First Bus offers free travel for Glasgow comedy fans
Anyone attending this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) can take advantage of free bus travel to and from shows thanks to the festival’s new partnership with First Bus.
To officially launch the partnership, Scott Agnew presented a special edition of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival official podcast, recorded on a First Bus, taking in the sights of the city with special guests Two Doors Down’s Kieran Hodgson, Weegie Hink Ae That?!, Raymond Mearns, Leah MacRae and Elaine Malcolmson all hopping on board to join them at intervals throughout the episode.
GICF gets underway on 15th March and will take place over 19 days at various venues across the city. The partnership with First Bus has been designed to enable easy and convenient travel for comedy fans to get to and from shows.
To take advantage of the free travel offer, ticket holders simply have to enter the promotional code they receive by email from GICF into the app. They will then receive a free day ticket valid for use during the festival, providing an environmentally friendly, safe way to travel to and from
Graeme Macfarlan, Commercial Director at First Bus Scotland, said: “We’re proud to be playing our role in helping to make our city’s celebrated comedy festival more affordable and accessible for everyone.
“Our partnership with the festival will allow us to reach a wider audience to further encourage people to choose public transport as their preferred method of travel. We look forward to welcoming comedy fans on board our buses later this month and beyond."
Comedy stars performing as part of this year’s line-up include TikTok star Paul Black, Loose Woman Kaye Adams, Taskmaster star Phil Wang, GICF veteran Jason Byrne, Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed, Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon and actor & writer Fern Brady.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival is now in its 20th year, celebrating the very best in stand-up comedy, sketch shows, and other comedy performances, there are more than 400 shows to choose from this year - helping to cement Glasgow as the world’s funniest city.
Krista MacDonald, Director of Glasgow International Comedy Festival, said: “We are delighted to be launching this exciting partnership with First Bus that offers everyone the opportunity to attend our events easier than ever before.
“We have an amazing line up of shows throughout the festival and everyone who buys a ticket will receive a free day ticket to use on First Bus services. This means they can travel to and from the venue with ease while also doing their bit to reduce their environmental impact.
To browse this year’s programme, or buy tickets, please visit: https://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/
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About First Bus
First Bus is one of the UK’s largest bus operators. Making journeys easier for our customers, we were the first national bus operator to accept contactless card payments across all of our services and our First Bus App is voted ‘best in class’ amongst UK bus operators. Our most recent investments are in new, state-of-the-art buses across our key networks.
We work proactively with our local authority partners, making a positive impact on air quality, tackling congestion and improving customer experience. We are focused on First Bus becoming a leader in the transition to a low-carbon future and are committed to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035; we have pledged not to purchase any new diesel buses after December 2022. We also operate the Aircoach network in Ireland.
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About the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2023 runs 15th March - 2nd April 2023
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival was established in 2003 and 2023 will be the twentieth festival.
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is supported by main funder, Glasgow Life.
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is delivered by Glasgow International Comedy Festival Ltd, a company formed by Krista MacDonald, GB Festivals Ltd and Salt'n'Sauce Promotions Ltd. and operated on a not-for-profit basis.
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