VOLUNTEER
The Bristol Comedy Festival is seeking enthusiastic comedy fans for volunteer roles in January 2026.
Why Volunteer?
Our behind-the-scenes crew are a motivated and supportive bunch – and this is your chance to join them!
Volunteers get valuable hands-on experience across a variety of roles: welcoming audiences into shows, running essential items to venues, working as event techs, and supporting the box office and marketing team.
Festival days can be busy and sometimes demanding, but they’re also huge fun, rewarding, and an experience you’ll never forget.
You don’t need to be available every day, but if you can commit to at least 4 volunteer shifts between 15–31 January 2026, and would like to donate your time and skills to the festival, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply to be a volunteer
If you would like to volunteer at the festival, please complete both the volunteer application form and the Equality, Diversity and inclusion (EDI) survey. Clicking on the buttons below will open the form and survey in new tabs.
FAQ
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Ideally volunteers will be available for at least four shifts during the festival. However, if you can’t offer that much time but are keen to be involved, we’d still love to hear from you.
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We’re looking for all kinds of volunteers! Typical roles include event managers, ushers, social media and marketing assistants, photographers and content creators, box office assistants and people who can help move chairs and equipment between venues.
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Yes, training will be provided before the festival begins and there will be opportunities to give volunteering a go at other comedy nights in Bristol in December and January, before the festival starts.
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You must be at least 18 years old to volunteer with The Bristol Comedy Festival.
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If you would like to volunteer at the festival, please complete both the volunteer application form and the Equality, Diversity and inclusion (EDI) survey. Clicking on the buttons on this page will open the form and survey in new tabs.