Norwich Comedy Festival will take over Chapelfield Gardens from July 1 to 5, bringing some of the country's top comedians together at a new event inside a big top tent.

Headliners have already been announced, with Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Jen Nolan, Laura Smyth and Ivo Graham taking to the mic on the Wednesday night.

Sara Pascoe will perform in the big top on Saturday (Image: Ian West/PA)

Tom Allen will take to the stage as part of the event (Image: Ben Whitley/PA)

On Thursday, Simon Amstell, Fin Taylor, Thor Stenhaug, Michelle De Swarte and Catherine Bohart will deliver side-splitting sets.

Dylan Moran, Helen Bauer, Evaldas Karosas, Jamali Maddix and Kyla Cobbler will perform on Friday.

Two sittings will take place on Saturday, with Sara Pascoe, David O'Doherty, Jin Hao Li, Sarah Keyworth and Phil Ellis performing from 3pm and Ed Gamble, John Kearns, Kiran Saggu, Tom Rosenthal and Chloe Petts from 7.30pm.

Ed Gamble has performed plenty of times at city venues (Image: IAN WEST/PA)

On Sunday afternoon, Tom Allen, Lindsey Santoro, Bella Hull, Michael Odewale and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will perform, followed by Ross Noble, Ed Byrne, Harriet Dyer, Ray Badran and Stephen Bailey that evening.

Tickets start at £28.50.

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