Press & Media
Madrid Comedy Festival in the press.
What newspapers, magazines and event guides have published about the festival, and everything you need if you’re writing about us.
Coverage
Articles and news stories
Time Out Madrid
27 September 2026 · Spanish
Madrid se llena de humor durante cuatro días: más de 70 cómicos participarán en la nueva edición de este divertido festival
A preview of the 2026 edition: four days of stand-up, improv, storytelling and roast in Spanish, English, French, Italian and more.
El Diario de Madrid
29 September 2026 · Spanish
El festival de comedia que reúne en Madrid a 70 cómicos de 25 países durante cuatro días
A look at the second edition ahead of opening night, and at how the first edition went in 2025.
Madrid Metropolitan
21 September 2026 · English
Madrid Comedy Festival Returns For Second Year
An English-language preview of the second edition and the story of how the festival started.
Madridiario
3 September 2026 · Spanish
Madrid Comedy Festival 2026: fechas, entradas y descuento exclusivo
Dates and ticket information for the 2026 edition, with a discount for Madridiario readers.
20minutos
Spanish
Madrid Comedy Festival on 20minutos
Coverage of the festival’s multilingual line-up, with shows in Spanish, English, Italian and French.
Radio
Our visit to Cadena SER
Cadena SER
Dan Feist and Joseph Ewonde Jr. take over the studio
Ahead of the 2026 edition, festival comedians Dan Feist and Joseph Ewonde Jr. dropped in at A vivir on Cadena SER. They each did a short stand-up set in the studio, then talked about doing comedy in a language that isn’t your first, and about four days of shows across Madrid.
Listings
Event guides and listings
Platforms where the 2026 edition was listed. These are listings and guides, not reviews or endorsements.
- Planomato
Event guideMadrid Comedy Festival 2026: programa completo y fechasView listing on Planomato - Monologamía
Comedy guideMadrid Comedy Festival 2026: Guía Completa y Shows en Tropicana Beach ClubView listing on Monologamía - Hostelworld Events
Event listingMadrid Comedy Festival | 2026 Events & AccommodationView listing on Hostelworld Events - DondeGo
Event listingMadrid Comedy FestivalView listing on DondeGo
Press kit
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Fast facts
- Independent, international stand-up festival in Madrid, founded by Mehdi Mahtaj.
- Shows performed in their original language.
- First edition, October 2025: six venues, all sold out. 60+ comedians from 20+ countries.
- Second edition, 1–4 October 2026: 38 shows, 9 venues, 8 languages.
- Third edition: 6–10 October 2027.
Press contact
Mehdi Mahtaj, Founder
info@madridcomedyfestival.com
+34 635 59 72 43