Thu 4th Jun 2026 at 8:45pm ends 9:45pm

French's, Robertson Street, Hastings, UK - Map

Hastings Comedy Festival 2026 presents:

Ben Van Der Velde: Van der Laugh Generator

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One of the best improvisers on the stand-up circuit tries to make sense of the chaos of the world. Join Ben as he squeezes the comedy juice out of everything under the sun, from hunter-gatherers to AI, XL bullies to boardgames and beyond. It'll be a bit like watching Wikipedia having a nervous breakdown. For fans of Ross Noble, Jason Byrne and heroic nonsense. “An accomplished comic.” Time Out “Perfect... the audience were hysterical.” Huffington Post

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16+

Wheelchair accessible

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Reviews for previous Hastings Comedy Festival 2026 events

Rebecca G reviewed Jed and Gary's Jeddybears Picnic which happened on 4:30pm on Sat 18th Jun 2022.
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Yes

Review left at 4:51pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

Julie P reviewed Simon Brodkin: Work in progress show which happened on 7:00pm on Sun 19th Jun 2022.

Great evening

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Yes

Review left at 4:49pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

Alistair W reviewed Sasha Ellen which happened on 2:00pm on Sun 19th Jun 2022.

Didn’t turn up!

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No

Review left at 4:01pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

GARRY P reviewed Simon Brodkin: Work in progress show which happened on 7:00pm on Sun 19th Jun 2022.

Billed as a "work in progress", Simon had a good first 20 minutes and a very mediocre final 40! Arriving an hour late didn't help his cause. Needs a lot of work pre-Edinburgh.

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Yes

Review left at 3:54pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

Victoria H reviewed Ger Staunton Live which happened on 4:30pm on Sun 19th Jun 2022.

Fantastic, so funny!

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Yes

Review left at 3:25pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

Dani H reviewed Jed and Gary's Jeddybears Picnic which happened on 4:30pm on Sat 18th Jun 2022.

Was really fun watching however got quite hot and smelled of sweat. Drinks were a touch pricey too.

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Yes

Review left at 3:25pm on Mon 20th Jun 2022

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