Gear up for giggles at the Dubai Comedy Festival 2025!
The language of laughter brings people together, turns frowns upside down and gives colour to the mundane routines of life. Stand-up comedy ticks all these boxes and offers a healthy dose of humour when needed, helping you leave your worries behind.
If you’re a laughter-seeker in Dubai, we have some good news! The Dubai Comedy Festival is back in 2025, with eleven days of hilarity-packed performances that’ll have you laughing your socks off. The Dubai Comedy Festival will showcase a lineup of stand-up comedians from around the world. Read on to find out more about what this comedic extravaganza will offer.
VENUE AND DATES
The Dubai Comedy Festival 2025 will be held at multiple locations across Dubai. Some popular locations include:
- Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk
- Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai
- New Covent Garden in the Mall of the Emirates
The festival starts on October 2nd 2025, and concludes on October 12th.
THE COMEDIANS
The Dubai Comedy Festival 2025 is not just about big-name stand-up comedians. It provides a platform for new local and regional comedians to set the stage and come together to unite the multicultural residents of Dubai with some great humour.
Let’s look at some top stand-up performers appearing at the Dubai Comedy Festival 2025.
- Mo Amer: Fresh from his hit Netflix show, Palestinian American Mo Amer is set to hit these shores. His comedy, driven by his own experiences and an uncanny ability to make difficult situations funny has made him a massive star. He will be performing on the 9th and 10th of October at Dubai Opera.
- Tom Segura: Tom is known for his Netflix special and book, I’d Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays. He is bringing his tour, Come Together, to the UAE on October 2nd, 2025.
- Malik Al-Masrah: A play set in the year 2060, where Khaled Al Mutaffar plays a theatre artist looking back at the year 2025. It tackles social issues and the internet’s impact on society. This play, performed in Arabic, will take place on the 3rd and 4th of October at Dubai Opera.
- Omid Djalili: Persian comedian Omid Djalili is bringing his humorous take on relatable scenarios to this stand-up festival in Dubai. Prepare for all the roasts and laughs on October 5th at Dubai Opera.
- Akaash Singh: Get ready to LOL as comedian and podcaster Akaash Singh takes over the stage at Dubai Opera. He’s known for his crowdwork (with a special called The Crowdwork special named after this skill) and relatable comedy about having South-Asian roots (in specials like Bring Back Apu). He’ll be performing on October 5th at the Dubai Opera.
- Andrew Schulz: The American comic will bring his version of edgy comedy to the Coca-Cola Arena on the 7th of October. Join him for standup comedy and a live taping of the podcast with special guests.
- Morgan Jay: Comedian and musician Morgan Jay built his following on TikTok by combining humour and music. If you’re thinking of a show to sing along to while laughing, this Dubai live comedy show is for you. It will take place on October 6th at the Dubai Opera.
- Abbas Bukhari: Desi fun-filled with nostalgia and laughter, Abbas Bukhari brings his unique comedy to the New Covent Garden on the 4th of October.
- Joanne McNally: Irish comedy sensation Joanne McNally is returning to Dubai for a show guaranteed to get you chuckling. She is the co-host of one of Britain’s top podcasts, My Therapist Ghosted Me. Watch her live at Dubai Opera on October 7th.
- Zakir Khan: One of India’s top comedians, Zakir Khan uses Hindi puns and poetry to create entertaining shows. His most popular stand-up shows, such as Haq Se Single and Kaksha Gyaarvi, have got fans laughing and relating to everything. Watch this Hindi show on October 12th at the Coca Cola Arena.
Other performers include:
- Hassan Phills
- Shawn Chidiac
- Stuff
- Tape Face
- Con Coutis
- Mush
- Emaad Siddiqui
- Morgan Jay
- David Voinson
- Facepalm Comedy
- German stand-up (Benaissa Lamroubal, Khalid Bounouar, and Salim Samatou)
- Russian stand-up (Elena Korneeva, Ramis Akhmetov, Pyotr Gremyakin, Adis Mammo and Aman Tyulyugenov)
- Paul Taylor
- Laser Kiwi
- 101 Ways
- Bin Swelah & Friends
- Jonny Awsum: The Kids Show
- Amer Zahr
- John Achkar
- Ahmed Saif
- 3A KA3BA
- Riaad Moosa and Joey Rasdien
- Ivan Abramov
- Redouane Bougheraba
- Imah Dumagay
Tickets are available on the Platinumlist website, starting at as low as AED 75. You can visit the official website for more information about purchasing Dubai Comedy Festival 2025 tickets.
FAQs
Can I bring my children to the comedy festival?
An adult must accompany guests who are under the age of 16. For further details, we recommend looking up each show’s age policy.
How much do Dubai Comedy Festival tickets cost?
Dubai Comedy Festival tickets range from AED 75 to AED 1,500 and vary depending on the artists, venue and availability. Please refer to the individual shows for more details about the prices.
IS THERE A DRESS CODE THAT VISITORS NEED TO FOLLOW?
Visitors should refrain from wearing overly casual or provocative attire. For instance, avoid wearing shorts or flip-flops.
They say you need to look at life with a sunny-side-up perspective, but we believe that a bit of laughter can make it funny-side-up! The Dubai Comedy Festival lineup can certainly make this happen.
You can attend more shows at popular stand-up comedy venues in Dubai, where well-known comedians like Russel Peters, Jimmy Carr, Dara O’Briain and more have performed live. You can also check out our comprehensive list of upcoming events in Dubai to savour the best of the city!
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