Cardiff Queer Comedy with Jodie Mitchell

Event Info

Cardiff Queer Comedy is back for 2026, and headlining is Edinburgh Fringe Festival lauded performer and alter ego of drag king John Travulva, Jodie Mitchell! The incredible Leila Navabi will be joining to host the night, after completing her national tour of her lauded show, ‘Relay’! More acts TBA!

Leila Navabi

Leila is a writer and comedian from South Wales. In 2023, she made her Edinburgh Fringe debut with a sellout run of her musical comedy hour, ‘Composition’. Described as ‘the actual future of comedy’ (LMAOnaise), her television and radio stand-up credits include ‘BBC New Comedy Awards 2022’ (BBC), ‘Live at Aberystwyth Pier’ (BBC), ‘Stand-up Sesh’ (BBC), ‘Stand Up in My House’ (BBC) and ‘The Leak’ (BBC). She is bilingual, with Welsh Language credits including ‘Ffyrnig’ (S4C) and ‘Ni y Nawdegau’ (BBC Cymru). She has provided tour support for Jessica Fostekew, Laura Smyth and Nish Kumar.

Jodie Mitchell

Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s ‘Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell;, and served as a writer on Season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’.

Jodie co-hosts cult podcasts ‘Secret Dinosaur Cult’ and ‘The Drag King Cast’, was a Funny Women Awards finalist (2017), Vault Festival Comedy Breakthrough Award 2023 nominee, and Leicester Square New Comedian semi‑finalist (2018). Their debut solo hour ‘Becoming John Travulva’ at Edinburgh Fringe earned critical acclaim.