--- title: "Catch the Best New Comedy with Best of the Fest: The New Class | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Looking for the best new hot-on-the-scene comedy stars? You’re in the right place! Best of the Fest: The New Class is the best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favs, with a different show every night!" "og:title": "Catch the Best New Comedy with Best of the Fest: The New Class" "twitter:description": "Looking for the best new hot-on-the-scene comedy stars? You’re in the right place! Best of the Fest: The New Class is the best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favs, with a different show every night!" "twitter:title": "Catch the Best New Comedy with Best of the Fest: The New Class" description: "Looking for the best new hot-on-the-scene comedy stars? You’re in the right place! Best of the Fest: The New Class is the best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favs, with a different show every night!" --- # Catch the Best New Comedy with Best of the Fest: The New Class [← Back to News](https://assemblyfestival.com/news) **Comedy****Event****News** Looking for the best new hot-on-the-scene comedy stars? You’re in the right place! [**Best of the Fest: The New Class**](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/931-best-of-the-fest-the-new-class) is the best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favs, with a different show every night! **Check out some highlights!** Takashi Wakasugi Kate Dolan Lou Wall Ben Pope **Check out the full lineup:** **Fri 1 Aug** Oliver Coleman | Abby Howells | Will Owen | Becky Umbers | The Burton Brothers **Sat 2 Aug** Ben Pope | Kate Dolan | Caroline McEvoy | Ismael Loutfi | Guy Williams **Sun 3 Aug** Sam Nicoresti | Takashi Wakasugi | Jon Gracey | Robyn Reynolds | Jessie Nixon **Thu 7 Aug** Morgan Rees | Emma Holland | Ayoade Bamgboye | Maia Tassalini | Alexandra Haddow **Fri 8 Aug** Mary O'Connell | Rachel Galvo | Hasan Al-Habib | The Mayor & His Daughter | Daniel Foxx **Sat 9 Aug** Daniel Muggleton | Grace Mulvey | Daniel Petrie | Seaton Smith | Dane Buckley **Sun 10 Aug** Thor Stenaug | Woody Fu | Katie Pritchard | Ellen Turnhill Montoya | CVNT **Thu 14 Aug** Daniel Muggleton | Shabaz Ali | Bec Charlwood | Kathy Maniura | Jack Traynor **Fri 15 Aug** Mary O'Connell | Annie Boyle | Shalaka Kurup | Jacob Nussey | Lou Wall **Sat 16 Aug** Christopher Hall | Mel McGlensey | Sam Williams | Harry Jun | Ayo Adenekan **Sun 17 Aug** John Tothill | Diana Doherty | Eric Rushton | Molly McGuinness **Thu 21 Aug** Tamsyn Kelly | Ethan & Sweeney | Jen Nolan | Andrew Doherty | Jenny Tian **Fri 22 Aug** Will Owen | Ray O'Leary | Jin Hao Li | Grace Jarvis | Leila Navabi **Sat 23 Aug** Sharon Wanjohi | John Tothill | Rachel Kaly | Zainab Johnson | Amelia Hamilton **Sun 24 Aug** Alex Mithcell | Marise Gaughan | Sam Jay Grab tickets [**here**](https://bit.ly/best-of-the-fest-the-new-class-2025) or check out the [**full programme**](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on)! 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