Actor Ryan Reynolds has been announced as the headline act for the inaugural Just For Laughs comedy festival in London.

The event is due to take place at the O2 Arena from 2nd-5th March.

Reynolds will take part in an informal conversation about his career as a Hollywood actor, producer and co-owner of Wrexham AFC, with his Deadpool 2 co-star Rob Delaney moderating.

Other events at the festival include a variety gala hosted by Graham Norton, an evening with Katherine Ryan and friends, and performances by Reggie Watts, Aisling Bea, The Horne Section, Shaparak Khorsandi and Jessica Fostekew. 

Kemah Bob will host an edition of the FOC It Up! comedy club, Adam Buxton will present his music video show Bug, standup Craig Robinson will appear with his band the Nasty Delicious and there will be live podcast recordings and panel events.

Comic Relief co-founder Richard Curtis will host The Truth and Everything Except the Truth, which will include stars who have worked with the charity for an afternoon of “comedy, memories and mishaps”.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday 24^th November 2022 at 10.00am (GMT) and are available from www.jfllondon.com.