THE Falmouth Cringe Comedy Festival is welcoming its biggest programme to date, with 40 comedy performances that will take place from July 4 to 7 across seven venues in Falmouth. 

The Falmouth Cringe, now in its third year, promises a weekend filled with laughter, showcasing a diverse array of comedic styles and voices that are sure to entertain audiences of all ages. 

This year, the festival has programmed a diverse mix of events. As well as stand up performances from the likes of Nabil Abdulrashid, Chistopher Hall, Olga Koch and Chloe Petts, highlights of the festival include a film screening of Harry Hill’s ‘The Last Caveman’ followed by a live Zoom Q+A with Harry; a live podcast recording of GhostHuns - the popular ghost story podcast from comedians Hannah Byczkowski (Winner of The Traitors, 2022) and Suzie Preece (Finalist, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year) and a Cornish comedy showcase, ‘The Court of Kernow’ hosted by Ed Rowe, otherwise known as The Kernow King.  

Families are also well catered for, with two completely free outdoor performances from local Cornish entertainers Magic Martin and Dangerous Dave on Sunday, July 7 at Kimberley Park, as well as an interactive, disabled led game show for all ages by the Blue Badge Bunch on Saturday, July 6.  

The festival has also revealed its closing night headliner, none other than Jessica Fostekew. Jessica (regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist podcast and star and writer of BBC Radio 4’s Sturdy Girl Club) will bring her new show Mettle to Solskinn - The Church on July 7. Jess’ previous show Hench was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Most recently her hugely-acclaimed feature film Scrapper won the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance festival.  

The full programme lineup can be found on The Falmouth Cringe website, www.falmouthcringe.com