Campbell, Cook and Ramsey front Newcastle Comedy Festival line-up.

Chris Ramsey

Craig Campbell, Jason Cook and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Chris Ramsey front the line-up for this year’s Newcastle Comedy Festival, Giggle Beats can reveal.

Cook and Ramsey, who both star in upcoming BBC2 series Hebburn, will team up for a double header at Gateshead Town Hall on Friday 27^th; while Canadian stand-up Campbell, who heads to the Fringe with Stewart Francis and Glenn Wool this summer for their first show together in 15 years, will close the festival on Sunday 29^th July at The Sage, Gateshead.

All in all, over 37 comedians, including the likes of Show Me The Funny winner Patrick Monahan, Simon Munnery and former Comedy Award winner Phil Nichol, are set to perform across seven venues on Tyneside between Friday 20th July and Sunday 29th July.

Festival organiser John Smith told Giggle Beats: “The Newcastle Comedy Festival runs the week before the Fringe, so it’s the perfect time to cherry pick the best acts to preview their new shows before they debut them in Edinburgh a few days later.

Smith added: “We’ve carefully selected the best local performers alongside top acts with an established pedigree at the festival; so there’s a very good chance you could see one of the top award winners without having to leave the North-East.”

Year on year the Newcastle Comedy Festival attracts some of the world’s most established comedians keen to hone their material before the Edinburgh Fringe; and this year’s festival no different.

Click below to see the full line-up, including links to buy tickets…

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Friday 20^th July: Mike Gunn and Sean Collins (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Friday 20^th July: Local Heroes – line-up TBC (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Saturday 21^st July: Comedy Gala Show – line-up TBC (Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Saturday 21^st July: Jo Caulfield and Anvil Springsteen (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Sunday 22^nd July: Paul Sinha and James Dowdeswell (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Sunday 22^nd July: Phil Nichol and Carey Marx (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Monday 23^rd July: Ian D Montford and Charlie Baker (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Monday 23^rd July: Martin Mor and Dan Nightingale (The Stand, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Tuesday 24^th July: Noise Next Door improv (The Hyena, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Tuesday 24^th July: Andrew Maxwell tour show (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Tuesday 24^th July: Patrick Monahan and Sally-Ann Haywood (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Wednesday 25^th July: Simon Munnery and Phil Walker (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Wednesday 25^th July: Hall Cruttendon and Suzi Ruffell (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Thursday 26^th July: Gavin Webster and Tom Deacon (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Thursday 26^th July: Adam Ethan Crowe and Quincy (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Friday 27^th July: Andrew Lawrence and Jen Brister (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Friday 27^th July: Chris Ramsey and Jason Cook (Town Hall, Gateshead). Buy tickets.

Saturday 28^th July: Adam Bloom and Dave Hadingham, plus George Zach (The Sage, Gateshead). Buy tickets.

Saturday 28^th July: Seymour Mace and Simon Donald (Live Theatre, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Saturday 28^th July: Hatful of Hollow – a comedy play by Carter and Longstaff (Cluny 2, Newcastle). Buy tickets.

Sunday 29^th July: Craig Campbell tour show (The Sage, Gateshead). Buy tickets.

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