Altitude 2012: An avalanche of comedy announced!

JIMMY CARR, FRANKIE BOYLE, AL MURRAY, ED BYRNE, KEVIN BRIDGES, TIM MINCHIN, MILTON JONES, CRAIG CAMPBELL, RUFUS HOUND, MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE, ANDREW MAXWELL, TERRY ALDERTON, CARL DONNELLY, ABANDOMAN & THE CUBAN BROTHERS…

We are very excited to be bringing you the world’s biggest names in comedy performing over 6 nights at one of the best ski resorts in Europe. Along with venues designed for comedy and cabaret, excellent restaurants, luxurious hotels and enticing spas, Mayrhofen, Austria also offers access to the entire Zillertal super ski area with 639km of piste and 167 lifts and gondolas.

Comedian Andrew Maxwell curates the festival, opening up his little black book and inviting all his comedy friends to join him for days whizzing around the slopes and providing hours of laughter for the evening entertainment. This year the amazing line up of comedians includes: TV heavyweight Jimmy Carr, the return of the almighty Frankie Boyle, everyone’s favourite pub landlord Al Murray, veteran observational stand-up Ed Byrne, Scottish ‘man-of-the-people’ Kevin Bridges, Aussie musical minstrel Tim Minchin, king of the one-liner Milton Jones, Canadian charmer Craig Campbell, moustachioed storyteller Rufus Hound, Radio 4 satirist Marcus Brigstocke, impressionist & occasional beatboxer Terry Alderton, 21st century slacker Carl Donnelly, ‘Ireland’s 7th biggest hip hop crew’ Abandoman, irrepressible showmen The Cuban Brothers, and many more of the finest comedians from the UK and International circuit to be announced.

The all-round variety of entertainment is second to none. Whether you’re in a group of friends on a wild white holiday, a relaxing romantic break or a fun family occasion, the festival caters for everyone’s tastes. There are kids shows and crèche facilities during the day and evening (including the popular Comedy Club 4 Kids), bars and restaurants high above the clouds, an empty 15th century spa, secret backcountry bashes and an igloo party. A great piste for Fantastic skiing or boarding and plenty of piste taking at night with some of the very best and varied entertainment! What’s more Mayrhofen is not an expensive resort, it’s the perfect location to enjoy a holiday during the recession. There’s no compromise on the skiing, entertainment or facilities, but the price for such a quality holiday is extremely affordable!

Every holiday package includes accommodation and wristbands that give access to all of the comedy shows, with the opportunity to see some of the biggest names in comedy in really intimate surroundings.

We really are a unique festival, in breathtaking surroundings guests enjoy a holiday where they’re surrounded by new friends, out together on the slopes all day and enjoying easy banter and laughter every night… Altitude is blessed with stunning alpine peaks, panoramic snow covered plateaus, fragrant pine forests, 200 year-old traditionally-built wooden barns and a nightclub made entirely from snow! With 625 KM’s of pistes a 3286m glacier AND an award-winning terrain park, we offer you pure powdery perfection.

Click here for more info and to book your holiday package.


It’s not just us who thinks we’re great!

We could sit here all day and tell you how amazing Altitude Comedy Festival is, but we thought we should also provide you with some hard evidence to support it in case you were in any doubt. It’s nice to be nice, and it’s nice to read nice things, so take a look below at all the nice things nice people have said about us!

‘There can be few nicer places to watch comedy than at the Altitude festival **** ‘ Daily Telegraph


‘even if you’re useless at it [Skiing or Snowboarding], it’s still worth it for the après’ Guardian

‘It is not often you get to see an O2 Arena-filling act in a 100-capacity bar, so this was the kind of thing that made the festival special.’ Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard

‘It is the friendliest, funniest frostival I’ve ever been to!’ Virtual Festivals

‘SKIING, comedy, music. Not a bad combination, in anyone’s book. Hence, the fun had at Altitude Festival this year was – by my maths – at least three times better than any mountain break previously taken.’ Tommy Holgate, The Sun Comedy Columnist

 ‘Altitude Festival keeps the laughter levels flowing long after you dust off your bruised and aching limbs for some well-deserved après-ski and a glass of mulled wine.’ Metro

 ‘Altitude festival is well, well WORTH A LOOK. We recommend it highly.’ Maxim

 ‘Some storming gigs…brilliant intimate sets’ Chortle

 ‘The one thing to expect from Altitude is the unexpected – an utterly surreal experience’ The Big Issue (4/5 Review)

‘One of the most unique comedy festivals in the world.’ Such Small Portions