DUBAI: The Dubai Comedy Festival revealed on Friday its first set of headliners for its much-anticipated event taking place from May 12 to 22. The jam-packed line-up of comedians includes Josh Widdicombe, Vir Das, Jo Koy, Gad Elmaleh and Russell Peters, with more artists set to be announced in the coming weeks. The 11-day event takes place across multiple hotspots in Dubai, including the Coca-Cola Arena, The Agenda, The Theater MOE and more. All the headliners will present an English-language show except for French-Moroccan Elmaleh, whose show will be in French. Tickets are now on sale on Dubai Calendar.