 2016's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, to then hosting I'm a Celebrity Extra Camp alongside Scarlett Moffatt and Joe Swash. He starred in two series of the critically acclaimed Comedy Central Show Joel and Nish Vs the World, is the co-host of ITV2's new dating show Singletown, and he's the presenter of the soon to be aired international smash The Masked Singer. The start of 2019 saw Joel release a thirty minute stand-up special for Netflix as part of a global comedy event Comedians of the World. He has also achieved a place on the Sunday Times Bestseller list with his book It's Not Me It's Them, which was recently released in paperback.

Jen Brister is a stand up comic, writer and comedy actor. 'Brister ticks all the boxes – she's confident, energetic and knows how to deliver a line for maximum laughs' (The Scotsman) 'Outrageously funny' (Metro) 'Gorgeously talented' (Tim Arthur, Time Out) 'This is as near perfect stand up as I have seen' (Scotsgay).