If you’re something of an online cinephile – and if you’re here, then you surely tick both of those boxes – chances are you’ve heard all the hype around Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie. The big-screen outing of Canadian comedians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol has been one of the most acclaimed movies of 2026, a hugely-hyped comedy film that hit cinemas in the US and Canada at the start of the year. But it’s been all quiet on the UK release front – until now.
Finally, Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie has a confirmed release date in the UK and Ireland, set to hit cinemas here on July 3, with some previews on July 1 too, having been picked up by Vertigo Releasing. That means, after months of waiting, there’s only a month and a half more waiting to go until we get one of the year’s most talked-about movies. The film – directed by Johnson, who also directed 2023’s Blackberry, and is behind the camera too on upcoming Anthony Bourdain movie Tony – is the latest escalation of his and McCarrol’s comedy project, which began as a YouTube mockumentary series in 2007, and became a TV sitcom in Canada in 2017.
Here’s hoping that this Canadian comedy lives up to the hype – be sure to bring your own box of Timbits.
