Gamez Performing at Hoopla. Image credit Rah Petherbridge

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Jan 19, 2026

Blanche Improv launches London Improv Festival

A new three-day improv festival coming to London in May 2026.

Gamez Performing at Hoopla. Image credit Rah Petherbridge

In December 2025, Blanche Improv launched The London Improv Festival, set to take place from 22nd - 24th May 2026.

The festival promises to be a ‘celebration of artistry, community and joy’, with preparations well underway for a spring weekend of workshops and shows. Festival director Lelda Kapsis, founded Blanche Improv in 2023, which has fast become a well loved pillar of the London improv scene. 

Top New York based improviser Sebastian Conelli has already been announced as a headline performer at the festival. He regularly performs with Raaaatscraps and Asssscat and is the co-host of the podcast Loud About Nothing

More acts are set to be announced soon, but it’s already shaping up to be must-attend event for UK improvisers.

The London Improv Festival is taking place at Blanche Improv in Earls Court London, 22nd - 24th May 2026. Full details: https://www.thelondonimprovfestival.com/

We'll bring you all the festival updates as and when we find out. Looking forward to May!