Welcome to the new Official, and much improved, Reading Comedy Festival website.

As we hurriedly hurtle towards our fifth birthday this October, we felt it was about time that we brought you a brand-spanking-new website that reflects our “Greatest Comedy Festival in the World”* status. So we’ve been working round the clock to bring you an easier to use, even prettier and all-round better online experience.

We’re still putting the finishing touches to the final version, so bear with us… Until we’re fully functional why not check out the bumper line-up already announced at www.readingarts.com which features some of the finest acts in the comedy stratosphere, including Paddy McGuinness, Dylan Moran, Ed Byrne, Danny Bhoy and much, much, much, much more…

It should only be a couple of weeks now ‘til we’re in full-working-order over here at readingcomedyfestival.com. Come back soon and enjoy all the delights our new site has to offer – including our ‘Interact’ section, with picture and video galleries, podcasts, downloads plus a new improved forum for you to discuss all things comedy.

So sign-up for email updates (look left), subscribe to the RSS Feed (look up a bit) or simply add us as a favourite. Just make sure you come back soon… (and if you like Jimmy Carr, you’d better get in there quick as tickets for both his Autumn shows are selling fast).

More news soon, from all the team at Comedy HQ

* Mark Thomas, September 2007 (Honestly!!!!)

LAUGHTER GUARANTEE: Dylan Moran 'What it is' star of BLACK BOOKS, SHAUN OF THE DEAD and RUN FAT BOY RUN is back with a brand new show, WHAT IT IS. MORAN’S legendary stand up rants have sold out across the world cementing this unkempt wordsmith’s reputation as one of the foremost comics of his generation. Wednesday 8 October 2008 8pm Hexagon Book tickets