Event info

The first Scottish/Icelandic comedy festival in history!

A group of Scotland´s finest comedians are heading over to Iceland 8-10 February for the Scotch on Ice Comedy Festival, to see which place is more miserable in winter and help their friends in the North tackle the darkness with laughter. They will also be joined by local comedians because if any two nations share a sense of humour, it´s those “crazy Icelanders” and Scots!

The grand finale will be held at the spectacular Harpa Concert Hall. The charming Jojo Sutherland will compere a show of all the visiting comedians: Eddy Brimson, Jay Lafferty and Liam Withnail as well as local comedians Bylgja Babýlons and Jono Duffy. But to finish the festival with a bang, headliner will be none other than the great Tom Stade! Tom´s a regular fixture on TV shows such as Live at the Apollo, The John Bishop Show and Michael McIntyre´s Roadshow and for years has played to sold-out crowds at the Edinburgh festival. Tom´s show, I Swear, was one of the most popular ones at this year’s Fringe and since taking it on the road in the UK, he´s received nothing but rave reviews. A much sought-after performer worldwide, it´s an honour to welcome this magnificent stand-up comedian to Iceland now and a great opportunity to catch Tom´s live performance as he has never been better!

Hugarafl

Scotch on Ice Comedy Festival supports Hugarafl (e. MindPower), an Icelandic organization to help those with mental challenges to function through empowerment, peer support and recovery approach. When you buy a ticket to any of the Scotch on Ice shows you can opt for donating 500 ISK or more to Hugarafl as well. We also encourage you to invite a friend who needs a laugh!

Anxiety, depression and other mental conditions are challenges often familiar to some performers, so they understand better than many the necessity for laughter and the ability to see the funny side of life. Therefore, they´d like to support an organisation that helps empowering people with mental challenges so they can enjoy life. The dark winter months are often a difficult time for many of us and that´s when we really need picking up – but when we need it the most it´s usually the hardest for us to go out amongst other people – so that´s when it´s good to have a friend or relative to help us get out more. What better way to spend time together than laughing together?