Latitude Festival today announces Sara Pascoe, Sue Perkins and Sing-Along with The Section as the latest additions to its landmark 20th anniversary edition, further cementing what is now the biggest comedy lineup in the festival’s twenty-year history and the finest comedy bill assembled outside of Edinburgh this summer.
In a summer of extraordinary comedy, two of Britain’s most beloved entertainers, Sir Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins, both make rare returns to stand-up after more than a decade away, making Latitude 2026 not just a festival but a genuine, once-in-a-generation occasion.
Sara Pascoe headlines fresh from her biggest ever UK tour, I Am A Strange Gloop, a critically acclaimed sell-out run that included a date at the London Palladium. Her first tour since 2022, the show sees Sara navigating a new era: gone are the days of self-exploration via sexual safari, as she works out who she is between episodes of Peppa Pig.
Sue Perkins brings her warmth, wit and brilliance to Henham Park in a festival exclusive. Currently touring her brand-new show The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins, her first live stand-up show in over a decade, Sue returns to the stage with a hilarious and searingly honest exploration of stigma, humiliation and the unlikely happenings of a career spent in the spotlight. Whether it’s what happens when your brain goes haywire on live TV, or how you turn intimate photos splashed across the internet into an act of dignity and joy, Sue proves herself as sharp, fearless and brilliantly funny as ever.
Sing-Along with The Section brings the brilliantly anarchic band, created by Taskmaster’s Alex Horne, to Henham Park for a joyous, audience-wide sing-along. With Alex himself not appearing, some of the biggest names from across the Latitude comedy bill will be stepping up in his place to join The Section on stage, and even some lucky members of the Latitude audience getting their moment in the spotlight too.
Sir Lenny Henry makes an exclusive UK music festival appearance with his new show Still At Large, his only music festival performance this year. Blending stand-up, storytelling and conversation, the show celebrates five extraordinary decades in British entertainment, from The Lenny Henry Show and Chef!
Ross Noble brings his legendary improvised chaos to Latitude’s 20th anniversary. For over 25 years, Ross has been redefining stand-up comedy with performances that are never the same twice. His stream-of-consciousness style takes audiences on surreal journeys through his gloriously bizarre imagination. Ross’s return to Latitude is particularly special, he created one of the festival’s most legendary moments in 2008. After leading the entire Comedy Arena in a mass sing-along of Bohemian Rhapsody, he spontaneously led a 3,000-strong conga line across the festival site to a bemused vegan food stall, where the crowd chanted for sausage rolls before Ross crowd-surfed to safety.
Jen Brister brings her razor-sharp observational comedy and fearless honesty to Latitude’s 20th anniversary as a headline act. One of the UK’s most distinctive comedy voices, Jen has built a devoted following through her brilliantly frank material about parenting, politics, and modern life. A veteran of the Edinburgh Fringe, her comedy combines personal storytelling with fierce intelligence and impeccable timing. Her bestselling book The Other Mother, and popular podcast have expanded her reach, but it’s on stage where Jen truly shines.
Jack Dee, master of deadpan comedy, returns to Henham Park with his signature dry wit and impeccable timing. A true Latitude favourite, Jack has graced the Comedy Arena on multiple occasions, including a memorable performance at the festival’s 10th anniversary in 2015. A household name for over three decades, Jack’s intelligent observational comedy has consistently sold out arenas across the UK.
Also on the bill across the weekend at the TK Maxx presents the Comedy Arena is an exceptional array of established stars and exciting new voices David O’Doherty, Josie Long, Marcus Brigstocke, Rosie Jones, Kyla Cobbler, Chloe Petts, Scott Bennett, Flo & Joan, Blank Peng, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Josh Baulf, Maia Tassalini, Matt Bragg, Phil Ellis, Thomas Green, The Comedy Store, Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalists, and So You Think You’re Funny? winner Madeleine Brettingham.
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