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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32815| Title: | UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2025 |
| Authors: | Lockyer, S Weaver, S Rowe, G |
| Issue Date: | 4-Feb-2026 |
| Publisher: | The Live Comedy Association, in partnership with the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) and British Comedy Guide (BCG) |
| Citation: | Lockyer, S., Weaver, S. and Rowe, G. (2025) UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2025. Manchester: The Live Comedy Association, in partnership with the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) and British Comedy Guide (BCG), pp. 1 - 35. Available at: https://comedysurvey.co.uk/reports/UK_Live_Comedy_Sector_Survey_Report_2025.pdf (Accessed: 12 February 2026). |
| Abstract: | This report details the main findings of the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 run by the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR), the Live Comedy Association (LCA) and British Comedy Guide (BCG). This is a follow-up to the first Live Comedy Sector Survey, conducted in 2024, and examines the economic, social and cultural impact of the UK live comedy sector. It also provides a progress update on the series of recommendations made in the 2024 report. The 2025 survey was completed by 272 people working in UK live comedy. 63% of respondents were comedians and 37% were people working as either comedy promoters, producers, venue managers, festival organisers, agents, technicians, publishers, journalists or comedy critics. Survey findings and their related recommendations are clustered around 4 key themes: The economics of the live comedy sector; The spaces and places of live comedy; The social impact of live comedy; and inequalities and inequities of live comedy. |
| Description: | The UK Live Comedy Sector Survey 2025 was jointly conducted by the Centre for Comedy Studies Research at Brunel University, the Live Comedy Association, and British Comedy Guide. The UK Live Comedy Sector Survey was administered by Brunel University of London and ethical approval to conduct the survey was received from the College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee at Brunel University of London. At head of title page: comedysurvey.co.uk . The survey was open from 15th July to 18th August 2025 and from 13th October to 24th October 2025. The survey was distributed through industry press and several further industry distribution lists and networks. Survey data was analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32815 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Sharon Lockyer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4941-8067 ORCiD: Simon Weaver https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-2920 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers |
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| FullText.pdf | Copyright © 2026 The Live Comedy Association, in partnership with the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) and British Comedy Guide (BCG). | 1.38 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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