Simon Amstell, Rich Hall, Kerry Godliman, Jayde Adams, Olga Koch, Shazia Mirza and Flo & Joan are some of the comedy acts who have been confirmd for Latitude 2020.
They join the already-announced comedy headliner Bill Bailey. Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder of podcast Older And Wider are also announced today.
Other major acts include Haim, The Chemical Brothers, Liam Gallagher and Snow Patrol.
The 15th edition of the festival takes place in the magical grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, across 16th-19th July 2020. Weekend and Day tickets are on sale here.
Home of world-class comedy, this year also features Abigoliah Schamaun, Angela Barnes,
Last summer Latitude introduced The Listening Post; a whole new stage dedicated to the diverse and creative art form that is podcasts, it became a standout success and returns in 2020 with some of the hottest podcasters around. Grumpy Old Women writers Comedian Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder will broadcast a hilarious live version of their podcast Older And Wider at Latitude. Craig Parkinson (The Line of Duty, Four Lions) brings The Two Shot Podcast to the festival, interviewing a very special guest.
Returning to the Listening Post are The Poetry Exchange, discussing poems as friends with some very special guests. Latitude also welcomes acclaimed sitcom Brian And Roger to the stage, featuring Harry Peacock (Toast of London) and Dan Skinner (Angelos Epithemiou). Pod Bible, the UK’s first ever magazine dedicated to podcasts, will present Pod Bible Live, and the winner of The British Podcast Awards: Best Live Show, a new category for the 2020 awards supported by Latitude, will also perform.
Jenny Eclair says: “Expect ‘twinge of the day’ and conversations about being 'too old for early retirement' and 'too wide to get into most public loos without doing a three-point turn'”
The Speakeasy will host a rabble-rousing range of established wordsmiths and emergent talents who all recognise the power of language to change the world. Women's Prize for Fiction return to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a very special headline talk from bestselling novelist Kate Mosse, while Man Booker Prize longlisted author of The Water Cure Sophie Mackintosh joins The Speakeasy line-up, to launch her issue of Five Dials with special guests. Salon London do the legwork for you as they present Gigantic: 300 Books You Won’t Have To Read.
Self-titled sexpert Flo Perry will present a talk based on her book How To Have Feminist Sex: A Fairly Graphic Guide. Raynor Winn will present her magical and life-affirming new book The Wild Silence, the follow-up to the uplifting internationally bestselling debut The Salt Path, Patrick Barkham keeps us firmly grounded in nature, talking about his new book, Wild Child, and Laura Dockrill presents What Have I Done? Her honest, taboo-breaking memoir about struggling with postpartum psychosis.
Simon Amstell picture by Harry Carr.
