Tony Law: Work in Progress
2018-07-25 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Cutty Sark Theatre: Tony Law and Andy Field
2018-07-28 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Cutty Sark Theatre, Cutty Sark, Michael Edwards Studio Theatre, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
Enjoy surreal and asburd comedy with award-winning Tony Law and BBC New Comedy Finalist Andy Field before they hit the Edinburgh Fringe.

Tony Law: Four-time Chortle award winner returns with a brand new show. As seen on Have I Got News for You, 8 out of 10 Cats and more.

Andy Field: Since last year Andy Field has been keeping a diary full of his thoughts, feelings and silly ideas. Now he’s going to perform the best bits in an odd combination of bleak personal confessions and fun, light-hearted jokes and stories. It’s the perfect marriage of whiny oversharing and surreal silliness that no one asked for but everyone can enjoy.

The Paddock
2018-08-28 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-10-02 21:15 - 23:15, 2018-11-14 21:15 - 22:45, 2018-12-04 20:00 - 21:15, 2019-01-16 21:15 - 22:30, 2019-03-27 18:30 - 19:45, 2019-04-24 18:30 - 19:45, 2019-05-28 18:30 - 19:45 (Europe/London) and 9 more dates | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
An experimental, mixed-bill night. Stuff on stage, stuff on screen. A playground for exciting and innovative performers and filmmakers.

Angel Comedy
2018-09-03 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-10-02 20:00 - 21:00, 2018-10-25 20:00 - 21:45, 2018-11-14 20:00 - 21:30, 2019-08-06 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Our flagship nights.
The nights that started our love affair with you guys (no, really, YOU hang up)

Comedy nights that are professional, award-winning, exciting – and FREE!

Shows start at 8pm (or earlier if we reach capacity)
It’s first come first served, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment: that means before 7pm on the weekends

Sara Pascoe: New Stuff/Old Stuff/Progress
2018-09-03 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Sara practices for tour show and works out new material and doesn’t shout at you and is grateful you’ve come.

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (Work in Progress)
2018-09-07 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Calling shows a ‘Work in Progress’ is for wimps. When is a show not in progress anyway? Is a show ever truly ‘done’? Sure, this show is a lot closer to its conception than its conclusion but am I going to fall back on calling it a ‘work in progress’??? Absolutely not. Is it far from finished and shonky as hell? Sure. Will it be worth the ticket price? Comedy is subjective.

Cameron Esposito: Person of Consequence
2018-09-10 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Called the ‘future of comedy' by legendary late night host Jay Leno, comedian, actor, writer, producer and podcaster Cameron Esposito brings her brand new tour 'Person of Consequence' to Soho Theatre for her first time headlining in the UK.

Named ‘a comic to watch’ by the New York Times, Variety, LA Weekly, Time Out LA, LA Magazine, Jezebel, Cosmopolitan and the Guardian, Cameron hosts her own stand-up show, Put Your Hands Together, every Tuesday night at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

Cameron recently debuted her newest hour of comedy, Rape Jokes, in front of a small crowd in Los Angeles, described as ‘powerful’, ‘daring and hilarious’ and hailed as ‘the first great stand-up set of the #metoo era.’ (The Daily Beast).

Cameron has appeared on NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, E!, Cartoon Network and HBO Canada, in TV shows such as Maron, Drunk History, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Comedy Bang Bang and in films featured at the Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals.

Her album Same Sex Symbol debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was named a Best of 2014 comedy album by The AV Club, Consequence of Sound, Laugh Button and Paste Magazine.

Cameron is co-creator and co-star of Take My Wife, a television series that has received rave reviews in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vulture and Indiewire and is available now on iTunes. She also hosts her own podcast Queery, in which she interviews the brightest luminaries in the LGBTQ+ family exploring individual stories of identity, personality and the shifting cultural matrix around gender, sexuality and civil rights.

Superego
2018-09-14 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, United Kingdom
Profiles In Self-Obsession. Improvised, analyzed, and brought to you by Drs. Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter, Mark McConville, and Paul F. Tompkins.
They seek to redefine the traditional understanding of the term superego, in effect surpassing Freud’s label of our own moral compass to arrive at a more appropriate definition: the inflation of one’s ego beyond epic proportions of absurdity.

SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins
2018-09-15 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, United Kingdom
SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins is a completely improvised show, from monologue to interview to narrative sketch. Join Paul, his special guests, his incredibly talented improviser friends, and accompanist Eban Schletter for an hour of comedy that none of them ever see coming.
Please note that latecomers may not be admitted due to the event being recorded.

Phoenix Comedy
2018-09-23 18:00 - 20:15 (Europe/London) | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, England, United Kingdom
To celebrate the reopening of the Grand Hall, the best of British comedy are coming to Battersea Arts Centre. Expect TV favourites, hot newcomers, Edinburgh Comedy Award winners and very special guests.

Sooz Kempner: Super Sonic 90s Kid
2018-09-26 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Sooz spent the 90s playing Sonic but did the 90s map out her entire existence? And will she coast through life or complete it with all the Chaos Emeralds? As seen on BBC Three and ITV.

Sam Campbell: The Trough
2018-10-06 23:30 - 2018-10-07 00:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Hello and God bless you. This will be the craziest comedy show in the whole ruddy town!

You can go and see other shows if you want BUT this one really will knock you off your feet and carry you to an ethereal paradise. The show will feature multimedia and an actual snake.
3 key points:

The show will be funny
It is for wackos who want to have a good time
I am trustworthy
Inspired by: Chicken Run

WINNER: Most Outstanding Show (Barry Award) Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018
WINNER: Directors Choice Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016
WINNER: Best Newcomer Sydney Comedy Festival 2015

Foxdog Studios: Robot Chef
2018-10-13 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Fresh off their sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Foxdog Studios bring their critically-acclaimed Robot Chef to Angel Comedy. Expect more baffling technology, music, and, of course, an augmented reality, audience-controlled robot chef.

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill
2018-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present the new season of our messy, loving, self flagellant off broadway show 110%.

The Night of Nights
2018-10-22 21:30 - 22:30, 2018-11-19 18:45 - 19:45, 2018-12-17 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Adam Riches, John Kearns, Stevie Martin, Ben Target and Dan Cook join forces to present material no-one would ever think to say out loud.

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (Work in Progress)
2018-10-23 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
James Acaster is one of the most brilliant and distinctive young comedians of his generation.

A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and winning the 2015 Chortle Award for Best Show, and Best International Show Award at the 2014 New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

As well as his glowing stand-up career, James is also a TV and radio regular and has secured himself as a favourite across both platforms, alongside many of his own projects.

The Paddock
2018-10-25 21:15 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
An experimental, mixed-bill night. Stuff on stage, stuff on screen. A playground for exciting and innovative performers and filmmakers.
Free entry.

Egg: Richard Pictures
2018-10-27 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Berk’s Nest present Egg: Richard Pictures

After a smash-hit debut Edinburgh Festival, Egg bring Richard Pictures to The Pleasance for one night only! Brand-new sketch show from stars of award-winning Fringe favourites BattleActs (BBC Radio 1). Anna and Emily are two off-white women ready to ask all the big questions - like… What is Richard Pictures? And which one of us do you like best?

As seen on BBC and Channel 4 and heard on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Asian Network, including their very own BBC Radio 1 Podcast.

An absolute blast… Perfect - **** Fest
Very, very funny… a hilariously confident hour - **** Skinny
Superior fare… Flashes of Victoria Wood & Julie Walters - **** List
Hilarious, silly and ab-achingly beautiful - **** Funny Women
Everything you want from Sketch Comedy… You’ll be hard pressed to find a show as likeable as this - ***** MCM Magazine

Nick Helm Presents I Think, You Stink!: Resurrected 10th Anniversary Performance
2018-10-27 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Just look what Nick Helm’s dug up...

Way back in 2008 multi-award-nominated comedian and Master of Horror Nick Helm wrote his last play for the Edinburgh Festival, the Musical B-Movie, Drive-In Anthology Horror Tribute ‘I Think, You Stink!’

It was the only show that Nick wrote between 2001 and 2008 that made any money in Edinburgh. It made £50.

PRESENTED IN HYPNO-VISION

Now, a whole decade later, Nick Helm will drag you on a journey to the very depths of Hell and back as he digs up the still rotting remains of his magnum opus and resurrects it for one final gasp of air for a special three-night performance of his devilishly macabre musical comedy for your ghoulish delight.

Take your seat! Say your prayers!! AND try not to shit yourself!!!

IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU PUT YOUR PERSONAL AFFAIRS IN ORDER BEFORE SEEING THIS SHOW!!!

NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!!!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

Sunday Special
2018-10-28 20:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Comedy Central star and soon-to-be Live At The Apollo-er - Acerbic master stand-up FERN BRADY headlines your local Sunday Special - Don’t miss!

'Bold, whipsmart & unabashedly honest' - The Herald

Joining Fern is the legendary, inimitable and very brilliant DANIEL KITSON, the absolutely ace ARNAB CHANDA and more to be announced.

Doors Open 7pm. Show Starts 8pm. £7/4

Tony Law
2018-11-01 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
TONY needs to stumble through his hot new show so that it’s well worth the £10-15£ in soho It is

David O'Doherty: You Have To Laugh
2018-11-02 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ, United Kingdom
Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty is back on tour with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986.

Sunday Special
2018-11-04 20:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Woop-di-woo - Our mega-fave DANIEL KITSON is back ‘treading the boards’ at your local Sunday Special, this will of course be ace so don’t miss.

Joining Daniel is 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee OLGA KOCH plus hyperactive Live From The BBC star ADAM HESS and more to be announced. Book now.

Doors Open 7pm. Show Starts 8pm. £7/4

Róisín & Chiara: Back to Back
2018-11-08 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A two-woman character sketch comedy bonanza. These improvising geniuses (FunnyWomen.com) guarantee a kaleidoscopic adventure of surreal proportions.
Meet The Mighty Boosh on acid ★★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com)

Tony Law: A Lost Show
2018-11-08 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Bumhell. ‘The King of post-modern nonsense’ (Telegraph), comedy’s Tone returns to Soho Theatre with his most meaningful show to date after selling out his entire run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe with 'A Lost Show.'

Watch him and through laughter – rise, happier. You cry, with laugh. ‘What was that!?’ ‘I loved that’. Then you smile to yourself. ‘Tony, you grande dickhead, you making me thinking while you do ‘up’ voice shouting ‘n’ clownsing and then, somehow, through idiocy and your bones of funny – Tone, I know what you mean’.

A mind-changing, comedy-art, laugh-affirming experience you’ll never forget. Expect accents, observations, shouting, clowning, shadows, shadow puppets, a space bear puppet, music, bad music, falling and white face paint. This show finds the vulnerability in us all.

Tony has appeared on Have I Got News For You, The Alternative Comedy Experience, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. His radio credits include Arts Club with Will Gompertz (5Live), Tony Law: 21st Century Adventurer, Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy, Loose Ends and Infinite Monkey Cage.

The Pin: Backstage
2018-11-09 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
After 3 multi-award winning series on BBC Radio 4, “the next Mitchell and Webb” (Times) are going back to the Fringe with a brand new show that’s “hysterical” (Independent) “masterful” (Sunday Times) and “gorgeously skewed.” (Guardian)

Expect a “very classy, very funny” (Telegraph) hour from the creators of BBC Three’s Oi, Leonardo! and writers for Famalam (BBC Three), Walliams and Friend (BBC One), and Tracey Ullman’s Show (BBC One). As seen in W1A (BBC Two), Wannabe (BBC Three), and Bridget Jones’s Baby. Book now for “the cleverest sketch show you’ll ever see” (Times).

Sunday Special
2018-11-11 20:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
This Sunday’s show couldn’t be more jam-packed with award winners - Sunday Special absolute-fave DANIEL KITSON pops in to do a set and is joined by a host of excellence.

Joining Daniel is double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner JOHN KEARNS, Live At The Apollo and Have I Got News For you star DESIREE BURCH and the return of Sunday Special’s No. 1 son ED GAMBLE as host. Hot damn.

* Please note - James Acaster is sadly no longer able to appear at this show, we apologise for any disappointment caused by this.

Doors Open 7pm. Show Starts 8pm. £7/4

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill
2018-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present the new season of our messy, loving, self flagellant off broadway show 110%.

We chat, we dance, we do new bits and old, we pause and go again after the interval! We have our regulars in the audience, on the stage, and in the pub, all poised to return with new thoughts on the northern line, new sings to song and new pints to be dropped.

Come down and become part of a conversation between two idiots and the rest of their liiiiiives. Also featuring our favourite guest friend comedians doing whatever the hell it is they want!

Previous guests include Nick Helm, John Robins, Adam Riches, Sam Simmons, Lou Sanders, Jordan Brookes, Lucy Pearman and Fin Taylor.

Tonight’s guest: ‘Roast Battle’ and soon-to-be ‘Live at the Apollo’ star Fern Brady.

Suspiciously Cheap Comedy
2018-11-25 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EL, United Kingdom
The biggest and best new-material night in London returns, with the biggest and best acts. Winter is coming.

FT. JOHN KEARNS
The only winner of the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Roaringly funny **** (Scotsman).
Richly idiosyncratic comedy **** (Guardian).
Funny and intellectually ambitious ***** (Evening Standard).

KIERAN HODGSON
Triple Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee. Star of Upstart Crow + Pls Like. You won't want to miss this.
***** (Guardian, Telegraph).
**** (Times, Sunday Times, Time Out, Scotsman)

LOLLY ADEFOPE
Multi-award-winning character comedian and star of Taskmaster (Dave), Loaded (Channel 4), Miracle Workers (TBS USA), Damned (Channel 4), Shrill (Hulu), Ghosts (BBC1).
The Observer's Rising Star 2017, Lolly is nothing short of outstanding ***** (ITalkTelly.com).
I never wanted this show to end ***** (ThreeWeeks).
One of the best character comedians around **** (BroadwayBaby.com).
She has found her comic voice and something to say. Bound for much bigger things **** (iNews.co.uk).

CATHERINE COHEN
New York comic in a rare London show. Expect to want to move to New York after this.
Cohen radiates a gee-whiz star power, Carol Kane-level charisma and enough between-song banter to make Carol Burnett blush. Time Out New York. Five NYC Comedians to Look Out for in 2018

+ MORE TBA...

PLUS HOSTED/GAP-FILLED BY:

GOOSE
Sweaty one-man cartoons.
A fabulous, breakneck performer who morphs feverishly between characters and ideas. (The Independent).
**** Brilliant stuff..A niftily constructed, frenetical hour (The Guardian).
**** Excellently crafted...Quickfire jokes, rich call-backs and expensive stunts rattle past (Sunday Times).
***** Irrepressibly funny...It's phenomenal. Just go (Fest).

GEIN’S FAMILY GIFTSHOP
Your new favourite sketch group, you just don’t know it yet.
Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2014.
Winners: Best New Sketch Act and Audience Choice Award at London Sketchfest 2014.
***** (The Sunday Times, The Skinny, Arts Award Voice, Broadway Baby, Short Com),
**** (Mail on Sunday, Time Out, Metro, Fest, Gigglebeats).

AND RESIDENT OUT-OF-OUR-LEAGUE MC:

KIRI PRITCHARD-McLEAN
Leicester Mercury Finalist, Amused Moose finalist and Chortle Award Nominee.
A storming hour of intellectual chuckles (Skinny).
**** Passionate, smart and yes, bloody funny (Scotsman).
**** Darkness wrapped in glitter as she delivers some brutal jokes with a disarming smile (Chortle).

[Please note: in rare cases lineups are, for factors beyond our control, subject to change.]

Stuart Laws & His Funnier Friends
2018-12-02 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Stuart Laws ("makes honking noises from out of his mouth" The List) has invited some of his funnier friends to join in him in an evening of relaxed comedy of new ideas and audience chat. Stuart will be joined by two or three comedians who will be trying material for new shows or for upcoming TV and radio appearances. It will be nice.

Stuart Laws is as far from the typical in-your-face comedian as you can get...A distinctive and unusual treat. The List

This month's guests:

James Acaster (From Russia With Lou & Annie World Cup Show)
Rhys James (From Russia With Lou & Annie World Cup Show)
Brett Goldstein (From Russia With Lou & Annie World Cup Show)
Darshan Sanghrajka (Wasn’t in From Russia With Lou & Annie World Cup Show)
Sikisa ‘Twix’ Bostwick-Barnes (Wasn’t in From Russia With Lou & Annie World Cup Show)

Gala for World AIDS Day
2018-12-03 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
A massive night of mega acts marking World AIDS Day 2018, featuring John Kearns, Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Mae Martin, Nish Kumar, Lucy Pearman, Rosie Jones, Kiri Pritchard McLean, Eshaan Akbar, Suzi Ruffell, Kieran Hodgson, Birthday Girls and James Acaster!

Gala for World AIDS Day is raising money for the National AIDS Trust, and is kindly supported by Pleasance in its inaugural year.

National AIDS Trust (NAT) is the UK’s leading HIV policy and campaigns organisation. The Trust champions the right of people living with HIV and campaign for change – shaping attitudes, challenging injustice and changing lives.

Deadbeat Comedy
2018-12-06 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Deadbeat for a night of the most exciting comedy around. A night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy.
Get there before 8 to take advantage of the amazing happy hour deals!

This month featuring:

ROISIN AND CHIARA

TOM WARD

AND MORE AMAZING ACTS TBC

Lineup may be subject to change.

Sheeps Festive Bash
2018-12-10 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London)
Expect skits and sketches, the traditional Yuletide fare of Heggy and Hot Wine, and special Christmas performances from To Be Decided

Mega Charity Christmas Comedy Night In Aid Of Survivors Manchester
2018-12-10 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
The second charity comedy night in aid of Survivors Manchester - a survivor-led/survivor-run voluntary organisation that aims to create and facilitate a safe space for survivors of sexual abuse.

Line up includes:

Nish Kumar

Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, 2015 & 2016. As seen on Mash Report, Live A The Apollo, Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week.
Intelligent, inventive, and thought-provoking ★★★★★ Time Out
Weighty subjects, quality delivery ★★★★ The List

Cardinal Burns

British Comedy Awards Best Sketch Groups Winners 2012.
BAFTA Best Comedy Show Nominee 2012.
As seen on Cardinal Burns Series 1 & 2, Alan Patridge, Horrible Histories and Bad Education.
Gorgeous lunacy and enormous inventiveness ★★★★★ The Guardian
Laser-guided comic chops with a ability to be egregiously silly ★★★★ The Independent

Phil Wang

Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2015.
As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of Ten Cats and Would I Lie To You?
Stand-up deamland ★★★★ The Guardian
Hugely entertaining ★★★★ The Times

Richard Gadd

Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2016.
Frankly magnificent ★★★★★ Fest
Wildly inventive ★★★★★ The Times

Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Chortle Comedy Award Winner Best Club Comic 2018, Best Compere 2018
As seen on Have I Got News For You, The Russell Howard Hour, Stand Up Central.
Funny and incisive, creating a few-holds-barred sense of big night out entertainment Independent
Significant, important, bloody hilarious ★★★★★ Wee Review
Very dark, very funny ★★★★ Times

Tim Key

Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2009. As seen on Taskmaster , Inside Number 9, and the Alan Partridge franchise.
He’s a genius plain and simple... ★★★★★ Time Out
Sublime, busy, evocative work... ★★★★★ List
Slyly humorous and heavily ironic... ★★★★ Guardian

Fern Brady

As seen on Live At The Apollo, Live At The BBC, Live At The Comedy Store
Quick-witted, acerbic, stand-up... ★★★★★ Skinny
A beautifully brutal turn of phrase... ★★★★ Fest
Bold, whip-smart and unabashedly honest... ★★★★ Herald

Sheeps Festive Bash
2018-12-11 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Expect skits and sketches, the traditional Yuletide fare of Heggy and Hot Wine, and special Christmas performances from To Be Decided.

Daniel Kitson - Work in Progress
2018-12-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2018-12-18 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Daniel Kitson is doing work in progress for his latest theatre show, "Keep".

He will either be reading out stuff he's written but not yet learned or talking about stuff he's thought of but not yet written.

Hysterical Women #15
2018-12-17 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
It's nearly Christmas. So here's a stocking full of brilliant comedians for you to enjoy!

Rachel Jackson (MC)

★★★★★ - Scottish Broadcasting Company
★★★★★ - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
★★★★ - The New European
★★★★ - The Skinny

Fern Brady
As seen on:

Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central)
8 out of 10 Cats (C4)
Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy Spectacular (BBC3)
Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central)
The Russell Howard Hour (Sky 1)

Appealingly acidic… a great comic sensibility with moments of sparkling verve - Guardian

Elf Lyons

Edinburgh Best Show nominee 2017
★★★★★ - Funny Women
★★★★★ - Voice Magazine
★★★★★ - Three Weeks
★★★★★ - To Do List
★★★★★ - Young Perspective
★★★★ - Edinburgh Festivals

Harriet Braine

Funny Women Winner 2016
Musical Comedy Awards - Best Newcomer
★★★★ - Funny Women
★★★★ - Entertainment Focus

Janine Harouni

Positively brimming with confidence, chemistry and flair ★★★★ - Evening Standard
Capable of huge acts of slap-stick and subtle impressions in equal measure ★★★★ - The Skinny

Lulu Popplewell

Chortle Student finalist 2018

Dannie Grufferty

A lot to offer. Same ballpark as Bridget Christie, with an intelligent and interesting base. Steve Bennett, Chortle
Strangely refreshing. Beyond the Joke

Leila Navabi

Leila is a 19 year-old writer, comedian and actor.
She has written for MTV, Comedy Central, E4, and the BBC.
She has been named a Welsh Voice to watch by the BBC, and has various works currently in development under the 'BBC Welsh Voices 18/19' programme.

As usual raising money for Women's Aid. Tickets just £8 or £10 on the door.

Cam Spence: Edinburgh 2019 Work In Progress
2018-12-18 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A Work in Progress of Cam Spence's debut character comedy 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show.

Watch her try on some wigs and dodgy accents!

Supremely talented and smart The Telegraph
Comedy genius The Mumble
As seen on Channel 4's Riot Girls
Funny Women Award Winner 2018

110% John Kearns And Pat Cahill: The Christmas Specials
2018-12-19 20:00 - 22:00, 2018-12-20 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present two special yuletide editions of our messy, loving, self-flagellant off broadway show 110%.

We provide festive chat, merry dances, new bits and old. We have our regulars in the audiences, on the stage, and in the bar, all poised to return with new thoughts on the northern line, new sings to song and new pints to be dropped.

Come down and become part of a conversation between two idiots and the rest of their liiiiiiives. Also featuring our favourite guest friend comedians doing whatever the hell they want!

Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother!
2018-12-22 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Two stunners, one hour.

After a total sell-out Edinburgh run, ‘fringe sensation’ (★★★★★ Times) Lazy Susan return to Soho Theatre with some very nice, very sweet sketches. Ha ha. Just relax baby, why you getting so tense?

Keep. Work In Progress / Preview / Open Rehearsal
2018-12-28 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
A work in progress/preview/open rehearsal of Daniel Kitson’s new show Keep.

KEEP.
2019-01-09 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
A new show about how much past the present can usefully contain. About rigor and generosity. About postcards and hair pins and a certificate from Harry Ramsdens in Blackpool. About how long it takes to stop noticing where you are. About the compromise of a full life and the burden of a full heart and how it’s impossible to know where looking back will lead. About the task of being who we are without denying who we’ve been. About the importance of regret and the possibility of hope and the delusional idea of starting again. About all the books I’ve never read and all the jam I’ve ever eaten and the bags of torn tickets and the drawers of empty pens and the inevitable sadness of ever holding on to anything.

A show, in short, about the things in my house and the stuff in my head.

Objectively Funny Wednesdays: 09/01/19
2019-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
Hump day shmump shmay. Wednesdays are Objectively Funny.

New material from the tippity toppest.

"The art form's cutting edge" - Guardian
"The line-up is such a banger" - London Evening Standard
"A knack for nailing down the most promising acts around" - The British Comedy Guide

This week starring:

PHIL WANG
it's the Wangmaster General from Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News For You and all that and all those

BOBBY MAIR
you loved him on Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Bobby and Harriet Get Married, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and loads of other stuff

ROISIN & CHIARA
"beautifully silly" said the Sunday Times and they gave them four stars

with little bits from
ZACH ZUCKER
POPE LONERGAN
EMMY FYLES
MARTIN WILLIS

and your delightful host
JAYDE ADAMS
who you saw on Comedy Central's Live at the Comedy Store or 8 Out of 10 Cats or when she won the Funny Women competition

KEEP.
2019-01-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2019-01-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) and 5 more dates | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
A new show about how much past the present can usefully contain. About rigor and generosity. About postcards and hair pins and a certificate from Harry Ramsdens in Blackpool. About how long it takes to stop noticing where you are. About the compromise of a full life and the burden of a full heart and how it’s impossible to know where looking back will lead. About the task of being who we are without denying who we’ve been. About the importance of regret and the possibility of hope and the delusional idea of starting again. About all the books I’ve never read and all the jam I’ve ever eaten and the bags of torn tickets and the drawers of empty pens and the inevitable sadness of ever holding on to anything.

A show, in short, about the things in my house and the stuff in my head.
Event page: https://www.bac.org.uk/content/45195/whats_on/whats_on/shows/keep

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2019-01-14 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
James Acaster reflects on the best year of his life and the worst year of his life and does stand up comedy about them while throwing a strop.

Join James at The Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End for the second outing of his critically acclaimed show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 added due to phenomenal demand.

James’ last four shows form his Netflix four-part series, Repertoire. He is the first UK comic to shoot more than one Netflix Original special. His debut book 'Classic Scrapes' made the Sunday Times bestseller list. As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You, QI and Have I Got News for You.

A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.

Kieran Hodgson: '75
2019-01-15 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Nominee: Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018 - Best Show

Passion. Betrayal. Harold Wilson. Character comedian Kieran Hodgson returns with the epic and surprising tale of how Britain joined Europe in the first place.

RAVISHINGLY ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE, FULL OF INSIGHT AND PLENTY OF LAUGHS. ★★★★ Times

On a deeply personal quest for understanding, Kieran perfects a series of obsolete impressions and discovers that the 70s were about more than just TISWAS, the colour brown and words ‘let’s go on strike again’.

Adam Hess: Seahorse
2019-01-15 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Star of 'Tonight at the Palladium' (ITV), 'Live at the Comedy Store' (Comedy Central) and loads of other TV shows, Hess's latest show offers 'some of the fringe's strongest punchlines' (Skinny) from this year's festival, and he promises it will make you laugh a lot.

Having recently performed at festivals around the world including Melbourne, New Zealand and the Edinburgh Fringe, Seahorse sees Adam lose literally everything in his life in a matter of days and then desperately try to claw it back.

Hess is known for his fast gag-rate, he thinks his grandad has never eaten a wrap and he can’t imagine the queen with wet hair. Join this former Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee for an hour of stand-up where he’ll try to make you cry with laughter at least once.

Geins Family Giftshop: Work in Progress
2019-01-16 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Like persistent dandruff, Gein’s Family Giftshop are back and they are itching to show you what they’ve come up with.

…the kind of sensibility that would unsettle even the darkest League of Gentlemen fan ★★★★★ (The Sunday Times)
A joy to watch, provided you don’t suffer from a nervous disposition ★★★★★ (The Skinny)
Intense, inventive sketch comedy ★★★★ (Mail on Sunday)
A no-holds-barred sketch show unlike any other… ★★★★★ (Broadway Baby)

Flora Anderson: Romantic (Work In Progress)
2019-01-20 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Flora works on her show about being a creative failure in 21st Century London. Pret will be mentioned as will Lord Byron. It's about expectations vs reality and there's no moral to it or any kind of satisfying conclusion :-)

She's got no recent reviews which is a neat reflection of the content of the show.

So You Think You're Funny Semi-Finalist 2016
You took part, which is the main thing, and there’s always next time! Funny Women
You just wish her to shut up Chortle

Rory Scovell
2019-01-24 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
US stand-up star Rory Scovel comes to London for two nights at the intimate The Bill Murray venue. Rory’s new Netflix stand-up special Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time recently premiered to rave reviews.

His stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central, TBS’ Conan and NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. His second album, Rory Scovel Live at Third Man Records, was released in 2012 and was recorded live at their Nashville studios.

He co-starred in Amy Schumer’s movie I Feel Pretty, and appeared alongside Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in feature film The House.

Whether discussing drugs, politics, or life in general his infectious stage presence and engaging charisma will quickly shift the vibe of any room and place the audience in the scene of every punch line.

The sly American stand-up toys with the audience in a set that is sharp and subversive The Guardian.

Stuart Laws and a Funnier Friend
2019-01-25 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Stuart Laws: On The Flop is a new show from Stuart and a chance for him to tell you about the day his life changed forever and how he ended up on the final table in a poker tournament in Vegas. The show won’t be finished by this point so to ensure everyone is happy and the show runs to time: he’ll book a friend to do some comedy too, and the guarantee is they’ll be funnier than him.

He's fantastically funny, leaving you wondering how he possibly comes up with these structural masterpieces EdFestMag

The Paddock @ Vault Festival
2019-01-25 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom

Presenting Miss Micky Overman (WIP)
2019-01-28 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Chortle Best Newcomer 2018 Nominee, Micky Overman, has a career, a flat and a boyfriend she likes. She finally feels at home. Of course, she’s not at home – she’s a foreigner, and the UK is a silly old place. Join her as she talks about identity, relationships, the Dutch, dolls, euphemisms, and finding your place. Many of these things definitely, some possibly not. It’s a work in progress after all, and they might have already been ruled out as not funny.
It’ll be a glimpse into the past and a celebration of the future but mostly it’s a show she has vowed to make: ‘a lot sillier than the last one.’ Basically just come watch her make a fool of herself.

Finalist: Leicester Square New Comedian 2016, Funny Women 2016
positively throbs with confidence in her comedy powers – Steve Bennett, Chortle

110% John Kearns And Pat Cahill
2019-01-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-02-26 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-03-26 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-04-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-05-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present the new season of our messy, loving, self flagellant off broadway show 110%.

We chat, we dance, we do new bits and old, we pause and go again after the interval! We have our regulars in the audience, on the stage, and in the pub, all poised to return with new thoughts on the northern line, new sings to song and new pints to be dropped.

Come down and become part of a conversation between two idiots and the rest of their liiiiiives. Also featuring our favourite guest friend comedians doing whatever the hell it is they want!

Previous guests include Nick Helm, John Robins, Adam Riches, Sam Simmons, Lou Sanders, Jordan Brookes, Lucy Pearman and Fin Taylor.

Joe Davies & Friends
2019-02-01 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Hatch, 8 Mackintosh Lane, Homerton, London, E9 6AB, United Kingdom
Joe Davies will host a night of new material and silliness, joined by his comedy pals:

The Goodfather
2019-02-05 19:45 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
The Goodfather is back for a a one off special!
PHIL KAY (aka The Goodfather) hosts a night of stand up featuring..

Stewart Lee
Tony Law
Róisín & Chiara
Lucy Hopkins
Russel Hicks
Tom Ward

+ Special Guest TBA

History:
Once a month from 2011 to 2015 "Head F**k Genius" (Time Out) Phil Kay became The Goodfather and hosted an extravaganza of London's most exciting new comedians. Barn storming line ups of emerging, break through and award winning acts, with an amazing headliner to boot.

And now on Feb 5th 2019 we invite everyone to join us for a one off celebration of PHIL KAY and The GOODFATHER

7pm Doors for 7:45 start

Birthday Girls: Work in Progress
2019-02-09 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Birthday Girls are back at the Pleasance for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
They'll be trying out some brand new material that is fresher than a steaming shit.
It could be super, it could be super stinky, come along and see for yourself.

Birthday Girls have been on the telly (BBC3, BBC2, ITV2, C4), the radio (BBC Radio 4) and even film (one of them has been in a film). They also have their own podcast for BBC Radio 1 because they are very young and current.

★★★★★ This is joy (The Skinny)
★★★★ The Little Mix of sketch comedy (Chortle)
Jaw-achingly funny (NME)

Sheeps: Live And Loud Selfie Sex Harry Potter
2019-02-14 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Everything is going well in the wider world. No crises on the horizon.

Seeing that the coast is finally clear, the Sheeps three are reuniting, despite never having broken up. It will be lots of new sketches and no old sketches. So if you mainly like our older stuff then this one’s not for you. But if you want to see new (wiser) sketches from some old masters (Time Out’s ‘Ones To Watch, 2011′) then see it.

Friday Stand Up Comedy Early Show
2019-02-15 19:00 - 20:20 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom
Tom Ward

Comedian, writer, filmmaker and voice-over artist Tom Ward has made a name for himself in comedy as a finalist in the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014, Leicester Square New Comedian Final 2013 and NATY Final 2014. Tom has forged a successful and unique path in the industry, with his inventive style incorporating his voice-over talents and improvisation, in addition to his innovative writing.

Equal parts hilarious and bizarre…One of the most impressive, distinctive newish acts around – Bruce Dessau – Beyond The Joke

Nigel Ng

Awards: winner – Amused Moose Laugh Off 2016, runner up – Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2015, finalist – Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016 and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2015.

Nigel Ng grew up in Malaysia, lived in America for five years and moved to the UK in 2015. Having started his comedy career in Chicago, he’s relieved that (most) people in the UK get his jokes too.

Natural funnybones…as slick as they come – Chortle
Plenty of good lines… keen observer – beyondthejoke.co.uk
Top notch… oozed likability and the audience loved him from the word go… stole the show – The Stand

Elf Lyons: Love Songs To Guinea Pigs
2019-02-15 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Network Theatre, 246A Lower Road, London, SE1 8SJ, England, United Kingdom
Award winning comedian and clown Elf Lyons presents a surreal tale of love and loneliness. In the style of a 1980s Elton John rock concert.

In August Elf applied for Vault with a show - it was going to be a physical clown show with dance, tap, rock n roll and the splits.

In October 2018, Elf was taken to hospital and told it was best she never perform again.

After months lying on her back and recovering from spinal surgery, Elf had to rethink what she was going to do*. This is the show she devised in response : A work-in-progress show about being a work-in-progress.

Live Music, Mime, Clowning and entirely true stories, join Elf as she embodies her inner Elton on an absurd narrative of love, heartbreak, hospitals, friendship, romance, re-learning your own body and rodents.

This is the perfect show to take a tinder date to, an ex, a friend who is going through a difficult divorce, that guy you know from your book group, your step-mum as an attempt to ‘bond’ and indeed your work team on a social outing. Or just come on your own and be a legend.

(*One of the things Elf DID decide to do was rescue two Guinea Pigs.)

Annie McGrath
2019-02-22 18:45 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Last year a woman called *Annie McGrath turned up at Annie McGrath's show, which was enough to make her want to return to VAULT Festival.
*As in, a woman in the audience called Annie McGrath turned up... Not just the performer Annie McGrath. I mean, the least I could do is turn up. What I'm saying is there were two Annie McGraths there. Have I made this clear enough? She came to the show because we had the same name. Pretty cool! Glad you agree. If we don't have the same name though, please don't let that put you off coming! Everyone is welcome, within reason.

Kiri Pritchard-Mclean: Victim, Complex
2019-02-23 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
You might have seen Kiri on Comedy Central Live at the Comedy Store, Roast Battle, The Russell Howard Hour or heard her on The Now Show.

She is also one half of All Killa No Filla and co-host of Amusical. You might have no idea who she is, that’s fine too. What you should know is, she’s very quietly been going mad for a few years and, to borrow a phrase from Uma Thurman, she’s been waiting… to feel less angry. So, it’s time to talk about victims, love and lies. You might not believe her, but she’s used to that.

Norris & Parker: Burn The Witch
2019-02-23 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Debauched late-night sketch comedy for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical and the dark.

The witching hour is upon you. The hotly anticipated brand-new hour from Norris & Parker. Their 2016 hit See You at the Gallows featured in The Guardian’s top ten best comedy shows of the year.

Stevie Martin: Work In Progress
2019-02-28 20:40 - 21:40 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Stevie Martin did her first solo show, Vol 1, last year and it went surprisingly well. Now she's back with a whole load of new characters and sketches.

Róisín & Chiara: Back to Back
2019-02-28 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The world's wildest duo, Róisín and Chiara are back...BACK TO BACK... with an hour of delightfully daring silliness.

Róisín and Chiara have turned to the dark side of the moon so let’s get freaky with decadent disco divas, Morpheus from the Matrix and the odd centaur…

Back To Back is the two-woman show which promises to consume you mind, body and soul. An unforgettable hour of surreal sketches, improvisation, live music and uncanny synchronicity. These two ‘improvising geniuses’ serve up a plethora of irresistibly well-observed characters in a show that feels a bit like a house party with a séance, an impromptu gig and a wandering beat poet who turns out to have hooves.

Come and discover the female double act that every one you have and haven’t heard of is talking about (and get your heart lifted in the process)

Róisín & Chiara: Back to Back
2019-02-28 22:30 - 23:30, 2019-03-01 22:30 - 23:30, 2019-03-02 22:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The world's wildest duo, Róisín and Chiara are back...BACK TO BACK... with an hour of delightfully daring silliness.

Róisín and Chiara have turned to the dark side of the moon so let’s get freaky with decadent disco divas, Morpheus from the Matrix and the odd centaur…

Back To Back is the two-woman show which promises to consume you mind, body and soul. An unforgettable hour of surreal sketches, improvisation, live music and uncanny synchronicity. These two ‘improvising geniuses’ serve up a plethora of irresistibly well-observed characters in a show that feels a bit like a house party with a séance, an impromptu gig and a wandering beat poet who turns out to have hooves.

Come and discover the female double act that every one you have and haven’t heard of is talking about (and get your heart lifted in the process)
Event page: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/roisin-and-chiara-back-to-back/

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate
2019-03-01 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon and she's got a hell of a lot to say about it. The debut show from a rising comedy star.

Catherine has written for BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, The News Quiz and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two) and supported Ellie Taylor on tour.

BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017
Finalist: BBC New Comedy Award 2016
Nominee: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018
Guardian: The Best Shows at The Edinburgh Fringe 2018
British Comedy Guide Recommended Show at The Edinburgh Fringe 2018

Deadbeat Comedy
2019-03-07 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Deadbeat for a night of a night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy.

James Acaster
2019-03-10 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
James Acaster prepares ahead of his show recording.

James Acaster Films Something.
2019-03-11 20:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | EartH, Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 8BH, United Kingdom
One of the best comedians in the UK is performing 3 shows at EartH’s theatre.

I wrote a new show and it was too long so I took out all the stuff that didn’t fit with the theme and made a separate show out of it that I’m going to film and release on its own. If you’d like to come and see me film that show then come to this because this is that show. - James Acaster

The Paddock
2019-03-15 22:35 - 23:35 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
The Paddock is a mixed-bill, new material night that functions as a playground for some of the most exciting and innovative comedy performers in the UK. The point of the show is to encourage experimentation and collaboration and provide a platform for people to showcase their work in a fun, supportive environment. Audiences are encouraged to keep a very open mind as it can get weeeird!

An evening for SLOW
2019-03-20 18:00 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Award-winning comedians give up their time and talent to help local bereavement charity, SLOW. SLOW (Surviving the loss of your world) is a small charity in Islington that supports parents and their families following the loss of a child. Join us for an evening of laughter and help your local community while you're at it.

Rob Auton: The Time Show (work in progress)
2019-03-24 16:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Time Show is the latest comedy/theatre/spoken word show by writer and performer of some of what he writes Rob Auton. Following on from his critically acclaimed shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, Rob now turns his attention to time. He will be asking questions such as What time is it? and What is it time?

Just sad. Vanessa Feltz
Thought-provoking, heart-warming and heart-breaking. Three Weeks
Funny, poetic, observant and wholly original. Auton’s brilliant use of language and perfect comic timing throws up laugh after laugh. Beyond the Joke
A genuine original. Poetical, philosophical, humane, completely charming and funny to boot. The Guardian
Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch. The Independent
One of my absolute favourites. Daniel Kitson

Event page: http://angelcomedyclub.nutickets.com/54950627

John Kearns, Stevie Martin, and Naz Osmanoglu
2019-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Stevie Martin
Stevie Martin is currently working on her second Edinburgh show after her debut hour, Vol. 1, went pretty well (“So inventive and consistently funny” – Fest). She’s performed at the Fringe before as part of critically-acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad (“Hilarious” – The Guardian) and in all three of Adam Riches’ recent plays: Coach Coach (Mrs Coach), The Lone Dueller (The Lone Dueller) and Coach Coach 2 (Comrade Coach). A writer published everywhere from Vice to the Guardian via Cosmo, Shortlist and Grazia, Stevie is working on her first book and co-hosts popular comedy self help podcast Nobody Panic where she and writing partner/comedian Tessa Coates try to work out how to be a functioning adult without screaming all the time. The Evening Standard called it “Witty, smart and oh-so-relatable. Subscribe to it right now” and it’s currently approaching half a million downloads.

John Kearns
John Kearns is an actor, writer and the only comedian to have won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the awards history. An internationally acclaimed live act, he since has delivered his ‘richly, idiosyncratic comedy’ (The Guardian) across the world, notably picking up two Melbourne Barry Award nominations along the way. Off the back of sold out residencies at the Soho Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre and at the Edinburgh Fringe, he toured across the UK for the first time in 2018 with his third solo show, ‘Don’t Worry, They’re Here’, directed by Olivier winning playwright Jon Brittain.

Naz Osmanoglu
Regularly a face on our screens, Naz has appeared on Live at the Electric(BBC Three), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3) and Horrible Histories(CBBC) as a core cast member in the 7th series. He’s also acted in Drunk History (Comedy Central), Plebs (ITV2) and Bull (UKTV Gold). Naz was also a member of acclaimed sketch trio WitTank Edinburgh Fringe veterans with 10 shows under their belt. Meanwhile, Naz regularly performs on the London circuit both as a stand-up comedian and character act..

Tim Key
2019-03-26 22:00 - 23:00, 2019-04-16 22:00 - 23:00, 2019-04-22 20:00 - 21:00, 2019-06-19 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
New stuff not worth it, but cheap, but still not worth it. I’ll try and do an hour.

Deli Comedy Club: Great British F*ck Off Festival!
2019-03-30 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Old Library, 39 Wells Way, London, England
Deli Comedy Club returns for the Great British F*ck Off Festival!

Join us for a side-splitting evening of stand-up comedy, featuring both upcoming and established, award-winning comedians.

A celebration of comedy, locally brewed beer and European artists at what promises to be a brilliant night.

Sooz Kempner: Mega Drive WIP
2019-03-31 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Following 2018's Super Sonic 90s Kid, award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner is back with a brand new hour, Mega Drive, a show about the video games that defined our youth, the ambition they helped create and are there really good guys and bad guys? Sega, childhood, songs - this is for anyone who remembers the 90s and had big dreams as a kid.

show-stopping CNN
Fantastically funny ???? (chortle.co.uk).
An absolute joy ???? (Fest).
Delightfully shambolic ???? (FunnyWomen.com)
Very snazzy trainers ???? (TheReviewsHub.com)
Top Shows of the Fringe 2018 - Comedy Central
Highly Recommended 2018 - British Comedy Guide

Strip Light Night
2019-04-03 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Our shows take place at a top secret, very cool and fancy location in Covent Garden, which will be relieved on your ticket.

In April you will be treated to the below top comics...

Tony Law

Canadian surrealist and master story-teller Tony Law is a three-time Chortle Award winner, Amused Moose Best Show winner and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. His extensive TV and radio credits include: Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Celebrity Mastermind (BBC One), Celebrity Squares (ITV) Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two), Heading Out (BBC Two), The Culture Show (BBC Two), Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe (BBC Two), Edinburgh Nights (BBC Two), Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy (Radio 4 Extra), Loose Ends and Infinite Monkey Cage (Radio 4).

“Takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level” – The Guardian ★★★★
‘The King of post-modern nonsense” – Telegraph

Spencer Jones

Spencer Jones has been nominated for both the Edinburgh Comedy Award and a BAFTA, and is the star of upcoming series Mr Winner (BBC One). Writer and star of The Jonah Man (Sky One), and The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk (BBC Two). As Seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC2) and as a series regular in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow (BBC2).

‘Surrender to the sheer infectious fun of this latter-day Tommy Cooper.’ ★★★★ Evening Standard.

Roisin and Chiara

Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).

They took their debut Edinburgh show up to the fringe in 2016, receiving four and five-star reviews, they are following up this success with their new show “We are Not Afraid” for 2017 and Back to Back in 2018, of which they have just completed a sell out run of at The Soho Theatre.

Róisín and Chiara were chosen by Vice Magazine to represent the best of female comedy talent as well as being commissioned by the BBC to make a shorts for the BBC’s online channel.

“like The Mighty Boosh on acid… unmissable ” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
Róisín O’Mahony and Chiara Goldsmith are devastatingly funny as they perform a host of weird and wonderful sketches…to cap it all off, their improvisation is phenomenal. ★★★★★ Three Weeks

Tim Key

Tim Key is an actor, writer, and performance poet. In 2009, he was the winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award and was also nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. His acting credits include Sidekick Simon in the Alan Partridge franchise, One Day and Pls Like. Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Project found a home on BBC Radio 4 in 2012 with a selection of poems exploring a different theme each week. Since winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Tim Key has continued to write and perform 5* shows such as Megadate and Single White Slut.

'Fabbergastingly funny....I have never enjoyed myself in a comedy show more' (The Times)
'In any other sphere apart from comedy, we'd probably class this way of looking at the world as certifiable. Here it feels like genius' (The Daily Telegraph)
'As daring and innovative as it is ridiculously funny... He's a genius, plain and simple' (Time Out).

MC Glenn Moore

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore is a comedian, actor and one of the best and most prolific joke writers in the country. He’s appeared on Mock The Week (BBC), Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), and can be heard daily on The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio.

"The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe" - The Guardian ★★★★
"A prolific writer of clever, distinctive gags. Brilliantly original punchlines" - Chortle
"Exquisitely-crafted gags" - Evening Standard ★★★★

NT Live: All About Eve
2019-04-11 19:00 - 21:10 (Europe/London)
National Theatre Live

All About Eve

By Joseph L Mankiewicz

Adapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world's most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove (Network, NT Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.

All About Eve is adapted by Ivo van Hove from the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film by Joseph L Mankiewicz and the play “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr. Ivo van Hove directs this new stage version with set and lighting design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, alongside Tom Gibbons’ sound design. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG.

Ian Smith - Work in Progress
2019-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave's The Magic Sponge) returns with a work in progress of his sixth solo show. Amused Moose Comedy Award and ThreeWeeks Award Winner 2017.

Catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time The Telegraph
A riot of sprightly silliness Chortle

Stevie Martin: Vol. 1
2019-04-17 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-04-18 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-04-19 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-04-20 08:30 - 09:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Expect comedy. Expect laughing. Expect a stage. Do not expect a live horse because there won’t be one. As seen on Channel 4’s Damned, Russell Howard’s Good News, Comedy Central’s Brotherhood and heard on BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama. Co-host of the Nobody Panic podcast. Really wanted to incorporate a live horse into her show.

Knock2bag Presents LiveStream with Mat Ewins
2019-04-18 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Yes please! It's LIVE_stream; the show about the world of media that's not only performed live at the Moth Club but also broadcast around the world to up to five different countries1. Hosted by "generally a long time fan of the internet" (his own words!) Mat Ewins.

Come down and witness a frenetic barrage of videos, interviews, songs, bespoke computer games and special guests in the form of top comedians and celebrities from online videos 2

At the time of going to print these include: Spain, Poland, Lichtenstein, Paraguay and the UK. Do you live in a different country? Get in touch and we'll add it to the list.

At the time of going to print these include: "lady who bought too much ham" (the lady), "listen to these brothers with trumpets up butts" (the taller brother), and "you won't believe the bmx tricks this dog can do" (just the owner, not the dog who has since died)

Lou Sanders: Work-in-Progress
2019-04-23 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks, examines conduct (in the media, baby), mental health (other people's, I'm fine) and perverts (that one is mainly me, actually). I’ll be oversharing, wanging on about spirituality and giving everyone some much unwanted advice.

Your Comedy Friend - A Variety Show
2019-04-25 20:15 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Your Comedy Friend is a new variety comedy night hosted by comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner (Murder In Successville, The Tracey Ullman Show (BBC1), Episodes (BBC2), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Newzoids (ITV))

Catch the very best in stand ups, character acts, sketch and musical acts in an intimate central London venue.

Al Madrigal
2019-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Al Madrigal (AKA master comedian and storyteller - also The Daily Show's senior Latino correspondent) is over in the UK and is coming along to Angel Comedy @ The Bill Murray for a one-off extended set.

Al is perhaps the most hilarious storyteller to hit the stage since David Sedaris. His true-life tales have been featured on The Tonight Show, Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel. And if that’s not enough for you to come out and see him live, he was named Best Stand-Up Comedian at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and recently taped an hour special for ABC and Univision that won the 2015 Storyteller Award at the Mixed Remixed Festival in Los Angeles. Now Madrigal, the man who will make you howl until you spit expensive mineral water from your nose (New York Post), headlines a venue near you.

Johnny White Really-Really: Unending Torment!
2019-04-29 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-10-30 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Fresh from another year of considered wilting, Johnny White Really-Really returns to the stage with his second "show". About life, I imagine! Some storytelling and some lying, but will be obvious which is which. I wouldn't have it any other way!

Lola & Jo: WIP
2019-04-30 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Clock’s ticking. We’re all heading for the grave. Don’t panic, Lola & Jo ("Bloody brilliant" ★★★★ Chortle), are confident they’ll find answers to the big questions before the hour is up. ‘Pitch-perfect’ (★★★★ Fest) ‘Masterful’ (★★★★ The List)

The Paddock
2019-05-05 19:15 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
An alternative showcase of new material from some of the most exciting and innovative comedy performers at the festival.

Róisín and Chiara - Work in Progress
2019-05-05 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Cult duo Róisín and Chiara have untangled the mystery behind true love; a whirlwind of synchronised, audience-tickling, surreal character sketch, mash-up musical madness… and a wedding. Confused about what true love really is and where to find it?

Look no further, Róisín and Chiara have untangled the mystery and guarantee a lifetime of romantic bliss or your money back . Like nothing you’ve seen before.

Cardinal Burns: Work In Progress
2019-05-07 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
BAFTA nominees and British Comedy Award Winners, Cardinal Burns are popping along to try out some new bits.

One night only. Book early.

Knock2bag Presents Natasia & Ellie Are All Yours
2019-05-09 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Best friends and fierce rivals Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White try out new material, character comedy, martial arts, and electric tap.

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society
2019-05-14 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
Comedy! Good! Not awful!

Angel Delights #5
2019-05-18 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
We're back for another Afternoon of Delicious Comedy!

Radu Isac: Preview
2019-05-20 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom
Former Romanian professional stand up comedian transitioning into English speaking comedy.

Preview Double Bill: Roisin & Chiara and Ed & Joz
2019-05-20 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
A double bill of previews from one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed double acts on the comedy scene, and another double-act formed just now because Ed & Joz were a bit bored and needed something to do.

Roisin & Chiara
A unique brand of bonkers. - Chortle
Beautifully silly. - The Sunday Times
The Mighty Boosh on acid. - Broadway Baby

Ed & Joz
Anti-comedy legend Ed Aczel and beloved nuisance Joz Norris unite onstage for the first time to present a hand-picked selection of all the sketches, characters and ideas that weren’t good enough to make it into any of their acclaimed short films. Ed & Joz Get Stuck In A Door is a particular highlight. Funny in theory - The Guardian on Ed. Repetitive from the outset. - EdFestMag on Joz.

Rob Auton: The Talk Show
2019-05-21 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
'The Talk Show' is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about talking by award-winning writer and performer Rob Auton.

Following on from his shows about hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, Rob now turns his attention to talking because he is ready to talk about talking. Since 2012 Rob has chosen a specific theme for his shows and challenged himself to create an hour of material about each subject. These shows have given rise to sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe as Rob continues to build his audience through his unique use of words and humour.

After his appearances on the Russell Howard Hour, BBC at the Edinburgh Festival and Channel 4’s Random Acts, Rob now looks to talk to as many people as possible with The Talk Show.

The Talk Show was the second best reviewed comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival 2018.

Lost Cabaret-May Special
2019-05-22 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL, United Kingdom
We are back--ready to welcome sunshine and spring!
Lost Cabaret always brings you London's finest experimental comedy, so come and celebrate the return of summer at The Betsey Trotwood with some irreverent revelry. For your viewing pleasure, this month's lineup features:

Nina Divina!
Roisin and Chiara!
Ali Ward!
Marek Platek!
and more....

Max & Ivan: Work In Progress
2019-05-23 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Join Edinburgh Comedy award winners and all round nice lads Max & Ivan for 55mins of high-octane comedy and low-fi projection.

Astonishing: fast-paced and unflaggingly funny ***** (Times)
Truly outstanding individual performances ***** (Evening News)
Phenomenal range of talent ***** (Mirror)
First-rate comic acting **** (The Scotsman)
Max & Ivan are the real deal **** (Guardian)

Huge Davies: Work In Progress
2019-05-23 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Fresh from his appearance on ‘Comedy Central at the Comedy Store’, Huge Davies is preparing for his first hour. Combining his dark humour, surreal material and one-of-a-kind customised keyboard, Huge has quickly risen to become one the most exciting, unique new acts in the UK.

As seen on Comedy Central’s ‘Ones To Watch’.

Priceless Chortle
Dark The Independent
Scene-stealing The Daily Telegraph
Perfect The Stand
Appalling celebrityradio.biz

Stewart Lee - Work In Progress Towards Work In Progress
2019-05-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-11 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Work in progress towards Stew's forthcoming work in progress shows

MOON: Work in Progress
2019-05-24 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Boiler-suited sketch-merchants MOON return their debut hour to London town after a smashing run at the Edinburgh Fringe. One of the best reviewed shows of Fringe 2018 (British Comedy Guide).

“WONDERFULLY WARPED DEBUT HOUR”
★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN

“THEIR DEBUT FEELS LIKE THE START OF A CULT COMEDY CAREER, MAYBE MORE”
★★★★ CHORTLE

Kat Sadler: Work in Progress
2019-05-24 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Kat Sadler (writer for BBC2’s Frankie Boyle’s New World Order & The Mash Report, The Now Show (BBC R4), The News Quiz (BBC R4) & The Daily Mash) has lost her confidence. But does she let that stop her? Yes, constantly.

A projector-tastic work in progress collection of semi-jokes from your anxious new best friend.

Nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award 2017 & 2018.

As seen on BBC 3 & heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Winner of the prestigious BBC Studios Comedy Writing Bursary 2019.

“A joy to spend time with” - The Skinny

★★★★ “viscerally funny” - The List

“Will make you laugh til you cry. Or cry til you laugh” - Funny Women

Shivani Thussu (WIP)
2019-05-26 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The FA's Comedy Room, 51 Camden Park Road, London, NW1 9BH, England, United Kingdom
Shivani Thussu does her Edinburgh Preview for you.

DETAILS:
DOORS: 19:20
SHOW START: 19:30
RUNTIME: Approx 1hr
UNRESERVED SEATING

Flora Anderson (WIP)
2019-05-26 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The FA's Comedy Room, 51 Camden Park Road, London, NW1 9BH, England, United Kingdom
Flora Anderson does her Edinburgh Preview for you.

DETAILS:
DOORS: 20:50
SHOW START: 21:00
RUNTIME: Approx 1hr
UNRESERVED SEATING

Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic (Work in Progress)
2019-05-30 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Welcome to The Sunshine Clinic, recently named Recovery Magazine’s rehab clinic Closest To The M4! Founder, therapist, and self styled comedian Janet Waitrose wants to introduce you to her stunning patients!

A Work in Progress of Cam Spence's debut character comedy 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show.

Supremely talented and smart (The Telegraph)
Comedy genius (The Mumble)
As seen on Channel 4's Riot Girls
Funny Women Award Winner 2018

Microscope
2019-05-30 21:30 - 23:10 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join John Kearns and Mat Ewins on the last Thursday of every month as they try to solve some of the worlds biggest mysteries, with special guests and experts to be confirmed.

Jena Friedman
2019-06-04 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Jena is a rising star within the comedy world and has gained considerable recognition and fans for her sharp political voice. Her one-woman show “American Cunt” debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016 and later streamed as a one-hour special on Seeso, garnering incredible reviews and setting the table for her recent Adult Swim specials SOFT FOCUS WITH JENA FRIEDMAN, the second one premiered this January.

Deadbeat Comedy
2019-06-06 19:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
A night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy.

Waggle
2019-06-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-06-17 20:00 - 21:15, 2019-06-26 21:30 - 23:00, 2019-07-05 19:30 - 20:50, 2019-07-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-07-08 20:00 - 21:30, 2019-07-20 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-07-27 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Daniel Kitson (quite bald, now) will waste a good whack of his summer travelling between London, Bristol and Hebden Bridge to do work in progress stuff towards (primarily) A one off show in Regents Park Open Air Theatre and (secondarily) some other things in the future that may or may not actually happen.

This is some of that work in progress stuff.

He’ll have Gavin Osborn (full head of hair, as per) with him for certain dates around the end of June and the first week of July. Besides that, he will be entirely alone but for a cavalcade of hilarious new characters and the ghosts of his past.

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado – Work In Progress
2019-06-11 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-06-26 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
A new work-in-progress show towards a double-bill of two new sets from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Dominic Maxwell, Times), back to back, nightly.

Tornado questions Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace, after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as ‘reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.’

Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a society demolishing the liberal values he has been keen to espouse, in a fairy-tale landscape of winter wonder.

Stewart Lee + Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
2019-06-14 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | CentrE17, 1 Church Hill, London, E17 3AB, United Kingdom
Looking for somewhere to eat before the show, or a nightcap before you leave? Book an express meal at EartH Kitchen and gain priority access to your event, or simply drop by for a drink after the gig. More info: https://www.earth-kitchen.co.uk/.

Stewart Lee
Upfront Work-In-Progress Show

Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
Film Screening presented by Michael Cumming

A special night for comedy connoisseurs.

STEWART LEE (Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle) and MICHAEL CUMMING (Brass Eye, Toast Of London) are currently mid-way through collaborating on a documentary about Robert Lloyd, of the enduring Birmingham post-punk band The Nightingales (The John Peel Show, Clash White Riot Tour), entitled KING ROCKER. In order to raise money to pay for further train fares and Travelodges they are pooling their resources for one special night only, here at EartH.

MICHAEL CUMMING will introduce a screening of his documentary about Chris Morris’ Brass Eye series, Oxide Ghosts. And then STEWART LEE will perform an extended set of Work In Progress, an hour of material in development for his forthcoming tour show, Snowflake/Tornado. There will be a raffle to win cool comedy memorabilia from both auteurs’ personal bin-bags. After the event ends a cut-down taster of KING ROCKER in its unfinished state will be available to view, as a bonus treat.
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About King Rocker

How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast of London) and James Nicholls (Fire Records, Fire Films) investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd (The Prefects, The Nightingales), Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor.

Lloyd, a post-punk flaneur, sometime postman, and snug room raconteur, maintains a lifestyle outside the system via a succession of hustles, involving an encyclopaedic knowledge of horse racing and pre-punk musical weirdness. https://kingrockerfilm.com

Rhys James: Work In Progress
2019-06-17 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Rhys James from Mock The Week and his own Radio 4 series and England performs work in progress comedy for you, the public. This will take around an hour and probably be very good in places, as he's done a few of these work-in-progress gigs now and there are some cracking bits. The rest of it still has full cack potential. Who's ready to roll the dice?

John Kearns: Double Take & Fade Away
2019-06-17 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner presents his fourth show. He meanders, he loses his track, he overshoots his mark, he drops his glasses, he meets himself coming back, he digresses, he alters direction, he sinks in at the knees, he rolls over like a log, he forgets the drift, he drops someone flat, he exaggerates, oversimplifies, falsifies, evades the issue; he dawdles, he dwindles, he trips over his own feet, he runs away with himself, he implicates others, he misses the point, he ends up at the same place.

Goose + Tarot (Edinburgh previews)
2019-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EL, United Kingdom
Two of the most anticipated shows of 2019 each present a full-length preview, before heading up to the Edinburgh Fringe. Don't miss out.

Tarot
The twisted minds of Gein’s Family Giftshop and sweaty bodies of Goose combine to bring you something brand new: Tarot. Each show begins with an audience member having their cards read, and the selected tarot becomes a purported framework for the show itself. But, over the hour, dark forces and sinister accidents coincide to reveal that there is a greater force at work, and the reading might be more real than first thought... An interactive, fast paced sketch show inspired by and based on a love of tarot reading. What will the cards hold for you?

Goose: CTRL+T
One-man sketch (but good). New show. Co-star of #1 podcast Capital. ‘Brilliant stuff’ **** (Guardian). ‘A distilled version of the most interesting developments in British comedy’ **** (Sunday Times). ‘Irrepressibly funny...just go’ ***** (Fest). ‘A fabulous, breakneck performer’ (Independent). ‘High gag rate. Impressive stuff’ **** (Time Out). ‘Hugely impressive’ **** (Mirror). ‘Fast-paced, tightly written and technically brilliant’ **** (Skinny). ‘You just have to submit to this force of nature, until it deposits you, dizzy but exhilarated’ **** (Chortle). 'The funniest thing I've ever seen' ***** (ArtsAwardVoice). 'Anarchy underpinned by an utter comic control' ***** (One4review). ‘Exceptional comedy’ ***** (BroadwayBaby).

Stand-Up Under The Stars
2019-06-20 20:30 - 22:10 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
A laughter-filled evening of hilarity and variety as the sun sets within Battersea Arts Centre's magical open-air Courtyard. There will be all-star line-ups featuring the most pioneering, cutting-edge comedy around.

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns, star of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle Sarah Keyworth and more to be announced.

Mr Fruit Salad & Friends: June
2019-06-23 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Mr Fruit Salad for a night of the weird and the wonderful from some of comedy's biggest idiots. June's lineup includes a FULL EDINBURGH PREVIEW from JOHN KEARNS:

Two-time winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award
"A true comedy original." - TimeOut
"One of the oddest and most original comic performers on the Fringe." - The Daily Telegraph

Plus special guests LUKE MCQUEEN:

Star of BBC Three's "The Luke McQueen Pilots."
"A monstrously overgrown baby that has burst free of its playpen." - The Guardian
"A true maverick." - The Scotsman

HARRIET KEMSLEY:

Star of Viceland's "Bobby and Harriet Get Married" and Comedy Central's "Roast Battle"
"A quirky, refreshingly charming comedian at the dawn of her TV career." - Radio Times

HELEN DUFF:

"Bold, subversive and very funny." - The Scotsman
"Absolutely shameless, boldly ridiculous, embarrassingly funny." - Australia Times

All curated and hosted by your friend and mine, Mr Fruit Salad, aka JOZ NORRIS:

"A comedy legend." - To Do List
"An absolute idiot...Smart, silly and screamingly funny." - Fest Magazine

The Paddock (2019-06-24)
2019-06-24 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Tony Law - Identifies (WIP)
2019-07-01 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Workin progress. Come see an absolute must mash.

HOOPLA FRESH: Gabby Best & John Kearns Ed Previews!
2019-07-01 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London, SE13 3SS, United Kingdom
Hoopla Fresh Edinburgh Preview Season!

GABBY BEST: 10,432 Sheep (Work in Progress)

Best hasn’t slept properly in years, which is why she feels like a ghost and looks like a shoe... A whip-smart, animated hour for anyone who’s ever stared wild-eyed at a ceiling or stood very still in their kitchen... A work in progress show from Funny Women Award winner. As seen on BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Sky Arts and Radio 4. ‘Inspired’ (Telegraph).

JOHN KEARNS

“A true comedy original” ★★★★★ Time Out

John Kearns is an actor, writer and the only comedian to have won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the award's history!

“Kearns goes to places stand-up rarely goes. If you appreciate intellectually ambitious humour as well as Live at the Apollo hilarity go and see him. If you have a heart you will laugh and be moved. You can bet your shirt on it.” ★★★★★ Evening Standard

Lulu Popplewell: The Humble Bumhole
2019-07-04 17:30 - 18:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
"Lulu’s doing a 45 minute work in progress! It’s got the word bumhole in the title - it must be funny! Expect confesssions, confusion, clowning and cackles. She will be taking some ‘brave’ ‘risks’ (uh oh) and also doing some ‘more reliable’ stand up. Come! See!

FINALIST - Chortle Student comedy award
FINALIST - Leicester Square theatre new comedian of the year award

‘Scorching, charismatic, refreshingly free’ ★★★★ - Marbles Mag

‘A perpetual target for bullies’ - Chortle

Tony Law - Edinburgh Previews All Dayer
2019-07-06 12:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
The 2Northdown AllDayer! 2Northdown and The Comedy Grotto ("An all-star cutting-edge line-up - The Sunday Times) team up to present a full day of Edinburgh previews from the best acts going to the Fringe in August.

The amazing line-up:

Bridget Christie - Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, as seen on Netflix

Work-in-progress from multi-award winning member of the metropolitan liberal elite and star of her own Netflix special. As seen on Room 101, Have I Got News for You, Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule.
"Ruthless self-mockery in a show that is playful and pugnacious in equal measure" ★★★★ - The Guardian

Josie Long - Multiple Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, as seen on Live From The BBC

Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and very hard to pin down indie-underdog-nightmare Josie Long is back with a new show for the first time in five years. It's about the mind-bending intensity of new motherhood, but mostly about kindness, gentleness, and joy. All in all, the edgiest thing you will see this Fringe.
"An endearingly funny show that leaves you with a warm glow even on the coldest nights." ★★★★ - Evening Standard
"Disarmingly eloquent, verbally dexterous, a gem of the British comedy scene" -
New York Times

Ahir Shah - Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2017 and 2018, as seen on Live At The Apollo

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Ahir Shah presents a new hour of stand-up. Will possibly contain jokes about cigarettes, Mexico, funerals, swimming, and the night sky on the Isle of Wight, in addition to things he hasn’t thought of yet.
"Consistently insightful...a very funny, self-mocking comedy show" ★★★★ - Guardian
"Intricately crafted, profoundly moving, howlingly funny" ★★★★★ - Telegraph

Ivo Graham - As seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live from the BBC, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes/banter/topical asides) to pay da billz (gas/water/electric)? More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business. 'A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy' ★★★★ (Times).

Tony Law - Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, as seen on Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Tony Law Identifies the elements and as Canadian, Trinidadian, Celt, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, guy, working class, and autodidact. This show is a comedy show and it is original and funnier than all the other shows in Edinburgh if you are smart and funny. Otherwise it's not if you are, for example, a dickhead. Otherwise. The best.
"Impeccable" - ★★★★ The Times
"Surreal genius" - The Telegraph

Alex Kealy - Evening Standard's Best Jokes of Edinburgh 2017

Political comedian and "rising star of the British stand-up scene" Alex Kealy (The List) explores the emotional roots of our rational thoughts. But funny, though.
"A storming show from the whimsical funnyman" - Sunday Times
"This is clever comedy...you've done yourself some internal damage from laughing so much" ★★★★ - Shortcom

Jess Fostekew - As seen in BBC's "Cuckoo"

Absolute powershed and regular host of The Guilty Feminist, Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength. Have you ever watched a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching a snake eat but funny. In preview, Hench was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. You’ve seen Jess in BBC sitcoms Motherland and Cuckoo and BAFTA Award-winning drama Three Girls.
"Consistently hilarious" - Fest
"Smarts on her sleeve, great" - The Guardian

Tickets give you access to the whole day.
Approximate line up below - Line up and timing subject to change!

Midday - doors open
12.30pm Ahir Shah
1.40pm Josie Long
3.10pm Ivo Graham
4.40pm Jess Fostekew
6.40pm Alex Kealy
8.10pm Bridget Christie
9.30pm Tony Law

Doors at midday, first show 12.30pm 20 minute intervals between each act, longer interval at 6pm.

Johnny White Really-Really: Unending Torment! (Preview)
2019-07-06 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Johnny White Really-Really is back to preview his new show ! After a life spent in the shadow of the living-room, its cheering to see him out and about and up on that stage! Come one and all!

Daniel Kitson And Gavin Osborn - Outside. Again.
2019-07-07 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
There was a time when we came here every year, to sing songs amongst the trees, and tell tales beneath the stars to fill the sky with a bonfire built from laughter and love and joy and wonder.

But that was years ago now.

Back when life was a gathering glory of boundless potential. Back when simplistic sadness felt profound and broken hearts were plot points and death was just a narrative device. Back when a night’s sleep could stretch out beyond noon and eating crispy shredded beef after midnight had minimal digestive repercussions the following day. Back before births and deaths and distance and doubt. Before beliefs buckled and hope came to feel facile and pyjamas started to almost always smell at least a little bit of piss.

And yet.

Here we are again.

In the middle of the night in the middle of the summer.

Under the sky.

In a park.

Rummaging in the rubble for something to burn, a forgotten fragment of anything flammable, searching for something to set alight and hold aloft and to fling it, together, once again, out and up into the deepening dark.

Show will include: Sad songs, funny stories, indefensible declarations, crosstalk, technical difficulties, sad stories, moths, funny songs, quite possibly a chant and at least two, standard lamps.

Joseph Morpurgo and Adam Hess - NextUp Comedy Special Recordings
2019-07-09 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Enjoy two acclaimed stand-up comedy shows as they’re recorded for online streaming platform NextUp. Having both sold out the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre - this will be a guaranteed great evening for any comedy fan and a sneaky taste of the Edinburgh Fringe’s finest shows - all for the cost of a beer. Good eh? Here’s who’s performing...

Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead (1hr)
Multi award-winning comedian Joseph Morpurgo presents his masterpiece: a boundary-smashing, nine-hour adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Or is it?

An outlandishly funny multimedia comedy from the distinguished mind of an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, three-time 2016 Chortle Award winner and BBC Radio Four star.

Featuring surreal set-pieces, vivid comic writing – and monsters. Morpurgo’s adaptation is a must-see for comedy-lovers.

Adam Hess: Seahorse (1hr)
Star of 'Tonight at the Palladium' (ITV), 'Live at the Comedy Store' (Comedy Central) and loads of other TV shows, Hess offers 'some of the fringe's strongest punchlines' (Skinny)… and he promises it will make you laugh a lot.

In Seahorse, Adam loses literally everything in his life in a matter of days and then desperately try to claw it back. Known for his fast gag-rate, Adam thinks his grandad has never eaten a wrap and he can’t imagine the queen with wet hair.

Join this former Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee for an hour of stand-up where he’ll try to make you cry with laughter at least once.

Info
Tickets are for both incredible comedy shows that last one hour each with an interval of 20 minutes.

The shows are being recorded for nextupcomedy.com aka: ‘The Netflix of UK Stand-Up’ - Engadget.

Tickets are for both incredible comedy shows.

Luke McQueen: Preview
2019-07-12 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
This is a preview of my 5th solo show. It's probably about delusion and desperation but if after watching the show you decide it's about something else that I've done by mistake then that's fine.
If you don't know me, I'm the victim of The Luke McQueen Pilots (BBC3) but you'll probably recognise me more from being "Lou Sanders flatmate".

‘A monstrously overgrown baby that has burst free of its play-pen...McQueen makes the room crackle with life’ The Guardian
“A comic you should definitely see immediately is Luke McQueen… Impeccable timing and a grandmaster of chaos” Edinburgh Evening News
“To spend an hour when it feels like genuinely anything can happen is a real treat” The List
"A true maverick" The Scotsman
‘McQueen knows the rules of comedy and he enjoys burning them’ Broadway Baby
"He really feels like an undiscovered treasure. His anarchic and confrontational style is far from mainstream, but Luke McQueen is rapidly beginning to be regarded as a minor deity of the alternative comedy scene" The Wee review

Micky Overman: Edinburgh Preview
2019-07-12 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
This brand-spanking-new hour by the 2018 Chortle Best Newcomer nominee finally answers the question no one is dying to have answered: 'where is she from?!'. It also covers: the value of friendship, the power of perception, the importance of agency and how to deal with terminally ill toys.

Come watch as she takes you on a journey through the jungle of silly boys/creeps of her past, and watch her make a complete fool of herself as she celebrates her roots.

'A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners' (Observer)

Who Cares? It's for Charity: Tom Ward - Work in Progress
2019-07-13 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
This is your chance to take a sneak peek at brand new work from old comedy favourites and emerging stars all set to make a splash at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It may be rough and ready, but who cares when all the money raised will help save more lives, more quickly.

Watch breakthrough work in progress performances on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July while funding breakthrough cancer research.

Sarah Keyworth: Pacific (WIP)
2019-07-15 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Sarah Keyworth - Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee for Best Newcomer and Winner of the Herald Angel Award returns with a brand new hour of stand-up comedy. "Powerful, poignant and achingly funny stuff." - Herald Scotland * *"It's refreshing to see something so generous and outward-looking" - Chortle * *"...the most hilarious visual images... " - The Scotsman

Angelos Epithemiou: Live At The O2 (Soho Theatre)
2019-07-15 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Unwitting star of 'Shooting Stars' (BBC2), 'Dave’s One Night Stand' and Channel 4’s 'The Angelos Epithemiou Show', cult favourite Angelos Epithemiou takes a giant leap into the spotlight yet again in this shambolic weird and wonderful new live spectacle in London’s glittering West End.

Join Angelos and friends as they present an evening of new comedy, old comedy and anything in between. Nothing is off the table when Epithemiou is in the building.

Angelos is gearing up for his massive gig at the O2 which has not been booked and is never likely to be, but he’s keeping the dream alive. Think Little Britain meets Vic and Bob meets a smattering of Ivan Brackenbury and then lower your expectations and get on board.

Come and revel at Angelos and his special surprise guests for one night only (every month).

Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt
2019-07-16 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-07-17 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-07-18 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
After two sell-out Edinburgh runs, one third of Massive Dad (“Hilarious” **** - Guardian) returns to London with a second show about how we got here and where we’re supposed to go next.

Armed with an absolutely useless degree in anthropology, she’ll be combining storytelling with very intense academic research, which is surely what everyone wants from their comedy, right?

Tessa has appeared in Birds of a Feather and Damned, co-hosts the critically acclaimed podcast Nobody Panic, and would very much like you to hang out with her.

Comedy Preview: Lola And Jo: Escape
2019-07-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
The clock’s ticking. We’re all heading for the grave. But don’t panic, character comedians Lola & Jo will find answers to the big questions before time’s up. Is this a low-budget escape room run by a dysfunctional duo? Is this a comedy show jumping on the zeitgeist of escape rooms to grab your attention? Or is this just an excuse for Lola & Jo to lock you in a room for 60 minutes and freak out?

Stuart Laws is All In: Work-in-Progress
2019-07-19 23:00 - 2019-07-20 00:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Acclaimed stand-up (and the UK’s foremost gilet apologist) Stuart Laws reflects on the day his life changed forever when he risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament.

A work-in-progress show about making difficult decisions, choosing different paths and gettin’ jiggy wit it.

Stuart has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and NextUp Comedy and produced James Acaster’s four Netflix specials.

Expect left field observations, offbeat stories and stupid jokes about butt surgeons.

‘You’ll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate… A one-man episode of Arrested Development’ ★★★★ Fest

‘Fantastically funny’ ★★★★ EdFestMag

Thom Tuck & Tim FitzHigham present MacBeth
2019-07-20 14:15 - 15:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
413 years ago Macbeth was first performed. 2019 sees the definitive production by multi-award winners Thom Tuck (The Penny Dreadfuls, Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD, Horrible Histories) and Tim FitzHigham (Paddington 2, After Life, BBC Radio 4’s The Gambler). With a script by Shakespeare (Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, King John) and a special guest director.

Two actors are, arguably, not enough actors. An hour is, indubitably, not enough time. A preview of the greatest tragedy of Edinburgh 2019.

Thom Tuck 'is a joy' (Scotsman).
Tim FitzHigham: 'gut bustingly funny' (Scotsman).
William Shakespeare: 'widely regarded' (Wikipedia).

Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic (WIP)
2019-07-21 16:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Cam Spence presents an explosive debut hour of idiosyncratic character comedy. Welcome to The Sunshine Clinic (rehab facility closest to the M4, 2009-2010), where Britain’s most patient patients are free to pay for some extremely untherapeutic group therapy.
Come on in to live, laugh, eat, pray, not kill yourself, laugh again and love... Cam! Don’t regret not catching this rising star before she dies of an anaphylactic shock!
'Comedy genius' (Mumble). 'Supremely talented and smart' (Telegraph). As seen on Channel 4’s Riot Girls. Funny Women Award winner 2018.

Flora Anderson: Romantic (Work In Progress)
2019-07-21 17:45 - 18:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Ridiculously self-aware middle-class dreamer Flora does a show about trying and failing to be creative in the big city. Is she an epic Romantic vagabond or just an entitled absolute pr*ck? She's chasing a dream, but the chase might be much, much funnier. Debut hour from the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist. 'A promising comedian' (Guardian) with a 'well-tuned political antennae' (Chortle.co.uk).

John Kearns
2019-07-23 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
John Kearns is an actor, writer and the only comedian to have won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the awards history.

An internationally acclaimed live act, he since has delivered his ‘richly, idiosyncratic comedy’ (The Guardian) across the world, notably picking up two Melbourne Barry Award nominations along the way. Off the back of sold out residencies at the Soho Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre and at the Edinburgh Fringe, he toured across the UK for the first time in 2018 with his third solo show, ‘Don’t Worry, They’re Here’, directed by Olivier winning playwright Jon Brittain.

Catherine Cohen: The Twist?… She’s Gorgeous - Edinburgh Preview
2019-07-24 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2Bag & Berk’s Nest present

Catherine Cohen: The Twist?… She’s Gorgeous - Edinburgh Preview + Support

A show about living, laughing, loving and losing your debit card five times in one year. Through original songs and stand-up, New York sensation Catherine (with Henry Koperski on keys) will explore life as an immortal millennial who is addicted to attention.

’The Comics That Sum Up 2019’ - Guardian ‘Five Comedians To Look Out For’ - TimeOut New York 'Bringing back comedy cabaret in a big way’ - Forbes

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Business Casual
2019-07-27 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Business Casual is an absurdist sketch team from Los Angeles, California. They’ve been compared to Aunty Donna if Aunty Donna was 3 little American boys. They are making their fringe debut at the Underbelly, but first they are coming to London! They haven’t found a place to stay yet, so catch them sleeping st Victoria Coach station until the show!

The Tales Of Kieran Hodgson: Part One - '75
2019-07-29 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-07-31 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-08-02 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Passion. Betrayal. Harold Wilson. Character comedian Kieran Hodgson returns with the epic and surprising tale of how Britain joined Europe in the first place. On a deeply personal quest for understanding, Kieran perfects a series of obsolete impressions and discovers that the 70s were about more than just Tiswas, the colour brown and words ‘let’s go on strike again’.

Sex Question Mark (Preview)
2019-08-05 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Vauxhall Comedy Club, Vauxhall Comedy Club, 6 South Lambeth Place, London, SW8, United Kingdom
Rich Spalding and Alexandra Haddow might have sex with each other. They haven’t decided yet. So, they’re going to each state their case, and let the audience decide. Come and vote on whether or not these two friends should, frankly, bang. Rich Spalding (Runner Up Get Up, Stand Up 2018) and Alexandra Haddow (Funny Women Semi-Finalist 2018) present a show about sex and friendship and sex again.

Elf Lyons: WIP
2019-08-06 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Elf Lyons is a 6ft surrealist clown - she invites you to see a work in progress of lots of cool material and games before she goes on tour this September....

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL BEST SHOW NOMINEE 2017
MALCOLM HARDEE AWARD FOR COMIC ORIGINALITY NOMINEE 2017
BRITISH VOGUE'S '20 NAMES OF NOW'
BBC NEW TALENT HOTLIST​
MAN UP - DRAG KING - FINALIST 2017
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A fantastic comedic success. Edinburgh Festival Magazine
Lyons has genuine funnybones – a surprisingly rare commodity even in comedy Chortle
A natural clown [...] so charismatic you can't take your eyes off her i Paper
This is comedy as enchantment, a show so beguiling that you don’t just love it, you somehow fall in love with it. The Scotsman​
Expert clowning that’s by turns charming, silly, touching and catastrophic The Times
The most wonderful stand-up comedian I have seen this year. Young Perspective
If you prefer your comedy going to the edge then toppling right off that edge try Lyons. Evening Standard

Angel Comedy
2019-08-21 20:00 - 21:30, 2019-09-06 19:15 - 21:00, 2019-09-13 19:15 - 21:00, 2020-01-03 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Our flagship nights.
The nights that started our love affair with you guys (no, really, YOU hang up)

Comedy nights that are professional, award-winning, exciting – and FREE!

Sam Campbell: Work in progress
2019-08-21 21:30 - 2019-08-24 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
This is probably the coolest guy to ever come to our venue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxKK8dIkAA

Wow!

Sam Campbell: Work in progress
2019-08-24 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
G’DAY! Sam Campbell is a comedy dude based in Sydney. 2018 saw Cambo take out the biggest accolade in Australian live comedy with his show The Trough winning the Barry Award for most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He also played Helen Bidou’s nebbish son Connor in her hit show Enter the Spinnaker Lounge.

In previous years he took home the Directors Choice Award at the Melbourne Comedy festival with his alien talk-show Feeble Minds in 2016 and the Best Newcomer Award at the Sydney Comedy Festival for his debut show Cambo’s On Top in 2015.

Frank Skinner: Work In Progress
2019-09-06 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Frank Skinner presents an hour of work in progress material for one week only.

Live At The Chapel: Post-Fringe Gala With Daniel Kitson MC
2019-09-07 19:45 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington, London, N1 2UN, England, United Kingdom
The monthly spectacle at the stunning gothic Union Chapel returns with another extraordinary line up;

The September edition of Live At The Chapel features the inimitable DANIEL KITSON presiding over a jam-packed gala show with a selection of the very best from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Full line-up announced late-August.

Top Flight Time Machine Podcast Live
2019-09-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-09-09 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney’s highly-acclaimed podcast is finally reimagined as a theatrical experience. This is no ordinary live recording of a podcast episode – Sam and Andy will be carrying out extreme physical movement, while the audience will experience similar emotional movement. This is it!

The Alternative Comedy Show
2019-09-11 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Discover your cool friend’s new favourite comedian at this celebration of comic ideas and originality.
If you love the idea of seeing some of the country’s most experimental, innovative and exciting comedians, this is the show for you! From the sublime to the ridiculously surreal, these acts are some of the most creative and hilarious in the business.

Tony Law headlines September’s popular night of comedy. Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Tony has featured on Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. He is joined by Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee 2019, Helen Bauer with an opener from up and coming comedy favourites Roisin and Chiara. The MC for the evening is Pierre Novellie, correspondant on BBC 2’s The Mash Report, and as seen on Standup Central on Comedy Central.

May contain adult themes and language. Line-ups are subject to change.

Lola & Jo: Escape
2019-09-12 22:15 - 23:15, 2019-09-13 22:15 - 23:15, 2019-09-14 22:15 - 23:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Don’t panic, character comedians Lola & Jo (‘Bloody brilliant’ ★★★★ Chortle) will find answers to the big questions before time’s up. Is this a low-budget escape room run by a dysfunctional duo? Is this a comedy show jumping on the zeitgeist of escape rooms to grab your attention? Or is this just an excuse for Lola and Jo to lock you in a room for 60 minutes and freak out?

The Paddock (2019-09-15)
2019-09-15 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Harry Hill's Clubnite
2019-09-16 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
HARRY HILL’S CLUBNITE features the best up and coming comedy talent alongside more established names. The line-up will include stand-ups and sketch performers, as well as music and specialist acts that are all personally endorsed by Harry.

Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad.
2019-09-18 22:15 - 23:15, 2019-09-21 22:15 - 23:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Joz Norris has retired or possibly died, who cares?

All that matters is that Mr Fruit Salad, a fictional chimaera he created as a form of self-care, has developed autonomy and is putting on a solo show. A sort of absurdist meditation on anxiety and grief performed by an idiot from Pontefract who doesn’t exist.

Sell-out show at VAULT Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival and Bath Comedy Festival 2019. As seen/heard on BBC3’s Blindboy Undestroys The World, ITV2’s Elevenish and BBC Radio 4 Extra’s The Comedy Club Interviews. Chortle Award winner with Weirdos Comedy (Comedy Event of the Year 2018). Co-starring Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ben Target and directed by Funny Women Award-winner Alex Hardy.

Berk's Nest at 2Northdown #07
2019-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Award winning producers (and your pals) Berk's Nest return to 2Northdown for a monthly night of new ideas from the best in UK comedy. Expect packed out line-ups of hot newcomers, TV favourites, and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees, all hosted by Berk's Nest resident MC Jack Barry - there'll be stand-up, sketch, and character comedy, plus some other stuff that probably sits somewhere in between.

We're BACK after the Fringe with a HUGE line-up. More TBA soon, but for now we've got for you:

KIERAN HODGSON
The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee is back with the first workings of his next show. If the last four shows are anything to go by, expect big narrative storytelling via plenty of characters, probably some bang-on impressions, and maybe a song or two?
‘He’s a delight to watch, and every line of his script is wired for laughter’ ★★★★★ Guardian
★★★★★ Telegraph
★★★★ Times

+ Your Host: JACK BARRY
'The finest of British comedy' ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag
★★★★ Sunday Times ★★★★ The Skinny ★★★★ ShortCom

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*Line-ups always subject to change - follow @BerksNest on twitter for the latest.

Objectively Funny Festival, Day Three!
2019-09-20 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
We've a huge Friday night triple-header with stratospheric newcomer Rosie Jones, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jordan Brookes and 2018 top-20 reviewed sketch act, Moon!

19:30 - Rosie Jones: Backward
21:00 - Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing
22:30 - The Death Hilarious: Razer

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Rosie Jones: Backward

After a sell-out debut hour Rosie "triple threat" Jones returns to the Fringe with a big question: am I backwards, or are they? She explores the hilarious difficulties of navigating the world whilst being the only disabled, gay, northern comedian with quite the penchant for sexual aggression. Rosie's second hour is certain to be a hit. 'Smart, mischievous, laugh-out-loud funny' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Genuinely masterful' (Skinny).

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Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing

No tricks. No gimmicks. No plan. Just an hour in my company as we reach the end. Things will be over soon. We're nearly there everyone! Great work. But before we go, I'm making one last attempt to find connection in the here and now, to snuffle out any remaining joy in this rapidly crumbling world, before it's too late. Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2017. Chortle Comedian's Comedian Award winner 2018. 'Majestic and challenging' ***** (List). 'Impressively brutal and self-lacerating physical comedy' ***** (Skinny). 'Digressive, deeply unsettling and very funny' **** (Guardian).

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The Death Hilarious: Razer

Former sketch and character wonk has quit comedy in favour of the lucrative art of spiritualism. You will gasp and dilate hard as he allows the spirits of the Philip Schofield Memorial Tower to enter his every available orifice. These revenants tell an authentic working-class story of love, sex-workers, genocide, and a fox reading a bank statement. Imagine The Archers, except everybody's on spice. Chortle Best Newcomer nominee 2018. 'A bold and unique new voice in comedy' (Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk). 'Packed with countless elements rich, strange and deviantly chilling' (Scotsman).

Objectively Funny Festival, Day Four!
2019-09-21 15:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
We've got shows coming out of our eyeballs today, including award-winning musical comedy, a Live at the Apollo star and some bright young things.

15:00 - Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It
16:20 - Tom Mayhew: I, Tom Mayhew
17:40 - Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
19:00 - Annie McGrath: Shepherd
20:20 - Josh Glanc: Glance You for Having Me
21:40 - Candy Gigi Presents - Friday Night Sinner!
23:00 - Sam Nicoresti: UFO

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Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It

Musical Comedy Award winners 2018 sing about everything keeping them awake at night: tax, wooden cutlery and the consequences of last night's eight double G&Ts. Each. From the creators of the hit show, Adele Is Younger Than Us, Stiff and Kitsch: Bricking It is a story of life's favourite fears, told through one big night out and one miserable morning after. Everyone's scared of something, but there's safety in numbers: maybe we'll be braver together. 'Perfectly executed... left the audience in stitches' (Comedy.co.uk). As seen on BBC Three.

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Tom Mayhew: I, Tom Mayhew

Tom Mayhew (BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist 2018) was unemployed for three years from the age of 18. This is a story of rejections, the JobCentre, being working class, and fighting for your place in the world. With lots of jokes. This show explores what its really like for someone in their twenties in 2019. While some seem to think we have it all, the reality is that many of us can't afford to move out of our parents' place. 'His content is from the heart; spellbinding, raw and telling... a genuine joy to watch' (Kate Copstick).

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Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk

Star of Live at the Apollo, Laura Lexx is a 'bouncy, bubbly stand up star' (Telegraph) shining a hilarious light on how hard it is to be a good person these days. Can you change the world without offending anyone? Her sell-out 2018 show Trying was 'a masterpiece' ***** (VoiceMag.uk) and earned her a prestigious Comedian's Choice Award. Now, Lexx takes on society's big issues... but come for jokes, not answers. It's sure to be 'stomach-achingly funny' **** (Entertainment-Focus.com) and 'another skilfully-constructed hour from an underrated performer' **** (Fest). Early booking recommended.

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Annie McGrath: Shepherd

Deadpan comic Annie McGrath returns with her third stand-up show. Dark and charmingly offbeat, Annie tackles issues of male toxicity, consent and sheep herding. The big three! Dry jokes, silly anecdotes and some potentially serious underlying themes from a young(ish) comedian cynical beyond her years. Directed by Steve Hall (We Are Klang, The Russell Howard Hour). As seen on ITV2, BBC Three, Channel 4 and Sky Sports. 'Smart and smutty' (London Evening Standard). 'Hilarious' ***** (EdFringeReview.com). 'Spot on comic timing... Delightfully dark' **** (ThreeWeeks). 'Ridiculously funny' **** (TheEdinburghReporter.co.uk). Funny Women Awards finalist 2018.

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Josh Glanc: Glance You for Having Me

A 'master of craze ceremony' **** (Guardian). 'Absurd and dynamic' **** (Fest). Don't miss the exciting Aussie oddball after his smash hit last year and a total sell-out season at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Oozing physicality and surrealism. Josh melds together nonsense with autobiographical stand-up in a whirlwind of props, sound effects and costumes. Labelled 'wonderfully offbeat' (Scotsman) and one of Australia's 'most exciting' (Age) emerging talents. Two-time winner: Best Comedy, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2017 and 2018.

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Candi Gigi Presents - Friday Night Sinner!

Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know). This deluded, narcissistic, unsatisfied occasionally violent woman has delusions of grandeur and wants to become the biggest star in the universe – or at least in Borehamwood – and spills her guts out to her guests over a highly unconventional Friday night dinner. There will be twists and turns, gruesome deaths and comedy at its darkest and most horrifying. 'Magnificently insane. Five stars!' (List). 'Sheer audacious lunacy' (Chortle.co.uk). Malcolm Hardee Award winner.

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Sam Nicoresti: UFO

In 1998, Sam Nicoresti was abducted by aliens. Now he's ready to reveal the beans and spill the truth in his debut show about space, alienation and dimensional string theory. Given the state of the world (ie very good), it’s natural for humanity to be content with knowing in space there is no one to hear our screams. But are we truly alone? A smuggled tape, mysterious light and charred manuscript on interdimensional filing cabinets reveal the truth. Free buffet. No government agents. Half of Sam & Tom (Sketch Off! Finalists 2018). 'Dangerously deranged' ***** (MumbleComedy.net).

Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother!
2019-09-22 17:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Sketch duo and Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees Lazy Susan – aka Celeste Dring and Freya Parker – perform their smash hit Forgive Me, Mother!, for the final time.

The show was a huge critical success in Edinburgh 2018, garnering five star reviews and enjoying sold out performances at Soho Theatre, Leicester Square Theatre and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Their self-titled comedy short can be seen on BBC iPlayer now.

Note: This show will be filmed as part of Soho Theatre Live. No re-admittance will be allowed.

Elf Lyons: Love Songs To Guinea Pigs
2019-09-23 20:45 - 21:45, 2019-09-26 20:45 - 21:45, 2019-09-27 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Following her sold out run at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2017’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee Elf Lyons and award-winning comedian hits the road with her new show Love Songs to Guinea Pigs, a surreal tale of love and loneliness.

In August 2018 Elf was planning a physical clown show with dance, tap, rock n roll and the splits. However, a couple of months later, disaster struck; Elf was taken to the hospital and told it was best that she never performs again. After months lying on her back and in and out of MRI machines, Elf had to rethink what she was going to do and how she was going to perform again. This inspired her to create this brand new show Love Songs to Guinea Pigs as a response.

Join Elf as she embodies her inner Katherine Hepburn on an absurd narrative of heartbreak and love with live Music, terrible Mime, silly characters, enthusiastic accents and entirely true stories. This is Brief Encounter, but with rodents.

‘LYONS HAS GENUINE FUNNYBONES – A SURPRISINGLY RARE COMMODITY EVEN IN COMEDY.’
Chortle
Love Songs to Guinea Pigs is the perfect show to take a tinder date to, a friend who is going through a difficult divorce, your step-mum as an attempt to ‘bond’ or indeed just come on your own and be a legend.

As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 1, Dave and BBC Three.

Objectively Funny Festival: Sleeping Trees, Róisín & Chiara, and MOTHER
2019-09-27 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | The Albany, 240 Great Portland Stree, London, W1W 5QU, United Kingdom
We are flying through the festival and this time it's sketch night! With five-star beloved Sleeping Trees, clown wonders Roisin & Chiara and double trouble Mother!

19:30 - Sleeping Trees: Silly Funny Boys
21:00 - Róisín & Chiara: Get Nupty
22:30 - MOTHER

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Sleeping Trees: Silly Funny Boys

Sleeping Trees are silly, funny boys. They don't know what this show is about yet, but it will be sillier, funnier and contain at least three boys. 'Phenomenal performers brimming with verve and fizzing with invention' (Chortle.co.uk). Winners of Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award, 2017

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Róisín & Chiara: Get Nupty

A brand-new hour of improvising genius from cult-in-the-making duo Róisín and Chiara. Expect a whirlwind of synchronised, audience-tickling, surreal character sketch, mash-up musical madness... and a wedding. Confused about what true love really is and where to find it? Look no further, Róisín and Chiara have untangled the mystery and guarantee a lifetime of romantic bliss or your money back . Like nothing you've seen before. ★★★★★ (ThreeWeeks). ★★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com). ★★★★★ (FunnyWomen.com). ★★★★ (Sunday Times). ★★★★ (List). ★★★★ (Skinny). ★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk).

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MOTHER

Low-brow, high-camp sketch comedy duo MOTHER make their Fringe debut with an unapologetically hilarious hour of trashy treasure. From tactless HR Managers to the high glamour of Jane McDonald, get yourself some pink fizz and settle down for a night in with Mother. Go on. You deserve it. An 'inspired slice of sketch comedy' ★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com). 'A force to be reckoned with' ★★★★ (WithinHerWords.co.uk). 'Future stars' (ToDoList.org.uk).

Sooz Kempner: Mega Drive
2019-09-29 15:45 - 16:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Following a standing-room only run at the Edinburgh Fringe award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Funny Women Awards Variety Winner) brings Mega Drive to The Bill Murray, a show about the video games that defined our youth and the ambition they helped create. Sega, childhood, songs – this is for anyone who remembers the '90s and had big dreams as a kid.

'Show-stopping' (CNN)
'Fantastically funny' ★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk)
'An absolute joy' ★★★★ (Fest).
'Delightfully shambolic' ★★★★ (FunnyWomen.com)
'One of the best atmospheres I've experienced at an Edinburgh show' ★★★★ (Broadway World)
'Very snazzy trainers' ★★★★ (TheReviewsHub.com)
Top Shows of the Fringe 2018 (Comedy Central)
Highly Recommended 2018 (Comedy.co.uk)

Tony Law Identifies
2019-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tony law is taking a new direction trying to talk normally and do a show from the perspective of a person with opinions. Mainstream as fuck. More like a ted talk. Maybe. Tonetalk. With recollections of his time as a steamboat comedian of the 1840’s

Stewart Lee: SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO Work in Progress & DVD Launch
2019-10-04 20:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX, UK, United Kingdom
David Johnson & John Mackay in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present: SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO Work-in-Progress and DVD LAUNCH

A run of work-in-progress gigs to celebrate the DVD launch of his celebrated last live show CONTENT PROVIDER. Each ticket will include a very special limited edition copy of the new DVD, exclusively available to bookers of this live show. Stewart will be signing copies after the show.

Enjoyably obtuse and effortlessly superior The Telegraph
Screamingly funny FT
Not to be missed … brilliant The Sun
Yes it’s clever stuff, but it’s very, very funny The Times
Stand-up for people who can think and laugh at the same time Evening Standard
Britain’s most indefatigatibly [sic] self-aware stand-up The Guardian

The Paddock - C4 Sparks Live Recording! Night 2
2019-10-05 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London, NW1 1TT, United Kingdom

The Paddock - C4 Sparks Live Recording!, Night 1
2019-10-05 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, London, NW1 1TT, United Kingdom
C4 Sparks Live Recording!, Night 1

Kate Berlant
2019-10-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-10-08 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-10-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-10-10 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-10-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-10-12 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Following her smash-hit sold-out 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, Kate Berlant returns to Soho Theatre.

Kate Berlant is an LA based writer/performer who has performed at festivals across the globe including the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Festival Supreme, Treasure Island, Sasquatch, and Moontower. Her performances have been commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and she has been described by The New York Times as a “magnetic improvisational comic” at the forefront of experimental comedy.

Kate most recently appeared in Boots Riley’s breakout Sundance film Sorry to Bother You and can be seen in the films Dean, written and directed by Demetri Martin, Duck Butter, written by Alia Shawkat & Miguel Arteta, who also directed the film, and James Franco’s The Disaster Artist. Kate recently wrapped production on MIB, the Men in Black sequel with Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth (alongside John Early).

Kate has appeared in such television series as Search Party (TBS), Ghosted (Fox), Transparent (Amazon), and High Maintenance (HBO). She also wrote, executive produced, and starred in her own episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters for which she won rave reviews.

In 2017 Kate was nominated for a Gotham Award for the Andy Deyoung-directed Vimeo series 555 which she co-wrote and co-starred in with John Early. Kate and John Early have also made multiple appearances together on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
2019-10-07 21:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-08 21:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-09 21:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-10 21:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-11 21:00 - 22:00, 2019-10-12 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants.

He’s also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner. Catch multi award-winning newcomer Janine Harouni in her debut show about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.

GRAB A TICKET WHILE YOU STILL CAN – THIS GIRL IS CLEVER AND FUNNY AF. Aisling Bea
Winner: Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 and 1/3 of award-winning sketch trio Muriel.
Seen/heard on Comedy Central, Comic Relief, BBC Three, and BBC Radio Four.

Knock2bag @ Moth Club
2019-10-10 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Kate Berlant + John Kearns + Jamie Demetriou + Johnny White Really-Really + Benedict Pope + Olga Koch + Lolly Adefope + Jayde Adams

Andy Barr: The Ruby
2019-10-12 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
With his father recently deceased, minor aristocrat Andy Barr stands to inherit his fortune, his estate, his magnificent ruby and its terrible curse. Andy Barr is an award-winning comic, an 'innovative rising star' (Time Out) and an 'off-key delight' (Skinny) whose 'comic timing and gestures are impeccable' (★★★★ (List)), Tim Key's Pick of the Fringe (iNews, 2017), not to mention 'a charming late-night curiosity' (Chortle.co.uk), albeit one taking place at 3.30pm.

Sorry! W/ Tessa Coates
2019-10-12 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The FA's Comedy Room, 51 Camden Park Road, London, NW1 9BH, England, United Kingdom
Supergroup sensation SORRY, bring you an hour of improvised comedy. ‘An incredible group of talented and ground breaking improvisers, one of the most exciting groups in London right now’ Cariad Lloyd.

SORRY will be joined this month by writer, performer and freelance journalist TESSA COATES.

Tessa is one third of sketch group Massive Dad and hosts a number of successful podcasts including the hugely popular Nobody Panic, as well as making Will You Read to Me, and Badass Women from History. She’s also featured in Birds of a Feather, Damned, Newsjack, Comic Relief, Elevenish and numerous sketches for BBC Three.

SORRY are made up of comedians Liz Kingsman, Alison Thea-Skot, Sophia Broido, Naomi Petersen, and Lola-Rose Maxwell.

Max & Ivan: Commitment
2019-10-14 21:15 - 22:15, 2019-10-15 21:15 - 22:15, 2019-10-16 21:15 - 22:15, 2019-10-19 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Say ‘I do’ to the triumphant return of Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominees Max & Ivan, as seen in BBC One’s W1A and heard on BBC Radio 4’s The Casebook of Max & Ivan.

Commitment is the TRUE STORY of the unreasonable lengths one best man (Max) will go to give one groom (Ivan) the greatest weekend of his life.

It’s a show about dreaming big, growing up, and trying – but ultimately very much failing – to make it in the band.

THE REAL DEAL. ★★★★★ Guardian

Directed by three time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson.

The Paddock (2019-10-15)
2019-10-15 20:00 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Siblings: The Siblinginging
2019-10-24 22:30 - 23:30, 2019-10-25 22:30 - 23:30, 2019-10-26 22:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Fresh off another sell out season at the Edinburgh Fringe, character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye return to London for their Soho debut.

Blending clown and physical comedy with intensely serious, classically trained, theatrical performance, strap in for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (we are not twins but can be for casting purposes). Material is suitable for anyone who has or has seen a sister.

Sex Question Mark
2019-10-25 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

Sunday Special!
2019-10-27 18:45 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Maximum nonsense maker TONY LAW returns to your local Sunday Special. Except a headline set full of the very best idiocy.

”Chaos has rarely been so finely constructed and this much fun” ★★★★ - The Times

Joining Tony is fast-rising Last Leg star ROSIE JONES and more to be announced.

Doors Open 6.45pm. Show Starts 7.45pm. £7/4

Josie Long: Tender Tour Warm Ups (but also done as two half hours for a thing!)
2019-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A warm-up, slightly rejigged version of Josie Long's excellent new show, Tender.

Josie Long is warming up her tour show, tender (★★★★ Guardian, Scotsman, List) and also needs to see if it will work as two half hour chunks.

Please can you come?

Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy
2019-10-28 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
It’s me, Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks...

In this show I’ll examine relationships (all kinds, baby), mental health (other people’s, I’m fine) and perverts (that one is mainly me, actually).

I’ll be oversharing, wanging on about spirituality and giving everyone some much unwanted advice.

Rose Matafeo - Horndog
2019-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Award winning stand-up comedian Rose Matafeo has kissed nearly 10 men in her life, AKA she’s a
total horndog. Warming up for her upcoming special, join Rose for critically acclaimed stand-up,
sketch and mid-20s angst.

WINNER: Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018 - Best Show
Best Show nominee: 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Best Show nominee: 2018 New Zealand Comedy Festival

As seen on Taskmaster, Love Island Aftersun, Royal Variety Performance, W1A and Have I Got News
For You.

A near perfect comedian
★★★★ The Guardian
Matafeo is an astute, often hilarious observer of millennial life
★★★★ The Telegraph
This Kiwi livewire has been on the cusp of breaking through in the UK for a couple of years
and Horndog feels like her moment
★★★★ Evening Standard

Rhys James (Radio 4 WIP)
2019-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Rhys James (from Mock the Week, Live At The Apollo, Big Boy Big Comedy Big Mucky Muck Time! [non-tx]) works out material for his new Radio 4 show. It's about how he doesn't have opinions, but that's not allowed anymore. He's gonna try on some opinions like hats to see what fits, what looks good, and what is quite frankly, a beret. He had the official second best reviewed show of the whole Edinburgh fringe this year but none of that material will be in this so not worth mentioning really.

Stewart Lee: SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO
2019-11-01 20:45 - 22:45, 2019-12-06 20:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX, UK, United Kingdom
David Johnson & John Mackay in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present: STEWART LEE: SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO

Double-bill of two new 60 minute sets, back to back nightly from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times).

Tornado questions Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.”

Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a society demolishing the liberal values he has been keen to espouse in a fairy-tale landscape of winter wonder.

★★★★★ There’s no-one else to touch him, Mark Wareham, Mail On Sunday
★★★★★ Lee remains one of the best stand-ups in the country Metro
The world’s best living stand-up comedian Dominic Maxwell, The Times
He makes stand-up almost a moral pursuit, … that makes the usual (and more popular) stand-ups seem crude and obvious. Alan Bennet, London Review Of Books.
Proper, vicious prejudice - a self-proclaimed inhabitant of the moral high ground Sarah Vine, Daily Mail
A pot-bellied Bernard Manning for snowflakes Tony Parsons, The Sun
If I could bring one extinct thing back to life it would be Stewart Lee’s sense of humour. Frankie Boyle, BBC2
The opposite of what really good comedy should be Toby Young, Radio 4

Baby Reindeer
2019-11-04 19:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London)
I looked at her, wanting her to laugh. Wanting her to share in the joke. But she didn’t. She just stared. I knew then, in that moment – that she had taken it literally…

When Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Richard Gadd (Monkey See Monkey Do) offers a free cup of tea to a stranger, what appears to be a trivial interaction has ramifications far wider than he could ever have imagined.

Fresh from a world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer, Baby Reindeer is an unmissable debut play and chilling personal narrative exploring obsession, delusion, and the aftermath of a chance encounter. Directed by Olivier Award Winner Jon Brittain (Rotterdam).

“gripping production”
Evening Standard ★★★★★

“a courageous, compelling and deeply affecting performance”
British Theatre Guide ★★★★★

“utterly compelling”
WhatsOnStage ★★★★

Tony Law: Identifies
2019-11-04 21:45 - 22:45, 2019-11-05 21:45 - 22:45, 2019-11-06 21:45 - 22:45, 2019-11-07 21:45 - 22:45, 2019-11-08 21:45 - 22:45, 2019-11-09 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Tony Law identifies as a Hominid.

Homo Sapiens, Neanderthal, Indo-European horse tribesman, an Englishman, a Canadian, a norn iron man and a Trinidadian and a Tobagonian. A dog, a dog owner, owned by a dog, a surrealist, an absurdist and an artist who is comedy of person. A parent a thrower a catcher a reader and a farmer.

His 16th show is turning out to be his best yet. For connoisseurs of comedy who have seen it all and are funny in their own bones. Top drawer Tony. Comedians comedian comedian for the comedy nerd seeking Dadaist nirvosis nirvana blap.

Microscope with Mat Ewins and John Kearns
2019-11-05 20:30 - 22:30, 2019-11-19 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
In a world full of unsolved mysteries Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins is on a mission to solve every single one of them, and double Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Kearns is here to help.

Join the two enigma investigators for a live podcast record as they put the planet’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope.

Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turns Wives Into Widows
2019-11-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-11-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-03-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Rob Carter’s cult hit creation is back with a glossy revamp of his debut show.

Christopher Bliss is Shropshire’s greatest drivel-merchant. He’s tackled novels (Writing Wrongs), he’s conquered theatre (I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife), now he’s back to show you his most ambitious project yet: live cinema.

Expect party popper pyrotechnics, spooky villains and a whole load of raunch, as Christopher’s spy thriller takes us all over the world, from darkest Russia to the world famous Las Vegas Beach. This is an action-packed tale of wives, widows and everything in-between.

Christopher Bliss is the creation of actor, writer and performer Rob Carter – as seen on Peep Show, Fresh Meat (Channel 4) and Siblings (BBC).

Originally developed with Lucy Danser. Co-directed by Amy Lord.

Hysterical Women
2019-11-12 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
After completely selling out The Bill Murray last time out we're back with another humdinger of a lineup...
LINEUP

Mae Martin (Headline)
You may have seen her with us before - if you haven't you'll have seen her Netflix special or on Live From The BBC

Janine Harouni
Fresh from a Best Newcomer Nomination and winning The Amused Moose Award, we're delighted to have Janine with us.
★★★★★ - The telegraph
★★★★★ - Fringe Review
★★★★★ - The Sunday Post

Róisín & Chiara
★★★★ The Sunday Times
★★★★★ BroadwayBaby
★★★★The Skinny​

Hannah Platt
BBC New comedy finalist

Laura McMahon

Tied together by the brilliant Chloe Petts
Funny Women Finalist
Comedy Reserve Alumni

Fern Brady: Power and Chaos
2019-11-15 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-11-16 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
As seen on Live from the BBC, Live from the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour, and Live at the Apollo Fern is one of the UK’s hottest comedy stars.

Known for being totally unique and completely fearless her new show will tackle sexuality, feminism, power, Brexit, Britishness, Scottishness and nationality all with her caustic wit, exceptional writing and electric stage craft. Fern is embarking on her biggest tour to date with the show debuting in Australia before heading out across the UK and Europe.

Featured in Vogue as one of the Top 5 Female Comedians as well as the Telegraphs top 5 young comedians to watch, Fern’s career has gone stratospheric in the last 18months. She’s had viral success with her BBC Life Lessons, stormed the Australian comedy scene and supported Frankie Boyle and Katherine Ryan on Tour.

Event page: https://sohotheatre.com/events/fern-brady-power-and-chaos/

Tony Law And Phil Nichol: Virtue Chamber Echo Bravo
2019-11-17 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Tony Law: 'Philip and I have been talking about this for years. Things need to change. Quicker and betterer. We just want to put our ideas out there and then have you get them. You deserve it. We deserve it. Change. Let's be right guys. History is on the side of the bad guys. We are not guys. Not any more we are not'. 'Hey! I know bad ideas and these two are not one of those bad ideas that I know' (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). 'Give 'em hell, boys!' (Colonel 'Bernie' Sanders).

Alistair Green: Volume 1
2019-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
For one night only join wit, raconteur and paranoid recluse ALISTAIR GREEN for the most EPIC cinematic experience of the century as he boldly decides to show all the social media videos he’s shot in his front room on an iPhone 10, on the big screen, for the first time!

Ivo Graham: The Game Of Life
2019-11-19 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-21 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-22 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2019-11-26 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) and 4 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes / banter / topical asides) to pay da billz (gas / water / electric)?

More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business. As spotted on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Cats Does Countdown, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Roast Battle, Hypothetical, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Now Show, and Fighting Talk.

The Paddock (2019-11-19)
2019-11-19 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Edward Aczel: Artificial Intellect
2019-11-25 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Some people think Ed Aczel is real, some people just think he is a bad character comedian, the truth is a little more complicated, although one thing is for sure is the real Ed Aczel is definitely in there “somewhere”.

The Award-winning anti-comedy legend, actor and writer brings his brand-new show to the Edinburgh to try and rationalise the world around us. By combining the big (i.e. the advent of unisex toilets) and the small (the inevitable apocalypse) – as a group, we can then work out where we all go to next?

Ed Aczel Artificial Intellect - humbly offers an unfulfilling and unnecessary group therapy session to bring joy to the hearts of fans, friends and plain audience members – a unique and different experience every day (one joke included).

Ed promises to come up with a big idea to hang the whole thing on – but probably it'll be based on a loose set of unconnected themes with no real purpose. There'll be a demonstration of Ed's acting skills, the odd political impression and the apocalypse included in the standard package.

An unsatisfying experience to both perform or to watch. But then... all things must pass. “Come and be part of the dream”

His 2017 show is available to stream on NextUp Comedy and Amazon Prime.

Ed is also a prolific actor for both TV and Film.

2018 Film acting credits include parts in “The Favourite”, “The Crown” and “Picasso” – He also acted opposite John Cleese in sitcom “Hold the Sunset” and has first sitcom pilot with Tiger Aspect, a collaboration with Joz Norris entitled "Ed & Joz‘s Heist Movie".

Their Double Act show – Ed And Joz’s Deleted Scenes – is at the Dragonfly 8.40pm daily.

“Britain’s Greatest Entertainer” – The Guardian

★★★★ 'A master of his genre' (Kate Copstick, The Scotsman).
★★★★ 'Deliberate and expertly done' (Claire Smith, The Scotsman).
★★★★ 'Deadpan dynamo' (The Mirror).

Winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award
Runner Up – BBC New Comedy Award
Winner Amused Moose Comedy Award (as part of Richard Gadd’s “Waiting for Gaddot”)

John Kearns: Double Take And Fade Away
2019-11-25 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London)
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and four-time Chortle Award nominee John Kearns returns

Still a slave to dairy, the Gregorian calendar and Greenwich Mean Time, he is flesh and blood after all. A funny man, not for everyone of course, but remember this mustn’t be mistaken as an invite rather a heads up. Based on the theory that the most interesting places on maps are the empty spaces, John has booked a tour, stopping by at some places that look like people share hot water bottles with their landlords.

‘HE HAS FORGED COMEDY GOLD.’ ★★★★★ Time Out

The show implores you to learn lessons from your ceiling and realise Fred Astaire actually knew very well what he was doing.

Directed by Olivier winner Jon Brittain.

The Paddock Presents
2019-11-26 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)

John Kearns: Double Take And Fade Away
2019-11-28 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-11-30 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-01 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-02 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-03 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-04 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-06 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-07 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Gala for World AIDS Day 2019
2019-12-02 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Gala for World AIDS Day returns with another enormous night of brilliant acts to mark World AIDS Day 2019, featuring Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang, Sara Barron, Lolly Adefope, Jack Barry, Sarah Keyworth, Joe Sutherland, Lazy Susan, Adam Hess, Bridget Christie, Colin Hoult, Phil Dunning and Olga Koch!

Gala for World AIDS Day is raising money for the National AIDS Trust, the UK’s leading HIV policy and campaigns organisation. The Trust champions the rights of people living with HIV and campaigns for change – shaping attitudes, challenging injustice and changing lives.

DOG PARK
2019-12-03 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Comedians bounce around ideas, chasing that tennis ball of laughter. Come throw a ball with us? (no actual balls please). Your hosts are Tessa Coates and Amy Annette and their guests are brilliant old souls trying new ideas. It’s one nice hour then we all go to bed. It's everyone's favourite type of comedy- short!

3rd December features: LOU SANDERS, SARA BARRON and ROSE MATAFEO. Two Taskmaster contestants, Two Live At The Apollo stars and Three Stars. What a treat!

Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind
2019-12-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-12-10 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) and 4 more dates | Cutty Sark Theatre, Cutty Sark, Michael Edwards Studio Theatre, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Comedy Award and double BAFTA-nominated professional idiot Spencer Jones is back with his brand-new show.

The Things We Leave Behind is an absurd mash-up of comedy styles, mixing looped music, props, stand-up, turbo clowning and puppets for your eyes, ears and face.

Chrimbo Bimbo
2019-12-03 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Key warms up rebranded Christmas show. Festive, unpolished, grubby, crap, tinsel. Some films, some Aled Jones.

Tony Law: Identifies
2019-12-05 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Tony Law Identifies the elements and as Canadian, Trinidadian, Celt, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, guy, working class, and autodidact. This show is a comedy show and it is original and funnier than all the other shows in Edinburgh if you are smart and funny. Otherwise it's not if you are, for example, a dickhead. Otherwise. The best.

"Impeccable" - Times
"Surreal genius" - Telegraph
Tony has appeared on Have I Got News For You, The Alternative Comedy Experience, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
★★★★ - Guardian
★★★★ - Times
★★★★ - EdFestMag.com

Kieran Hodgson: Work In Progress
2019-12-12 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a work in progress show ahead of something new.

Previous shows have concerned themselves with France, Cycling, Classical Music, and European Politics.

Come and see what naturally comedic subject Kieran's chosen to tackle this time.

'Wonderfully – indeed, symphonically – funny' ★★★★★ Telegraph
'Best Comedy Show of the Year 2015' ★★★★★ Guardian
★★★★★ Skinny
★★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ Times
★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★ Sunday Times
★★★★½ Chortle

The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a work in progress show ahead of something new.

Tim Key: Chrimbo Bimbo
2019-12-12 21:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
Tim Key will be tethering his long-suffering reindeer outside the famous Arcola Theatre and nipping in to empty his festive sack all over the floor/audience/place.

There’ll be poems of course, stinkin’ sprouts, probably mulled wine, cloves, and other yule garbage.

All-new title, poster, venue and jumper; poems have all been dug back out of Key’s trusty Christmas chest and Key’s tinsel is in tatters. Classic Christmas Fayre.

Also, big questions over budget so reindeer may end up being a normal deer or cow.

Tony Law And Phil Nichol: Virtue Chamber Echo Bravo
2019-12-15 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill: Christmas Special
2019-12-16 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present a special yuletide edition of our messy, loving, self-flagellant off broadway show 110%.

We provide festive chat, merry dances, new bits and old. We have our regulars in the audiences, on the stage, and in the bar, all poised to return with new thoughts on the northern line, new sings to song and new pints to be dropped.

Come down and become part of a conversation between two idiots and the rest of their Christmas liiiiiiives. Also featuring our favourite guest friend comedians doing whatever the hell they want!

Jordan Brookes: I’ve Got Nothing
2019-12-16 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-17 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-18 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-19 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-20 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-21 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-22 21:30 - 22:30, 2019-12-23 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) and 14 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
No tricks. No gimmicks. No plan.

Just an hour in my company as we reach the end. Things will be over soon. We’re nearly there everyone! Great work. But before we go, I’m making one last attempt to find connection in the here and now, to snuffle out any remaining joy in this rapidly crumbling world, before it’s too late.

The Paddock (2019-12-17)
2019-12-17 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

DOG PARK
2020-01-04 03:30 - 04:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A new new material night from deep pals Tessa Coates and Amy Annette.

Watch comedians throw some ideas high up in the air and see if they can catch them again.

Guests: Phil Wang & Freya Parker!

Pizza and Comedy: Alex Kealy + Ian Smith // Show Recording
2020-01-12 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Live comedy AND free pizza? Too good to be true? Nope! These shows are being filmed for NextUp (and they know how to treat an audience!)

These wonderful shows gained acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe and are now being recorded for NextUp. Don't miss out, this could be your final chance to see these incredible performances live…

Alex Kealy: Rationale (1hr)

Political comedian and 'rising star of the British stand-up scene' (List) Alex Kealy explores the emotional roots of our rational thoughts. But funny, though.

The Guardian’s Top 10 Jokes of The Edinburgh Fringe 2019
‘A storming show’ The Sunday Times
‘If you’re interested in politics, this is a must-see’ ★★★★ Broadway Baby
'This is clever comedy...you've got internal damage from laughing so much' ★★★★ Shortcom
'A great hour of cerebral stand-up & Alex Kealy is a name to watch' ★★★★ - FringeGuru

Ian Smith: Half-Life (1 hour)

Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4's The Now Show) presents part one of a one part show about love, stress, a holiday to Chernobyl and why the hell he entered Aylesbury Scrabble tournament this year.

“An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“Ian Smith manages to combine an incredibly well structured gig with almost Basil Fawlty levels of anger” ★★★★ ThreeWeeks

★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ The Wee Review
★★★★ Edinburgh 49
★★★★ Fringe Monkey
★★★★ Fringebiscuit

Info
Venue doors: 7:00pm
Show 1: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Interval : 8:30pm - 9:00pm (with free pizza courtesy of NextUp)
Show 2: 9:00pm - 10:00pm

*Please note that tickets are for both shows and are being recorded for nextupcomedy.com

Daniel Kitson - Work in Progress
2020-01-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-01-20 18:45 - 20:00, 2020-01-29 21:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Work in Progress from Daniel Kitson.

Rose Matafeo: Horndog
2020-01-17 19:00 - 20:45 (Europe/London)
Award winning stand-up comedian Rose Matafeo has kissed nearly 10 men in her life, AKA she's a total horndog. For critically acclaimed stand-up, sketch and mid-20's angst, join Rose at the Ambassadors Theatre for two shows to be recorded for her forthcoming special.

I, Tom Mayhew
2020-01-17 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Tom Mayhew brings his critically acclaimed 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show to the Soho Theatre.

This is a story of rejections, the JobCentre, being working class, and fighting for your place in the world. With lots of jokes. It explores the reality of growing up poor, being long-term unemployed, and being someone in their 20s in austerity Britain.

Tom has written for The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) and NewsJack (BBC Radio 4 Extra), but still lives with his parents. This is a unique story that is personal and political, and very, very funny.

Tarot
2020-01-17 22:15 - 23:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The twisted minds of Gein's Family Giftshop ('Brilliant' - Reece Shearsmith) and sweaty bodies of Goose ('Brilliant' - Guardian) combine to bring you something brand new: Tarot

In the heart of Soho, between the twin horrors of Ripper tours and gentrification, a live tarot reading is held. Sketches spin out of the cards and, as the show nears midnight, the significance of the reading as a whole begins to come into focus. Come to have your faith restored in a dying art. Sketch, not Tarot.

An interactive, fast-paced sketch show inspired by and based on a love of tarot reading. What will the cards hold for you?

Phoebe Walsh & Johnny White Really Really present The Fleabag Files*
2020-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Fleabag Files*

Johnny White Really Really (honestly, extremely lonely) and Phoebe Walsh (the Elton John of comedy) split and hour and the deposit for the room.** Please indulge them a little slice of your time and heart and maybe you’ll get a few smiles and chuckles in return.

*Fleabag will not feature, but not in a disparaging way, it’s fantastic.
**Phoebe paid cos of Johnny’s aforementioned loneliness.

Rosie Jones: Backward
2020-01-21 20:45 - 21:45, 2020-01-22 20:45 - 21:45, 2020-01-25 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Rosie "triple threat" Jones returns to the Soho Theatre with a big question: am I backwards, or are they?

She explores the hilarious difficulties of navigating the world whilst being the only disabled, gay, northern comedian with quite the penchant for sexual aggression. Rosie’s critically acclaimed second hour had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival.

‘SMART, MISCHIEVOUS, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY.’ Chortle

The ex-television researcher has gone on to star on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown and The Last Leg, Comedy Central’s Live From The Comedy Store, Roast Battle and Rosie Jones Tries To Help, as well as Dave’s Hypothetical.

Sophie Duker: Work in Progress
2020-01-24 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee Sophie Duker is gearing up for a second bite at the comedy apple.

Expect a tale of old hags, sexy stepmothers, deadly sins and magic pussy... maybe. It's a work-in-progress.

★★★★ "Laugh-out loud funny" Telegraph

★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★ Sunday Times

Olga Koch: Work In Progress
2020-01-24 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian and star of Mock The Week Olga Koch comes back with a WIP of her third hour!

This year she tackles her idenitity as an immigrant, a drama queen and the biggest Vampire Weekend fan the world has ever seen.

Pat Cahill - Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover
2020-01-26 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe. Expect earworms, knee ants and eye mice as he gently impresses you in the afternoon with a bit of singing, a bit of stand-up and a bit of dancing. It will all mean something, but you’ll have to work that out.

Sarah Keyworth: Pacific
2020-01-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-01-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-01-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-01-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-01-31 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-02-01 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for Best Newcomer and winner of the Herald Angel Award returns

She brings a brand-new hour of comedy about the little things, the smallest details, the fixed and distinct aspects that make up what we definitively are, how we expressly think and who we unambiguously love.

Sunday Special! 15th Birthday Spectacular
2020-02-02 19:45 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Woo-wow… Your old friend Sunday Special has been running for 15 years! We’re throwing a big birthday party* (*comedy-show) to celebrate!

We’re thrilled to announce the headliner is lo-fi hero, Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Live At The Apollo star and ‘Hairy Enya’ DAVID O’DOHERTY!!

”When a stand up gig goes this well, you do get a sense of how religions are started” - The Guardian

Joining David is a full supporting line-up of the very very best, there will be free cake, maybe some party hats and it’s all seamlessly held together by our very favourite DANIEL KITSON as host. Come join us for what’s set to be the line-up of the year. Advance booking strongly recommended.

Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked
2020-02-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-02-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-02-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-02-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-02-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
In his debut show, Nigel Ng takes you on a joyous romp through his life in the UK as a Malaysian immigrant.

Can he retain his cultural identity under the seduction of the Western world? Or will he succumb to it and start enjoying the bland food served at Wagamama’s?

Slick and suave…charmingly assured debut.
Scotsman

Nigel made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central’s Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central, shortly followed by Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. He had an incredible debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year with this show, and to top it off, he was nominated for the prestigious Best Newcomer Award.

Part of Chinese Arts Now Festival 2020

Flora Anderson: Romantic
2020-02-05 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London) | Vaulty Towers, 34 Lower Marsh, Lambeth, London, SE1 7RG, United Kingdom
Flora does a show about trying and failing to be creative in London. Is she an epic Romantic vagabond or just an entitled absolute prick? She's chasing a dream but the chase might be much much funnier.

Róisín & Chiara: Get Nupty
2020-02-05 22:00 - 23:00, 2020-02-06 22:00 - 23:00, 2020-02-07 22:00 - 23:00, 2020-02-08 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Bringing their new hit show fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe...

…cult-in-the-making duo Róisín and Chiara cavort in a whirlwind of synchronised, audience-tickling, surreal character observation, mash-up musical madness… and a wedding. Confused about what true love really is and where to find it? Look no further, Róisín and Chiara have untangled the mystery and guarantee a lifetime of romantic bliss or your money back.

Like nothing you’ve seen before. A spine-tingling, spirit-lifting and thirst-quenching voyage through the ups and downs of being in (or nearby) love.

Sarah Keyworth: Work In Progress
2020-02-06 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
New material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth.

Winner: Herald Angel Award
Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award

As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show.

★★★★★ Herald
★★★★ Times
★★★★ Telegraph

Adam Hess: Work in Progress
2020-02-07 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Adam Hess is back at the Pleasance to try out some new jokes.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, as seen on Tonight at the Palladium and Live at the BBC.

★★★★ "I've seen few shows that are funnier" Times
★★★★ "For high-quality gags per minute there is no better comedian on the Fringe" Independent
★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ List
★★★★ Skinny

The Paddock @ Vault Festival
2020-02-07 21:30 - 23:45 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Stuff on stage, stuff on screen. A colourful showcase of exciting and innovative comedy talent. Performers onstage trying out new and experimental material; a mix of stand-up, sketch, character, musical comedy and everything in-between, all peppered with short comedy films and music videos from some of the world's finest new filmmakers.

Lulu Popplewell: Work in Progress
2020-02-11 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hello Darling, 131 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UR, England, United Kingdom
Lulu was a finalist for the Chortle Student Comedy Award and Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Award.

She has been described as "scorching, charismatic, refreshingly free" (Marbles Magazine) and "a definite rising star on the circuit" (Fountain) and is performing her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2020.

"Quick lines and sharp gags. Such a funny and warm performer" ★★★★ Plays To See

Lola & Jo: Escape
2020-02-11 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Clock's ticking. We're all heading for the grave.

Don’t panic, character comedians Lola & Jo (‘Bloody brilliant’ ★★★★ Chortle) will find answers to the big questions before time’s up. Is this a low-budget escape room run by a dysfunctional duo? Is this a comedy show jumping on the zeitgeist of escape rooms to grab your attention? Or is this just an excuse for Lola and Jo to lock you in a room for 60 minutes and freak out?

Norris & Parker: Work in Progress
2020-02-13 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Norris and Parker are back at the Pleasance to try out some new material.

★★★★ "A bedrock of fine, funny writing and skilful comic performance" Guardian
★★★★ "Smart, sexy satirical and bloody funny" Chortle
★★★★ EdFestMag
★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Arts Desk
★★★★★ Funny Women

Tarot: Work in Progress
2020-02-17 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
The twisted minds of Gein's Family Giftshop ("Brilliant" Reece Shearsmith) and sweaty bodies of Goose ("Brilliant" Guardian) return with a brand new set of cards. What will the Tarot reading hold for you?

★★★★ "Bark out loud funny… the whole show is startlingly live" Guardian
★★★★ "Consistently sharp" Telegraph
★★★★ "Deliciously dark and straight from the cobbled streets of royston vasey" Skinny
★★★★½ "One of the darkest comedy shows I’ve seen... spectacular" RGM

Leo Reich: No Wait! It gets worse (WIP)
2020-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Gorgeous boy and protagonist of life Leo Reich doesn’t want to be a downer, but literally how do people hold on to hope in this nightmare world? As a hot young stud who dreams of love and success, Leo is desperate to find out. A work-in-progress standup show seemed the only appropriate platform for him to begin his research into this issue. Hilarious jokes possible, humourless introspection guaranteed.‘The highest standard of new comedy’ ★★★★★ Broadway Baby‘Beautifully written… funny, sad and inventive’ ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks‘Not just funny, but rich with a sense of self-awareness’ ★★★★ ScotsmanDoors 6:30pm. Show starts 7pm. Latecomers may not be admitted. 18+ Tickets cost more on the door.

One Woman Show
2020-02-20 20:40 - 21:40 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Liz Kingsman - one third of critically acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad (‘Properly hilarious’ ★★★★ Scotsman) - debuts her searingly honest one-woman odyssey (normal play). A bold, irreverent, raw, moving and triumphant celebration of adjectives, this blurb will nail down nothing. Combining theatre, movement, a thumping soundtrack and something kooky like SOIL(!!?) this show asks the question, what is happening here? So unflinching you’ll be begging for a flinch.As seen on TV’s Borderline, Timewasters, Power Monkeys. “Kingsman's deadpan delivery is a constant source of entertainment” (The Skinny), “.. definitely one to watch.” (Guardian)
Praise for previous shows:

★★★★ “Chockablock with bold gags” Time Out.
★★★★ “Tightly written and exceptionally executed stuff.” Fest Mag.
★★★★ “Even the throwaway jokes are hilarious.” Guardian.
★★★★ “Not a moment is wasted” The List.

ONE-WOMAN SHOW
2020-02-21 20:40 - 21:40 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Liz Kingsman - one third of critically acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad (‘Properly hilarious’ ★★★★ Scotsman) - debuts her searingly honest one-woman odyssey (normal play). A bold, irreverent, raw, moving and triumphant celebration of adjectives, this blurb will nail down nothing. Combining theatre, movement, a thumping soundtrack and something kooky like SOIL(!!?) this show asks the question, what is happening here? So unflinching you’ll be begging for a flinch.As seen on TV’s Borderline, Timewasters, Power Monkeys. “Kingsman's deadpan delivery is a constant source of entertainment” (The Skinny), “.. definitely one to watch.” (Guardian)Praise for previous shows:★★★★ “Chockablock with bold gags” Time Out.★★★★ “Tightly written and exceptionally executed stuff.” Fest Mag.★★★★ “Even the throwaway jokes are hilarious.” Guardian.★★★★ “Not a moment is wasted” The List.

Ivo Graham: The Game Of Life
2020-02-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-02-25 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Cutty Sark Theatre, Cutty Sark, Michael Edwards Studio Theatre, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HT, United Kingdom
The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes / banter / topical asides) to pay da billz (gas / water / electric)?More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business.

Frida KahLOL: Comedy at Doña
2020-02-24 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Frida KahLOL returns to Doña with laughs and cocktails for all. Hosted by the multi-talented and gorgeous Roisin and Chiara straight right off the back of their Soho Theatre run, serving you Joe Sutherland and Sophie Duker fresh from their Comedy Central Roast Battle, the brains behind FOC It Up Comedy Club Kemah Bob and local hero, star of BBC Three's Pls Like, Emma Sidi. Doors at 7.30pm, show time at 8pm.

Bawlers bingo
2020-02-25 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Come and join established comic geniuses, stand-up newcomers and extraordinary cabaret artistes in our regular comedy bingo show. Every Bawlers Bingo event boasts a new, eclectic line-up who will call the numbers whilst flexing their funny bones resulting in a hilarious mash-up event. Our prized patrons will be put through their paces by one of our resident hosts; TV’s Mark Dolan or comedian James Loveridge.

Each event promises 4 rounds of fast paced bingo complete with stage challenges and comedy calls, interspersed with comedy acts.

Past acts have included Tony Law, Thanyia Moore, Marcel Lucont, Eleanor Conway, Jerry Bakewell, Jacob Edwards, Alice Brine, Cassie Atkinson, Alexander Fox, Olaf Falafel plus many more.

Host: James Loveridge
‘Loveridge’s timing is exceptional; he knows exactly where in a joke to place the punchline.’ – ★★★★★ BROADWAY BABY

Featuring: Jerry Bakewell, Roisin and Chiara, Alice Brine, and Seyonce

Freya Parker and Dan Cook (Works In Progress)
2020-02-25 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Freya Parker and Dan Cook try out some new material for their upcoming Edinburgh shows!

Freya Parker

Freya is delighted to have this time to share some real-talk on dogs and daddy. Some new solo material from the cheeky little guy in Lazy Susan. As seen in the eponymous Lazy Susan BBC Comedy Short; The Mash Report and in various guises on BBC Radio 4.

★★★★★ “Bright and bountiful and barely wastes a word” Times
★★★★ “Outrageous and irreverent” Guardian

Dan Cook

Acclaimed stand up Dan Cook returns with some high energy, contemplative idiocy.

★★★★ “Frenetic and hilarious... Superb” List
★★★★ “This is excellent stand up” EdFestMag
★★★★ “Had the crowd roaring with laughter” Three Weeks

Ivo Graham: The Game Of Life
2020-02-26 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-02-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-02-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-02-29 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Knock2bag Presents Jordan Brookes & Friends
2020-02-27 19:30 - 23:45 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom

Max & Ivan: Commitment
2020-02-27 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Say ‘I do’ to the triumphant return of Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominees Max & Ivan, as seen in BBC One’s W1A and heard on BBC Radio 4’s The Casebook of Max & Ivan.

Commitment is the TRUE STORY of the unreasonable lengths one best man (Max) will go to in order to give one groom (Ivan) the greatest weekend of his life.

It’s a show about dreaming big, growing up, and trying – but ultimately very much failing - to make it in the band.

Directed by three time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson.

‘A doozy of a comedy show... terrific’ ★★★★ Guardian
‘Astonishing gag rate... Commitment is a thing of joy’ ★★★★½ Chortle
'An ingenious, affectionate two-man spectacular' ★★★★ Times
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly ★★★★★ RGM ★★★★★ Rule of Three
★★★★ Wee Review ★★★★ Beyond The Joke ★★★★ Skinny
★★★★ List ★★★★ Fest ★★★★ BroadwayBaby ★★★★ BroadwayWorld

Lou Sanders (Work in Progress)
2020-02-27 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Hello Darling, 131 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UR, England, United Kingdom
Lou Sanders is back with a new hour of stand-up after her critically-acclaimed, sold-out 2019 show 'Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy'.
One of Britain's most original comedians, Lou is the current reigning champion of the last series of Taskmaster (DAVE) and other recent television appearances include QI (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Hypothetical (DAVE), Aisling Bea’s sitcom This Way Up (C4), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky 1), Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier (DAVE) and Karl Pilkington’s sitcom Sick of It (Sky One).

"Enormously enjoyable hour of stand-up from one of comedy's most unique voices... Irresistibly good" ★★★★ - The i

Johnny White Really-Really: Unending Torment!
2020-02-28 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
It weighs heavy on me to announce i'm doing my show, "undending torment" again , probably for the last time for a while altho i'm not a psychic (i am ;),!So if you hath missed it and want to see it please make your attendance a top priority!

Tony Law Identifies
2020-02-28 21:00 - 2020-12-28 22:00 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Tony Law identifies as a Hominid.
Homo Sapiens, Neanderthal, Indo-European horse tribesman, an Englishman, a Canadian, a norn iron man and a Trinidadian and a Tobagonian. A dog, a dog owner, owned by a dog, a surrealist, an absurdist and an artist who is comedy of person. A parent a thrower a catcher a reader and a farmer.
His 16th show is turning out to be his best yet. For connoisseurs of comedy who have seen it all and are funny in their own bones. Top drawer Tony. Comedians comedian comedian for the comedy nerd seeking Dadaist nirvosis nirvana blap.
‘WILD, UTTERLY ABSURD AND MAGNETIC.’ ★★★★ Broadway World

Tony Law - Identifies
2020-02-28 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

DOG PARK
2020-02-29 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Comedians bounce around ideas, chasing that tennis ball of laughter. Come throw a ball with us? (no actual balls please). Your hosts are Tessa Coates and Amy Annette and their guests are 2 brilliant comedians trying new ideas. It’s one nice hour and that's it.

29th February features: two huge comedians that we aren't at liberty to name but we all we will say is that they are no stranger to BBC2, Dave and the red button. Free entry with a bucket at the end collecting for the The Trussell Trust food bank.

Past Guests Include: Rose Matafeo, Lou Sanders, Phil Wang and more.

Charity Comedy Fundraiser for Bears Trapped in Captivity
2020-03-02 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EL, United Kingdom
A fundraiser to help the bears trapped in captivity. Over 20,000 bears are held in captivity on farms in Asia to have bile extracted from their gall bladders on a regular basis, for profit. Often kept in cages so small they can’t turn around. Animals Asia are doing some great work in trying to change laws and rescuing and rehabilitating these bears into safe sanctuaries. All of the profits for this night go straight to Animals Asia so they can make a bigger difference.
Line Up:
Lou Sanders
Luke McQueen
Adam Hess
Sara Pascoe
Brett Goldstein
Sarah Kendell

Plus Special Guest More info here: https://www.animalsasia.org/uk/our-work/end-bear-bile-farming/ Terms & Conditions: Please note that all tickets booked in advance must be exchanged at the venue for a hand stamp in person by 7.15pm or a £3 late arrival fee will be charged to each person arriving after that time. You can not collect tickets for people not in the premises. All listings are subject to change.

Sarah Keyworth: Work In Progress
2020-03-02 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show, Sarah Keyworth is one of comedy's fastest rising stars. After two sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, Sarah is back with a new hour of stand up.
"Charming" The Independent "Powerful, poignant and achingly funny stuff" Herald "It's refreshing to see something so generous and outward-looking" Chortle

Deadbeat Comedy
2020-03-05 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Deadbeat for a night of a night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy.
Get there before 8 to take advantage of the amazing happy hour deals!

Knock2bag Presents Luke McQueen: The Person Behind The Celebrity: Luke McQueen + Top Secret Guest
2020-03-05 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Luke McQueen presents a new farcical chat show; “The Person Behind The Celebrity”, where he ignores the celebrity guest and instead speaks to someone less known from their life, sat directly behind them.

You might see him speaking to Ferne Brittons Mother or John Fashanus Plumber. This is a chance to tell their story without interruption; whether it’s an ex boss on why they had to fire them, a cousin whose job brings shame to the family, or even a bloke on the bus who once gave up their seat for the pre fame celeb but didn’t feel he was thanked enough. Whomever the person behind, the celeb guest MUST remain silent throughout the interview, unable to defend themselves to any unsavoury stories.

There will also be plenty of crap games, special guest performaces and pre recorded videos to create an entertaining atmosphere for people to clap along too. It's basically the Johnathan Ross show if Johnathan Ross wasnt presenting it and his guests weren't allowed to talk.

Comedy Roast Battles!
2020-03-06 23:00 - 2020-03-07 01:00 (Europe/London)
For more details, visit http://angelcomedyclub.nutickets.com/54964985

Accomplished Ladies
2020-03-08 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
For more details, visit

Stand Up 4 Women
2020-03-08 17:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London)

Catherine Cohen: The Twist?... She's Gorgeous
2020-03-11 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bush Hall, Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London, W12 7LJ, United Kingdom
The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner & the Guardian’s best comedy show of 2019 comes to London’s Bush Hall for three nights only.

‘Cohen is a star in the making’ ★★★★ Telegraph‘Every last moment is played for laughs…very much one to watch - now if you can’ ★★★★ The I
‘A unique and confusing delight’ ★★★★ Scotsman
‘You won’t be able to keep your eyes off her’ ★★★★½ Chortle

Stamptown Presents Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour
2020-03-12 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Praise for Jack Tucker – Edinburgh 2019 “A rip-roaring hour of top-notch clowning”★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals “A raucously hilarious 60 minutes” ★★★★½ Chortle “A God amongst men” ★★★★ The Scotsman “Comedy gold” ★★★ The Guardian “A terrible comic” ★★ The List “A fraud who is completely out of his depth” ★ The Skinny “The world's worst comedian” The New York Times

Fresh off sold-out shows in New York, LA, London, Australia, Edinburgh and back-to-back sold out runs Soho Theatre, award-winning clown Zach Zucker returns to London with an hour of high-energy, absurdist, standup comedy, as the human tragi-comedy that is Jack Tucker.

Hailing from the historic New York 'The Big Apple' City, Jack Tucker is every bad joke, cringe-y trope, inappropriate statement and all the worst comics you’ve ever had the displeasure of reviewing in one. A well-respected journeyman and bonafide legend in the Upstate New York regional comedy scene, Jack Tucker is the ultimate comedian's comedian. If the joke doesn't land, it's not because it isn't funny - you just didn't get it.

Jack is armed with a juggernaut of skills, way too many catch-phrases, and a willingness to tackle the most hack material, all while accidentally stumbling into some surprisingly good satire. What is more, Jack is remarkably likable. Remarkable, because despite the dictates of taste, the audience is fully on-side, falling for a lovable idiot, unaware that he is in way over his head.

Behind the sound-desk - as well as in the director’s seat - is Zach’s long-time collaborator Jonny Woolley. With a barrage of hot cues on a midi pad at his disposal, Jonny amplifies and enhances the theatrical experience by firing sound cues and punctuating jokes with cartoonish sound effects, creating a new style of performance the two have coined as jazz-clown. Though Jack follows the same setlist every night, the show is never the same, and it remains unclear whether it’s him or the mysterious guy in the booth that’s really in charge.

This is stand-up, but its fun, dumb physicality and breakneck pace is the stuff of calculated buffoonery, intended first and foremost to make the audience laugh. Much to the performers’ delight, no one seems to know quite what to make of Jack Tucker. Some wholesale sign-up and take him at face value, others read it as ‘high concept’ and laugh along for the ride, but almost everyone finds their guard dropping when confronted by such pure idiocy. In his Edinburgh season alone this resulted in 18 standing ovations, a rainbow of 1-5-star reviews and a new personal best, 68 walkouts. If you like absurd comedy and are a fan of the extreme, this is the fringiest show in town.

Jack Tucker opened with sold-out shows in New York, London and LA, completed a full run at the Adelaide Fringe (with 71 walkouts), and was added as a late addition for Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival in April. He then flew over to the UK and sold out his entire run at Brighton Fringe, packed out Underbelly Festival on the Fourth of July, and completed his first (fifth) full run at Edinburgh Fringe.

His alter-ego Zach Zucker is an award-winning comedian and producer who’s been touring the international festival circuit for the past five years. He is one half of Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo and the creator of independent music and comedy label Stamptown. He runs/hosts the late-night, variety show Stamptown Comedy Night, and has toured the world three times over, selling out shows in New York, Chicago, LA, London, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin and Australia at venues and festivals such as Just For Laughs, Soho Theatre, Comedy Central, Glastonbury, Underbelly Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival among others. Zach has been featured in The New York Times,

Joe Davies & Friends
2020-03-12 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London)
Green House, Hackney Wick
Josh Glanc

Sarah Callaghan

George Rigden

Pat Cahill

Potluck
2020-03-13 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London)
The good grub + lols duo are back for 2020. Feeling fresh, looking fresh and ready to serve up an evening menu of raucous realness on Friday 13th.

Featuring three incredible courses inspired by three hilarious comedy acts, Mam Sham have teamed up with new stars of London’s food scene Four Legs, for a specially curated menu inspired by the night’s comedy, bringing big flavours and performance to the plate.

Entertaining you unremittingly the line up will have you cracking up into your créme brûlée. With lols from Russell Hicks ‘indisputably talented, there’s no comic quite like Russell Hicks’, Phileo Huff ‘the realist-nihilist stand-up from Atlanta’ and Róisín & Chiara ‘The Mighty Boosh on acid’.

Alongside the good grub + lols, big doses of good deeds. All profit from the event will go to End Youth Homelessness, a national movement to end youth homelessness in the UK. With four main targets: housing, health, work and prevention, EYH aims to raise national awareness and voluntary funds, ensuring a positive future for homeless young people.

The fun will not, can not, and won’t stop when the feeding is done. After dinner the space will be transformed into an after party hosted by Pay Your Shooter til 3am. This is included in your dinner ticket.

In typical Mam Sham style, the menu will be revealed on the night, if you think that’s a problem because of your dietary requirement(s), think again honey. In a post-purchase email, you’ll be prompted to let us know of any dietaries, ensuring we feed you good stuff and the suitable stuff. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS WITHIN 3 DAYS OF PURCHASING YOUR TICKET/S.

ONE-WOMAN SHOW
2020-03-13 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Vault Festival, Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
hilarious’ ★★★★ Scotsman) – debuts her searingly honest one-woman odyssey (normal play). A bold, irreverent, raw, moving and triumphant celebration of adjectives, this blurb will nail down nothing. Combining theatre, movement, a thumping soundtrack and something kooky like SOIL(!!?) this show asks the question, what is happening here? So unflinching you’ll be begging for a flinch.

As seen on TV’s Borderline, Timewasters, Power Monkeys. “Kingsman’s deadpan delivery is a constant source of entertainment” (The Skinny), “.. definitely one to watch.” (Guardian)

Praise for previous shows:

★★★★ “Chockablock with bold gags” Time Out.
★★★★ “Tightly written and exceptionally executed stuff.” Fest Mag.
★★★★ “Even the throwaway jokes are hilarious.” Guardian.
★★★★ “Not a moment is wasted” The List.

(Cancelled) Catherine Cohen: The Twist?... She's Gorgeous
2020-03-13 23:15 - 2020-03-14 00:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner & Guardian's best comedy show of 2019 comes to Soho Theatre for one night only.

A show about living, laughing, loving, and losing your credit card five times in one year. Through original songs and stand-up, New York sensation Catherine Cohen will explore life as an immortal millennial who is addicted to attention.

Knock2bag Presents THE SATURDAY SHOW
2020-03-14 19:30 - 23:45 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom

NextUp: Tony Law and Phil Nichol
2020-04-05 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
STREAMING ONTwitch ➡️ twitch.tv/nextupcomedyYouTube ➡️ YouTube.com/NextUpcomedyFacebook ➡️ Facebook.com/watch/NextUpcomedy

Sadface: A Niteskreen Special Premiere Event
2020-05-02 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London)

Giants are Fjörd
2020-05-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
2020. Iconic Norwegian eurodance duo Fjörd are back. And they’re recording a new live studio album…

Join them on a journey to all the highs and lows of aspiring musical stardom…will they put their differences aside to reach the pinnacles of Eurodance glory? A new character hour from comedy double act, Giants, with a very high gag rate.

Simon Munnery: Work In Progress
2020-07-07 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London)
For more details, visit http://angelcomedyclub.nutickets.com/54965166

Sindhu Vee: Work in Progress
2020-07-14 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London)
For more details, visit http://angelcomedyclub.nutickets.com/54965023

Rhys Nicholson: Edinburgh Preview
2020-07-29 18:45 - 19:45 (Europe/London)
For more details, visit http://angelcomedyclub.nutickets.com/54965156

The Paddock
2020-09-30 19:40 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A new monthly experimental comedy night which functions as a playground for exciting and innovative performers, writers, and filmmakers. A mixture of live performance and short film, The Paddock is a showcase of original work and collaborations from some of the most ground-breaking and creative people in the country.

The Paddock is a collective of talented people working in and around comedy. Everyone who’s part of it was invited to join after being nominated by someone else in the chain. Charlie Perkins decided to start it like this because she wanted to be able to keep the group small (at the moment it’s comprised of 60 people). She also wanted the group to be made up of people who already know of, follow, admire and are inspired by the work of others within it, so there would be a good basis for collaboration from the off.

Alistair Green: Volume 2
2020-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London)

Daniel Kitson: Dot Dot Dot
2020-11-08 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.theatrclwyd.com/event/dot-dot-dot
A new show for empty theatres.

I have not been operating within the guidelines and I have not been guided by the science and I have not come out the other side stronger or wiser or better for the experience. I didn’t eat out to help out and I didn’t become a parent and I have not made use of a reciprocal travel corridor. I haven’t moved out of London and I haven’t volunteered for anything and I haven’t attended a socially distanced outdoor performance of Educating Rita. I didn’t keep going to work and I didn’t work remotely and I did not use this time to work on my physique. I haven’t done laps of my garden and I haven’t put myself in harms way and I have done nothing to support the British hospitality industry. I did not miss out on medical treatment. I did not learn a language.
I did not postpone a wedding. I did not book a staycation in Cornwall or the Lakes or somewhere on the Kent coast. I didn’t march and I didn’t go swimming and I didn’t get tested and I did not “read more”. I’ve not been on a boat. I’ve not been shielding, I’ve not been struggling with childcare, I’ve not been playing football on Tuesdays, I’ve not been killed and I’ve not been attending gatherings of up to six households. I haven’t lost my job, I haven’t attended a funeral, I haven’t used a foodbank and I haven’t touched my parents since Christmas.
Daniel Kitson presents his account of six ridiculous and devastating months, experienced largely from a safe distance, almost immediately misremembered and retold here so inaccurately as to be, very nearly fictional. Conceived and written specifically to be performed in and streamed from empty theatres with audience capacity limited to that of each venue, this will hopefully be a lot more fun than it sounds.

Tim Key Presents... A Deeply Reflective ;-) Piece About Lockdown And The Nature Of Solitude!
2020-11-10 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/partner/live-stream-on-zoom/event/napel-tim-key-presents-a-deeply-reflective-piece-about-lockdown-and-the-nature-of-solitude-10th-nov-streaming-from-united-kingdom-london-tickets?_branch_match_id=838029572043731891
The comedian/voiceover artist/poet will stream away for an hour. He's been in Alan Partridge, Peep Show and on Taskmaster. His radio show - "Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme" - is underrated, that's just a fact, it is. Before he was doing live stuff but now it's this sort of thing and writing stuff and not sure, see if filming's cancelled.

When the show’s about to start, the link to join will appear on your ticket, or you can access the stream link that we’ll email you on the day.

Stream starts at 10:00pm

Presented by PBJ Live.

VCEB - Tony Law and Phil Nichol
2020-11-11 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.twitch.tv/virtue_chamber_echo_bravo
Healing

Daniel Kitson Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-11-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-14 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.theoldmarket.com/shows/daniel-kitson-dot-dot-dot
A new show for empty theatres.
“I have not been operating within the guidelines and I have not been guided by the science and I have not come out the other side stronger or wiser or better for the experience. I didn’t eat out to help out and I didn’t become a parent and I have not made use of a reciprocal travel corridor. I haven’t moved out of London and I haven’t volunteered for anything and I haven’t attended a socially distanced outdoor performance of Educating Rita. I didn’t keep going to work and I didn’t work remotely and I did not use this time to work on my physique. I haven’t done laps of my garden and I haven’t put myself in harm’s way and I have done nothing to support the British hospitality industry. I did not miss out on medical treatment. I did not learn a language. I did not postpone a wedding. I did not book a staycation in Cornwall or the Lakes or somewhere on the Kent coast. I didn’t march and I didn’t go swimming and I didn’t get tested and I did not “read more”. I’ve not been on a boat. I’ve not been shielding, I’ve not been struggling with childcare, I’ve not been playing football on Tuesdays, I’ve not been killed and I’ve not been attending gatherings of up to six households. I haven’t lost my job, I haven’t attended a funeral, I haven’t used a foodbank and I haven’t touched my parents since Christmas.”

Daniel Kitson presents his account of six ridiculous and devastating months, experienced largely from a safe distance, almost immediately misremembered and retold here so inaccurately as to be very nearly fictional. Conceived and written specifically to be performed in and streamed from empty theatres with audience capacity limited to that of each venue, this will hopefully be a lot more fun than it sounds.

Tony Law - A Lost Show (live!)
2020-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.gofasterstripe.com/tonylive
Spend an evening with Tony Law at a very special screening of his 'Lost Show', introduced live by Tony from his secret lair. And you can leave your questions for Tony in the chat room for the LIVE Q+A at the end of the show.

The King of post-modern nonsense, Tony presents his funniest, most meaningful show.

This show is available as either a download or a mind bending headband. This red terry-towelling headband perfectly compliments the blue headband for Tony's last show. If you buy one, you'll get a code on the back of the packet which you can use to download the show.

A mind-changing, comedy-art, laugh-affirming experience you’ll never forget. Expect accents, observations, shouting, clowning, shadows, shadow puppets, a space bear puppet, music, bad music, falling and white face paint. This show finds the vulnerability in us all.

Watch him and through laughter - rise, happier. You cry, with laugh. 'What was that!?' 'I loved that'. Then you smile to yourself. 'Tony, you grande dickhead, you making me thinking while you do 'up' voice shouting 'n' clownsing and then, somehow, through idiocy and your bones of funny - Tone, I know what you mean’.

Daniel Kitson Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-11-16 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-17 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.thelbt.org/shows/daniel-kitson-dot-dot-dot/

Live at The Cav (for one night only)
2020-11-18 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-at-the-cav-for-one-night-only-tickets-123295455025
A night of very special comedy guests and brilliant new talents.

See some of the best comedians on the circuit. Hosted by Vix Leyton, acts on the night will include Helen Bauer, Josie Long, Jen Brister, Shappi Khorsandi, Sooz Kempner, Rich Wilson, Jess Aszkenasy, and Colleen Cheetham - Gerrard

With acts joining us live on the iconic stage and dialling in, you can enjoy the show from the comfort of your own home!

Daniel Kitson Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-11-19 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-20 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-21 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/daniel-kitsons-dot-dot-dot/

Jordan Brookes: Bleed - Commentary
2020-11-19 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.jordanbrookescomedy.com/event-details/bleed-commentary-2
A stream of Bleed with commentary. Featuring myself and sound designer Ciaran Clarke. Starting ticket price is £5. If you want to be more generous, there are other options available. Haven't seen the show? Rent it for £3 from my Rent/Buy Shows section before the event!

The Covid Arms
2020-11-21 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.comedyatthecovid.co.uk
The Covid Arms returns for one mighty night of monthly live comedy streamed directly to your living room!

The money we raise from this performance will be split between the performers themselves and The Trussell Trust. When your livelihood disappears we don’t want to be the guys asking comedians to work for free.

The event will take place on Saturday 21st November 2020 at 7pm (UK time).

Throughout the evening we'll be giving away beer as part of our themed competition which anyone can take part in. Those in the 'virtual front row' will also be able to join a dance off with the winner getting a slab of delicious Beavertown beer!

This event is suitable for hard of hearing and will be available to watch with subtitles / captions through YouTube.

Finally - please be warned that strong language will be used from the beginning and this may not be suitable for children.

Daniel Kitson Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-11-24 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-25 20:00 - 21:30, 2020-11-26 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://homemcr.org/production/dot-dot-dot/

Tim Key Presents... A Deeply Reflective ;-) Piece About Lockdown And The Nature Of Solitude!
2020-11-24 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/vwxod-tim-key-presents-a-deeply-reflective-piece-about-lockdown-and-the-nature-of-solitude-24th-nov-streaming-from-united-kingdom-london-tickets
The comedian/voiceover artist/poet will stream away for an hour. He's been in Alan Partridge, Peep Show and on Taskmaster. His radio show - "Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme" - is underrated, that's just a fact, it is. Before he was doing live stuff but now it's this sort of thing and writing stuff and not sure, see if filming's cancelled.

When the show’s about to start, the link to join will appear on your ticket, or you can access the stream link that we’ll email you on the day.

Presented by PBJ Live.

This is a 16+ event.

Vagabond Comedy 2
2020-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.jordanbrookescomedy.com/event-details/vagabond-comedy-2
An online comedy night like any other. Jordan Brookes introduces acts he likes. This month's line up TBC7pm - I stream myself playing old video games from my childhood that I haven't played in 20+ years8pm - Vagabond Comedy starts. I introduce some great acts. £5 for a ticket to be part of the zoom audience, £3 for a youtube link to the stream.note: If you buy a zoom ticket you'll get a link to both stream and zoom, and will be let in to the zoom around 7.50pm so if you wanna watch me play video games you'll have to watch on the stream initially. Hope that makes sense.

RHLSTP - Alistair Green
2020-11-25 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | http://twitch.tv/rkherring

Daniel Kitson Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-11-27 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.torchtheatre.co.uk/dot-dot-dot/

Tim Key Presents... A Deeply Reflective ;-) Piece About Lockdown And The Nature Of Solitude!
2020-11-29 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/ob8wa-tim-key-presents-a-deeply-reflective-piece-about-lockdown-and-the-nature-of-solitude-29th-nov-streaming-from-united-kingdom-london-tickets

Gala for world aids day
2020-11-30 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gala-for-world-aids-day-tickets-128163194565
A comedy spectacular with Jessica Fostekew, Lola and Jo, Ray Badran, Helen Bauer and loads more!
About this Event
Gala for World AIDS Day is going online, thanks to Turtle Canyon Comedy! Join us from the comfort of your own home for another comedy spectacular to mark World AIDS Day 2020. Featuring Jessica Fostekew, Lola and Jo, Ray Badran, Helen Bauer, and lots more to be announced soon!
Gala for World AIDS Day is raising money for the National AIDS Trust, the UK’s leading HIV policy and campaigns organisation. The Trust champions the rights of people living with HIV and campaigns to end HIV stigma, and stop new transmissions by 2030.
Ticket holders will be sent a streaming link on the day of the event.

Daniel Kitson: Dot. Dot. Dot.
2020-12-01 20:00 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | https://www.unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/daniel-kitson-dot-dot-dot
A new show for empty theatres.

I have not been operating within the guidelines and I have not been guided by the science and I have not come out the other side stronger or wiser or better for the experience. I didn’t eat out to help out and I didn’t become a parent and I have not made use of a reciprocal travel corridor. I haven’t moved out of London and I haven’t volunteered for anything and I haven’t attended a socially distanced outdoor performance of Educating Rita. I didn’t keep going to work and I didn’t work remotely and I did not use this time to work on my physique. I haven’t done laps of my garden and I haven’t put myself in harms way and I have done nothing to support the British hospitality industry. I did not miss out on medical treatment. I did not learn a language. I did not postpone a wedding. I did not book a staycation in Cornwall or the Lakes or somewhere on the Kent coast. I didn’t march and I didn’t go swimming and I didn’t get tested and I did not “read more”. I’ve not been on a boat. I’ve not been shielding, I’ve not been struggling with childcare, I’ve not been playing football on Tuesdays, I’ve not been killed and I’ve not been attending gatherings of up to six households. I haven’t lost my job, I haven’t attended a funeral, I haven’t used a foodbank and I haven’t touched my parents since Christmas.

Daniel Kitson presents his account of six ridiculous and devastating months, experienced largely from a safe distance, almost immediately misremembered and retold here so inaccurately as to be, very nearly fictional. Conceived and written specifically to be performed in and streamed from empty theatres with audience capacity limited to that of each venue, this will hopefully be a lot more fun than it sounds.

A couple of important things. Firstly, please buy one ticket per person rather than, per household – the show is still being written and may develop in a direction where it is best experienced individually on individual devices. Secondly, the way this will work is that you’ll receive an email upon booking to confirm your tickets, and then, on the day of the show, an hour before the performance, you’ll receive a second email containing a link to the stream and a password alongside some technical advice, should you need it. You go to the link, you enter the password and that’s it.

This is an ONLINE performance, streamed live from the Union Chapel, with ticket capacity limited to that of the Chapel.

Virtue Chamber Echo Bravo
2020-12-06 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.twitch.tv/virtue_chamber_echo_bravo
Anthony Law & Philip Nichol are award winning entertainers. Join them as they journey deep inside the internet. A perfect marriage of improvisation and cinematography from two brilliant humans. Come.

Chrimbo Bimbo
2020-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/vwllv-chrimbo-bimbo-6th-dec-stream-via-london-london-tickets
Tim Key will be reciting Christmas poetry from the tinsel lacquered innards of his flat in this necessary Yule broadcast. Rudolf will be tethered on the balcony, mulled wine will be bubbling furiously on the hob and perhaps a blackened turkey will be lurking in the Zanussi oven.Please note this show is 60 minutes with no interval.When the show’s about to start, the link to join will appear on your ticket, or you can access the stream link that we’ll email you on the day.

Chrimbo Bimbo
2020-12-07 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/6pgg7-chrimbo-bimbo-7th-dec-stream-via-london-london-tickets

How Did This Get Made: Live Virtual Events
2020-12-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
HOW DID THIS GET MADE with Paul Scheer (The League, Black Monday), Jason Mantzoukas (The League, Brooklyn 99) and June Diane Raphael (Grace & Frankie, Long Shot) are experts in the best of the worst of cinema. On the award-winning HOW DID THIS GET MADE, they gather their funniest friends and subject themselves to a cinematic nightmare—and then podcast the results.After streaming their first live virtual show featuring the movie CATS, they’re back with TWO more live virtual events in time for the holidays! The first show will take place December 11th featuring a breakdown of Lifetime’s A Very Nutty Christmas followed by a second virtual event on December 18th featuring Netflix’s The Knight Before Christmas. Tickets are $15 or $25 if you purchase tickets to both!HOW DID THIS GET MADE have sold-out shows across the country with their unique live experience. The audience participates through questions to the hosts, creating impromptu songs for segments, and viewing one of a kind clips. These virtual events will feature everything audience members can expect from a live show, with a few more surprises! Can't watch the livestream? Don't worry! You can watch it on demand up to 48 hours following the conclusion of the event. Please allow 1-2 hours immediately following the livestream for it to be rewatchable.

An Intervention
2020-12-12 - 2021-01-12 | https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/an-intervention-online/
Two best friends. One drinking problem. And a very big war.

Mike Bartlett directs Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson in a brand new, updated and reworked version of his touching, funny and provocative play.

This is a rehearsed reading.“(Mike Bartlett) is one of the prime movers in a new golden generation of British playwrights” – The Independent

★★★★★ “Warm and funny…Excellent stuff.” – The Times on Snowflake, Mike Bartlett’s show which premiered here at the Old Fire Station in 2018 starring Ellen Robertson

“The pair reminded me of a modern-day French and Saunders” – A Younger Theatre on Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson

Online show
This is a recording of a performance. Book your ticket and we’ll send you the link! The recording will be online until 12 January 2021 for you to watch as many times as you like.

A Very Helmy Christmas
2020-12-16 20:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | https://wix.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/161787/chk/971e/ref//compId/comp-jhs65z4e?
It's Helm! At Christmas! Live & online! You're welcome!

James Gill is on hand to MC.

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020-12-17 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | https://link.dice.fm/4mYTtnvc7ab
"On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 1999 at EartH in Hackney. It was a show about the best year of my life (1999) and the worst year of my life (2017), I wore a very nifty jacket for it and I looked extremely cool. But then in 2020 the entire world changed and the release of this show got heavily delayed. But now, on December 17th 2020 - exactly a year to the day since it was filmed - I will finally be premiering the recorded version of COLD LASAGNE HATE MYSELF 1999 via the medium of Live Streaming on DICE and I could not be happier. I also couldn't be prouder of everyone who made the release and filming of this show possible, it's my favourite thing I've ever done and I owe them a lot (of thanks and also money). The Live Stream will begin at 8pm UK time (GMT) but can be watched anywhere and will consist of an hour long first half, a twenty minute interval and an hour long second half just like we did every night on tour. Show contains no mention of lasagne. See you there!"

The full list of stream FAQs are available here: http://bit.ly/clhm1999

Presented by PBJ Management & DICE.

TIM KEY: CHRIMBO BIMBO
2020-12-18 22:00 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | https://link.dice.fm/YmjriXJcgcb%20
Tim Key will be reciting Christmas poetry from the tinsel lacquered innards of his flat. Rudolf will be tethered on the balcony, mulled wine will be bubbling furiously on the hob and perhaps a blackened turkey will be lurking in the Zanussi oven.Presented by PBJ.

JUST THE TONIC COMEDY: GOOD RIDDANCE 2020 - NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL
2020-12-31 19:30 - 2021-01-01 01:00 (Europe/London) | https://justthetonic.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/just_the_tonic__working_from_home_good_riddance_2020__new_years_eve_special
It's New Year's Eve 2020... and never have we looked forward to the end of a year so much!!!

At Just the Tonic we are sticking our fingers up at the year and joyfully heading into 2021, with hope and mirth. Join us as we bring a host of comedians to your TV / phone / tablet or whatever device you want!

Sooz Kempner's 2021 Party
2020-12-31 21:00 - 2021-01-01 01:00 (Europe/London) | http://twitch.tv/soozkempner
For the first time in 10 years I have no NYE gig! Unless something big-time changes join me at http://twitch.tv/soozkempner for a marathon stream of singing, chat, special guests, cocktails and SEQUINS!

Zoom In Queer Comedy with Jen Ives & Fern Brady
2021-01-06 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.outsavvy.com/event/5408/queer-comedy
Let us, the queers, start 2021 by fighting the good fight against TIER 4, Brexit & The Telegraph with an amazing Zoom comedy night!

If Mark Hancock and Priti Patel had blood running through their veins, they would certainly attend :) But fortunately, it's just us with Jen Ives, Fern Brady, Alex Haddow, Vix Leyton, Lynn Ruth Miller & Victoria Olsina.

After four popularly acclaimed shows, Queer Culture Club Comedy is back.

We have an incredible line-up of six award-winning standup comedians, headlined by the incredible Fern Brady (she/her) and hosted by Jen Ives (she/her).

This line up is the hottest thing since the Spice Girls performed in the 2012 Olympic's Opening Ceremony:

Fern Brady (Headliner): As seen on Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle & Russell Howard. Co-host of the podcast Wheel of Misfortune at BBC Sounds.
Jen Ives (MC): Finalist Funny Women Awards & 2NorthDown in 2019.
Alex Haddow (she/her): Comedian & writer, host of "Alex vs Men" at Vauxhall Comedy Club.
Lynn Ruth Miller (she/her): As seen on America's Got a Talent & Britain's Got a Talent. The world's oldest working stand up comedian on both sides of the ocean.
Vix Leyton (she/her): Welsh / East Londo dual citizen, hosting sell out gigs in Limehouse, Soho, Shoreditch and her hometown of Cardiff.
Victoria Olsina (she/her): Funny Women & 2Northdown Semifinalist 2020.

Join us on Wednesday 6th of January at 8pm (GMT) ✨🌈

The Zoom link will be sent 15 mins before the show.

Please note, tickets for this event cost £5 per person, however, we are committed to being an inclusive space so if you are experiencing financial hardships, please get in touch with us at: queercultureclub.london@gmail.com

TIM KEY: HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE (THE RECITAL).
2021-01-09 21:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/partner/pbj/event/gpvv2-tim-key-he-used-thought-as-a-wife-the-recital-9th-jan-streaming-via-youtube-london-tickets

TIM KEY: HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE (THE RECITAL).
2021-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/7n337-tim-key-he-used-thought-as-a-wife-the-recital-17th-jan-streaming-via-youtube-london-tickets
Tim Key reads some poems, cooks some crap up, plays some pitiful films and ambles around his flat. A continuation of his pre-Xmas Online gigs, this time with his new book in his hands. Largely Soviet soundtrack.

Presented by PBJ.

TIM KEY: HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE (THE RECITAL).
2021-01-24 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/nmll8-tim-key-he-used-thought-as-a-wife-the-recital-24th-jan-streaming-via-youtube-london-tickets

TIM KEY: HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE (THE RECITAL).
2021-01-31 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | https://dice.fm/event/p7oop-tim-key-he-used-thought-as-a-wife-the-recital-31st-jan-streaming-via-youtube-london-tickets

Sarah Keyworth: Work In Progress (Leicester Comedy Festival)
2021-02-21 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | https://comedy-festival.co.uk/event/sarah-keyworth-work-in-progress-online/
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth. Winner: Herald Angel Award. Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award As seen and heard on Roast Battle, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show. ***** Herald **** Times **** Telegraph.

The Tone Zone
2021-04-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-04-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-05-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-05-05 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) and 7 more dates | https://www.twitch.tv/virtue_chamber_echo_bravo
Tony Law is an award winning comedian. He watch(sic) videos and reminisce about his adventures through time. It’s chattin and tokken about life the universe and everything. industry trains rollercoasters history geography walking tours dance art art art. It’s art word. And live music from Kai.

Various times.

A BIG GIG 3 WITH SARA PASCOE, ELLIE TAYLOR & MORE!
2021-04-11 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/a-big-comedy-gig-3-pascoe-taylor-wehn-more-11th-apr-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
We'd love you to watch this fantastic line up from your front room
A Big Gig 3 featuring
- **Sara Pascoe**
- **Ellie Taylor**
- **Henning Wehn**
- **Sikisa**
- **Glenn Moore**

all MC'd by **Barry Ferns**!
*line up subject to change but confirmed as of Thursday 8th April

7:45 PM - Doors open
- Ellie Taylor
- Sara Pascoe
- Henning Wehn
- Barry ferns
- Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes
- Glenn Moore
Presented by Angel Comedy.

This is a 18+ event

TIM KEY: HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE (THE RECITAL)
2021-04-11 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/tim-key-he-used-thought-as-a-wife-the-recital-11th-apr-streaming-via-youtube-london-tickets/
Tim Key reads some poems, cooks some crap up, plays some pitiful films and ambles around his flat. A continuation of his pre-Xmas Online gigs, this time with his new book in his hands. Largely Soviet soundtrack.
He Used Thought as a Wife (the book) 2nd print available - Utterandpress.co.uk

Stuart Laws - Single father of None
2021-04-14 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stuart-laws-single-father-of-none-tickets-145740777589
Stuart "You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate" (Fest) Laws is returning with a new "structural masterpiece" (EdFest Mag). The show is a unique and innovative full embracing of virtual comedy as Stuart explores his life after a vasectomy, catching spiders, what live comedy is, the government gilet contract and living with his twin brother.

THE VIRT LOCKER
2021-04-15 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-virt-locker-tickets-146634089509
on the 15th of April join:
MICHELLE DE SWARTE
SHELF
LOST VOICE GUY
CHRISTOPHER MCARTHUR-BOYD
AND YOUR MC
JOSH JONES

Vagabond - Jordan Brookes
2021-04-16 19:00 - 2021-04-17 22:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vagabond-jordan-brookes-tickets-148236456231
A night of stand-up, chat, sketches and music. Join Jordan Brookes, Darren J Coles and Charlie Webster as they introduce some of the most exciting acts on the comedy circuit, with some nonsense in-between.

ANGEL COMEDY
2021-04-17 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/angel-comedy-17th-apr-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
Angel Comedy Club is "a comedy institution" (Time Out) putting on free world-class shows every night.7:45 PM - Doors open- Resident ComedianPresented by Angel Comedy.

ANGEL KNOCKABOUT
2021-04-21 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/angel-knockabout-21st-apr-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
A night full of potential and variety, featuring some our favourite seasoned comedians trying new jokes and some of our favourite newer acts giving their all. You get to be supportive and encouraging and judgemental â€“ a kinder, human Simon Cowell.

7:45 PM - Doors open
8:00 PM - Show starts - 7:45 PM
Presented by Angel Comedy.

This is a 18+ event.

THE VIRT LOCKER
2021-04-22 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-virt-locker-tickets-146634091515
Zooming straight to you on April 22nd we have:
JOHN KEARNS
LEILA NAVABI
MARY O'CONNELL
SARA BARRON
AND
WILLIAM STONE

Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala 2021 (online)
2021-04-24 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxfordshire-mind-comedy-gala-2021-online-tickets-130587714369
Oxford's biggest comedy night of the year is back, it's the Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala! Join Jericho Comedy and Oxfordshire Mind as the gala goes online for 2021.The show will be streamed via Next Up comedy, the Netflix of UK comedy. Grab your tickets for April 24th for a gut wrenchingly good line-up from the comfort of your living room. All proceeds from the show go to supporting local mental health. To date Jericho Comedy have raised over £70,000 for local mental health. So grab yourselves a ticket to raise even more to support this great cause.
This year the show will be introduced by an exclusive video from comedy legend and Mind UK president Stephen Fry. Hosted by Jericho Comedy resident MC Alex Farrow this year's line up features Rosie Jones, Helen Bauer, Huge Davies, Janine Harouni, Chelsea Birkby, Ivo Graham and Nish Kumar. This is a star studded line-up coming together to laugh the lockdown away in aid of mental health. Tickets can be purchased to stream the show via Next Up or to be in the front row of the show on Zoom (to be seen and heard by the acts in the show).
Jericho Comedy is Oxford's independent comedy club, regularly hosting big names from TV and across the comedy circuit. Winners of the 2019 & 2020 Chortle Comedy Industry Award for being the best comedy night in the region, as recommended by the Sunday Times, as heard on BBC Radio 4. During the pandemic they’ve performed more drive in comedy shows than any other comedy club in England as well as performing on boats floating on the river Cherwell. Recommended as the iPaper’s ‘Top socially distanced nights’ out’, ★★★★ 'Very funny' The Telegraph 2020 'Top 4 most memorable shows of 2020' Chortle. Nominated for 2021 spirit of the Leicester Comedy Festival.

A BIG GIG 4: MILTON JONES, SOPHIE DUKER AND MORE!
2021-04-25 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/a-big-gig-4-milton-jones-sophie-duker-and-more-25th-apr-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
We'd love you to watch this fantastic line up from your front room
A Big Gig 4 featuring:
**Milton Jones**
**Sophie Duker**
... & more to be added!

The Virt Locker - SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
2021-04-29 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-virt-locker-subscriber-exclusive-tickets-143794239441
The monthly subscriber-exclusive show of our weekly virtual comedy show, live streamed through the terrifying power of the interweb.Coming exlcuisvely to our members this month we have:DAVID O'DOHERTYROSIE JONESLARRY DEANMICHAEAL ODEWALEAND YOUR MCJARRED CHRISTMAS

ANGEL COMEDY
2021-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/angel-comedy-1st-may-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
Angel Comedy Club is "a comedy institution" (Time Out) putting on free world-class shows every night.

7:45 PM - Doors open
- Resident Comedian
Presented by Angel Comedy.

This is a 18+ event

Gigless
2021-05-13 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.tickettailor.com/events/gigless
Returning favourites, TV stars, and exciting new faces, all held together by the hilarious duo of Catherine Bohart & Helen Bauer!

Make sure you don't miss out on this week's brilliant Gigless lineup...

Just the Tonic - Working From Home: Let's Get Ready To Rumble...
2021-05-15 20:45 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | https://justthetonic.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/just_the_tonic__working_from_home_lets_get_ready_to_rumble
John Kearns - “A supreme stand up", "richly idiosynchratic comedy” ★★★★ The Guardian
Robin Ince -
Jo Neary - “Truly inventive and way beyond most bog standard stand-up. A genuinely original talent, who builds bonfires with the tired preconceptions of female stand-ups.” Johnny Vegas
Mark Simmons - He's got so many jokes... joke joke bloody joke. "Absolutely hilarious." The Scotsman ★★★★
Scott Bennett - Scott has rapidly established himself as one of the fastest rising stars on the UK circuit. Likeable, with a warm and engaging delivery, he is a Yorkshire live wire with an undeniable no nonsense logic
Marcel Lucont - “Fresh, accessible and hilarious” - The Guardian
Prince Abdi -
Steve Shanyaski - 'One of my favourite comedians' Jason Manford. 'Absolutely stormed it!' The Mail
Darrell Martin - Darrell is great - genuine, engaging, with great taste in music and a desire to do something 'proper' but relaxed enough to live online' Kate Copstick

Angel Knockabout with Nina Conti and Zach Zucker
2021-05-26 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/angel-knockabout-with-nina-conti-zach-zucker-26th-may-live-stream-on-zoom-london-tickets/
A night full of potential and variety, featuring some our favourite seasoned comedians trying new jokes and some of our favourite newer acts giving their all. You get to be supportive and encouraging and judgemental â€“ a kinder, human Simon Cowell.With Nina Conti, Zach Zucker, Pope Lonergan, James Trickey, and Barry Ferns.8:00 PM - Doors open8:00 PM - Show starts - 7:45 PM- Nina Conti- Zach Zucker- Pope Lonegan- James Trickey- Barry FernsPresented by Angel Comedy.This is a 18+ event.

Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
2021-06-09 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom
Janine’s father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants. He’s also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner.

Catch multi award-winning comedian Janine Harouni in her debut show about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.

Seen/heard on Comedy Central, Comic Relief, BBC Three, and BBC Radio Four.

WINNER: BBC New Comedy Award 2019

WINNER: Amused Moose Best Show 2019

WINNER: 99 Club Comedy Bursary 2019

WINNER: Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018

NOMINEE: Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 – Best Newcomer

‘The platonic ideal of a comedy show’ ????? The Times

‘An organic masterpiece of storytelling’ – ???? The Scotsman

‘Thoroughly deserving of every plaudit it has received’ – ???? Evening Standard

What’s a Work In Progress/Preview show?

Work In Progress and Preview shows gives established acts a chance to test new material and develop their longer form solo shows for TV appearances, tours and festivals. Having an audience helps them find out what works and what doesn’t as they will be often be trying new material and ideas!

Shows are normally free or low cost but you can make a voluntary donation at the end of show if you enjoyed it and wish to contribute to the comics and the venue to support us.

The Thursday Show - Berk's Nest
2021-06-10 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
Award-winning comedy production company (and your friends) Berk's Nest come to 21Soho with a new fortnightly show - TV faces, award-winning stand-ups, and hot newcomers who'll be your next favourite comic. This week's line up:DESIREE BURCH! ROISIN & CHIARA! IAN SMITH! MARY O'CONNELL!Due to Covid restrictions, tickets are limited to get yours fast! Line ups subject to change. 18+

Miss Honey
2021-06-16 19:30 - 2021-06-20 23:59 (Europe/London) | https://www.outsavvy.com/event/6186/miss-honey
A show about class, grief and disco!

Written & Performed by Joanna Griffin | Directed by Róisín O’Mahony

Available from Wednesday 16th June 7:30pm – Sunday 20th June 2021 midnight

This new one-woman show bursts from the seams of lockdown as Miss Honey invites you to a digitally broadcast performance from the one and only Glory Nightclub in East London.

A hilarious and provocative dive into privilege and sexuality as we follow the story of a private tutor juggling teaching the UK’s elite with high kicking disco balls on a school night. Joanna Griffin’s newest work is a comically dark look at the toxic comparison culture we live in, as her mid 30s heroine tries to fight the feeling that she’s getting left behind.

Until the pubs and the clubs and the tubs open again for real come for a spin with Miss Honey as she let's loose in East London's sparkliest, sweatiest basement.

Purchase your ticket here to receive your password for the online show. Ticket holders will receive a link to the show on Wed 16 June. Tickets are available on a Pay What You Can basis so everyone's invited (regardless of how rubbish the last tax year was).

Developed with support from The Glory & The Pleasance Theatre

Running time: 30 minutes approx

Tarot: Radio 4 Preview
2021-06-16 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
BOOK TICKETS Wednesday 16th June 2021, 8:30pm to 9:30pm - The Bill MurrayTarot preview some sketches that will end up in their Radio 4 show. Worth coming to if you want to smugly guess punchlines when it comes out.The twisted minds of Gein's Family Giftshop ('Brilliant' (Reece Shearsmith)) and sweaty bodies of Goose ('Brilliant' (Guardian)) combine to bring you something brand new: Tarot.Chortle's Top Comedy Show of 2019. 'One of the balls-out funniest show of the Fringe' ****1/2 - Chortle. 'Bark out loud funny...the whole show is startlingly live' **** - Guardian8:30 PM - Doors open- Gein's Family Giftshop- GOOSEPresented by Angel Comedy.This is an 18+ event

Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse - Warm Up
2021-06-21 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Union
2021-06-23 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
UNION is a brilliant, new, comedy night. It’s held monthly at one of London’s best comedy venues, with an excellent line-up, and tickets are free.‘Amazing! What’s the catch?’ you say.For your free ticket, support Show And Tell on Patreon for £5 a month, and you’ll get your name on the ticket list.We’ll only share the full line-ups for each show on Patreon, but we can tell you that our previous Union shows featured the likes of SIMON AMSTELL, BRIDGET CHRISTIE, JOHN KEARNS, NINA CONTI, FIN TAYLOR, SAM CAMPBELL, OLGA KOCH, MICHAEL ODEWALE and more.Don’t live in London or don’t feel safe attending? No problem. We’ll be releasing a monthly podcast that brings you audio highlights from the night. Again, that’s only for our Patreon family.Join us! Join a union! Join this one. It’s called, UNION.

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2021-06-24 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE! A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars… Come find us at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park on a Thursday night 7.30 till later

Catland (WIP)
2021-07-01 20:00 - 20:40 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
2021-07-03 16:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern uimmigrants.
He’s also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner. Catch multi award-winning newcomer Janine Harouni in her debut show about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.
‘GRAB A TICKET WHILE YOU STILL CAN – THIS GIRL IS CLEVER AND FUNNY AF.’
Aisling Bea
Winner: Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 and 1/3 of award-winning sketch trio Muriel.
Seen/heard on Comedy Central, Comic Relief, BBC Three, and BBC Radio Four.

Miss Honey
2021-08-06 00:00 - 2021-08-30 23:59 UTC | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/all-shows/miss-honey-online
A new online one-woman show digitally broadcast from East London's leading drag club, The Glory. A hilarious and provocative dive into privilege and sexuality, we follow the story of a private tutor juggling teaching the UK's elite with high-kicking disco balls on a school night.Joanna Griffin credits: The Vote (Donmar Warehouse, Channel 4, BAFTA nominated), Misterwinner (BBC One), is one half of comedy duo Lola and Jo. Director, Róisín O'Mahony, is one half of cult comedy duo Róisín & Chiara.“Duos taking risks” – The Guardian**** – Fest**** – The List**** – The Sunday Times***** – Funny Women

Chloe Petts: Transience (Work-in-Progress)
2021-08-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
As seen on Dave's Hypothetical and heard on Radio 5 Live, join Petts, one of the most exciting prospects in comedy, in her debut hour of stand-up, Alpha. She deep dives into the world of masculinity, both toxic and otherwise, asking why she's so violent during non-contact sports... and contact sports to be honest. Expect introspection, outrospection and big laughs. Co-founder of acclaimed comedy collective, The LOL Word, Petts is an alumna of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve and came runner-up in the Funny Women Awards 2017.

Faye & Fiona Are Thelma & Louise
2021-08-18 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Faye and Fiona feel like Thelma and Louise except they're stuck in South London with a beat up 1999 Honda Accord (and they haven't shot anyone.*)

Asking the big questions, these completely different women battle hitting 30 with a dream, no back up plan, no reliable partner; just a whole lot of heart. This is a tale of female friendship and a shared budget.

Join these two lovable comics as they work together, work out their new material and lives post pandemic.

As heard on BBC Radio 4 and Scala Radio,
As seen on BBC Quickies,
Best New-Comer Musical Comedy Awards
Best Debut Nomination Leicester Comedy Festival 2020,
Funny Women Finalist 2020

"Fiona has funny bones and an easy warmth on stage. She has actual gags, an increasingly rare commodity in today's wispy, live blogging forum of comedy. She knows about delivering the funny stuff not commenting on it or talking about gigs she's had, but life experience made recognisably hilarious."

Julia Chamberlain

“Simultaneously childish, genius and inescapably memorable”

— ★★★★ (AND A HALF) - SHORTCOM

Olga Koch
2021-08-19 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Sarah Keyworth: WIP
2021-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Rachel - on me An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth. Winner: Herald Angel Award. Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award. As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand-Up Sketch Show and BBC Radio 4's Are You A Boy Or A Girl?★★★★★ Herald ★★★★ Times ★★★★ Telegraph

Britney: Yikes!
2021-08-20 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Catland (work in progress )
2021-08-22 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Sarah Keyworth: WIP
2021-08-22 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth. Winner: Herald Angel Award. Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award. As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand-Up Sketch Show and BBC Radio 4's Are You A Boy Or A Girl?★★★★★ Herald ★★★★ Times ★★★★ Telegraph

Union
2021-08-22 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Lou Sanders: Work In Progress
2021-08-24 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
A new offering! A colab with the spirit world ;) It's about ego, love and all the rest of it. And if I vaccinate everyone with my own homeopathic medicine so be it! Just lolling around, this performer will be fully vaxed and STI tested.

Norris & Parker / Fever Dream Work in Progress
2021-08-24 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, 109 St Paul's Rd, London, N1 2NA, United Kingdom
Rachel - money Hen & ChickensStep into Piscean comedy duo, Norris & Parker’s fever dream for a surreal hour of wild, watery madness. Debauched late night comedy for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical and the dark.“Flamboyantly silly.”**** The Guardian“Smart, sexy and satirical, not to mention bloody funny.”**** Chortle“It calls to mind Phoebe Waller Bridge’s BBC Three hit ‘Fleabag’. There can be no bigger compliment.” **** The Telegraph

William Stone: Distractor Beam
2021-08-25 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
The nearly anticipated debut show from BBC new comedy award finalist William Stone. William is easily distracted, an over-thinker, but to be fair he has his best ideas whilst thinking. He knows the formula for a smash hit show. He’s got the comedy and the time, all that’s missing is the tragedy. Leave your worries at the door and get caught in the distractor beam.“William Stone cracks me up, he’s got some belting gags that I wish I’d thought of. Highly recommended” Angela Barnes (Radio4 Newsjack, Live at the Apollo)“William Stone is one of the best new comics I’ve seen in years. Brilliant jokes & timing to die for.” – Marcus Brigstocke“an excellent writer of quirky one-liners” – Steve Bennett, Chortle

Wedding Question Mark
2021-08-25 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
The wisdom is, you should marry your best friend. But should you, actually?Two years ago, in their show Sex Question Mark, Alexandra Haddow and Rich Spalding asked their audience whether they, two platonic friends, should finally just have sex with each other. Now older and wiser, they’re in their thirties. Their friends are getting married. Constantly, everywhere. Should they?This show tackles marriage; its pros, its cons, its stags, its hens, its gift lists, its dresses, its weddings, its divorces. Come and answer the age old question, once and for all – is marriage, really, a good idea?Latecomers may not be admitted. 18+Tickets cost more on the door.

Fern Brady & Leo Reich: WIP
2021-08-27 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Diane Chorley: Modern Love
2021-08-27 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Tony Law: A New Begin In Again (Tour Warm-Up Life in Progress Show)
2021-08-29 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Angel Comedy
2021-08-29 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

21Soho Presents...
2021-09-03 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
About this Event21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square! Line up:OLGA KOCH!Olga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018 and for Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020. She's adapted her show Fight for Radio 4 in 2019 and she’s currently working on a TV adaptation for FX in the US. Olga has written and appeared on Mock the Week (BBC2), King Gary (BBC One), Pls Like (BBC Three), Hello America (Quibi) and various sketches and shorts for BBC Three, Channel 4 and Comedy Central.RACHEL FAIRBURN!Rachel Fairburn is a comedian and writer from Manchester. Now based in London, Rachel featured in Chortle’s ‘One to Watch’ list in 2020 and picked up the 2019 online content award from Joe.co.uk . She has also been a finalist of several prestigious competitions including Funny Women, City Life Comedian of the Year, the NATYS and English Comedian of the Year. Rachel is co-host and co-writer of the worldwide smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla. With a huge international following of over a quarter of a million listeners and growing, she has taken the podcast on several sell-out UK tours and a recent tour of the USA.She has been a staple of the Edinburgh Fringe since 2014, with 5 critically acclaimed solo shows under her belt and featured in the ‘40 jokes of the fringe’ by the Daily Telegraph in 2018. A regular on the UK stand-up circuit, Rachel is also curator and host of the wildly popular ‘Comedian’s Stories’ night at the 2Northdown comedy club in London.STEVE BUGEJA!Steve Bugeja is one of the circuit’s most exciting comedians. Steve hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Economics with Subtitles and has made numerous appearances on TV shows including The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Love Island: Aftersun(ITV2), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Zoe Ball on Saturday (ITV1).Making a name for himself internationally, Steve has twice been invited to perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, appearing on Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow (ABC1) and on Comedy Up Late (ABC1).SAM CAMPBELLSam won the award for most outstanding show at last years’ Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He is currently working in the UK. ALEXANDRA HADDOW!Alexandra Haddow is a freelance journalist, comedian, and one third of the School for Dumb Women, a weekly podcast that explains things you’re too proud to admit you know nothing about.

Country Mile Comedy Club 53
2021-09-09 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom

Bridget Christie: Work in Progress
2021-09-13 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Sam Campbell: Companion
2021-09-13 21:00 - 22:00, 2021-09-17 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Johnny White Really-Really Wonders: Why?
2021-09-16 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour
2021-09-20 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Signature Brew Haggerston, 340 Acton Mews, London, E8 4EA, England

2Northdown's Mic Check
2021-09-21 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
MIC CHECK is 2Northdown's fortnightly new material night! The microphone will be smoking and the laughter will be contagious! Come and crack up with punchlines you've never heard before! We will be hosting everyone from the comedy elite to the best up-and-coming talent! THIS WEEK'S LINE UP:JANINE HAROUNI!IAN SMITH!GRACE CAMPBELL!LULU POPPLEWELL!WILL DUGGAN!FAYE TREACY!+ Everyone's favourite resident host - GARRETT MILLERICK!

Angel Comedy Social Club
2021-09-22 20:00 - 22:00, 2021-10-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-05 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-19 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-01-26 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-02-02 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-02-09 20:00 - 21:45, 2022-02-16 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) and 12 more dates | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Rooftop Comedy Experience With Tim Key
2021-09-24 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Bussey Rooftop Bar, 133 Rye Lane, London , SE15 4ST, England, United Kingdom

Fjörd: live in London
2021-09-24 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London)

Ray Badran & Sam Campbell: The Wet Patch
2021-09-26 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Tim Key: Work in Progress
2021-09-26 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-10-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-09 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Angel Comedy Social Club
2021-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:Neil DelamereTony LawAlexandra HaddowYuriko KotaniEric Pohl MCAll hosted by Angel Comedy Founder and Resident Award Winning MC - Barry Ferns

Live at the Chapel
2021-10-02 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington, London, N1 2UN, England, United Kingdom
The monthly spectacle at the stunning gothic Union Chapel returns with another extraordinary line up;Live At The Chapel favourite, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown regular & ‘hairy Enya’ DAVID O’DOHERTY returns to headline with talking and songs played on his crappy keyboard from 1986. Joining David is cult comic/poet & Alan Partridge ‘This Time’ star TIM KEY, oddball genius RAY BADRAN and Mock The Week regular MAISIE ADAM as host.Doors open 6.30pm. Show Starts 7.45pm. £20

The Paddock
2021-10-05 20:00 - 22:00, 2021-11-02 20:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-02 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Ray Badran & Sam Campbell - The Wet Patch 2: Even Wetter
2021-10-10 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Liz Kingsman: one woman show
2021-10-11 19:15 - 20:15, 2021-10-22 19:15 - 20:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Knock2Bag Comedy Night Live At Moth Club
2021-10-14 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | , ,

2Northdown’s mic check
2021-10-19 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
MIC CHECK is 2Northdown's fortnightly new material night! The microphone will be smoking and the laughter will be contagious! Come and crack up with punchlines you've never heard before! We will be hosting everyone from the comedy elite to the best up-and-coming talent! THIS WEEK'S LINE UP:FERN BRADY!JANINE HAROUNI!JACK BARRY!KATERINA ROBINSON!POPE LONERGAN!IZZY ASKWITH!+ Everyone's favourite resident host - GARRETT MILLERICK!

Jordan Brookes: WIP
2021-10-22 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2021-10-28 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE! A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars… Come find us at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park on a Thursday night

Harry Hill: Experiments in Entertainment 3 - Work in Progress
2021-11-03 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, United Kingdom

Lulu Popplewell: Goblin (WIP)
2021-11-05 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Silly and joyful, friendly and gross comedy; Join Lulu as she unravels what it means to be an escort, goblin and lobster all at once. 'Charming, charismatic, refreshingly free' - Marble Magazine 'Quick lines and sharp gags... such a funny and warm performer' - Plays2See'A definite rising star on the circuit' - The Fountain

Siblings and Sami
2021-11-05 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Maddy and Marina of critically acclaimed Siblings have drafted their # 1 pick from London’s comedy stable; hottest newcomer and stud, Sami Abu Wardeh.Together they’ve split an hour and filled it with their best bits and a mesmerising variety of vigorous movement and wickedly talented one and only character comedy. They even won an award for it.Buckle your heavy duty seat belts for a decrepit rollercoaster of gutterel guffawing that’ll linger in an acute part of your brain for the remainder of your existence.

Knock2Bag Presents: King Of The Table
2021-11-07 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Nish Kumar: Control (Work in Progress)
2021-11-09 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Lara Ricote: Work In Progress
2021-11-12 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
For details, go here: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/kzTeMtfu55

Michael Spicer
2021-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Arts Depot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner , North Finchley , London , N12 0GA, United Kingdom

Catland
2021-11-15 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Sara Pascoe
2021-11-18 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind
2021-11-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-08 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award and BAFTA-nominated professional idiot Spencer Jones returns with his hit show in preparation for recording it as a special. Come and watch this stupid man try and remember what all the fuss was about.The Things We Leave Behind is an absurd mash-up of comedy styles, mixing looped music, props, stand-up, turbo clowning and puppets for your eyes, ears and face.

Stuart Laws: Is All In
2021-11-19 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Acclaimed gilet-wearing stand-up, filmmaker, goalkeeper and viral Twitter star Stuart Laws brings his latest joke-packed solo show Soho Theatre. And the stakes couldn’t be higher.Recently, Stuart risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament and his life changed forever. In Stuart Laws Is All In, he asks life’s big questions: is he a winner or a loser? Can he burn a candle at both ends? And has he been infected by the Willennium Bug?A show about making difficult decisions, choosing different paths and gettin’ jiggy wit’ it.Stuart has featured on Radio 4, is regular tour support for James Acaster, produced Acaster’s four Netflix specials, and can be seen on stand-up streaming service NextUp Comedy and his Prime Video series Grave New World.

Tim Key and 2 Friends (maybe 3)
2021-11-21 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Olga Koch: Work in Progress
2021-11-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-03-14 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-13 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Star of Mock The Week, QI, Late Night Mash & Richard Osman's House of Games, your favorite comedian/sleep paralysis demon Olga Koch is finally doing her Marina Abramovic hour. Strap the fuck in.

Ray Badran: Work In Progress
2021-11-22 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-03-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-05-02 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Hi my name is Ray and I am a comedian from Australia that lives in London. I will now tell you about some stuff I've done in comedy in an attempt to convince you to buy tickets to my show. In Aus, I performed at the Sydney Comedy Festival gala twice, I made a webseries for Comedy Central, amongst some other stuff. In the UK, I have performed on the Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (itv), written for NewsJack and NewsQuiz (BBC), and I briefly appeared in Temp - a pilot by Rose Matafeo (Channel 4). I am a regular at most comedy rooms and festivals, and I also am the resident host of Moth Club in London.

Chloe Petts: Transcience (WIP)
2021-11-23 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Join Chloe Petts (as seen on Dave’s Hypothetical and Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club) as she presents an hour of new jokes on all manner of pertinent issues including the darts and loud snores on public transport. A show formerly known as Alpha, but curtailed by the pandemic, Chloe takes a look at her inability to enjoy anything because of an impending sense of doom that it will one day end (but funny).

“Petts… is confident, laid-back, casual – and very funny.” The Guardian

“Inexhaustibly funny mind” Diva Magazine

“Compelling presence” Steve Bennett, Chortle

Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen - Work In Progress
2021-11-23 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-17 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come see Fern work out material for her new tour. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club. As heard on BBC Sound’s Wheel of Misfortune podcast, the News Quiz and the Now Show.

Nick Helm's I Think, You Stink!
2021-11-23 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-11-24 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-11-25 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-11-26 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-11-27 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
13 years ago on a dark and stormy night Minister of the Macabre Nick Helm wrote, staged and performed his magnum opus I Think, You Stink! - a musical, B Movie, Drive In, Thrill Ride that plunged audiences to the very depths of madness.Now, 13 years later, The Ungodly Helm will grab you by the scruff of the neck and drag you kicking and screaming on a journey to the very depths of Hell and back as he digs up the still rotting remains of his glorious Frankensteinian creation to resurrect it for one last gasp in this limited run of his devilish musical comedy spooktacular for your ghoulish delight.Take your seat. Say your prayers. And for the love of everything that’s holy and good in this world, TRY not to shit yourself.PRESENTED IN HYPNO-VISION!!!ENTER AT YOUR OWN PERIL!!!NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!!!Soho Theatre is not responsible for your sanity or protection from crazed hypno at this event. Ticket buyers enter at own risk. We do not encourage the abuse of exclamation marks in ever day life.

Stewart Lee: Virus Tornado
2021-11-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-11-24 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-11-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-11-29 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-12-04 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-12-04 21:30 - 22:30, 2021-12-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-12-06 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) and 9 more dates | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Stewart Lee's show SNOWFLAKE TORNADO is on hiatus (★★★★★ The Guardian), but 50 final dates are rescheduled for 2022. See him rewrite and rework the sixty minutes of it that have been rendered irrelevant by events. Sure to be shoddy as hell, but all proceeds go to the Bill Murray. See "the world's greatest living stand-up" (The Times) close up in a non-match fit state, shuffling towards something.

Tim Key: Work in Progress
2021-11-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-01-04 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-06 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-10 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-01-24 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-01-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-02-07 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc. Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife. There might be little films.

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2021-11-25 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE!

A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars…

Come find us at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park on a Thursday night 7.30 till later

Thursday 24th June 7.30 pm 2021 Aces and Eights

Hosts: Róisín and Chiara

Lineup: Kathryn Bond Charlie Partridge Dan Lees Nina Smith

More up-coming guests include, Christopher Bliss Lucy Pearman Luke McQueen Nina Conti Lucy Hopkins Kat Bond Richard Todd Chloe Petts Johnny Really Really Phil Dunning And many many more…

Hosted by your favourite duo Róisín and Chiara

“Sensual, spiritual, baffling, staggering... hilariously unpredictable” ★★★★★ Three Weeks

“The Mighty Boosh on acid... unmissable ”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“a bubbling, slightly twisted blend of the Mighty Boosh, House of Pain and James Joyce – call it stream-of-consciousness messy art-house disco hip- hop comedy... beautifully silly” ★★★★ The Sunday Times

“So rarely do I see female acts that are uninhibited enough and possess the sense of ridiculousness needed to deliver a show of this kind” ★★★★★ Funny Women

Presented by Aces & Eights Saloon Bar.

Lou Sanders: WIP
2021-11-25 19:45 - 20:45, 2021-12-16 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
A new offering! A collab with the spirit worldMaybe this is the real vaccine!Lou Sanders is one of Britain’s fastest-rising and most original comedians. She is the champion of series eight of Taskmaster (DAVE) and other recent television appearances include The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), Live at the Apollo (BBC), QI (BBC2), Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (Channel 4), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Hypothetical (DAVE), Aisling Bea’s sitcom This Way Up (C4), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky 1), Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier (DAVE) and Karl Pilkington’s sitcom Sick of It (Sky One).“A Fringe comedian who leaves you wanting more? I’ll take that deal.” ★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times“Lou Sanders deserves a Comedy Award nod for this show...her best show yet” ★★★★ Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard“A reminder of just how good a straight stand up Sanders is...a joyous embracing of her eclectic life.” ★★★★ Marissa Burgess, Fest Mag“She’s terrific” ★★★★ Brian Logan, the Guardian“Thank the comedy Gods” ★★★★ Steve Bennett, Chortle

Country Mile Comedy Club 56
2021-11-25 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #56, our last of 2021!

Stewart Lee (showandtell)
2021-11-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2021-11-26 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bush Hall, Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London, W12 7LJ, United Kingdom
The first hour of Stewart Lee’s current touring show, which must complete its final 50 dates in 2022, has been overtaken by events, and needs a rewrite. See the out of practice, out of shape, ‘world’s greatest living stand -up comedian” (Times) struggle with the speeding tide of events in ill-prepared work-in-progress show to a half-full room of baffled pandemic survivors.

Isabelle Farah & Davina Bentley Double Bill
2021-11-26 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

HAPPY MONDAYS COMEDY: STEWART LEE - WORK IN PROGRESS (EARLY SHOW)
2021-11-28 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road, London , SE14 6TY, United Kingdom
The legendary Happy Mondays Comedy are very excited to bring you two work in progress hour shows from standup comedy legend and comedy hero that is Stewart Lee. Don't miss chance to see Stew warm up in a friendly social distanced venue.

Stewart Lee : Work in Progress Early Show 7:30pm- 8:30pm ( 60min)

"Stewart Lee needs to rewrite half of his soon to be resumed touring show SNOWFLAKE TORNADO due to events rendering parts of it irrelevant. She the out-of-practise 'world's greatest living stand-up' (Times) thrash around like a dying fish as he tries to fix it in a work-in-progress hour."

Reduced capacity for social distancing. As per current guidelines attendees must only attend with their own household or support bubble. When you book please ensure that everyone in your booking is either a member of your household or within your bubble. We rely on you at the booking stage to ensure you are getting this right.

We want you to be comfortable , relaxed and safe while enjoying some great live comedy!

Please book in bubbles & email happymondayscomedy@gmail.com with your bubble info so we can reserve you seats in bubbles ( Max 6)

Acts shown are correct at time of going to press. Mgmt reserve the right to change the line-up without notice.

Presented by Happy Mondays Comedy

This is an 18+ event. (Photo ID Required)

HAPPY MONDAYS COMEDY: STEWART LEE - WORK IN PROGRESS (LATE SHOW)
2021-11-28 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road, London , SE14 6TY, United Kingdom
The legendary Happy Mondays Comedy are very excited to bring you two work in progress hour shows from standup comedy legend and comedy hero that is Stewart Lee. Don't miss the chance to see Stew warm up in a friendly social distanced venue.

Stewart Lee: Work in Progress Late Show 9:30pm - 10:30pm ( 60min)

"Stewart Lee needs to rewrite half of his soon to be resumed touring show SNOWFLAKE TORNADO due to events rendering parts of it irrelevant. She the out-of-practice 'world's greatest living stand-up' (Times) thrash around like a dying fish as he tries to fix it in a work-in-progress hour."

Reduced capacity for social distancing. As per current guidelines, attendees must only attend with their own household or support bubble. When you book please ensure that everyone in your booking is either a member of your household or within your bubble. We rely on you at the booking stage to ensure you are getting this right.

We want you to be comfortable, relaxed and safe while enjoying some great live comedy!

Please book in bubbles & email happymondayscomedy@gmail.com with your bubble info so we can reserve you seats in bubbles ( Max 6)

Acts shown are correct at time of going to press. Mgmt reserve the right to change the line-up without notice.

Presented by Happy Mondays Comedy.

This is an 18+ event (Photo ID Required).

2Northdown's Mic Check
2021-11-30 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
MIC CHECK is 2Northdown's fortnightly new material night! The microphone will be smoking and the laughter will be contagious! Come and crack up with punchlines you've never heard before! We will be hosting everyone from the comedy elite to the best up-and-coming talent! THIS WEEK'S LINE UP:ISY SUTTIE!FAYE TREACY!PATRICK SPICER!RICH WILSON!ANIA MAGLIANO!ELF LYONS!KWAME ASANTE!+ Everyone's favourite resident host - GARRETT MILLERICK!

Stewart Lee: Virus Tornado
2021-11-30 19:30 - 20:30 UTC, 2021-11-30 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London), 2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London), 2021-12-01 21:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Stewart Lee's show SNOWFLAKE TORNADO is on hiatus (★★★★★ The Guardian), but 50 final dates are rescheduled for 2022. See him rewrite and rework the sixty minutes of it that have been rendered irrelevant by events. Sure to be shoddy as hell, but all proceeds go to the Bill Murray. See "the world's greatest living stand-up" (The Times) close up in a non-match fit state, shuffling towards something.

**These gigs are rearranged dates for shows that had to be moved during the pandemic**
9:00 PM - Doors open
- Stewart Lee
Presented by Angel Comedy
This is an 18+ event

Fresh Chestnuts #17
2021-12-01 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL, United Kingdom
Fresh Chestnuts is a new-material night at the Betsey Trotwood, raising money for Parkinson's UK.

Fresh Chestnuts is back! For the absurdly cheap ticket price of £3, come and watch new material from this truly brilliant line-up...
OLGA KOCH (Late Night Mash; Mock the Week; QI) - "A unique voice surely destined for stardom" - British Comedy Guide; "Confident, outgoing and charismatic performer" - Funny Women
AMBIKA MOD (The Mash Report; Funny Women Awards One To Watch 2020) - "Smart, accomplished... a name to remember" - Three Weeks
ALEXANDER BENNETT - "Passionate and praiseworthy dark observational comedy" - Skinny; "Warm, insane and very funny" - Guardian
ALEX MACKEITH (Musical Comedy Awards winner 2021) - "Ridiculously hilarious" - Skinny; "Consistently funny" - Chortle
JO GRIFFIN (One half of Lola and Jo, as seen on The Paddock)
DANIEL FOX (BBC New Comedy Awards 2021)
And it's all being held together by MC BEN POPE (The Comedy Guide To Life; Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2017; So You Think You're Funny finalist 2015) – "Straight-up hilarious" – Telegraph; “An eye for the ridiculous" – Chortle

Suspiciously Cheap
2021-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Suspiciously Cheap Comedy is coming to Leicester with a new material night ft. Darren Harriott, Barbara Nice+more!

KNOCK2BAG Comedy Night At Moth Club With Tim Key
2021-12-02 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’. With Andy Barr, Jen Ives, Jon Pointing, Isy Suttie, Tim Key and Ray Badran MC.

Christopher Bliss: Work In Progress
2021-12-02 19:45 - 20:45 UTC | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friend. He's been blasting novels out his pencil til the cows come home and would love to trot them out to someone other than his bathroom mirror.So why not pop down and watch him try some fairly new bits that are very much on their way to becoming a bonanza. Last seen in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.

Deadbeat Comedy
2021-12-02 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Deadbeat for a night of a night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy.
Get there before 8 to take advantage of the amazing happy hour deals!

Line up so far includes:

Johnny White Really-Really
Amy Gledhill
Sam Campbell
Eleanor Tiernan
Dan Cook

More acts TBA

Stewart Lee: Virus Tornado
2021-12-03 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-12-03 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | , ,

Ania Magliano: WIP
2021-12-03 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Join Ania Magliano for an hour of fun and new thoughts about some of life's most important topics: family, identity and the works of acclaimed children's author Jacqueline Wison.

Ania Magliano is one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central).

"Side splitting laughs" (Broadway Baby)

"A finesse usually seen after decades in the game" (Diva Mag)

Christopher Bliss: Work in Progress
2021-12-05 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friend.

He's been blasting novels out his pencil til the cows come home and would love to trot them out to someone other than his bathroom mirror. So why not pop down and watch him try some fairly new bits that are very much on their way to becoming a bonanza.

Last seen in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.

Lou Sanders: Work In Progress
2021-12-05 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-11 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-02-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-02-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-03-01 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A colab with the spirit world. Maybe this is the real vaccine ;)

Tim Key: Chrimbo Bimbo
2021-12-07 18:00 - 19:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tim Key will be tethering his long-suffering reindeer outside the Bill Murray Pub and nipping in to empty his festive sack all over the floor/audience/place.

There’ll be poems of course, stinkin’ sprouts, probably mulled wine/kronenbourg, cloves, and other yule garbage. People can/probably should wear a Christmas jumper or bring a Secret Santa or do SOMETHING to get into the spirit of things.
5:30 PM - Doors open
- Tim Key
Presented by Angel Comedy.
This is an 18+ event

Olga Koch and Rajiv Karia: Work in Progress
2021-12-07 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Work in progress from Olga Koch and Rajiv Karia.
Olga Koch: Just Friends WIP

Star of Mock The Week, QI, Late Night Mash & Richard Osman’s House of Games, your favorite comedian/sleep paralysis demon Olga Koch is finally doing her Marina Abramovic hour. Strap the fuck in. NB This show is a work-in-progress and so is she.

Rajiv Karia: WIP

Professional slacker and sensitive friend Rajiv Karia (BBC Audio Contract Writer, 2021) presents a work-in-progress show of acerbic observations about his life so far, and the journeys (both metaphorical and phorical) he's yet to take.

Stewart Lee: Virus Tornado
2021-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Kieran Hodgson
2021-12-07 21:15 - 22:15, 2021-12-08 21:15 - 22:15, 2021-12-09 21:15 - 22:15, 2021-12-10 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Character comedian and three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson has had a great pandemic listing all the things he's missed during the pandemic.At the top of the pile, you guessed it…Cathedrals.Come watch this brand new hour, perhaps never to be repeated: a hilarious tour round York Minster where Kieran rediscovers his lost friendships and his love of medieval architecture.

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not
2021-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Ania is trying out some new material. She doesn't want to commit to any themes at the time of writing this blurb, but hopefully an overriding one will be jokes.Ania is a 21-year-old comedian who has written for Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Amelia Dimoldenberg's Cooking Show. Her previous Fringe show was recommended by Comedy Central as a "show not to miss". She was also a finalist in the Funny Women Awards 2020 and the 2Northdown New Act Competition 2019.

Joseph Morpurgo: Work in Progress
2021-12-08 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Joseph Morpurgo flaunts some ritzy odds and jewel-encrusted sods for something resembling an hour. Work in progress.

‘That rare thing, a high-concept, unashamedly arty production that also has entire rooms laughing’ ★★★★★ (Evening Standard)

Knock2Bag Comedy Night At Moth Club With Harry Hill
2021-12-09 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’. With Scaredy Kat, Heidi Regan, Sunil Patel, Harry Hill and Ray Badran MC

Catherine Bohart: Work In Progress
2021-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
At the beginning of 2020, Catherine Bohart was busy writing a stand-up show about moving into a new home with her long-term partner and about how life in general was going pretty well.

This is not that show.

An hour of new material from the star of The Mash Report.

As seen and heard on Mock The Week, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.

‘Destined for stardom’ (Evening Standard)
‘The laughs keep coming and, finally, so does a tear or two. Marvellous’ ★★★★(Times)
‘Beautifully-delivered hour’ ★★★★(Skinny)‘Packed full of laughs’ ★★★★(Herald)
‘A winning mixture of self-deprecation and confidence’ ★★★★(Beyond The Joke)
‘A fully developed comic voice’ ★★★★(Fest)
‘Truly special’ ★★★★(Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)

Lulu Popplewell: Goblin (Work in Progress)
2021-12-11 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Join Lulu as she unravels what it means to be an escort , goblin and lobster all at once. Silly and joyful, friendly and gross, this is a show that looks at how a hand-break career turn helped me get a better handle on sex, work, relationships, self-esteem, boundaries, female friendships, privilege (ew, sorry) and my funny little bod. I did the sex work so you don't have to. No one has to bang me in the show, it's fine. Unless you want to but let's be honest you couldn't afford me. Also there's stuff about how I was in Love Actually as a kid. People seem to like that.

Kieran Hodgson
2021-12-11 21:15 - 22:15 UTC

TIm Key: Chrimbo Bimbo
2021-12-13 19:30 - 20:45, 2021-12-14 19:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Tim Key will be tethering his long-suffering reindeer outside The Pleasance and nipping in to empty his festive sack all over the floor/audience/place.There’ll be poems of course, stinkin’ sprouts, probably mulled wine/kronenbourg, cloves, and other yule garbage. People can/probably should wear a Christmas jumper or bring a Secret Santa or do SOMETHING to get into the spirit of things.

Sarah Keyworth: Work in Progress
2021-12-13 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-02-09 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth.

Winner: Herald Angel Award.
Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award.

As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show.

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill: Christmas Special (bm)
2021-12-13 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Sam Campbell: Companion
2021-12-14 21:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-15 21:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-16 21:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-17 21:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-18 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Listen here. This show is compulsory for anyone who wants to escape the monoculture.Listen here. This show is compulsory for anyone who wants to escape the monoculture.We’re talking a very strong A+ comedy performance that will feature live reptiles from around the world, one of which people believe is extinct (it is still alive and has been captured) There will be a projector set up for multimedia routines. ‘HE IS OUR PICK OF AN EXQUISITE COMEDY STAR TO BE.’★★★★ Beyondthejoke I am not nervous at all. I am confident. And guess what? I know your movements. I know your patterns. If you don’t come to this show I will arrive at your home when you are not there and I will do something rotten. Thank you.

Tony Law: A New Begin In Again (Tour Warm-Up Life in Progress Show) now featuring Christmas!
2021-12-15 18:45 - 19:45 UTC, 2021-12-19 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
This man tries to remember how to do surreal absurdity talking comedy again. Featuring meandering shambolic "thoughts".

Laughing Around Presents...
2021-12-15 19:15 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
Everyone's favourite comedy pals Laughing Around have a treat in store for you! Come and join us for an action packed, energised night, filled with beers, laughs and the very best comedy has to offer.

LINE UP:

Ania Magliano MC
Sarah Callaghan
Jenny Bede
Muhsin Yesilada
Alexandra Haddow
Patrick Spicer

MORE TBA!

Knock2bag & The Paddock Presents: Dumb Songs
2021-12-16 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Original songs performed live onstage by comedians who can really sing and play instruments, partnered-up with talented musicians. It's basically a music gig but the band changes after every song, the songs are really stupid.

Celya AB
2021-12-17 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.Winner of the Breaking Talent Award in 2019 (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and a finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards, Celya recently appeared as a guest correspondent on Yesterday, Today and The Day Before (Comedy Central) and performed a stand up set on Festival of Funny Live (BBC). A regular writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz, Celya is bringing a work in progress of her debut show, Swimming, to the Camden Comedy Club on December 17th.

Just the Tonic: Working From Home Christmas Special
2021-12-19 20:00 - 22:30 UTC | Zoom, Zoom,
Just The Tonic's 'Working From Home' Christmas special is broadcasted live exclusively on zoom & NextUp!Zoom Tickets 🎟️https://ecal.ai/f/cQ5mY/GPNdWatch On NextUp 📺https://ecal.ai/f/cQ5mZ/GPNdManage my ECALhttps://support.ecal.com

Anna Mann 'Christmas Cheese & Sex Party'
2021-12-29 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Anna Mann is back with her signature cheese and wine late-Christmas party in the NextUp Zoom room!Zoom Tickets 🎟️https://ecal.ai/f/cVdTZ/GPNd

Rosie Jones: Work in Progress
2022-01-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-02-09 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-04-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-29 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
After a second sellout run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 'Wickedly Funny' Rosie Jones returns with a brand new show, packed with jokes, mischief and probably, a bit of beef. As seen on 'Live At The Apollo', '8 Out Of 10 Cats' and her own Channel 4 travel show, 'Trip Hazard'. "A masterly performer" One 4 Review.

Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show
2022-01-05 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-06 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-07 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-08 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-10 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-11 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-12 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-13 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) and 2 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
So unflinching you’ll be begging for a flinch.

Following a sold out Soho Theatre run, Liz Kingsman – one third of smash hit comedy group Massive Dad (‘Properly hilarious’ ★★★★ Scotsman) – returns with her debut one-woman odyssey. A bold, irreverent, raw, moving and triumphant celebration of adjectives, this blurb will nail down nothing

Deadbeat Comedy
2022-01-06 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Nish Kumar: Control (Work in Progress)
2022-01-07 17:15 - 18:30, 2022-01-08 17:15 - 18:30, 2022-01-09 18:15 - 19:30, 2022-01-11 18:15 - 19:30, 2022-01-12 18:15 - 19:30, 2022-01-13 18:15 - 19:30, 2022-01-14 17:15 - 18:30, 2022-01-15 17:15 - 18:30 (Europe/London) and 1 more date | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A work progress show from Nish Kumar ahead of his 2022 tour.

"Comedian Nish Kumar was booed off stage after making Brexit jokes at a charity event on Monday night. Kumar, who hosts the BBC's Mash Report, was performing at the Lord's Taverners annual charity cricket lunch."
BBC News Report - 3rd December 2019

TAKE….

"You can boo, but booing's got nothing to do with it"
Bob Dylan

….BACK….

"Man, I've got grown men @ing me bulls**t/You're getting way too old for the timeline"
Stormzy

….CONTROL

"I was at a hospital the other night where I think there were a few coronavirus patients and I shook hands with everybody, you will be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands" Boris Johnson - 3rd March 2020.

It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all of these things personally.

Control is a new show from the host of the Mash Report and one of the Guardian's Top Fifty Comedians of the 21st Century. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Netflix's Comedians of the World, QI, Conan and The News.

Nish Kumar: Control (Work in Progress)
2022-01-10 18:15 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A work progress show from Nish Kumar ahead of his 2022 tour.

“Comedian Nish Kumar was booed off stage after making Brexit jokes at a charity event on Monday night. Kumar, who hosts the BBC’s Mash Report, was performing at the Lord’s Taverners annual charity cricket lunch.”
BBC News Report – 3rd December 2019

TAKE….

“You can boo, but booing’s got nothing to do with it”
Bob Dylan

….BACK….

“Man, I’ve got grown men @ing me bulls**t/You’re getting way too old for the timeline”
Stormzy

….CONTROL

“I was at a hospital the other night where I think there were a few coronavirus patients and I shook hands with everybody, you will be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands” Boris Johnson – 3rd March 2020.

It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all of these things personally.

Control is a new show from the host of the Mash Report and one of the Guardian’s Top Fifty Comedians of the 21st Century. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Netflix’s Comedians of the World, QI, Conan and The News.

Fiona Ridgewell: Feeling Zen (WIP)
2022-01-10 20:30 - 21:30, 2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Fiona Ridgewell is ‘Feeling Zen’ or at least she’s trying. After years or self help her outside world isn’t reflecting what’s going on inwardly! Join Fiona as she questions the expectations put on us and if she’ll ever meet the societal norms... ..In February 2020 her show “Contender” was nominated for best debut show at Leicester Comedy Festival.“Fiona has a direct cheeky sense of humour” Steve Bennett Chortle“Fiona Ridgewell has funny bones and an easy warmth on stage.” Julia Chamberlain

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado
2022-01-11 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX, UK, United Kingdom
After a sell-out in 2019 / 2020 and due to popular demand Stewart Lee returns to Leicester Square Theatre.

Double-bill of two 60-minute sets, back-to-back nightly from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times). Including new material for 2022.

The first half, Snowflake, will be heavily rewritten in the light of the two years the show has been laid off, looking at how the Covid-Brexit era has impacted on the culture war declared on lovely woke snowflakes by horrible people.

The second half, Tornado, questions Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly listed his show as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.”

NextUp Comedy Live #5 ⏭️🆙🎙️
2022-01-11 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | The Comedy Store, London, The Comedy Store, London,
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Berks Nest: The Workshop
2022-01-12 19:45 - 21:45 UTC, 2022-02-16 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London), 2022-04-13 19:45 - 21:45 UTC, 2022-05-11 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London), 2022-06-08 19:45 - 21:45 UTC, 2022-07-13 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Comedy that’s in the workshop! Be the first to see fresh new material from all your favourite comedians at Berk’s Nest’s new comedy night!A mixed-bill comedy night with never-before-seen material from TV faces, award-winning stand-ups, and hot newcomers. You don’t want to miss this monthly night of new comedy!A Berk-in-Progress show presented Berk’s Nest.

Country Mile Comedy Club 57
2022-01-13 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #57, our first of 2022!
About this event
*SOLD OUT! Contact us to be added to the waiting list in case of returns*

All of our 2021 shows are now sold-out, so time to look ahead to 2022.... And we're starting off the year with this fantastic line-up:

FERN BRADY (Live at the Apollo; Frankie Boyle's New World Order; Roast Battle; The Russell Howard Hour; Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club; Live from the BBC; Fern Brady: Power & Chaos) - "Quick witted acerbic stand up from someone who could soon be a household name" - Skinny; "Top five young comedians to watch" - Telegraph

ISY SUTTIE (Peep Show; QI; 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown; Would I Lie To You?) - "Comedy with heart and soul" - Chortle

JORDAN BROOKES (Edinburgh Comedy Award winner 2019; Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club; Late Night Mash;The Mash Report; E4's The Paddock) - "Keeps the laughs coming... Glorious" - Telegraph; "Keeps hitting laughter buttons with precision… Crazily, adorably funny" - Scotsman

NATALIE PALAMIDES (Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner 2017; Nate) - "Never less than snortingly funny" - Independent; "Absurd and visceral... leaves you squawking with laughter" - Telegraph

SUNIL PATEL (This Time With Alan Partridge; This Way Up; Stath Lets Flats) - "Oozes funny like a jammy doughnut running down a diner’s chin" - Broadway Baby; "As self-aware and structurally subversive as any of the Fringe’s great alternative comedians, without fitting directly into that bracket" - Ed Fest Magazine

JACK BARRY [MC] (The Russell Howard Hour; Feel Good; Starstruck; The Comedy Guide To Life; Catastrophe; Cuckoo) - "Ridiculously funny" - Edinburgh Reporter; "An inventive flourish behind his likeable banter… a distinctive wit" - Chortle

NIC SAMPSON (Starstruck; Baby Done; The Breaker Upperers; NZ International Comedy Festival Best Show nominee 2016; NZ International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer 2014) - "At the peak of his game... a beautiful gem of comedic goodness" - Three; "World class... one of the country's best performers" - Stuff

BRITNEY (Britney; Funny Festival Live; The Paddock) - "Reminded me of a modern-day French and Saunders" - A Younger Theatre; "Heart-achingly funny" - Funny Women

CELYA AB (Yesterday, Today & The Day Before; Funny Festival Live; BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021; Funny Women Awards finalist 2019) - "Both classy and funny" - Chortle

Alex Vs Men
2022-01-17 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-01-31 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Vauxhall Comedy Club, Vauxhall Comedy Club, 6 South Lambeth Place, London, SW8, United Kingdom
ALEX VS MEN IS A COMEDY BATTLE. BROUGH TO YOU BY COMEDIANS ALEXANDRA HADDOW & A RANDOM MAN
EACH WEEK THE TEAM CAPTAINS ASSEMBLE THEIR TEAMS OF COMEDIANS TO DO BATTLE ON STAGE. THE AUDIENCE DECIDES WHO IS VICTORIOUS AND THE LOSING TEAM CAPTAIN HAS TO COMPLETE THE FORE-FIT THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

One-Woman Show Written And Performed By Liz Kingsman
2022-01-17 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-18 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-19 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-26 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-01-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-01-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-01-28 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-01-29 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) and 7 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom

Hannah Platt & Jodie Mitchell: WIPs
2022-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Two of the most exciting rising stars on the UK comedy scene, Jodie Mitchell and Hannah Platt, bring their Works in Progress to 2Northdown!

Hannah was a finalist of the BBC New Comedian of the Year Award in 2019. She's been described as 'A voice of a new generation’ by The Skinny and 'a voice with something to say’ by Chortle, never shying away from sensitive topics with brutal honesty and quick wit. Recently she's starred in her own Laugh Lesson for BBC3 and written on The News Quiz and the Now Show for BBC Radio 4. She prides herself on her ability to take difficult and complex topics and turn them into sharp, refreshing gags.

Jodie Mitchell is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and Drag King. They co-founded the queer women and non-binary comedy night sensation ‘The LOL Word’ and write and perform as their macho, Glaswegian alter-ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings, with whom they won an Off-Broadway Award in 2020. Jodie co-hosts cult hit podcasts ‘Secret Dinosaur Cult’ and ‘The Drag King Cast’, has been a Funny Women Awards finalist, and recently wrote on Sex Education Season 3.

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2022-01-20 19:30 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE!
A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars…

Come find us at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park on a Thursday night 7.30 till later

Hosts: Róisín and Chiara

Lineup:

FATIHA EL GHORRI

ELF LYONS

ELEANOR MORTON

ANDY BARR

More up-coming guests include, Christopher Bliss, Lucy Pearman, Luke McQueen, Nina Conti, Lucy Hopkins, Kat Bond, Richard Todd, Chloe Petts, Johnny Really Really, Phil Dunning, And many many more…

Hosted by your favourite duo Róisín and Chiara “Sensual, spiritual, baffling, staggering... hilariously unpredictable” ★★★★★ Three Weeks

“The Mighty Boosh on acid... unmissable ”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“a bubbling, slightly twisted blend of the Mighty Boosh, House of Pain and James Joyce – call it stream-of-consciousness messy art-house disco hip- hop comedy... beautifully silly” ★★★★ The Sunday Times

“So rarely do I see female acts that are uninhibited enough and possess the sense of ridiculousness needed to deliver a show of this kind” ★★★★★ Funny Women

Unpredictable and sublime character comedy from inseparable duo Róisín And Chiara. Fresh from the bright lights of a conference room at the Edinburgh free fringe, this is the London debut of the summer smash hit Wild at Heart.
"The Mighty Boosh on acid...this show is unmissable" ***** Broadway Baby

"Charismatic, madcap, hilarious...raw, fresh, skilled, inventive" Highly recommended by Fringe Review

Radu Isac: Pandemic Jokes
2022-01-20 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Some people like ignoring the pandemic, others enjoy taking it too seriously. Radu likes to make jokes about it. If you like laughing at an ongoing pandemic you really should't miss this show.

21Soho Presents...
2022-01-21 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

RHYS JAMES!

Rhys James is an accomplished comedian, writer and actor who you will have seen on ‘Roast Battle’ (Comedy Central), ‘Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central’ (Comedy Central), ‘A League of Their Own’ (Sky One) and ‘Live At The Apollo’ (BBC Two) and as a regular panellist on ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC Two). He has performed six solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim, with his 2019 show ‘Snitch’ being one of the best reviewed comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has had three BBC Radio 4 series, ‘Rhys James is…’, ‘Rhys James Isn’t…’ and ‘Rhysearch’, all met with great acclaim and delight of listeners and critics. Rhys also hosts podcast ‘Early Work’ in which he interviews celebrities about the creative writing they did before they were in their current vocation, guests include O-T Fagbenle, Sara Pascoe, Lolly Adefope and Tom Rosenthal.

ELF LYONS!

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2017 NOMINEE Elf Lyons is an award winning red-hatted comedian, actor and writer. She is known for her distinctive and unique voice – which mixes stand-up, sass, clowning, drag and astute social commentary to create ungainly, surreal comedy spectacles on stage.Elf is a series regular on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2 – series 2 & 3), The Breakfast Show and Culture Hour (Times Radio), and The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC). She is a three-time cover star of The Sunday Times Culture.

The Friday Night Show
2022-01-21 20:45 - 2022-01-22 02:00 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom

21Soho Presents...
2022-01-22 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

TONY LAW!

Canadian surrealist and master story-teller Tony Law is a three-time Chortle Award winner, Amused Moose Best Show winner and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. His extensive TV and radio credits include: Have I Got News For You(BBC One), The Alternative ComedyExperience (Comedy Central), 8 Out Of 10 Cats(Channel 4), Celebrity Mastermind(BBC One), Celebrity Squares(ITV) Never Mind The Buzzcocks(BBC Two), Heading Out(BBC Two), The Culture Show(BBC Two), Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe(BBC Two), Edinburgh Nights(BBC Two), Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy(Radio 4 Extra), Loose Endsand Infinite Monkey Cage(Radio 4).

JOHN KEARNS!

John Kearns is an actor, writer and the only comedian to have won both the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the awards history.

An internationally acclaimed live act, he has delivered his ‘richly, idiosyncratic comedy’ (The Guardian) across the world, notably picking up two Melbourne Barry Award nominations, and twice-voted one of the Evening Standard’s 1000 Most Influential Londoners. Following sold out residencies at the Soho Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre and at the Edinburgh Fringe, he toured the UK with his third solo show, Don’t Worry, They’re Here, directed by Olivier winning playwright Jon Brittain. John’s latest show Double Take and Fade Away was hailed by critics as his finest yet, making numerous ‘best of the year’ lists including the Evening Standard and The List. The show had a sold-out Edinburgh run, two weeks at London’s Soho Theatre, and a UK tour.

IAN SMITH!

Ian Smith is a multi-award winning comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared on BBC Fresh From the Fringe, BBC3 panel show Sweat the Small Stuff and BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show. He was also one third of popular Dave podcast, The Magic Sponge, alongside Rob Beckett, which has previously topped the iTunes comedy charts.

MARISE GAUGHAN!

An exciting name in the world of stand-up comedy, Irish comic Marise Gaughan is making waves with her dark and honest comedy style. Marise started her comedy career in Los Angeles, where she featured on some of the main comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store and The Hollywood Improv. Since returning to the UK, the Dublin-based comic has become a favourite in all the major comedy clubs and has supported Rob Delaney, Ari Shaffir and Jim Norton on tour.

MORE TBA!

One Single White Finlay Christie (Plus Bella Hull)
2022-01-23 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Bella Hull & Finlay Christie split a WIP hour!

Sarah Keyworth: Work in Progress
2022-01-23 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-03-07 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-05 20:30 - 21:30, 2022-07-17 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Fern Brady: Work In Progress
2022-01-23 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Following a sold-out tour across Europe and Australia in 2019 and her most recent BBC stand up special Power & Chaos, Fern Brady is writing her new show ahead of a nationwide tour in 2022.

Finalist in So You Think You’re Funny, Piccadilly Comedy Club New Act and Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competitions, Fern Brady has been seen on Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club and is the creator of BBC Sound’s Wheel of Misfortune podcast with fellow comedian Alison Spittle.

Lou Sanders: Friends & Lovers
2022-01-24 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A comedy night. New and old material by new and old comedians. Hitting the nail on the head if the nail is you and the head is comedy. Well come strut your stuff & we'll get you stuffed of the stuff (comedy).

Line-up is subject to availability. Plosive reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute acts at any time and if there is a change of act (headline act or supporting act) no refunds are due.

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control - Tour Warm-Up
2022-01-24 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-01-25 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all these things personally.

Catherine Bohart: Work In Progress
2022-01-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-02-22 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
At the beginning of 2020, Catherine Bohart was busy writing a stand-up show about moving into a new home with her long-term partner and about how life in general was going pretty well.

This is not that show.

An hour of new material from the star of BBC2's The Mash Report. As seen and heard on Mock The Week, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.

Ed Gamble: Work in Progress
2022-01-25 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Hi guys, Ed here. I am working up a new show.

Not a clue what it will feature yet, but doubtless it will be a loosey-goosey hour of sweaty horsing around, interspersed with desperately flicking through a notepad. Pop along if you'd like.

Ed xx

Laughing Around Presents
2022-01-26 19:15 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
For details, go here: Everyone's favourite comedy pals Laughing Around have a treat in store for you! Come and join us for an action packed, energised night, filled with beers, laughs and the very best comedy has to offer.

Ania Magliano: Work in Progress
2022-01-26 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-02-08 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom

Davina Bentley: Never Again 2 - Work in Progress
2022-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Davina, a London raised Jewish comedian-lawyer (Leicester Square New Comedian Finalist and Banana Bedford New Act Winner), tells you her experiences and frustrations. As a woman who doesn’t suffer fools gladly, her comedy examines the absurdity of modern life as she realises that she may be the biggest fool of them all.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Tim Key
2022-01-27 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Lulu Popplewell: Goblin (Work in Progress)
2022-01-27 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Join Lulu as she explores what it means to be a goblin, lobster and escort all at once.Silly, confessional, and occasionally unhinged, this is a WIP hour of stand-up from 'such a funny and warm performer' with 'quick lines and sharp gags' (Plays To See)In a nutshell: That kid from Love Actually is old now and she talks alot about sex work. What's not to love?'A definite rising star on the circuit' (The Fountain)As seen and heard on BBC1 and Radio 4

Elf Lyons: Talks Dirty For An Hour
2022-01-27 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-01-28 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-01-29 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Award-winning comedian Elf Lyons invites you for an hour of revelry, raconteuring and comedy your great-grandad would consider ‘indecent’ for a lady to listen to.

Consider yourself a filth queen? Come and join the party. Elf is fed up with being told “Don’t say that, you’re a lady”. Women can be filthy too and she is going to revel in it. Come take your bra off, sit in the dark and let’s be rude.

Probably not the show to take your boss to.

William Stone: Distractor Beam
2022-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
The nearly anticipated debut show from BBC new comedy award finalist William Stone. William is easily distracted, an over-thinker, but to be fair he has his best ideas whilst thinking. He knows the formula for a smash hit show. He’s got the comedy and the time, all that’s missing is the tragedy. Leave your worries at the door and get caught in the distractor beam.

Suspiciously Cheap Comedy
2022-01-31 19:00 - 21:30, 2022-03-21 19:00 - 21:30, 2022-05-09 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom

Olga Koch and Ignacio Lopez
2022-01-31 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Olga Koch and Ignacio Lopez preview their upcoming shows.

Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer - WIP
2022-01-31 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-07 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Two work in progress' for the price of one!

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit (WIP)

Helen is basic, well basic-plus because she is self-aware with it.

Last year’s Best Newcomer nominee returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. It’s the year of ‘self’. Taking care of yourself has never been more ‘in’. Inspirational quotes and facemasks are a big industry and, like all her friends, Helen is trying to ‘be the change she wants to see’.

From ITV2, BBC Three, Comedy Central and Radio 4. “A personality that will fill a stadium… This girl will not be performing in small venues for much longer” ***** Sunday Expressss

Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress

At the beginning of 2020, Catherine Bohart was busy writing a stand-up show about moving into a new home with her long-term partner and about how life in general was going pretty well.

This is not that show.

An hour of new material from the star of BBC2’s The Mash Report. As seen and heard on Mock The Week, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.

‘Destined for stardom’ (Evening Standard)

‘The laughs keep coming and, finally, so does a tear or two. Marvellous’ ★★★★ (Times)

‘Beautifully-delivered hour’ ★★★★ (Skinny)

‘Packed full of laughs’ ★★★★ (Herald)

‘A winning mixture of self-deprecation and confidence’ ★★★★ (Beyond The Joke)

‘A fully developed comic voice’ ★★★★ (Fest)

‘Truly special’ ★★★★ (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)

Catherine Bohart: WIP
2022-02-01 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
At the beginning of 2020, Catherine Bohart was busy writing a stand-up show about moving into a new home with her long-term partner and about how life in general was going pretty well.

This is not that show.

An hour of new material from the star of BBC2’s The Mash Report. As seen and heard on Mock The Week, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.

Backyard Comedy Knockout
2022-02-01 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | , ,
Comedy Knockout is a competition at the Backyard Comedy Club for up and coming acts!Watch At Home 📺https://ecal.ai/f/cVVKv/GPNdIn Person Tickets 🎟️https://ecal.ai/f/cVVKw/GPNdManage my ECALhttps://support.ecal.com

Tony Law: A New Begin In Again (Tour Warm-Up Life in Progress Show)
2022-02-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

ROYALLY FUNNY At The Prince Of Wales Highgate
2022-02-02 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
The best live comedy night returns with the best new acts on the circuit and TV headliners, this month we have the fantastic TOM WARD!

Join us at the Prince of Wales in Highgate for the fifth instalment of Royally Funny, with headliner, star of Live At The Apollo, Tom Ward. Also featuring the best new acts on the circuit, this month Gbemi Oladipo, Sarah Roberts, Mustafa Yasin and fellow Live at The Apollo star Esther Manito grace our stage. Every night has sold out thus far so get your tickets quick!

Tim Key: Mulberry (WIP)
2022-02-02 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-03 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom

Strange Brew Comedy Night at Little Faith: Let's make whoopie!
2022-02-03 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
The loving lols are back at Little Faith Taproom, Deptford.
Our monthly cavalcade of comedy has a double headlining slot from Katie Norris and Luke Chilton
Bringing up the rear are strange brew favourites Leslie Gold and Caroline McEvoy plus a Deptford debut from Alfie Packham
This hand picked bunch have performed across the globe, written for the BBC, won numerous awards and are performing for free! Register your ticket to be in for the 'wheel of beer' sweepstake!
MC Adam Kirby

Country Mile Comedy Club 58
2022-02-03 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #58

We are joined by this fantastic line-up...
KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN (Have I Got News for You; Live at the Apollo; Would I Lie to You?; Frankie Boyle's New World Order; The Russell Howard Hour; 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) - "“Making powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects” – Guardian; "Best described as ‘darkness wrapped in glitter’ as she delivers some brutal jokes with a disarming smile" - Chortle
PIERRE NOVELLIE (The Mash Report; The Now Show; Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central; Co-host of Budpod) - "Dawn of a major talent" - Guardian; "Brutally funny" - Chortle
OLGA KOCH (Mock The Week; QI; Late Night Mash; The Now Show; Question Team; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2018) - "A unique voice surely destined for stardom" - British Comedy Guide; "A natural storyteller, she will keep you completely hooked" - Broadway Baby
JACOB HAWLEY (The Russell Howard Hour; BBC Sounds's Jacob Hawley: On Love & Jacob Hawley: On Drugs; Ladhood) - “As adept with a quick punchline as he is a deeply personal story” - Sunday Post; “Already shaping up as a must-see staple in the years to come” - List
LEO REICH (Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club; Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe; Remote Comedy From the Paddock; Tour support for Simon Amstell) - "The highest standard of new comedy" - Broadway Baby; "Not just funny, but rich with a sense of self-awareness" - Scotsman
BEN POPE (The Comedy Guide To Life; Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2017; So You Think You're Funny finalist 2015) – "Straight-up hilarious" – Telegraph; “An eye for the ridiculous" – Chortle
AMBIKA MOD (The Mash Report; Funny Women Awards One To Watch 2020) - "Smart, accomplished... a name to remember" - Three Weeks
RAJIV KARIA (BBC New Comedy Award nominee 2019) - “The gem of the night” - Intermission Bristol
ANIA MAGLIANO [MC] (The Comedy Guide To Life; Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year finalist 2021; 2Northdown's New Act of the Year finalist 2019) - "Already has the cool, calm and collected stage presence of a standup veteran" - Guardian; "A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” - Diva Mag
Line-ups are always subject to change.

Olga Koch: Work In Progress
2022-02-04 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Star of Mock The Week, QI, Late Night Mash & House of Games, your favourite comedian/sleep paralysis demon Olga Koch is finally doing her Marina Abramovic hour. Strap the fuck in.

Olga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021.

She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave) and your dad's search history. Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds.

21Soho Presents... LGBTQ+ History Month Special!
2022-02-04 19:30 - 21:45, 2022-02-11 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is our mixed bill comedy night in our brand new venue. We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

This February, to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, every Friday we will be showcasing all queer line ups full of LGBTQ+ legends.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tarot: WIP
2022-02-04 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
A riotous double bill featuring previews from Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Tarot.

Kiri will be yelling about white supremacy, rescue chickens and learning a new language and Tarot will be mumbling between sketches so you can’t really tell when they’ve started or finished.

What an evening!

Angel Comedy
2022-02-05 17:00 - 18:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Angel Comedy Club is 'a comedy institution' (Time Out) that puts on affordable, world-class shows every night of the week.

(What? Affordable and Quality, in London? Yep. Really)

We showcase the best talent in the UK and beyond. Lots of our regulars have gone on to appear on Live at the Apollo, on panel shows like Mock The Week or have their own specials on Netflix. We're a friendly place where you get to see tomorrow's stars just before they break big.

Come find out why we've been voted the best venue in London for four years.

21Soho Presents...
2022-02-05 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

IVO GRAHAM!

Apologetic Eton and Oxford alumnus Ivo started stand-up in 2009 at the age of 18 and eight months and later became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny award for new acts at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has become a regular fixture in the clubs and theatres of the UK circuit, with a gauche charm and crafty, self-aware wit which has proved a hit with audiences of all ages, and led to appearances on multiple TV and radio shows including Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC and Comedy Central At The Comedy Store. He is a regular writer on Fighting Talk and The Last Leg as well as several others.

TOM WARD!

Tom is an award-winning comedian from London. He has done ‘Live at The Apollo’ (airs November 2021), ‘Live from The BBC’, ‘Roast Battle’, ‘Stand up Central’, ‘Live From The Comedy Store’ and 'The Stand Up Sketch Show' (Airs February 2022) as well as presenting the LAD Bible series ‘In My Personal Space’, interviewing celebs such as Kyle Walker, Lady Leeshurr and Jamie Laing.He has supported Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett and Sindhu Vee on tour and done three solo shows at The Edinburgh Fringe.

“A genuinely exciting talent” ***** THE HERALD

“A star in the making” TIMEOUT

“Always keeps you guessing” CHORTLE

As a voice-over he can be heard on the latest series of Channel 5's 'Ice Road Truckers' and every series of 'Abandoned Engineering' on UKTV.

ALEXANDRA HADDOW!

Alexandra Haddow has supported Jack Whitehall and Frankie Boyle as well as hosting a number of pro monthly nights across London. She is one third of What’s The Deal Comedy productions, one third of the School for Dumb Women Podcast, and runs Alex vs. Men every Monday at Vauxhall Comedy Club. She has won no awards whatsoever.

‘One of the most exciting new acts on the circuit.’ - Frankie Boyle

‘Are you definitely sure this is what you want to do?’ - Jeff Haddow

SHARLIN JAHAN!

Sharlin Jahan is a comedian, actor and writer. You can often hear her expressing herself (yelling) at people in bars about the trials and tribulations of being a short, Bangladeshi, Canadian, Muslim, female-type person in Britain.

Despite only doing stand-up for 2 years, Sharlin’s loves doing competitions (never winning – that would be too much for her ego):

- 3rd place in the Bath New Act Competition (2021)

- Funny Women Semi-Finalist (2021)

- 2 North Down Semi-Finalist (2021)

- Shortlisted for BBC New Act Competition (2021)

- Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Quarter Finalist (2021) – Competition ongoing

- Rising Star Finalist (2020)

- Get-up Stand-up Semi-Finalist (2019)

The Comedians Council *Afternoon Show*
2022-02-06 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | , ,
Jackie Weaver and a panel of top UK comedians are forming the ultimate council for a special live comedy event!Watch At Home 📺https://ecal.ai/f/cVgLX/GPNdIn Person Tickets 🎟️https://ecal.ai/f/cVgLY/GPNdManage my ECALhttps://support.ecal.com

The Comedians Council *Evening Show*
2022-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | , ,
Jackie Weaver and a panel of top UK comedians are forming the ultimate council for a special live comedy event!Watch At Home 📺https://ecal.ai/f/cVgLV/GPNdIn Person Tickets 🎟️https://ecal.ai/f/cVgLW/GPNdManage my ECALhttps://support.ecal.com

Tom Ward & Finlay Christie
2022-02-07 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Tom Ward and Finlay Christie preview their upcoming shows.

Factually Inaccurate Stand-Up: Isy Suttie, Richard Vranch and Bex Turner
2022-02-08 20:00 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London, SE13 3SS, United Kingdom
We’re back with our first show of 2022 - and we have a fantastic lineup!
Isy Suttie is a writer, standup, author and actor. She’s probably best known for playing Dobby in Harry Potter Peep Show, but here at Factually Inaccurate we’re most excited by her support slot for Jim Bob in 2010. We’re excited to see what she does and how it pertains to our woolly remit.
Returning champion Richard Vranch is a Comedy Store and Whose Line Is It Anyway legend. Last time he performed at Factually Inaccurate he was very funny indeed, and stayed for a drink afterwards and told us some enjoyably ludicrous stories. We hope at least one of these things happens this time.
Charlie Vero-Martin is a brilliant writer, stand-up, improviser and character comedian who has definitely never performed at our night before. Unlike our other performers, she already knows what her set is going to be about.
Bex Turner is a very funny chainsaw-wielding comedian from Brighton. We have had to cancel shows where she’s been down to perform before, so we are crossing all of our fingers that we get our indoor industrial tool operation license in place by the 8th Feb.
James Walsh is your host and roving character comedian. He does sketch comedy with Next Level Sketch and is more scared of you than you are of him.
Maddi Sainsbury might give a lecture on The Mountain Goats or early noughties fan fiction. She is Factually Inaccurate’s officially designated chaos element.
More special guests are likely!

Comedy Kiss
2022-02-08 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Up and comers as well as some absolute comedy geniuses join our residents hostesses with the mostest Jessica & Vix once a month to try out some new material, some of which may one day find its way to Live At The Apollo... and some of which may never leave the room (the jokes, not the comedians.)

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-02-09 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-10 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-11 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-12 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-14 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-15 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-16 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-02-17 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) and 8 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc.Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife.

Celya AB: Swimming
2022-02-10 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.

In 2019, Celya won the Birmingham Breaking Talent Award (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and was a finalist of the 2019 Funny Women Awards, More recently, she reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award 2021 on BBC1. Her TV appearances include a guest correspondent spot on Yesterday, Today and The Day Before (Comedy Central), a stand up set on Festival of Funny Live (BBC) and her BBC final. She's also a regular guest on The Guilty Feminist and Global Pillage. A regular writer for BBC Radio's The News Quiz and Comedy Central's Guessable, Celya is bringing a work in progress of her widely anticipated debut, Swimming.

"sharp and annoyingly observant gags."
Joe Lycett

"Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer who knows her place in the world. A fine talent. Strong stuff."
Chortle

Knock2Bag presents... Phil's Fun Factory
2022-02-12 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-06-11 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-07-09 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Phil Dunning hosts a monthly show with comedy & cabaret at Moth Club!

Celya AB and Josh Pugh WIPs
2022-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St John Street, London, EC1V 4NJ, United Kingdom
CELYA AB 'SWIMMING'
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.

Winner - Breaking Talent Award in 2019 (Birmingham Comedy Festival)

Finalist of Funny Women Awards 2019 and BBC New Comedy Award 2021

A regular writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz and Comedy Central’s Guessable, Celya brings you her highly anticipated debut hour, Swimming.

“sharp and annoyingly observant gags.” Joe Lycett

“Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer" Chortle

JOSH PUGH: DANGER DANGER HIGH LOLTAGE
A brand new work in progress show from Multi-Award Winning Comedian Josh Pugh.

An hour of ideas and stories from a man who "finds laughs in unusual places." "A classy hour of charming left-field stand up." Chortle.

Josh is a sought after writer and comic and returns to his favourite festival (insert name of festival) with his best show yet (probably)

"Pugh proves that semi-surrealism is alive and well." The List.

Tim Key: Work in Progress
2022-02-13 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc. Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife. There might be little films.
55 mins.

Alex & Ben's Valentines Eve Love Carousel
2022-02-13 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
It's the most wonderful time of year! That's right - Valentine's Day!

To celebrate love and it's horny little brother, lust, Cupid's right-hand men, Alex Mackeith (Musical Comedy Award Winner 2020) and Ben Pope (Dave's Comedy Guide to Life) are co-hosting their first ever Valentines Eve Love Carousel: steamy songs from Alex and his guitar, titillating tales from Ben and his notebook, some stimulating chat with you, the audience, canvassing your most memorable (read: bad) date stories, and in amongst all that, four of the best very best sketch, character, musical and standup acts on the circuit doing material on the subject of romance, passion, courtship, crushes and everything sexy in between.

One night only! Special guests TBA!

Praise for Ben:
'Consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful' -The Scotsman
'A totally delight' - Fest

Praise for Alex:
'Strongest act of the night' - Beyond the Joke
'Hilarious' - Time Out

Jodie Mitchell & Jordan Brookes
2022-02-14 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Jodie Mitchell and Jordan Brookes preview their upcoming shows.

Tessa Coates: Campfire (WIP)
2022-02-14 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
After two sell-out Edinburgh shows, Tessa Coates ("Hilarious" ★★★★ Guardian) returns to her spiritual home for a show about how we got here and where we’re supposed to go next.

It’ll probably be about evolution, it might be about why we tell stories, it might involve some really elaborate anecdotes. She doesn’t know yet! Come and find out together? It’ll be nice.

As seen in Mae Martin’s Feel Good (Netflix), Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck (BBC3), Dave’s Hypothetical and ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show.

"Real star quality" ★★★★ (Chortle)

"As fascinating as it is funny" ★★★★ (ThreeWeeks)

"Needs a lot of work" (Debbie Coates)

Jordan Brookes: Work In Progress
2022-02-15 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-03-15 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-03-16 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Before heading out on his new tour, the longest-reigning Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Jordan Brookes, is back with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he’s nearly written. This is just what happens.

The Death of Anna Mann
2022-02-17 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join actress, singer, welder (gotta have a back up) Anna Mann, star of stage and screen as she recalls some wonderful tales from a life in the arts – and faces her final moments. This will be visceral, real and incredibly brave. You will leave screaming 'F— off I love it!'

As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and Harry Hill's Clubnite.

Anna Is the much loved creation of character comic Colin Hoult, as seen in Afterlife, Derek, Murder in Sucessville and Being Human.

A Berk-In-Progress show.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night (with Harry hill)
2022-02-17 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Maisie Adam: Work In Progress
2022-02-17 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-02-18 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is working up some new material.

Róisín and Chiara's Late Night Lounge
2022-02-17 20:00 - 22:15, 2022-04-28 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE!
A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars…
“The Mighty Boosh on acid... unmissable ”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Leo Reich: Oh no! etc.(some Work in Progress vibes and notions)
2022-02-17 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Newsflash idiots! At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Momentous much?! Posing the big questions such as "Am I hot?", "Is this helping?" and "No offence guys but literally what is going on?", this avant-garde up-and-comer will push the very boundaries of what is considered 'funny and good comedy'. Tonally, think hilarious but also meaningful and relevant and ideally groundbreaking in some way. Thanks! :)

As seen on ITV, Dave, E4, and Comedy Central. Leo was also the winner of the 2 Northdown New Act Competition in 2020, and has just finished supporting Simon Amstell on a nationwide tour. He would never normally bring any of these credits up unless he had been asked directly, felt nervous, or had drunk more than one beers.

Content warning: performer will be gay throughout.

Sean McLoughlin: Work In Progress
2022-02-17 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Acclaimed nobody Sean McLoughlin ("Intellectual and comedic brilliance" - Chortle) performs a brand new hour of super stand-up. The world is a scary place but don't let the bastards grind you down, just sit in a room and listen to some jokes from "an impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent" (The List). As seen on Stand-Up Central, The Stand-Up Sketch Show, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store and tour support for Ricky Gervais.

Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen
2022-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX, UK, United Kingdom
One of the UK's most exciting comedians, Fern Brady is heading out on a nationwide tour of her fifth solo show Autistic Bikini Queen. Starting in Salford on 25th January and ending in Glasgow at the Kings Theatre on 17th March. This comes hot off the heels of her previous sell out show 'Power & Chaos' which was filmed as a special and broadcast on BBC One. She also co-hosts the hit BBC Podcast 'Wheel of Misfortune' where she discovers and shares embarrassing moments from the general public and celebrity guests.Fern has been regularly appearing on shows such as Don't Hate the Playaz (Itv2), Stand Up for Live Comedy (BBCThree), Live from the BBC (BBC Two), Live from the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Live at the Apollo (BBC2) (the first Scottish woman to do so). As a result Fern is one of the UK's hottest comedy stars. Known for being totally unique and completely fearless, her caustic wit, exceptional writing and electric stage craft has made Fern one of the UK's hottest comedy stars.Other credits 8 Out of 10 Cats, Comedy Central's Roast Battle and Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular. Fern has also appeared multiple times on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, The Now Show & BBC Scotland's political panel show Breaking the News. Brady wrote a sitcom pilot for BBC Three (Radges) which has since been optioned by BBC Worldwide and sold to Snapchat in the US. Other US credits include her stand up album Male Comedienne which was released as an album in the US.What the press have said about Fern Brady'An astounding hour' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★The List'Quick-witted acerbic stand-up from a future household name... tough-talking and packed with don't-give-a-shit honesty'' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★The Skinny'Solid gold material on top of a beautifully brutal turn of phrase' ★ ★ ★ ★Fest'Bold, whip-smart and unabashedly honest' ★ ★ ★ ★The Herald'Appealingly acidic?a great comic sensibility with moments of sparkling verve' The Guardian'Top five young comedians to watch' The Telegraph'Never less than compelling' Evening StandardEarly reviews of Power and Chaos from Australian press'A thoroughly enjoyable hour' ★★★★ Herald Sun'Deadly accurate' ★★★★ Daily Review'Effortlessly and authentically hilarious' ★★★★1/2 The Music

Catherine Bohart: Work In Progress
2022-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
For details, go here: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/huePOjUvWd

Deadbeat Comedy
2022-02-18 20:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join Deadbeat for a night of a night of new material and experimentation from the biggest and best names in comedy. Get there before 8 to take advantage of the amazing happy hour deals!
Line up so far includes:

Johnny White Really-Really

More acts TBA

21Soho Presents...
2022-02-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

DESIREE BURCH!

Desiree Burch is a comedian, writer, actor, theatre-maker and NY-to-London transplant. Desiree has quickly and firmly established herself as one of the break out comic stars in the UK. She is the host and voice of Netflix's smash reality hit, 'Too Hot Too Handle' and recently hosted Live At The Apollo (BBC 2).

Desiree exploded onto the UK comedy scene, winning the 2015 Funny Women Award. Since then, she has appeared on, ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC), ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC), ‘Qi’ (BBC), ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ (Channel 4), ‘Mock The Week’ (BBC2),’Insert Name Here’ (BBC2), ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2). and co-hosted Netflix series, “Flinch”. Desiree recorded her critically acclaimed, debut Edinburgh festival show, ‘This Is Evolution” as a TV special for, ‘Live From The BBC ‘(BBC3) and has recorded a 2nd stand up special for Comedy Central. Her recent Edinburgh hour, ‘Unfuckable’ was a sold out hit at The Edinburgh Fringe and went onto two fantastic, sold out runs at The Soho Theatre. She also travelled to Just For Laughs in Montreal and recorded a set for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network in 2018.

RAY BADRAN!

Ray Badran is a stand-up comedian and writer. Originally from Sydney, Ray has performed in England, Wales, Scotland, Holland, Norway, Belgium, America, Hong Kong, New Zealand and across Australia. Ray created, wrote and starred in the Comedy Central Australia/New Zealand TV show No Experience Necessary and hosted the ABC Comedy Podcast Positions Vacant (Top 5 comedy podcasts in Australia, Top 20 overall podcasts in Australia). He was also awarded Best International Guest Comedian by the New Zealand Comedy Guild. Now based in the UK, he has appeared on Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club (ITV 1)

TADIWA MAHLUNGE!

Tadiwa Mahlunge is one of comedy's most exciting new acts, already scoring a multitude of awards including winning London and Manchester King Gong in 2018 and 2020, Semifinalist of Amused Moose New Comedian of the Year in 2019 and 2020, winning The Blackout at Up The Creek 2020and most recently winning Beat The Frog at The Frog and Bucket in February

Chloe Petts & Ania Magliano: Work In Progress
2022-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St John Street, London, EC1V 4NJ, United Kingdom
Join Ania Magliano and Chloe Petts for a back to back showing off their work in progress stand up shows. Topics may include, but are not limited to: darts, divorce and the inevitable fleeting nature of time itself. Expect good times and a couple of laughs to boot!

Chloe Petts

As Seen on ITV's Jonathon Ross's Comedy Club & Dave's Hypothetical

"smart, insightful, hilarious and completely relatable" Diva Magazine

Ania Magliano

Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist 2021

As Seen on Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life

Lou Sanders and Carl Donnelly
2022-02-21 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Lou Sanders and Carl Donnelly preview their upcoming shows.

Catherine Cohen: Work In Progress
2022-02-21 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-22 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-23 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-24 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-25 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-26 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Be the first to see this brand-new work-in-progress show from Edinburgh Comedy Award winning, New York based comedian and cabaret star Catherine CohenCatherine has previously sold out to major audience and critical acclaim and was The Guardian’s Top Comedy Show of 2019. Fresh off the stage at Alan Cumming’s iconic East Village venue, Club Cumming, Catherine has just joined the cast of the critically acclaimed series What We Do in The Shadows and is appearing as Mrs. Claus in Home Sweet Home Alone (Disney+). Don’t miss this never-before-seen work from ‘one of comedians that sum[s] up 2019’ (Guardian). ‘CAN’T-TAKE-YOUR-EYES-OFF-IT-ENTERTAINING.’★★★★ Guardian Other credits include Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (Comedy Central), Search Party (HBO), High Maintenance (HBO), Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) as well the final season of Broad City (Comedy Central). Cohen is also a published author of a poetry book entitled God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems From A Gal About Town.

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-02-23 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Fiona Ridgewell
Red Rickardson
Lou Taylor
Nick Elleray
Marcel Lucont

Nick Helm’s Christmas Fuck-Fest 6
2022-02-24 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
It’s been a shitty couple of years, so what better way to acknowledge the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ then with the triumphant return of Nick Helm’s Christmas Fuck Fest?!

We know how disappointed you all were last year, so grab your Christmas socks as we join the Nation’s Uncle Nick Helm for the ultimate festive fanfare.

Expect an absolutely shambolic car crash of comedy marking the end of another wasted year all in aid of a good cause, where a slalom of comedians get to come up on stage and do a turn before fucking off into the ether.

The usual Seasonal rules apply… list of all the people that shouldn't bother attending:
Arseholes
Dickheads
Wankers
Bellends
People expecting slickness.
People that think that just by being talked to at a comedy gig they are somehow getting picked on.
People in the audience that like to make it all about them.
People who just exhale through their nose when something is hilarious instead of properly laughing.
Hecklers.
Rude people.
People incapable of dealing with the concept of a stage persona and who take everything they see in life at face value.
Journalists that hide in the dark and say "Oh he's just doing what he always does".
Large groups of actors.
Cats.
People that aren't expecting a Fuck-Fest.
People with unrealistic preconceptions of what a comedy show can provide for them.
Everyone else is welcome.

I guess lower your expectations, pull your head out of your arse and stop taking yourself and your fucking opinions so seriously.

Joy to the World and Merry Christmas Motherfuckers!

Knock2Bag presents: John Kearns & Friends
2022-02-24 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2Bag presents... John Kearns & Friends!

Country Mile Comedy Club 59
2022-02-24 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom

Ivo Graham: Work In Progress
2022-02-25 17:15 - 18:15 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Despite extensive grooming for more serious careers at Eton and Oxford, Ivo Graham (now 30) has spent his entire adult life on the comedy circuit, establishing himself as, if not the UK’s poshest, then certainly its most apologetically posh comedian. With a bumbling charm to snare audiences of all ages, he’s sold out six runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the latest of which was nominated for the prestigious “Best Show” award in 2019, and appeared on TV shows including Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo.
★★★★ 'Has star in the making coming off him like steam' The Telegraph
★★★★ '‘A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy’ The Times

Norris & Parker: Work In Progress
2022-02-25 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Step into Piscean comedy duo, Norris & Parker's fever dream for a surreal hour of wild, watery madness. Debauched late night comedy for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical, and the dark.

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not
2022-02-27 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Ania is trying out some new material. She doesn't want to commit to any themes at the time of writing this blurb, but hopefully an overriding one will be jokes.

Ania is a 21-year-old comedian who has written for Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Amelia Dimoldenberg's Cooking Show. Her previous Fringe show was recommended by Comedy Central as a "show not to miss". She was also a finalist in the Funny Women Awards 2020 and the 2Northdown New Act Competition 2019.

"A finesse usually seen after decades in the game" ★★★★★ (Diva Magazine).

Catherine Bohart: Work In Progress
2022-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
At the beginning of 2020, Catherine Bohart was busy writing a stand-up show about moving into a new home with her long-term partner and about how life in general was going pretty well.

This is not that show.

An hour of new material from the star of The Mash Report.

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You
2022-02-28 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-01 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-02 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-03 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-04 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-05 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-07 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-03-08 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) and 2 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. It’s been an interesting couple of years…

A blisteringly funny new stand-up show filled with horrendous life advice, cheery nihilism and reluctant self-discovery from one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comics.

Tom Ward: Work In Progress
2022-02-28 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tom 'The Haircut' Ward is back. Fresh from his debut on Live At The Apollo, he's ready for the world again. His usual favourite stuff is here – love, 90s, living in a house… but this time he's looking at big stuff too like the planet, mental health and gender.

Tom has done 'Live from The BBC', 'Roast Battle', 'Stand up Central' and 'Live From The Comedy Store' as well as presenting the Wrigley’s / LAD Bible series 'In My Personal Space', interviewing celebs such as Kyle Walker, Lady Leeshurr and Jamie Laing. He also narrates 'Ice Road Truckers' on Channel 5.

He has supported Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett and Sindhu Vee on tour, done three solo shows at The Edinburgh Fringe, getting 5* reviews for each and currently spends much of his time making his Instagram videos look as 90s as possible.

"A star in the making" (Time Out) "Always keeps you guessing" (Chortle) "Staggeringly Impressive" ★★★★★ (The Herald)

Frida Kahlol
2022-03-01 18:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Dona Bar, 92 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 7NY, United Kingdom
Frida KahLOL is a fun and friendly comedy night showcasing the girls, the gays and the theys in the fun and friendly female run independent cocktail bar Doña on Stoke Newington High Street. Come swathe yourself in Doña's plush pink surroundings, sip a signature mezcal cocktail and let yourself be entertained. The line ups are made up of sparkly up-and-coming talent mixed with established stars, served on ice with salt and lime. Each gig has a 5 minute debutante slot for a new performer who wants to try comedy in supportive (and beautifully decorated) surroundings rather than the traditionally more macho (and less glamorous) open mic circuit.

The next shot is on the 1st of March, with twitter darling Flora Anderson, Emmy-Winning Phoebe Walsh, returning Frida-debutante-turned-internal-stand-up Anu Vaidyanathan, quadruple threat Amy Annette AND MORE!

Dylan Moran: Work In Progress
2022-03-01 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
BAFTA and Perrier award winning comedian Dylan Moran – star of Black Books, Shaun of the Dead and Calvary – workshops new material ahead of his 2022 tour.

Crybabies: Bagbeard (Work in Progress)
2022-03-01 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-17 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Rubbish never dies.

Join Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees Crybabies as they assemble their latest sketch and storytelling adventure about monsters, mystery, magic, finding home, forbidden love, town planning, owl summoning and discarded cardboard tubing.

Catland
2022-03-01 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
As from the darkness into the light, Johnny White Really-Really is back from hell to issue one last warning, and also to perform his new show, "Catland", IN FULL(!!!!!!) Get yourselves down there for a world of laughter and pain! ;)

Catherine Cohen: The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous
2022-03-02 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Clapham Grand, Clapham Junction, 21-25 St John's Hill, London, SW11 1TT, United Kingdom
Catherine Cohen returns to London with her 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winning, sell out smash-hit comedy cabaret show about living, laughing, loving and losing your debit card five times in one year.
Catherine Cohen is a comedian and actress based in New York. She hosts a weekly cabaret show at Alan Cumming’s East Village venue, Club Cumming, co-hosts the popular weekly podcast, Seek Treatment and has just joined the cast of the critically acclaimed series What We Do In The Shadows. Most recently she’s been in Awkwafina’s Nora from Queens (Comedy Central), Search Party (HBO), High Maintenance (HBO) as well the final season of Broad City (Comedy Central). She will also be appearing as Mrs. Claus in Home Sweet Home Alone (Disney+). Cohen is also a published author of a poetry book entitled God I Feel Modern Tonight: Poems From A Gal About Town and has performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC).

Royally Funny
2022-03-02 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Prince of Wales, 53 Highgate High Street, London, , N6 5JX, United Kingdom
Royally Funny is back for another brilliant night of people off the telly and the best new acts on the circuit, with guest host Jamie Allerton as your MC, Alexandra Haddow, and headliner Seann Walsh! Full line up announced soon, get your tickets now!

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Tim Key
2022-03-03 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’.

Micky Overman: The Stuff
2022-03-03 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A brand spanking new work-in-progress show starring comedian Micky Overman (★★★★ - The Voice) and featuring a bad-ass grandma, Patrick Swayze and an astrology obsessed waxer. It answers some burning questions like: "how did one find a wife in ancient Babylon?" and reveals how a minor medical issue can result in heartbreak, unemployment and a possible encounter with a witch. "A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners" (The Observer)

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2022-03-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-05 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
James Acaster has decided to give up control. So have at it.

21Soho Presents...
2022-03-04 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

SEAN MCLOUGHLIN!

Sean McLoughlin is an acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer based in London, described as “The best comedian you haven’t heard of” by Time Out and “an impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent” by The List. Hugely in-demand in the U.K. and internationally he has most recently been the tour support for Ricky Gervais in arenas across the globe, having previously opened for Bill Burr at the Royal Albert Hall and performed a gala show at the Sydney Opera House. A regular at comedy festivals and clubs the world over, he has also performed six acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.

ANIA MAGLIANO!

Ania’s sharp, wry writing combined with her warm, conversational performance style make her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. As well as already appearing on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, Ania writes with comedian and journalist Amelia Dimoldenberg on Chicken Shop Date and Amelia’s Cooking Show, featuring guests such as Ed Sheeran, Maya Jama and Chunkz. She is regular at gigs across the UK and is currently developing her debut stand up hour, Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not, which was selected as a Guardian Culture Pick. Her previous shows received 5 stars from Diva Magazine, and have been recommended by Comedy Central as a ‘show not to miss’. She was a Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist 2021, Funny Women Finalist 2020, 2Northdown New Act of the Year Finalist 2019 and Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist 2018.

OLA LABIB!

﻿Rising star Ola Labib is known for her infectious charm, edgy comedy material and wry humour. Being the only Black, Muslim, female, Sudanese comedian currently performing in the UK she has already gained serious ground on the circuit and has no intention of slowing down. Ola’s mission to smash stereotypes and expectations through stand up has resulted in her gigging at top venues nationwide including The Comedy Store, Hot Water and The Frog and Bucket, and gaining the attention of a host of industry VIPS.

Ola’s charming presence and engaging stories are inspired by both her strict Islamic and traditional African upbringing. Citing her father as her biggest comedy hero, she notes her other influences as Dave Chapelle and Ricky Gervais, which is reflected in her comedy.

MORE TBA!

Olga Koch: Just Friends (WIP)
2022-03-05 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian, star of Mock the Week, QI, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Richard Osman's House of Games, and Late Night Mash, and your favourite sleep paralysis demon Olga Koch is finally doing her Marina Abramovic hour. Strap the fuck in.

Harry Hill: Work In Progress
2022-03-06 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join Harry Hill as he test drives his latest idea of what a joke is.
Laugh with him as he succeeds, distance yourself from him as he fails, track him down in the bar and get a selfie, ask him if he’s bringing TV Burp back, phone your mum and get him to wish her a happy birthday. Let’s Mattress!

Tom Ward: Work In Progress (1 Hour)
2022-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Chloe Petts & Ania Magliano: Now That's What I Call New Material 5
2022-03-07 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Join acclaimed Gen Z-er Ania Magliano and staunchly millennial Choe Petts as they present you with a few hours of new jokes on a range of topics up to and including TikTok, the darts and LeAnn Rimes' fin de siecle hit "Can't Fight the Moonlight". Engage your brain, engage your pelvic floor, get ready for a lot of laughs and expect to leave shouting "Now That's What I Call New Material!"

Siân & Lulu’s Marketable Comedy Concept
2022-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
A split hour of new jokes, new-ish jokes and thoughts-being-wrestled-into jokes from stand-up comedians, twitchy women and weirdo queerdos Siân Docksey (BBC New Comedy Award Nominee, ★★★★ “Joy and bewilderment in equal measure” - The Skinny) and Lulu Popplewell (As seen and heard on Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1, “Quick lines and sharp gags... such a funny and warm performer.”)Expect tales of recovery from being in Love Actually (the film AND the romantic torture!), misadventures in and around the sex industry and Siân (Capricorn) bullying Lulu (resentful Capricorn) into doing her material about astrology that she hates.

Comedy Kiss
2022-03-08 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Comedy rising stars and absolute pro geniuses join our residents hostesses with the mostest Jessica Aszkenasy and Vix Leyton once a month to try out some new material, some of which may one day find its way to Live At The Apollo... and some of which may never leave the room (the jokes, not the comedians.)

Elf and Duffy: Heist
2022-03-08 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-03-09 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Let's rob a bank...

Welcome to Duffy & Elf’s Show.

A physical show, with Visual Vernacular (VV), (think mime but in High Definition), conducted in British Sign Language with some very violent live sound foley.

Duffy and Elf are friends.
Duffy signs, Elf doesn’t.
Elf speak. Duffy doesn’t.
Let’s see how this works out…

This is a comedy show. This is a bank heist. This is a love story. This is a show about friendship. It is about a lot of things. And it will be in silence.

Performed and written by award winning performers Elf Lyons & Duffy.

This is the first time both have made a show together.

DUFFY is a respected artist, improviser and visual vernacular performer. DUFFY has created work for Deafinitely theatre and BSLzone and has worked on shows such as I HATE SUZIE and with theatre companies such as the RSC.

ELF LYONS is an award-winning comedian, theatre maker, comedy writer and voice artist. Since 2017 Elf has been nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, Fringe World Perth’s Best Comedy Show and in 2018 Elf won Pick of the Fringe at the Adelaide Fringe, Australia.

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-03-09 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
David Tsonos
Micky Overman
Rob Duncan
Rob Auton

Olga Koch: Just Friends (Work In Progress)
2022-03-09 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-05-17 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

Tim Key: Mulberry (Ukraine Fundraiser)
2022-03-09 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-03-22 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc. Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife.
All proceeds will be going to the Ukraine Crisis Fund.

Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turned Wives Into Widows
2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Rob Carter’s cult hit creation is back with a glossy revamp of his 2016 debut show.

Christopher Bliss is Shropshire’s greatest drivel-merchant. He’s tackled novels, he’s conquered theatre, now he’s back to show you his most ambitious project: live cinema. This is an action-packed tale of wives, widows and everything in-between.

As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Directed by Amy Lord. Original show directed by Lucy Danser.

Colin Hoult's Shen-Anna Mann-igans
2022-03-10 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2Bag presents... Colin Hoult's Shen-Anna Mann-Igans!

Truman’s Comedy Club
2022-03-10 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Join us for Comedy Club - we're excited to start showcasing the most creative, unique acts from the world's finest comedy circuits - from veterans to rising stars. Doors open at 7:30pm with a 8:00pm start - get here early to grab a bite to eat and the best seats in the house. Seating is first come first served.

We’ve got the amazing Tatty Macleod (2021 Funny Women semi-finalist and "One to watch"), Paul F Taylor (as seen on Harry Hill's Club Nite and Channel 4) and MC Alex Haddow (‘One of the most exciting new acts on the circuit.’ - Frankie Boyle).

Keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the acts still to be announced.

Joz Norris: Blink (work in progress)
2022-03-10 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-03-11 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-03-12 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Legendary magician Joz Norris has been working on perfecting one of the hardest magic tricks of all time, which will make an entire audience think and blink in unison.He’s got everything under control this time, and all those versions of himself that got in the way in the past have been squashed right down. Nothing can possibly go wrong.

Celya AB: Swimming (WIP)
2022-03-11 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.Winner of the Breaking Talent Award in 2019 (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and a finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards, Celya recently appeared as a guest correspondent on Yesterday, Today and The Day Before (Comedy Central) and performed a stand up set on Festival of Funny Live (BBC). A regular writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz, Celya is bringing a work in progress of her debut show, Swimming, to the Camden Comedy Club on March 11th.

21Soho Presents... International Women's Week Special!
2022-03-11 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
SINDHU VEE!

Refreshing, clever stuff Bruce Dessau

Sindhu Vee is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor. Since swapping a career in investment banking for one in comedy, Sindhu has fast become one of the most exciting and sought-after talents on the UK circuit. In 2018 Sindhu took her eagerly-anticipated debut hour, Sandhog, to the Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. After the Fringe, Sindhu took Sandhog to the Soho Theatre for two sold-out runs and on a hugely successful 92 date UK tour.

HELEN BAUER!

Known for being a comedy powerhouse with an electric stage presence, Helen is one of the UK’s most exciting rising stand up stars.

Helen honed her comedy skills performing in Germany. You can now find Helen’s creative writing, charming attitude on stage and special love of pop music all over Britain. TV appearances include Live At The Apollo (BBC2), Stand Up For Live Comedy: BBC Presents (BBC 1 & 3), Edinburgh Nights (BBC 2), Period Dramas (BBC 3), CelebAbility, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Emily Attack Show and Hey Tracey (ITV2), The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC), Pep Talk, Fat Chat and Comedy Central’s Digital Fringe (Comedy Central), CALM Gala and Hypothetical (Dave).

ALISON SPITTLE!

Alison Spittle is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian. She is co-creator and co-presenter of the BBC sounds podcast Wheel of Misfortune and is a regular co-host ofThe Guilty Feminist. She is the creator and star of the television seriesNowhere Fast, which aired on RTÉ2, BBC America and Stan Australia to critical acclaim. Her first playStarlet premiered to great acclaim, garnering five stars from The Sunday Times.

KAREN HOBBS!

One of Glamour's 7 Funniest Women at the Fringe 2019 and Funny Women’s 2020 ‘One to Watch’.

Karen’s stand-up style is described by critics as “uncomfortably excellent’’ (Chortle) and “heartfelt comedy at its best” (Three Weeks).

BELLA HULL!

Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer and one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians.

Bella regularly plays to sell-out crowds across the UK and recently made her television debut on the BBCy. She recently performed at the Utrecht International Comedy Festival and her writing has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Newsjack, Flux Magazine and she is the advice columnist for Quadra magazine. A former member of the Cambridge Footlights, Bella begun finding success on the competition circuit, winning the Yellow Comedy Young Comedian of the Year 2019 and placing in the 2NorthDown New Act Competition 2020.

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-03-11 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-03-12 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-03-16 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-03-18 22:00 - 23:00, 2022-03-19 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Arts Theatre West End, Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc.

Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife.

"He is a genius plain and simple… an absolute triumph… One of the funniest shows of the year" ★★★★★ Time Out

"This is sublime, busy and evocative work from a man who keeps getting better and better" ★★★★★ The List

"It is total nonsense. It is total discipline. It is a total pleasure." ★★★★★ The Times

Celya AB: Swimming (WIP)
2022-03-12 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast-rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.

In 2019, Celya won the Birmingham Breaking Talent Award (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and was a finalist of the 2019 Funny Women Awards, more recently, she reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award 2021 on BBC1. Her TV appearances include a guest correspondent spot on Yesterday, Today and The Day Before (Comedy Central), a stand-up set on Festival of Funny Live (BBC) and her BBC final. She's also a regular guest on The Guilty Feminist and Global Pillage. A regular writer for BBC Radio's The News Quiz and Comedy Central's Guessable, Celya is bringing a work in progress of her widely anticipated debut, Swimming.

Chloe Petts: Transience (Work in Progress)
2022-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
As seen on Dave's Hypothetical *and heard on Radio 5 Live, join Chloe Petts, one of the most exciting prospects in comedy, in her debut hour of stand-up, Transience. She deep dives into the world of masculinity, both toxic and otherwise, asking why she's so violent during non-contact sports… and contact sports to be honest.Expect introspection, outrospection and big laughs. Co-founder of acclaimed comedy collective, The LOL Word, Petts is an alumna of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve and can currently been seen on tour supporting Ed Gamble in his show Electric."She is confident, laid-back, casual… and very funny" - The Guardian“Compelling presence” - Steve Bennett, Chortle“Inexhaustibly funny mind” - Diva Magazine

Leo Reich & Erika Ehler: WIP
2022-03-12 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Two WIP shows from the youngest, hottest comedians since records began; Leo Reich and Erika Ehler.
Doors 7.15pm Show 7.30pm

Leo is a standup comedian, writer and winner of the 2Northdown New Act of the Year competition 2020. He’s written and performed content for ITV1’s ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’, Comedy Central’s ‘At the Edinburgh Fringe’, E4’s ‘Remote Comedy by The Paddock’, and Dave’s ’The Comedy Guide to Life’. He performs his brand of flamboyant, incisively written standup across the country and is currently working on various scripted projects with 2Brothers, BBC Studios, Sky Studios, and Broke N’Bones.

Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. She has quickly become a much in demand writer and comedian working on numerous high profile shows. In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude Festival, and the Toronto Sketch Festival. Erika has recently written for the upcoming fourth series of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle.

Sooz Kempner & Juliette Burton
2022-03-12 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Hope Theatre, 207 Upper Street, London, N1 1RL, England
Sooz Kempner: Growing UpAward-winning viral sensation Sooz (Best Newcomer Musical Comedy Awards, Funny Women Variety Award Winner, Broadway World Best Comedy Show Nominee) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up. But is she? Growing up is a stand-up show for anyone who remembers the 90s, had big dreams as a kid and has struggled with the very notion of being an adult. Suitable for gamers and non-gamers alike!'a new wave of comedy'- The Guardian'incredible... it shouldn't work but it really, really does' - The Independent'brilliant' - Chicago TribuneTop Shows of the Fringe 2018 (Comedy Central)'Fantastically funny' ★★★★ - Chortle'An absolute joy' ★★★★ - Fest'Delightfully shambolic' ★★★★ - Funny Women'Very snazzy trainers' ★★★★ - Reviews HubJuliette Burton: No Brainer (work-in-progress)We've all got a brain. Some work better than others. Juliette's brain was broken, so she tried to fix it - but is recovery a no brainer?'Joyous'- Times 'Fringe favourite' - Guardian ★★★★★ - Mirror 'Hilarious' ★★★★★ - EdFestMag ★★★★★- Broadway BabyThis event is part of Measured Festival. All profits made by Forward Thought Theatre will go to charities Rethink Mental Illness and Beat. The festival comprises a roster of electric late-night preview and work-in-progress shows, presented after each performance of Emma O'Brien's witty and moving new play Measured. Award-winning comedy, improv, spoken word and performance art celebrate mental health awareness and foster a lively and enthusiastic environment in which frank discussions about the difficulties of living with a mental health illness can be had.

Tessa Coates: Campfire
2022-03-14 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-03-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-03-16 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
After two sell-out Edinburgh shows, one third of Massive Dad ('Hilarious' ★★★★ (Guardian)) returns to VAULT Festival, armed with her useless degree in Anthropology, for a show about how we got here and where we're supposed to go next. A Berk-In-Progress show.

Co-host of the critically acclaimed podcast Nobody Panic & co-author of the book Nobody Panic: How to be a Functioning Adult Without Screaming.

As seen in Mae Martin's Feel Good (Netflix), Rose Matafeo's Starstruck (BBC3), Dave's Hypothetical and ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show.

Rob Auton & Ania Magliano
2022-03-14 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Rob Auton and Ania Magliano preview their upcoming shows.

Helen Bauer: Work In Progress
2022-03-14 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-26 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-31 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Helen Bauer is basic, well basic-plus because she is self-aware with it. Fresh from Live at The Apollo, last year’s Best Newcomer nominee returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. It’s the year of ‘self’. Taking care of yourself has never been more ‘in’. Inspirational quotes and facemasks are a big industry and, like all her friends, Helen is trying to ‘be the change she wants to see’. From ITV2, BBC Three, Comedy Central and Radio 4. “A personality that will fill a stadium… This girl will not be performing in small venues for much longer” ***** Sunday Express

Angel Comedy - Ukraine Fundraiser
2022-03-15 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Angel Comedy Club is 'a comedy institution' (Time Out) that puts on affordable, world-class shows every night of the week.

(What? Affordable and Quality, in London? Yep. Really)

We showcase the best talent in the UK and beyond. Lots of our regulars have gone on to appear on Live at the Apollo, on panel shows like Mock The Week or have their own specials on Netflix. We're a friendly place where you get to see tomorrow's stars just before they break big.

Come find out why we've been voted the best venue in London for four years.

All proceeds from this show will go to causes aiding the Ukraine crisis.

Harry Hill WIP
2022-03-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-03-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2Bag are proud to present... Harry Hill!

Jo Griffin + Kat Bond = 1 Hour
2022-03-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
JO GRIFFIN: PEOPLE PERSONEveryone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life in a swift 30 minutes. Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo.“Bloody brilliant” CHORTLE ★★★★“Female comedy duos you need to see” INDEPENDENTShe’s appeared in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and in BBC 2’s Mister Winner with Spencer Jones.KAT BOND: PLEASERStand-up, storytelling and clowning combine as Kat attempts to stop PLEASING and START LIVING. Kat is an actress, writer and comic who recently performed in Breach Theatre's It’s True, It’s True, It’s True.THE GUARDIAN ★★★★She won the Vault Festival Comedy Award for her solo character comedy show Loo Roll and most recently won The Funny Women Comedy Writing Award"Off-beat brilliance" THE TIMES ★★★★

Berks Nest: The Workshop
2022-03-16 19:45 - 21:45 UTC

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Lily Phillips
Sergi Polo
Andy Watts
Rosie Jones
Alasdair Beckett-King

Vaulternative Festival: Bella Hull - Babycakes Express: WIP
2022-03-19 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Comedy Cabin, 132 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, E2 8DP, United Kingdom

Vaulternative Festival: Elf Lyons
2022-03-19 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Comedy Cabin, 132 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, E2 8DP, United Kingdom

Paul F Taylor - Molten Comedy
2022-03-20 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Award-winning comedy maverick Paul F Taylor improvises for an hour as he assembles an entirely new show for Edinburgh Festival. Expect hilariously surreal imagery, insightful observations and the whole thing to collapse a little bit. As seen on Harry Hill's Club Nite, Channel 4.

"Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists"
★★★★ The Skinny

"Relentlessly daft absurdism"
★★★★ The List

"An enticing, dizzying prospect, who whips through a welter of daft, Harry Hill-like ideas and diversions and chucks characters around with the agility of the Pajama Men."
The Independent

"An impressive knack for both observational wit and quirky flights of fancy."
The Evening Standard

Sarah Keyworth: Work In Progress
2022-03-21 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth. Winner: Herald Angel Award. Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award. As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show.

The Monday Club
2022-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
What a lovely line up we have trying out new stuff for you this week including:Ed Aczel, Charlie George, Pat Cahill, Freya Mallard, Lenny Sherman, Luke Craig, Michael Akadiri, Andy Field, Jake Baker, Jamie Allerton, Jamie D'Souza, Matty Hutson, MC Tony Dunn

Maisie Adam: Work In Progress
2022-03-21 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-06 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam comes to the Bill Murray with a Work in Progress of her brand new show for 2022, Buzzed.
Rammed with witty observations, high-octane energy and (hopefully!) some right good jokes, this high-energy hour promises to be better than whatever else you had planned (unless you had plans to go dancing with Cher).

Jordan Brookes: Work In Progress
2022-03-21 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-05-12 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Before heading out on his new tour, the longest-reigning Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Jordan Brookes, is back with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he's nearly written. This is just what happens.

Brixton Performs presents Bobby Mair at Pop Brixton
2022-03-22 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Pop Box, Pop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Road, London, SW9 8PQ, United Kingdom
Join us for the first night of Brixton Performs with comedy at Pop Box in Pop Brixton. Headliner Bobby Mair is a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London. He starred in his own sitcom with his wife on Vice and Comedy Central called Bobby and Harriet: Get Married, he has appeared multiple times on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle including appearing in a battle with his wife that got millions of hits online. His other credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2). He’s opened for Doug Stanhope, Bill Burr and Bill Maher and appeared three times at Just For Laughs in Montreal.

Mair will be joined by Rich Spalding, Alfie Brown , Ed Night, Alexandra Haddow and Ross Smith.

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow
2022-03-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX, UK, United Kingdom
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.  It's time for a little get together; so pull up a chair, get all cosy and let me tell you about the time I gave this horse a boner.  I'll bring my skates, you bring your wallet and we'll all take some piccies.  Maybe this show is the real vaccine?  As seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), Taskmaster (Channel 4), QI (BBC Two), Travel Man (Channel 4) and co-host of Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable (Dave).   "A comedian who leaves you wanting more’" ★★★★ Times "She’s terrific" ★★★★ Guardian "Thank the comedy Gods" ★★★★Chortle

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2022-03-22 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE!
A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars…

Come find us at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park on a Thursday night 7.30 till later

Hosts: Róisín and Chiara

Lineup:

Jo Griffin

Johnny White Really Really

Mary O’ Connell

Richard Todd

More up-coming guests include, Christopher Bliss, Lucy Pearman, Luke McQueen, Nina Conti, Lucy Hopkins, Kat Bond, Richard Todd, Chloe Petts, Johnny Really Really, Phil Dunning, And many many more…

Hosted by your favourite duo Róisín and Chiara “Sensual, spiritual, baffling, staggering... hilariously unpredictable” ★★★★★ Three Weeks

“The Mighty Boosh on acid... unmissable ”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“a bubbling, slightly twisted blend of the Mighty Boosh, House of Pain and James Joyce – call it stream-of-consciousness messy art-house disco hip- hop comedy... beautifully silly” ★★★★ The Sunday Times

“So rarely do I see female acts that are uninhibited enough and possess the sense of ridiculousness needed to deliver a show of this kind” ★★★★★ Funny Women

Micky Overman: Work In Progress
2022-03-22 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom

Brixton Performs presents Micheal Odewale at Downstairs.
2022-03-23 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8FR, United Kingdom
Join us at the Department store for comedy on Wednesday 23 March. Headliner Michael Odewale is a fresh and unfiltered voice known for delivering sharp and beautifully executed content, Odewale is taking the comedy world by storm. His debut show #BlackBearsMatter won Best Show at both the 2019 Leicester and Hastings Comedy Festivals and achieved critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, earning him a nomination for Best Newcomer in the Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

He will be joined by one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians Bella Hull, comedy powerhouse Helen Bauer, a comedian with two critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe shows Ben Pope and hilarious oversharer Priya Hall, with more comedians to be announced.

Ukraine Fundraiser
2022-03-23 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Brixton Performs presents Toussaint Douglass
2022-03-24 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Ritzy, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JG, United Kingdom
Toussaint Douglass is one of comedy’s most exciting and talked about new names and is already making serious waves across the industry. His innovative brand of stand up mixes the personal with the political, whilst adding a uniquely absurdist slant to brilliant comic effect.

In 2018 he burst onto the circuit gigging at top venues such as The Comedy Store, Top Secret Comedy Club, Banana Cabaret, Backyard Comedy Club, The Glee Clubs, Frog & Bucket, Komedia Brighton & Up The Creek and achieved rave reviews for his outstanding performances at several major UK comedy competitions.

Toussaint made his TV debut on BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC Three) and has supported massive comedy names including Russell Howard and Paul Chowdhry.

Toussaint is currently writing on The Russell Howard Hour for Sky Oneand contributing to multiple BBC scripted projects.

Douglass will be joined by Abigail Carter-Simpson, Sarah Callaghan, Leo Riech, Jamie D’Souza and MC Olga Koch.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Phil Wang
2022-03-24 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Country Mile Comedy Club 60
2022-03-24 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with our 60th ever gig
About this event
We are joined by this fantastic line-up...

SOPHIE DUKER (Live At The Apollo; Frankie Boyle's New World Order; Joe Lycett's Got Your Back; Mock The Week; 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown; Taskmaster; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2019) - "Surely heading straight to the top" - Evening Standard; "Extremely funny" - Scotsman

COLIN HOULT (This Time With Alan Partridge; Harry Hill’s ClubNite; The Russell Howard Hour; After Life; Ghosts; Murder in Successville) - “Deliciously funny” - Guardian; “Sheer comic gold” - Metro

MARK SILCOX (Joe Lycett's Got Your Back; Pls Like; Mandy) - "Always intriguing" - Chortle

JANINE HAROUNI (The Russell Howard Hour; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Buffering; Yesterday, Today & The Day Before; Comedians Giving Lectures; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2019) - "Ready for her Netflix special" - Times; "A newcomer who’s clearly going places" - Guardian

JACK BARRY [MC] (The Russell Howard Hour; Feel Good; Starstruck; The Stand Up Sketch Show; The Comedy Guide To Life) - "Ridiculously funny" - Edinburgh Reporter; "An inventive flourish behind his likeable banter… a distinctive wit" - Chortle

GABBY BEST (Pls Like; Top Coppers; Funny Women Award winner 2012; Live at the Electric; There She Goes) - "Hilarious" - Huffington Post; "Inspired" - Telegraph

JOSH JONES (Late Night Mash; 8 Out of 10 Cats; Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club; Rob Beckett's Undeniable; CelebAbility; BBC New Comedy Award finalist 2019) - “Engaging personality, and a back-story that should keep him in routines for years to come” - Chortle

GIANTS (The Paddock; Writer's Guild Award nominees 2018; Musical Comedy Award winners 2017) - "Fresh, original and superbly written and performed" - Guardian; "Nothing short of genius" - Telegraph

KAT BOND (Late Night Mash; Urban Myths; Funny Women Awards 2021 winner) - - "Offbeat brilliance" - Times

Line-ups are always subject to change.

Raising money for FareShare, the UK's national network of charitable food redistributors, fighting hunger & tackling food waste in the UK.

Bella Hull: Babycakes (WIP)
2022-03-26 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer and one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians.

Bella regularly plays to sell-out crowds across the UK and recently made her television debut on the BBC’s Stand Up for Live Comedy. She recently performed at the Utrecht International Comedy Festival and her writing has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Newsjack, Flux Magazine and she is the advice columnist for Quadra magazine.

A former member of the Cambridge Footlights, Bella begun finding success on the competition circuit, winning the Yellow Comedy Young Comedian of the Year 2019 and placing in the 2NorthDown New Act Competition 2020.

Celya AB
2022-03-26 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London)
Celya AB drops by for her new hour show!

Jordan Brookes: Work In Progress
2022-03-28 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Before heading out on his new tour, the longest-reigning Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Jordan Brookes, is back with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he’s nearly written. This is just what happens.
Jordan Brookes won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show I’ve Got Nothing. He was also nominated for the same award in 2017 and won the Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award in 2018. As seen on Late Night Mash (Dave), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), Jordan’s award-winning stand-up show I’ve Got Nothing was recently released on Amazon Prime for the second season of Soho Theatre Live.

Clothes Horse Comedy: Fresh Material Gets An Airing
2022-03-29 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Clothes Horse: a frame on which to hang comedy material fresh from the laundry. Material that's still slightly damp. Have all the stains come out? Has it shrunk? Surprising and inventive comedians, 100% live in front of your actual face.
with: Siân Docksey, Helen Duff, Alexander Bennett, Aniruddh Ojha, Martin Willis, Ben Alborough, Shyma

Norris & Parker: Sirens - Work in Progress
2022-03-30 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Step into Piscean comedy duo, Norris & Parker's fever dream for a surreal hour of wild, watery madness. A debauched late night sketch show for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical and the dark.
The show features a whole host of oddball characters, sketches and songs including Norris's mini play, a three part coastal thriller, The Lighthouse, Inspired by Hitchcock, Gilbert & Sullivan and The Lighthouse (film). Written in a lockdown delirium, the play reflects Norris' mental state at the time as well as her deep lack of respect for Parker as an actress; forcing her to play a squid and a half pig ingenue (Veronica Ham), with a child's frame who arrives in Kent searching for her missing sister.
There will be an underlying Norris & Parker narrative weaved within the show as we overshare bits from our personal lives through arguments, Parker's best man speech, a staging of Parker's funeral, some interpretative dance and original songs.

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-03-30 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Martin Graham
Alex Haddow
John Kearns

Bridget Christie & Brett Goldstein at Union Chapel
2022-04-02 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Islington, London, N1 2UN, England, United Kingdom
The monthly spectacle at the stunning gothic Union Chapel returns with another extraordinary line up;

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Rose D’or and South Bank Arts award winner – the masterful BRIDGET CHRISTIE headlines the April edition. Joining Bridget is an astonishing bill with the Emmy Award winning star of Apple TV’s mega-hit Ted Lasso BRETT GOLDSTEIN, acclaimed newcomer TADIWA MAHLUNGE and the exceptional Last Leg regular ROSIE JONES.

Squarehead - Micky Overman WIP
2022-04-02 18:30 - 19:35 (Europe/London) | Comedy Cabin, 132 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, E2 8DP, United Kingdom
Micky Overman drops by for her new hour show!

21Soho Presents...
2022-04-02 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

ELF LYONS!
Elf Lyons is an award-winning comedian, theatre maker, comedy writer and voice artist. She is also a secondary school Drama Teacher. Because you can never be too busy and Elf loves being heckled by both teenagers and Stag-dos from Hull. In the last few years Elf Lyons has gained a cult reputation as one of the most innovative performers on the UK comedy circuit. Since 2017 Elf has been nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, Fringe World Perth's Best Comedy Show and in 2018 Elf won Pick of the Fringe at the Adelaide Fringe, Australia. Elf is a series regular on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2 – series 2 & 3), The Breakfast Show and Culture Hour (Times Radio), The Colin Murray Show (BBC Radio 5) and The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC). She is a three-time cover star of The Sunday Times Culture

JOE THOMAS!
Joe Thomas is an actor and writer best known as Simon in the multi-award winning E4 show 'The Inbetweeners.' Following the success of 'The Inbetweeners' (and the two eponymous films that followed) Joe starred as Kingsley in all four series of 'Fresh Meat,' and as George in 'Chickens,' which he also co-wrote. Most recently Joe starred as Nick in the 2018 feature film ‘The Festival’ and as Martin Lavender in the BBC2 sitcom 'White Gold,' alongside Ed Westwick and James Buckley. Joe has script development deals with Channel 4 and Fudge Park/BBC and was on the latest series of Dave’s Taskmaster

FAYE TREACY!
Faye Treacy is a comedian, presenter and musician. In 2015 Faye won 'Best Newcomer' at the Musical Comedy Awards.Since then her comedy career has rocketed, seeing her perform internationally at venues including: The Frog and Bucket, XS MALARKEY, The Stand, Top Secret, 99 Club, The Glee Club, Angel Comedy Club, Utrecht International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Leicester Comedy Festival. In 2018 she took her debut hour "The Problem with Faye Treacy" at the Edinburgh Fringe to rave reviews, with one of her jokes listed as a top Joke of the fringe in the Evening Standard, The Mirror and The Daily Record.

SUSAN RIDDELL!
After winning a place in BBC Writer’s Room Fast and Funny, Susan Riddell went on to write, create and star in several on-line comedy sketches for BBC Short Stuff which have garnered nearly 3 million views and counting. Susan recently performed stand up at the Edinburgh Fringe in both CKP’s Lunchtime Special and the BBC Presents Comedy Tent. She also wrote a humorous weekly column for The Daily Record newspaper for around two years.

VIDURA RAJAPAKSA!
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan writer/director and comedian based in London, via Malaysia and Berlin Germany. His dead-pan style puts audiences at ease while challenging conventional wisdom with a unique tone that is often irreverent, at times poignant, and always hysterical. His debut comedy special Live From Berlin, rated 9.3 on IMDB, can currently be found streaming on Amazon Prime Video in multiple territories including the UK. He recently made his UK television debut on The Christmas Special of The Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2 and ITV Hub.

Dog Park
2022-04-03 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A new - new material night from pals Tessa Coates and Amy Annette.

Featuring their old comedy friends showcasing new material. Previous Guests include Aisling Bea, Phil Wang, Rose Matafeo and more!

Celya AB: Swimming
2022-04-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-02 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Due to popular demand Celya AB is back at the Bill Murray for a second date!
Originally from Paris, Celya AB is a fast rising writer-performer, with a magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.
In 2019, Celya won the Birmingham Breaking Talent Award (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and was a finalist of the 2019 Funny Women Awards, More recently, she reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award 2021 on BBC1. Her TV appearances include a guest correspondent spot on Yesterday, Today and The Day Before (Comedy Central), a stand up set on Festival of Funny Live (BBC) and her BBC final. She's also a regular guest on The Guilty Feminist and Global Pillage. A regular writer for BBC Radio's The News Quiz and Comedy Central's Guessable, Celya is bringing a work in progress of her widely anticipated debut, Swimming.

"sharp and annoyingly observant gags."
Joe Lycett

"Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer who knows her place in the world. A fine talent. Strong stuff."
Chortle

Sunday Special
2022-04-03 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EL, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.Joining Tony is an exceptional bill with Live At The Apollo star and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner HELEN BAUER, some ace middle spots and the masterful WILL DUGGAN as host.

Frank Skinner
2022-04-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-09 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A rare opportunity to see comic legend Frank Skinner as he presents brand new material for the first time since his Showbiz tour which sold out venues around the country from 2019-2021, including a 5 week sell-out residency at The Garrick Theatre in London’s West End
In Frank Skinner: Work in Progress, Frank will be developing original material in an intimate setting, at The Bill Murray in London from 4-9 April.

The Death of Anna Mann (WIP)
2022-04-04 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Join actress, singer, welder (gotta have a back up) Anna Mann, star of stage and screen as she recalls some wonderful tales from a life in the arts – and faces her final moments. This will be visceral, real and incredibly brave. You will leave screaming 'F— off I love it!' As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and Harry Hill's Clubnite. Anna Is the much loved creation of character comic Colin Hoult, as seen in Afterlife, Derek, Murder in Successville and Being Human. A work in progress.

'Funnier than almost all other shows at this year’s Fringe' ★★★★ Telegraph
'A masterclass in character comedy' ★★★★ Time Out
'Hugely enjoyable' ★★★★ Times
'Smart, absurd, and unpredictable' ★★★★ Chortle
'Sheer comic gold' ★★★★ Metro

John-Luke Roberts and Nick Helm Works-in-Progress
2022-04-04 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But… (WIP)
There's a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand. There's a world just like our own, but the keys on pianos are in random order so pianists really have to work for it. There’s a world just like our own, but Edith Piaf regretted five things. John-Luke Roberts returns with a new stand-up show about the worlds we don’t live in, which is secretly actually about the one we do. "A one man finger-in-the-dyke against the blandification of comedy" The Guardian. ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ The Times

Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress '22
As the survivors of a deadly global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society - what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light?
Join critically acclaimed and multi-award winning comedian Nick Helm as he starts work on a new show that is sure to be so insightful, so honest, so legitimate that it will fix all of society's problems and lead the way to a new plain of existence.
This is the future. The future starts now.
'A true mastermind' EdFest Mag
'Terrific' The Times

Celya AB and Josh Pugh
2022-04-04 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Celya AB and Josh Pugh preview their upcoming shows.

Tarot: Cautionary Tales (WIP)
2022-04-05 19:00 - 22:35 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Come learn life lessons from five people still doing sketch comedy in their thirties. With new and rescheduled tour dates, see this brand-new show from Tarot, creators of the fifth-best reviewed show of Edinburgh 2019, Chortle's number one show of 2019 and the stars of their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show Soundbleed. Tarot is the lovechild of Goose and Gein’s Family Giftshop. By which we mean it’s a drain on our bank accounts and we don’t talk to our parents about it.Bark out loud funny...the whole show is startlingly live’ ★★★★ Guardian ‘One of the balls-out funniest show of the Fringe’ ★★★★1/2 Chortle ‘Tarot will not give you nightmares, though you might wake laughing your head off’ ★★★★ Evening Standard‘Deliciously dark and straight from the cobbled streets of Royston Vasey’ ★★★★ Skinny ★★★★ Telegraph

Max & Ivanthology: Holmes & Watson
2022-04-05 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

HOLMES & WATSON

The world's greatest detective tackles Chicago's murky underworld in his final thrilling escapade; a prohibition-era tale of revenge, whiskey and javelins.

First performed in 2011, this was one of the best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe that year – it was also the same year Max & Ivan first mounted The Wrestling, in which Max broke his ankle and had to carry on the rest of the run with crutches. (This will be a crutch-less performance.)

"A hugely ambitious and impressive first outing from a duo worth keeping tabs on" Guardian

"as good as sketch comedy gets" ★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Leo Reich: Work In Progress
2022-04-05 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom
Newsflash idiots! At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Momentous much?! Posing the big questions such as "Am I hot?", "Is this helping?" and "No offence guys but literally what is going on?", this avant-garde up-and-comer will push the very boundaries of what is considered 'funny and good comedy'. Tonally, think hilarious but also meaningful and relevant and ideally groundbreaking in some way. Thanks! :)

As seen on ITV, Dave, E4, and Comedy Central. Leo was also the winner of the 2 Northdown New Act Competition in 2020, and has just finished supporting Simon Amstell on a nationwide tour. He would never normally bring any of these credits up unless he had been asked directly, felt nervous, or had drunk more than one beers.

Just For Laughs New Faces Showcase
2022-04-05 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Watch some of the best up-and-coming standup comics try out for the prestigious Just For Laughs Montreal comedy festival. For over 20 years, the festival’s New Faces of Comedy showcases have given the most promising new talent a platform to further their careers.
Some of the many comedians who have previously performed on the New Faces showcases in Montreal include Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong and John Mulaney.

Catch some of the best new talent before they become international stars! Line-up TBC. Hosted by Jen Brister

Max & Ivanthology: Con Artists
2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

CON ARTISTS

Six ex-cons, one final job. The Hacker. The Smooth Talker. The Mercenary. The Driver. The Architect. And Graham (he does HR, mainly). All are reunited by the Ringleader to conduct one final sting - taking down a sinister oligarch. If we told you any more, we'd have to kill you. Luckily, that's more or less the plot.

Con Artists took Max & Ivan to the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where they were nominated for the Most Outstanding Show.

"Assured, outstanding, inventive and downright hilarious' ★★★★★ Herald Sun

"too good for human words" ★★★★★ Londonist

Support act TBA

Mama's Comedy: Female led night at Stoke Newington
2022-04-06 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Mama's Comedy is a female led comedy night in Stoke Newington

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-04-06 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Aaron Simmonds
Kathy Maniura
Paul Cox
Jessica Fostekew

Hooters
2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
A triple bill comedy show with Tatty Macleod, Katie Norris & Jessica Aszkenasy

Tatty Macleod is a bilingual stand-up comedian and sketch writer. She has gained a huge online following thanks to her extremely popular French vs English sketches which have amassed over 37 million views across Instagram and TikTok. She was a 2021 Funny Women Awards Semi-Finalist and “One to Watch” and was shortlisted for the Heat x Funny Women Content Creator Award.

Katie is an actor, comedian and the original ‘Farm Fatale', who can strangle a goose with her bare thighs. Join her in this one woman west country cabaret featuring Bramble the cow, a hot french skater girl with tiny tits and Alan Rickman’s ghost. Katie is one half of critically acclaimed comedy duo, Norris & Parker. This is her first solo venture. ‘Norris channels Julie Walters’ **** Chortle ‘flamboyantly silly’ **** The Guardian "it calls to mind Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, there can be no bigger compliment."**** Telegraph

Jessica is making a name for herself as one of the most exciting up-and-comers on the London comedy circuit. Over the past three and a half years she's become a regular at Angel Comedy Club and runs a monthly comedy night, Comedy Kiss, at Aces and Eights at Tuffnell Park which has hosted the likes of Seann Walsh, Jayde Adams, Jeff Innocent, Elf Lyons and Sarah Keyworth. This year she'll be taking her first split-bill comedy show "Groan Ups" to comedy festivals up and down the UK.

Max & Ivanthology: The Reunion
2022-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

THE REUNION

Class of 2003, assemble! A bewitching narrative sketch comedy tale of love, loss and shatterproof rulers.

The Reunion was one of the best reviewed shows at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for Best Comedy at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

"It's impossible to stop beaming. A joyous hour" ★★★★ Independent

"the show recalls the verbal invention and dark surrealism of The League of Gentlemen ... A potential-stuffed pleasure." ★★★★ Telegraph

Support act TBA

Knock2bag presents: Spencer Jones Disco Experiment
2022-04-07 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Jenny Bede: The Musical
2022-04-07 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-04-08 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-04-09 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
At last, critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe smash hit Jenny Bede: The Musical is coming to London’s glittering West EndJenny Bede (as seen on BBC2, BBC3, ITV, Netflix, Channel 4 and E4) always worried that her classical training in musical theatre stopped her being seen as a proper comedian, serious actor, or decent human being. However, after a year of theatres being closed, musical theatre is having a bit of a moment and Jenny wants in on the action.Join this triple threat (actor, singer, fast typist) as she presents a hundred new musicals, taking the audience on a semi-autobiographical journey of singing ghosts, bad feminism and pop music.‘HER JOKES ARE HILARIOUS, HER VOCALS PITCH PERFECT AND HER DELIVERY OF BOTH IMMACULATE.’I Talk Telly As seen in Catastrophe (Channel 4), Humans (Channel 4), Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (Sky One), Lovesick (Netflix), Episodes (BBC2), Murder in Successville (BBC3), Watson & Oliver (BBC2), Misfits (E4), Broadchurch (ITV) and Mindy Kaling’s TV adaptation of Four Weddings and A Funeral.

Sean McLoughlin: Work-In-Progress
2022-04-08 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
"The best comedian you haven't heard of" (Time Out) performs a preview of his new show to you, the public. It's a hard, strange world out there but life is still worth living, yeah?

"His intellectual and comic brilliance keeps the audience rapt" - Chortle

"An impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent" - The List

"An excellent and imaginative stand-up" - The Scotsman

Knock2Bag presents: Phil's Fun Factory
2022-04-09 20:00 - 22:30, 2022-05-14 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Sunday Special
2022-04-10 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.Star of Live At The Apollo, Qi and more - The multi award-winning, firm Radio 4 favourite SHAPPI KHORSANDI pops in to your local Sunday Special.'Makes live comedy thrilling' - ★★★★ Evening StandardJoining Shappi is the award winning, superb talents of DANIEL FOXX and stand-up machine ALEXANDRA HADDOW as host.

Sarah Keyworth Work In Progress
2022-04-11 18:15 - 19:15 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Alistair Green: Volume 3
2022-04-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-04-11 21:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, United Kingdom
THE FINAL PART OF THE TRILOGY. Join wit, raconteur and paranoid recluse ALISTAIR GREEN for his third and final movie, for one night only!This will be the most EPIC cinematic experience of the century (apart from Alistair Green: Volume One and Alistair Green: Volume Two) – bringing all the other videos he’s shot in his front room an on iPhone, to the big screen. Much of this full-length movie clip’s are never-before-seen, and all of it is never-to-be-forgotten. Plus – a post-screening Q&A with writer/director/actor/cinematographer Alistair Green.

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-04-11 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-12 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-13 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-14 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-15 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-16 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-18 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) and 4 more dates | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Witchfinder, Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme) is back with an all-new show. Ruminations about the great indoors with a bit of stamping around. Velour tracksuit, continental lagers, some “poetry”.

"The greatest stand-up response to Lockdown so far" ★★★★★ Times

Sean McLoughlin Work In Progress
2022-04-12 18:15 - 19:15 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Tarot: Cautionary Tales (WIP)
2022-04-12 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come learn life lessons from five people still doing sketch comedy in their thirties. With new and rescheduled tour dates, see this brand-new show from Tarot, creators of the fifth-best reviewed show of Edinburgh 2019, Chortle's number one show of 2019 and the stars of their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show Soundbleed.

Tarot is the lovechild of Goose and Gein's Family Giftshop. By which we mean it's a drain on our bank accounts and we don't talk to our parents about it.

'Bark out loud funny...the whole show is startlingly live' ★★★★ Guardian
'One of the balls-out funniest show of the Fringe' ★★★★1/2 Chortle
'Tarot will not give you nightmares, though you might wake laughing your head off' ★★★★ Evening Standard
'Deliciously dark and straight from the cobbled streets of Royston Vasey' ★★★★ Skinny
★★★★ Telegraph

2ND's Mic Check
2022-04-12 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
MIC CHECK is 2Northdown's fortnightly new material night! The microphone will be smoking and the laughter will be contagious! Come and crack up with punchlines you've never heard before! We will be hosting everyone from the comedy elite to the best up-and-coming talent! LINEUP:Lloyd Griffith!Stuart Laws!Alexandra Haddow!Katharyn Henson!Charlie George!More!

Jordan Brookes: Work In Progress
2022-04-12 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom

Comedy Kiss: April Avengers
2022-04-12 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
London's lushest new material comedy night!
Comedy rising stars and absolute pro geniuses join our residents hostesses with the mostest Jessica Aszkenasy and Vix Leyton once a month to try out some new material, some of which may one day find its way to Live At The Apollo... and some of which may never leave the room (the jokes, not the comedians.)

Glad Comedy Club
2022-04-13 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Historic music venue, The Gladstone Arms welcomes the best comedians from your actual TV supported by up and coming stars of the circuit.

Lineup:

Eshaan Akbar (QI, Mock The Week, Have A Word Podcast)
Josh James (Viral Sensation, Essex Comedian of the Year 2019)
Mark Bittlestone (Gay viral sensation, Max Turner Prize runner-up)
Matthew McAloone (BBC)
An absolute bargain of a night hosted by Vittorio Angelone (BBC)

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Jacob Hawley
Sikisa
Hatty Preston
Lew Fitz
Rosie Jones

Alexandra Haddow: WIP (Woman In Progress)
2022-04-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-31 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Alexandra Haddow isn't quite sure what she wants yet, but that's ok, because she's only 18. In her head. Join her as she talks you through her (expert, really) decisions in life, love, sex, friendships, babies, family, (lack of proper) work and why she still has no idea what Nectar points are despite being legally classed as 'in her 30s'.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night
2022-04-14 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-04-28 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-05-05 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Josh Jones: Waste of Space (Work in Progress)
2022-04-14 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Debut show from BBC New Comedy Award finalist and one of the most refreshing and original comedic voices to emerge from the North-West in recent years.Fast becoming a TV regular Josh has recently made breakthrough appearances on 8 Out Of 10 Cats (E4), Reality News (E4), Undeniable (Comedy Central), Fast Food Face Off (BBC Three), CelebAbility (ITV2) and Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV).

Country Mile Comedy Club 61
2022-04-14 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #61

Fundraising for FareShare UK.

21Soho Presents...
2022-04-15 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

ROISIN & CHIARA!

Cult in the making’ surreal – sketch – comedy – duo

Fresh from a totally sold out run at the Soho Theatre with ‘Back to Back’, Róisín and Chiara are busy making a new show which promises to unveil the secret of true love. No pressure.

These ‘improvising geniuses’ started their journey in 2010 at the London International School of Performing Arts and they have been joined in holy friendship ever since. Forming a tight duo in 2014, they now complete each other’s sentences and are planning to get married once a day, everyday, during the month of August.

ERIKA EHLER!

Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. She has quickly become a much in demand writer and comedian working on numerous high profile shows. In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude Festival, and the Toronto Sketch Festival. Erika has recently written for the upcoming fourth series of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle.

WILLIAM STONE!

William Stone is a stand-up, comic actor and writer.
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Hailing from a nondescript northern working-class market town, William's whimsical one-liners won him a spot in the 2018 BBC New Comedy Award final, the Leicester Square New Act of the Year Competition final and the 2Northdown New Act of the year final 2020. William's writing has featured on Mock the Week, The News Quiz and Newsjack. You can also spot William in the sketches he has written and starred in for BBC Three Quickies and the NextUp's Doorstep Comedy. He's performed live stand-up on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2.

MORE TBA!

Sophie Duker: Work In Progress
2022-04-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-07-02 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Sophie’s Edinburgh Fringe show, Venus, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer Award. She also won the 2021 Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award, as voted for by producers, head writers and executives across the industry.As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (E4), Mock the Week (BBC2), Don’t hate the Playaz (ITV2), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV).Praise for Venus:“Laugh-out loud funny” The Telegraph“A sparky proposition” The Independent

Wendy's House
2022-04-16 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Wendy’s House is empty while she’s away on her wicked business trip and she’s let us fill it with some of the best up-and-coming queer comics (progress alert!). An irreverent mixed bill night that celebrates everyone, hosted by Imogen Trusselle and Ted Milligan, it’ll be an evening of high-energy fun, top-quality comedy an all-round real good time!

Line up: Leo Reich! Celya AB! More TBA!

DOGPARK
2022-04-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-05-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Paul F Taylor: The Writing Is On The Paul
2022-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Delightfully off kilter maverick comedian Pauly F talks for an hour. Expect hilariously surreal imagery and insightful observations told from a hairy face. As seen on Harry Hill's Club Nite, Channel 4. Warning: Don’t come if you’re all dismissive of fun times.

Tarot: Cautionary Tales (WIP)
2022-04-19 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Come learn life lessons from five people still doing sketch comedy in their thirties. A brand-new show from Tarot, creators of the fifth-best reviewed show of Edinburgh 2019, Chortle's number one show of 2019 and the stars of their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show Soundbleed.

Tarot is the lovechild of Goose and Gein’s Family Giftshop. By which we mean it’s a drain on our bank accounts and we don’t talk to our parents about it.

Ania Magliano & Jo Griffin – Work In Progress
2022-04-20 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
ANIA MAGLIANO: ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES IF NOT

Strap in for comedy covering some of life’s most important and profound topics: family, belonging and horse girls.

A work in progress from Ania Magliano, one of the UK's most exciting rising comedians.
As seen on ITV2's Stand Up Sketch Show & Dave's The Comedy Guide to Life. Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg’' Chicken Shop Date.

"A finesse usually seen after decades in the game" - Diva Mag

JO GRIFFIN: PEOPLE PERSON

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we'll crack the meaning of life in a swift 30 minutes.

Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo
"Bloody brilliant" CHORTLE ★★★★
"Female comedy duos you need to see" INDEPENDENT

As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) & BBC 2's Mister Winner with Spencer Jones.

Sarah Keyworth (WIP)
2022-04-20 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-05-19 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-06-23 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth.

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-04-20 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:
Edd Hedges
Rob Duncan
Caroline Madinson
Harriet Kemsley

Faye Treacy – Work In Progress
2022-04-21 18:15 - 19:15 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Woolwich Works in Progress: Jordan Brookes and Leo Reich
2022-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
Jordan BrookesJordan won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show I’ve Got Nothing. He was also nominated for the same award in 2017 and won the Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award in 2018.As well as being a critically acclaimed comedian, Jordan is also an actor and writer, with numerous projects in development for TV and radio. Recently, he created his own series of shorts for Channel 4.Leo ReichLeo is a stand-up comedian, writer and winner of the 2Northdown New Act of the Year competition 2020. Leo performs his brand of flamboyant, incisively written stand-up across the country, having recently supported Simon Amstel on his latest UK tour.As seen on ‘The Paddock Presents: Splendid Isolation’, ITV1’s ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’, Comedy Central’s ‘At the Edinburgh Fringe’ and Penguin UK’s ‘Edinburgh Fringe Unlocked’ audiobook. He also has scripted projects in development with BBC Studios and Two Brothers Pictures.

Chloe Petts: Work In Progress
2022-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Chloe Petts’ “inexhaustibly funny mind” (Diva Magazine) and “compelling presence” (Steve Bennett, Chortle) has established her as one of the most exciting new acts on the circuit.

Chloe is an alumna of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, has been shortlisted for the BBC Comedy Award, was a finalist of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Awards 2017 and came runner-up in the Funny Women Awards 2017. She will be supporting Ed Gamble on his 2022 UK Tour Electric.

She was recently seen on ITV’s Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club, Dave’s Hypothetical, has been heard on BBC Five Live’s Fighting Talk and has appeared on Channel 4’s Random Acts and BBC 3 Quickies. Chloe featured on Penguin’s audiobook Edinburgh Unlocked which was recorded in absence of Fringe 2020.

She is a co-founder of The Lol Word, a queer comedy collective that hosts sell-out monthly London nights, boasting the finest female and non-binary queer acts on the circuit. Their most recent Edinburgh run was a sell-out. Diva Magazine has described it as “a space that is demographically queer, inclusive, and safe, and on top of all of that – the comedic talent is smart, insightful, hilarious, and completely relatable.”

Sunday Special
2022-04-24 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.

A special guest headliner to be announced joins fast rising JOSH PUGH making a welcome return to Sunday Special!

Joining Josh are ace newcomers HANNAH PLATT, ANDY BARR and the one and only ALEXANDRA HADDOW hosts.

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (WIP)
2022-04-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-07-26 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Strap in for an hour of comedy covering some of life’s most important and profound topics: family, belonging and horse girls.
Ania Magliano is one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central).
“Side splitting laughs” Broadway Baby
“A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” Diva Mag

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (WIP)
2022-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

Glenn Moore & Bella Hull - Work in Progress
2022-04-25 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A double-bill work-in-progress from the award-nominated Glenn Moore & Bella Hull.

Two shows for the price of one as they work up previews of their upcoming solo shows.

Glenn Moore is a Perrier award nominee you've seen on Mock The Week, Stand Up Central, The Stand Up Sketch Show, and heard on Absolute Radio, The News Quiz and The Now Show.
★★★★ Guardian, Chortle, Evening Standard, The List
"A comedy masterclass" The Sunday Times
"The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe" The Guardian
"One of the best joke-writers on TV" The Scotsman

Bella Hull is a Funny Women Stage Award & 2Northdown's New Act of the Year finalist. You've seen her on ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show and the BBC's Stand Up For Live Comedy.

"A disarmingly cheeky style… someone I look forward to seeing more of" - The Arts Desk

Erika Ehler: Femcel (Work In Progress)
2022-04-25 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join Erika Ehler (Chortle Student Comedy Award Winner 2019) as she presents an hour of new material in this work in progress show.

Erika's razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Erika now lives in the UK after completing the Comedy Writing and Performance Program at Salford University.

In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. Erika has also written for Late Night Mash (Dave), Never Mind The Buzzcock (Sky), Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and Death to 2020 (Netflix).

Last admittance 5 minutes after start time.

Max & Ivanthology: The End
2022-04-26 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

THE END

Welcome to Sudley-on-Sea. Take a look around. You don't have long. Seriously. An epic narrative sketch comedy tale about the hopes, fears and dreams of a doomed town.

The End was one of the best reviewed shows at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, gaining 5 STARS from The Times and Ivan’s leotarded dance was one of Alex Hardy’s "Magic Moments of the Fringe".

"Each character is brilliantly realised and the way they are woven together is astonishing: fast- paced and unflaggingly funny. I could watch it again tomorrow" ★★★★★ Times

"One of the funniest shows I've seen this year. So, so, so good!" ★★★★★ Adelaide Advertiser

Support act TBA

West End Comedy Club
2022-04-26 19:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-11 19:45 - 21:45, 2022-06-14 19:45 - 21:45, 2022-06-15 19:45 - 21:45, 2022-06-21 19:45 - 21:45, 2022-06-22 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom

Seann Walsh: Work in Progress
2022-04-26 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
The Lie-In King returns with a work in progress of his brand-new hilarious hour.As seen on ITV's Bad Move and Play to the Whistle, E4's Virtually Famous and Conan on TBS."Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation." Guardian

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore (WIP)
2022-04-26 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join the award-winning stand-up comedian Alasdair Beckett-King for a new work in progress show. As seen on Mock the Week and the internet. A true Renaissance man, Alasdair is 500 years old.
“Awesome” ★★★★★ Edinburgh49
“Charismatic” ★★★★½ One4Review
“Kick-ass” ★★★★½ Radio Ha Ha
“A singular and truly distinct act” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“Magnificent, wonderful and hilarious” ★★★★ The Wee Review

Siblings: Siblage WIP
2022-04-27 18:30 - 19:45, 2022-07-03 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back and physically bigger than ever. Come on down to this work in progress to see clown, physical comedy and relatively high level acting unfold before your tear filled eyes. Tears of sadness or laughter? You decide! Prepare for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (not twins but can be for casting purposes). Winner of Reviews Hub Best In Show 2021. "Ferociously Funny" (The Guardian). "Rising Stars of British Comedy" (Mail On Sunday). "A kalidascopic Fever Dream" ★★★★★ (Entertainment Focus). "Totally Absurd" ★★★★★ (Broadway Baby). "The Future of UK sketch comedy" ★★★★½ Reviews Hub.

Max & Ivanthology: Our Story
2022-04-27 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

OUR STORY

It's time to get personal. In an extraordinary true story, Max & Ivan introduce the world to two never-before- seen characters; themselves.

Although Our Story was not one of the best reviewed shows at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe (gutted), it nonetheless gained glowing 4 STAR reviews from The Times, The Sunday Times and The Guardian and ran for two weeks at the Soho Theatre.

"Should be taught as a case study on future narrative sketch comedy degree courses" ★★★★ Sunday Times

"A bustlingly inventive “true” tale of how the duo met" ★★★★ Times

Support act TBA

Ivo Graham: Hyper Reality (WIP)
2022-04-27 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
More frenetic life updates from the critically acclaimed anecdotalist/prank victim. Previously nominated for "Best Show" at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, and as seen/heard on Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Fighting Talk and Quickly Kevin: The Steffa Barnsa Tapes."Has star in the making coming off him like steam" ★★★★ Telegraph"A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy" ★★★★ Times

Stuart Laws and Dan Cook
2022-04-28 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
After public demand became so strong that they could no longer ignore it, Stuart Laws (…"a chronically funny stand up…" Time Out) and Dan Cook (…"frenetic and hilarious…" The List) have decided to split an hour at the Bill Murray to showcase 30 minutes each of their brand new shows.

Stuart has supported James Acaster on tour, has performed multiple shows at The Soho Theatre and was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2021.

Dan has supported Fin Taylor on tour, performed multiple shows at The Soho Theatre but the nomination for best show at the Leicester Comedy festival so far remains elusive

Max & Ivanthology: Commitment
2022-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Two men.
Six shows.
Zero chance Ivan will remember the lines for all of them without developing a stress-induced hernia.

Max & Ivan – Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Fringe stalwarts and one of the UK’s finest comedy double-acts – bring you encore performances of all six of their critically-acclaimed hour-long shows (in chronological order) featuring support from some of the best stand-ups in the country. Finally, after one covid cancellation, you can witness THE MAX & IVANTHOLOGY.

COMMITMENT

The true story of the unreasonable lengths one best man (Max) will go to give one groom (Ivan) the greatest weekend of his life. It's a show about dreaming big, growing up, and trying - but ultimately very much failing - to make it in the band.

Commitment is Max & Ivan’s latest show – and guess what… it was one of the best reviewed shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe! Not only that, it embarked on a UK tour, was one of The Guardian’s best shows of the year, and was nominated for Chortle’s Best Comedy Show 2020.

"Spectacular ... you have to love the sheer quantity of jokes." ★★★★ Times

"a doozy of a comedy show ... terrific." ★★★★ Guardian

Support act TBA

Sarah Keyworth: Work In Progress
2022-04-28 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth.Winner: Herald Angel Award.Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award.As seen and heard on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show.

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World - WIP
2022-04-28 19:45 - 20:45 UTC | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Join Comedian, Actor and First Pregnant Woman in the World Jenny Bede for a new hour of songs and stand up.‘Jenny Bede combines her sharp wit, stories of a failed noughties pop career and love of musical theatre to create a glorious musical comedy in this absolutely hilarious hour.’ ★★★★★ The Wee Review‘[I] laughed solidly throughout … guaranteed to lift your spirits’★★★★★ Broadway World‘Jenny’s inflated personality is just the self-effacing humour audiences crave’ ★★★★ Theatre Weekly‘Her jokes are hilarious, her vocals pitch perfect and her delivery of both immaculate.’ ★★★★ I Talk Telly

Nish Kumar Your Power, Your Control
2022-04-29 18:30 - 19:45, 2022-04-30 17:45 - 18:45 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
“Comedian Nish Kumar was booed off stage after making Brexit jokes at a charity event on Monday night. Kumar, who hosts the BBC’s Mash Report, was performing at the Lord’s Taverner’s annual charity cricket lunch.” BBC News Report – 3 December 2019TAKE….“You can boo, but booing’s got nothing to do with it” Bob Dylan….BACK….“Man, I’ve got grown men @ing me bulls**t/You’re getting way too old for the timeline” Stormzy….CONTROL“I was at a hospital the other night where I think there were a few coronavirus patients and I shook hands with everybody, you will be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands” Boris Johnson – 3 March 2020.It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all these things personally.Your Power, Your Control is a new show from the host of the Mash Report and one of the Guardian’s Top 50 Comedians of the 21st Century. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Netflix’s Comedians of the World, QI, Conan and The News.“Kumar is the smartest, and often the silliest, political comic we’ve got: acute, furious and often the ridiculous fall guy of his own jokes” The Guardian“One of the best young comedians we have” The Times

Tessa Coates: Some Worries if Not! (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Prynhawn Da! Tessa Coates (“Hilarious” ★★★★ Guardian) returns to the best festival in the world for a brand new show. She’s got an absolutely useless Anthropology degree she loves to go on about, so it’ll probably be about evolution, it might be about why we tell stories, it might involve some really elaborate anecdotes. She doesn’t know yet! Come and find out together? It’ll definitely be nice, and if it sways your vote, she’s recently learnt to sing at least two verses of the Welsh national anthem.As seen in Mae Martin’s Feel Good (Netflix), Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck (BBC3), Dave’s Hypothetical and ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show.“Real star quality” ★★★★ Chortle“As fascinating as it is funny” ★★★★ ThreeWeeks“Needs a lot of work” Debbie Coates

Isy Suttie She’s Alright (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Last Christmas, Isy’s mum asked for a book called She’s Alright, which Isy went on an endless search for. This show will contain material about eating cigarettes, whether Isy should let a ouija board dictate her sexual exploits, and, ultimately, if is she is actually alright.As seen on QI, Would I Lie To You, Man Down, Peep Show and much more, Isy has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards and won a gold Sony Award for her BBC Radio 4 show Isy Suttie’s Love Letters.“Quirkily endearing” The Scotsman“Impossible to dislike” The Guardian

Ania Magliano Absolutely No Worries If Not (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Strap in for an hour of comedy covering some of life’s most important and profound topics: family, belonging and horse girls.Ania Magliano is one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central).“Side splitting laughs” Broadway Baby“A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” Diva Mag

Johnny White Really-Really Catland (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Further down the spiral, Johnny White Really-Really returns from wherever he’s been, bringing with him a brand new show! To be performed Live! And In Full!! Not hugely sure what it’s about. Could be that it’s about memory. Although you could say that about anything over a long enough timeline. I can bet it has a couple of gags dotted about, though! See you there, everybody!

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as “Am I hot?”, “Is this helping?” and “No offence guys but literally what is going on?”. Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered ‘funny and good comedy’.Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Ivo Graham My Future My Clutter (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating since 2019 Edinburgh nominations for Best Show and Best Joke (“I’ve got an Eton College advent calendar, where all the doors are opened by my father’s contacts”).As seen/heard on various formats e.g. Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, British As Folk, and winning a fondue set on Richard Osman’s House of Games.“A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy” The Times“Suddenly has star-in-the-making coming off him like steam” The Telegraph

The Paddock
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
The return of rapid-fire-alternative-mixed-bill night The Paddock! An assault on the senses with a colourful, eclectic showcase of some of the most innovative comedians at this year’s festival, trying out new and experimental material in a lovely, supportive environment : )

Leila Navabi Composition (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Roll up, roll up – an hour of self-deprecation, solemnity and smut from someone who as been described, much to her horror, as ‘the actual future of comedy’ (LMAOnaise).‘Composition’ is a work in progress hour from TV’s (Vandullz, Live at Aberystwyth Pier, Don’t Blame Me, Blame my Brain) Leila Navabi. Expect ‘comedy’, ‘music’ and ‘trauma-dumping’.

Catherine Bohart This Isn’t For You
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. It’s been an interesting couple of years…A blisteringly funny new stand-up show filled with horrendous life advice, cheery nihilism and reluctant self-discovery from one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comics.As seen and heard on The Mash Report, Immaculate (Comedy Special) on Amazon Prime Video, A League Of Their Own, Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, The News Quiz and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.“Destined for stardom” The Evening Standard“The laughs keep coming and, finally, so does a tear or two. Marvellous” **** The Times“Packed full of laughs… destined for great things” **** The Herald“A beautifully-delivered hour” **** Skinny

Colin Hoult The Death of Anna Mann (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Join actress, singer, welder (gotta have a back up) Anna Mann, star of stage and screen as she recalls some wonderful tales from a life in the arts – and faces her final moments. This will be visceral, real and incredibly brave. You will leave screaming ‘F— off I love it!’As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and Harry Hill’s Clubnite.Anna Is the much loved creation of character comic Colin Hoult, as seen in Afterlife, Derek, Murder in Sucessville and Being Human.A Berk-In-Progress show.“Funnier than almost all other shows at this year’s Fringe” ★★★★ Telegraph“A masterclass in character comedy” ★★★★ Time Out“Hugely enjoyable” ★★★★ Times“Smart, absurd, and unpredictable” ★★★★ Chortle“Sheer comic gold” ★★★★ Metro

Ian Smith Some Talking, Some Shouting and Some Bits In Between (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (As heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show – and seen on Comedy Central Live) returns with a work in progress of a brand new show. Expect complex theatrical techniques such as saying things loudly and walking around the stage a bit. Amused Moose Comedy Award and Three Weeks Editors’ Award Winner 2017.“Catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time” The Telegraph “A riot of sprightly silliness” ★★★★ Chortle“An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” ★★★★ The Scotsman

Stuart Laws: Stuart Laws is All In
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Acclaimed gilet-wearing stand-up, filmmaker, goalkeeper and viral Twitter star Stuart Laws brings his joke-packed solo show to Mach.Stuart risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament and his life changed forever. In Stuart Laws Is All In, he asks life’s big questions: is he a winner or a loser? Can he burn a candle at both ends? And has he been infected by the Willennium Bug?A show about making difficult decisions, choosing different paths and gettin’ jiggy wit’ it.

Freya Parker It Ain’t Easy Being Cheeky (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
An hour of critical thinking on what it means to be a little cheeky guy in a world on fire. From 50% of sketch duo Lazy Susan comes a 100% work in progress stand-up show. If you’re also a cheeky guy or maybe interested in the lifestyle, then please do come along.As seen in the Lazy Susan sketch show (BBC Three); The Mash Report (BBC Two) and attacking someone with a bit of glass for 17 seconds in The Nevers (HBO).“Outrageous and irreverent” ★★★★ The Guardian

Siân Docksey We Live in a Human Dream (Work in Progress)
2022-04-29 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Tired of living for other people’s approval, BBC New Comedy Award nominee Siân Docksey tries to impress an octopus instead. Yep that’s it, for an hour. Now with added pole dancing!Presented/inflicted by Siân Docksey (as seen on BBC 3, ★★★★ “Joy and bewilderment in equal measure” – The Skinny; “Upsetting burlesque” – Factually Inaccurate Stand-up Blog) Jake Wood and Kelly Vee.

Colin Hoult Here I Am (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
After years of playing characters, Colin Hoult (Ken in Afterlife) is finally playing himself. With a few characters thrown in, of course. Come hear the story of his life with songs!“Hugely enjoyable” ★★★★ Times★★★★ Telegraph

Edward Aczel Artificial Intellect and other ideas
2022-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
The Award-winning anti-comedy legend tries to rationalise the world around us. By combining the big (i.e. the advent of unisex toilets) and the small (the inevitable apocalypse) – as a group we can then work out where we all go afterwards?Ed promises to come up with a big idea to hang the whole thing on – but probably it’ll be based on a loose set of unconnected themes with no real purpose. There’ll be a demonstration of Ed’s acting skills, the odd political impression and the apocalypse included as part of the standard package.“Britain’s Greatest Entertainer” The Guardian“A master of his genre” **** Kate Copstick, The Scotsman“Deliberate and expertly done” **** Claire Smith, The Scotsman

Daran Johnson & Liam Williams: Jonno, Liam and the Void (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Since bursting onto the stage a decade ago, comedy trio Sheeps have amassed a critically acclaimed back-catalogue of skits and sketches which feel as fresh and hilarious today as when first performed!Anyway, they won’t be appearing at Mach this year because one of their members Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats, Feel Good, Last Night in Soho) will be in Hollywood. But fear not because remaining members Jonno and Liam have decided, rather than simply retreating to the pub to sit and drink and talk nonsense (as is their wont), to come to Machynlleth to go to a school and sit drink and talk nonsense, in front of an audience (as is their want).So join Sheeps’ two worst members for an unmissable hour of formless mouth-talk, improvised pessimism and scraps of desperate material written on the train. Think Waiting For Godot but with less purpose. Think Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned but with less comfortable onstage seating. Think Sheeps but with less Al.

Chloe Petts Transience (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Ahead of her debut UK Tour, join Chloe Petts (as seen on Dave’s Hypothetical and Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club) as she hones and polishes her (let’s face it, life-changing) material before she heads off to perform to the masses. Transience is a show about living in the moment (vomit), having fun with friends (gross) and how good Chloe is at karaoke (wahey!).“Petts… is confident, laid-back, casual – and very funny.” The Guardian“Inexhaustibly funny mind” Diva Magazine

Mark Silcox I Can Cure
2022-04-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Dr. Silcox returns with his perfect, two-part show. In the first part he shares his experiences and wisdom about the purpose of life, ingredients of the good life, and exposes the big medical companies who rip their customers through cough medicines. He also reintroduces ginger, the forgotten humble cough medicine, and the natural sources of clean proteins like chickpeas and boiled eggs. The title of the show does not belong to the second part of the show. In the second part, Dr. Silcox explains the evolution of homosexuality.

Elf Lyons Raven (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Elf Lyons floats to Mach with her horrifying new comedy show inspired by Stephen King. Get a glass of Red Rum, invite your friend Tony and come laugh with Elf forever and ever. It will be a misery if you can’t come.

Christopher Bliss Work in Progress
2022-04-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Christopher Bliss lives in the North West corner of South East Shropshire and blasts 2 to 3 novels out his pencil every day. He would love to trot them out to someone other than his bathroom mirror, so pop down or be square, and watch Shropshire’s worst novelist butcher his own drivel. WARNING: some of his novels are extremely nice.Last seen in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.“Deliciously Fun” The Guardian“This is how character comedy should be done” ★★★★ Chortle

Tarot Cautionary Tales (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Come learn life lessons from five people still doing sketch comedy in their thirties. From the makers of Tarot, the fifth-best reviewed show of Edinburgh 2019, Chortle’s number one show of 2019 and stars of their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show Soundbleed.Tarot is the lovechild of Goose and Gein’s Family Giftshop. By which we mean it’s a drain on ourbank accounts and we don’t talk to our parents about it.“Bark out loud funny…the whole show is startlingly live” **** Guardian“One of the balls-out funniest show of the Fringe” ****1/2 Chortle“Tarot will not give you nightmares, though you might wake laughing your head off” **** Evening Standard**** Telegraph

Jordan Brookes Work in Progress
2022-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
The longest reigning Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner in recorded history is back with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he’s nearly written. This is just what happens.

Lara Ricote’s First Hour (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Lara’s a small latin american girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right. Woman.) stage award and is now doing an hour of stand up about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who’s now a woman. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds.If you read this and you don’t come, what’s that say about you? huh? You hate disabled people? MAYBE PROVE YOU DON’T by coming to this fun-for-the-whole-family-if-your-children-are-older-than-16 show! Love u.

Róisín and Chiara Sex On Wheels (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Cosmic duo Róisín and Chiara return to try to make sense of the human condition in less than 60 minutes. A whirlwind of synchronised, audience tickling, surreal, character sketch, stream of consciousness with a twinkle of disco and a dash of funk. Like nothing you’ve seen before.“A pair of improvising geniuses”✭✭✭✭✭ FunnyWomen“The double act “redefining live comedy” Vice Magazine“Sensual, spiritual, baffling, staggering… hilariously unpredictable” ✭✭✭✭✭ ThreeWeeks“A bubbling, slightly twisted blend of the Mighty Boosh, House of Pain and James Joyce – call it stream-of-consciousness messy art-house disco hip- hop comedy…beautifully silly” ✭✭✭✭ The Sunday Times

Tony Law A Now Begin In Again
2022-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Farm Boy Old Man brings another dose of hard core whimsy and folksy absurdity. Odd comedy formed these last weird years. A mixture of good old bits and new yet shaped bits. Better than a polished Tony show or a Tony work in progress. A showgress show I’ve been harvesting through hours of material for 12 years. The newest iteration.Material featuring things from our minds and the world. Joyful. Kind. Stupid. Smart. Silly. Naughty. Dumb. Insightful. Nice. Shouty.

Micky Overman: Small Deaths (Work In Progress)
2022-04-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
A brand spanking new work-in-progress show starring comedian Micky Overman (★★★★ – The Voice) and featuring a bad-ass grandma, Patrick Swayze and an astrology obsessed waxer. It answers some burning questions like: “how did one find a wife in ancient Babylon?” and reveals how a minor medical issue can result in heartbreak, unemployment and a possible encounter with a witch.“A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners” The Observer

Faye Treacy: Where's Your Head At? (Work in Progress)
2022-04-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Faye Treacy doesn't mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history. Unfortunately, she's been running away from demons on the road instead of kicking their butts. She's just about to finish battling them; come find out if she wins or loses. "Simultaneously childish, genius and inescapably memorable." Expect storytelling, stand-up and music whilst Faye shares things she really shouldn't say.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Home Truths
2022-04-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Little Wander in association PBJ Management presents….Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News For You?, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?) is back with a brand new tour.It’s been a big few years for most of us and Kiri is no different. She’s moved back to her home island of Anglesey, struggled with lockdown and got herself some rescue chickens. You can expect jokes about skinny jeans, learning Welsh and white supremacy – something for everyone.“Making powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects” The Guardian

Pauly F Taylor The Writing Is On The Paul (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Once upon a time there was an audience member called (insert your name here), they went to Pauly F Taylor’s show at (insert comedy festival here). They laughed/cheered/had a baby (delete as appropriate). After an hour they lived happily ever after. The End.

Book Early!

As seen on Harry Hill’s Club Nite, Channel 4.

‘Wildly entertaining and absolutely funny’ Chortle

“Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists” The Skinny

“Call-backs, themes and clever wordplay dizzily weave in and out” The List

“An impressive knack for both observational wit and quirky flights of fancy.” The Evening Standard

William Stone A Guide To Living Well Good (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Attention chill seekers. We’re all looking for the key to a successful, happy life and this guy’s got it, probably.Join BBC New Comedy Award Finalist William Stone for a joke packed show that will help you learn to live a well good life.

Rosie Jones: Labels (Work In Progress)
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Disabled. Gay. Prick. Rosie Jones collects labels, and is constantly challenging these bloody labels. WHY SHOULD THEY DEFINE HER, EH? ‘Wickedly Funny’ Rosie Jones returns with a brand new show, packed with jokes, mischief and probably a story about Myleene Klass from Hear’Say.As seen on ‘Live At The Apollo’, ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’ and her own Channel 4 travel show, ‘Trip Hazard’.“A masterly performer” One 4 Review.

Celya AB Swimming (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
The debut solo show from one of the circuit’s emerging stars.Moving from a small town outside of Paris to live in Birmingham, to finding her place in the world – and crucially, learning to swim at the age of 25.As seen on The BBC New Comedy Awards Final; Yesterday, Today and the Day Before (Comedy Central); Festival Funny Live (BBC), and heard on The Guilty Feminist.“Sharp and annoyingly observant gags.” Joe Lycett“Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer. Strong stuff.” Steve Bennett, Chortle

Annie McGrath Work in Progress
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Annie McGrath is a comedian renowned for her joke writing skills and deadpan style. She is also a talented artist and host of the podcast Secret Artists. She curated Art is the Best Medicine, an exhibition of artworks by comedians including Vic Reeves, Harry Hill, Josie Long, Jenny Eclair and Alex Horne to raise money for Mental Health UK. The exhibition featured on the front page of the Guardian Guide and in large spreads in the Evening Standard and iNews.Annie’s stand-up has featured on Audible, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 4 Extra and she has written for BBC Radio 4’s Newsjack.

Stuart Laws Stuart Laws is All In (Live Recording)
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Acclaimed gilet-wearing stand-up, filmmaker, goalkeeper and viral Twitter star Stuart Laws brings his joke-packed solo show to Mach and he’s filming it.Stuart risked everything in a Vegas poker tournament and his life changed forever. In Stuart Laws Is All In, he asks life’s big questions: is he a winner or a loser? Can he burn a candle at both ends? And has he been infected by the Willennium Bug?A show about making difficult decisions, choosing different paths and gettin’ jiggy wit’ it.

Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi An Hour Shared Is An Hour Halved (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi share an hour in a dramatic work-in-progress that is going to change everyone’s lives, and ideally for the better. Best friends, ex-housemates, colleagues – think Starstruck (BBC 3 and HBO Max), W1A (BBC 1) and Very Modern Quests (Audible – you might not have come across that one and that’s okay) – but now it’s time to up the ante. And come to Machynlleth to share an hour of brand spanking new laughs. Discretion is not advised; tell your friends (is that what ‘discretion is advised’ means?) Really though, we’d love you to come.

Sarah Keyworth Work in Progress
2022-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
An hour of new material from Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee Sarah Keyworth. Winner: Herald Angel Award. Winner: Pleasance Best Newcomer Award. As seen and heard on Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show and The Now Show.★★★★★ Herald ★★★★ Times ★★★★ Telegraph

Hannah Platt & Jodie Mitchell Work in Progress
2022-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
A work in progress show from two of the most exciting rising stars on the UK comedy scene.‘Voice of a new generation’ (the skinny) Hannah Platt is a BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist, and recently wrote and starred in her own Laugh Lesson for BBC3. Described as ‘a distinctive voice with something to say’ (Chortle), she discusses mental health in a frank and acerbic style.‘Brilliant… natural comic’ (The Guardian) Jodie Mitchell won an Off-Broadway Award as their macho alter-ego John Travulva and recently wrote on Sex Education. A ‘standout talent…dry, charming and politically charged’ (The Stage), they dive into the surreal.

Spencer Jones HOOFED (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
No one has any idea what this will be like. What will he do onstage? We don’t know. Will he use a musical looper thing? More than likely. Will there be props? Maybe. Will he stick eyes on things? Of course he will, he has a family that needs feeding.

Ed Gamble Electric
2022-05-01 17:45 - 18:45 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
After a sell-out tour of his house in 2020 (extended into 2021 due to popular demand), Ol’ Broken Pancreas is charged up and ready to flick the switch on another night of attention seeking.Co-host of the award-winning mega-hit podcast Off Menu with James Acaster, Taskmaster champion, and has his own special Blood Sugar available worldwide on Amazon Prime.As seen and heard on Mock the Week (BBC2), Live At the Apollo (BBC), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), QI (BBC2), Would I Lie To You (BBC) and Sunday mornings on Radio X alongside Matthew Crosby.“An ability to open his mouth and spontaneously say something hysterically funny” James Kettle, The Guardian“He is on irresistible form” Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph“Ahugely likeable performer…an excellent comic” Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman“Superb stand-up” Ben Williams, Time Out

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-05-01 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc.Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife.“He is a genius plain and simple… an absolute triumph… One of the funniest shows of the year” ***** Time Out“This is sublime, busy and evocative work from a man who keeps getting better and better” ***** The List“It is total nonsense. It is total discipline. It is a total pleasure” ***** The Times

Joz Norris Blink (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Magician supremo The Great Joz Norris has spent 2 years perfecting the legendary Blink-Think, the greatest magic trick of all time, which synchronises the thoughts of an audience so everyone blinks in unison. He’s got everything under control this time. Nothing can possibly go wrong. A new stupid show from reigning winner of the Comedian’s Choice Award for Best Show at Edinburgh Fringe.Writer and star of BBC Radio 4’s A Small Talk On Small Talk and upcoming sitcom The Dream Factory. Nominated for the Malcolm Hardee for Comic Originality and the Chortle Award for Best Music & Variety Act.

Maisie Adam BUZZED (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam comes to the Machynlleth with a Work in Progress of her brand new show for 2022, Buzzed.Rammed with witty observations, high-octane energy and (hopefully!) some right good jokes, this high-energy hour promises to be better than whatever else you had planned (unless you had plans to go dancing with Cher).

Nick Helm Masterworks in Progress ‘22
2022-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
As the survivors of a deadly global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society – what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light?Join critically acclaimed and multi-award winning comedian Nick Helm as he starts work on a new show that is sure to be so insightful, so honest, so legitimate that it will fix all of society’s problems and lead the way to a new plain of existence.This is the future. The future starts now.

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Equal parts Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, it's Guardian-recommended comedy double act Britney. They're bringing you a work in progress of a love story between two gorgeous comedians (them) and a very patient and ‘up for it’ audience (you).

You may remember Britney from the BBC pilot "Britney", BBC2's "Festival of Funny" and some of your best dreams. Critics have called them ‘hysterical’, ‘side-splitting’, ‘laugh-out-loud funny’.

Olga Koch Just Friends (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian, star of Mock the Week, QI Frankie Boyle’s New World Order Richard Osman’s House of Games, and Late Night Mash, and your favourite sleep paralysis demon Olga Koch is finally doing her Marina Abramovic hour. Strap the fuck in.

Pope Lonergan Bangin’ On (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Pope Lonergan is a comedian, Quaker, (recovering) drug addict and creator of ‘Pope’s Addiction Clinic’ and ‘The Care Home Tour’.In this show he’ll talk about elderly care, opioids and accidentally breaking a woodlouse’s pregnancy sack.In 2022 he has a book coming out. It’s a funny memoir called ‘I’ll Die After Bingo’ (Penguin / Ebury).”Outrageous material […] rambunctious delivery” The Guardian”From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw ” Evening Standard”The stories are awkward, humiliating, awful and hilarious, occasionally shocking but deeply compelling” iNews

James Acaster Hecklers Welcome (Work in Progress)
2022-05-01 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Machynlleth, Wales
Fill your boots.

Tom Ward: Anthem (WIP)
2022-05-02 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Fresh from his celebrated debut on Live at the Apollo, Tom Ward returns with a brand new construction of offbeat observations and top-notch whimsical detours. His favourite themes are all here: love, the 90's, living in a house…But this time he’s venturing out beyond his beloved suburbs to take on the planet, mental health & gender politics. Tom has been seen on ‘Live at The Apollo’, 'The Stand Up Sketch Show', ‘Live from The BBC’, ‘Roast Battle’ and has supported Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett, Jason Manford and Sindhu Vee on tour. “A genuinely exciting talent” ***** THE HERALD

Lara Ricote: Grl/Latnx/Def (Work In Progress)
2022-05-02 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Lara Ricote is a twenty something year old storyteller, improviser, and stand up. She’s Mexican, American, and Spanish but she’s based in Amsterdam because she’s morally opposed to consistency.
She spent the pre-pandemic year doing stand up in South America because she’s also funny in Spanish. Lara performs stand up all around the Netherlands and improvises with Boom Chicago and easylaughs, which is important in the Netherlands. This year she has just won the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award which catapulted her onto this website.

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (Work in Progress)
2022-05-03 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

FRIDA KAHLOL
2022-05-03 18:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Dona Bar, 92 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 7NY, United Kingdom
Frida KahLOL is a fun and friendly comedy night showcasing the girls, the gays and the theys in the fun and friendly female run independent cocktail bar Doña on Stoke Newington High Street. Come swathe yourself in Doña's plush pink surroundings, sip a signature mezcal cocktail and let yourself be entertained. The line ups are made up of sparkly up-and-coming talent mixed with established stars, served on ice with salt and lime. Each gig has a 5 minute debutante slot for a new performer who wants to try comedy in supportive (and beautifully decorated) surroundings rather than the traditionally more macho (and less glamorous) open mic circuit.

The next shot is on the 3rd of May hosted by the multi-talented sketch duo Roisin & Chiara, with Welsh glamazon Eleri Morgan, Scottish character comedian Charlie V Martin and Texan retired cheerleader Kemah Bob and more! PLUS AN EXTRA SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY MS.RAY! Come laugh, come drink, come boogie.

Maisie Adam: Buzzed (WIP)
2022-05-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-05-10 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is working up some new material.

As seen on: A League of Their Own, HIGNFY, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg.

"Her jokes were spot on, her stories magnificent and magnificently told." (Bruce Dessau)

"There's no denying that Maisie Adam is phenomenal." (Scotsman)

Lara Ricote: Work In Progress
2022-05-03 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom
Lara played in a soap when she was 15. Her and her brother's character died in a car accident which her alcoholic mother drove. It was tragic, because that was the end of her career as a child actor. Her mother and sister succeeded and are now in Mexico making telenovelas. She's here, telling you about the rest of her life, without a camera rolling. Days of our Lives meets a Mexican girl trying to grow up in the US. Come to the work in progress!! It'll be great one day but it might be good already!!

Comedy Grotto
2022-05-03 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
The Comedy Grotto is a critically acclaimed comedy night with some of the best acts in the country trying out new material.

It's been tipped by The Independent and The Sunday Times, while Time Out praises its "consistently excellent line-ups" that have "comedy connoisseurs drooling".

This months line up is Erika Ehler Ben Target Louisa Keight Gbemi Oladipo Alex Kealy

Alex Kealy (MC) - The Guardian's Best Jokes of Edinburgh 2019 "A storming show from the whimsical funnyman" - The Sunday Times “This is clever comedy...you’ve done yourself some internal damage from laughing so much” ★★★★ - Shortcom

Seann Walsh: Work In Progress
2022-05-03 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-09 20:30 - 21:30, 2022-06-09 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-07-21 21:45 - 22:45, 2022-07-26 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come see Seann Walsh at The Bill Murray as he tries out material for his Edinburgh Fringe show.

Maisie Adam: Buzzed (WIP)
2022-05-03 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-31 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-06-07 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-07-26 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week, and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back at 2Northdown with a Work in Progress of her brand new show for 2022, Buzzed.

Rammed with witty observations, high-octane energy and (hopefully!) some right good jokes, this high-energy hour promises to be better than whatever else you had planned (unless you had plans to go dancing with Cher).

Chloe Petts: Transience
2022-05-03 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-05-04 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-05-05 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-05-06 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-05-07 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
The debut show of rising star and “very funny” (Guardian) Chloe Petts touring the UK for the first timeA brilliantly sharp live performer and “compelling presence” (Steve Bennett, Chortle), she is one of the most exciting acts on the UK scene.Fresh from supporting Ed Gamble on his UK Tour, Petts uses her trademark cerebral “laddishness” to examine her desperate attempts at living in the moment, the darts and her (strictly non-romantic) love for men.As seen on Hypothetical (Dave), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV) and The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2).Do not miss Petts’ debut tour

Tony Law: Work in Progress
2022-05-03 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Yes I have lockdown material. Sorry but it's very good and quite surreal and silly. And new to the fringe which is what this is for. Also total nonsense. Ghost stuff. No politics really. I mean I've never liked Putin. But I still blame Stalin for him. Anyway that’s not in it. Erm. I'll be looking at bits of paper and trying out stuff. All my opinions are virtuous and the best. But mostly it’s all stupidness. Parts will be a slog. But others really great. This will then become award winning by august. Cough cough cough.

Here's how another person describes me.
"It might not always make sense but it’s always funny. Farm boy blue collar surreal absurdity in his own very unique style. For those with a different take or taste in comedy."

ROYALLY FUNNY At The Prince Of Wales Highgate
2022-05-04 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Prince of Wales, 53 Highgate High Street, London, , N6 5JX, United Kingdom
The best live comedy night returns with the best new acts on the circuit and TV headliners, this month we have the fantastic LLOYD GRIFFTH!

Join us at the Prince of Wales in Highgate for the last instalment of Royally Funny before we take our summer break, with headliner LLOYD GRIFFITH. Also featuring the best new acts on the circuit and seasoned pros dropping in to try out brand new jokes! This month guest host Jamie Allerton is your MC, with Sikisa, Alexandra Haddow, Daniel Foxx and more to be confirmed.

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann (WIP)
2022-05-04 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Join actress, singer, welder (gotta have a back up) Anna Mann, star of stage and screen as she recalls some wonderful tales from a life in the arts – and faces her final moments. This will be visceral, real and incredibly brave. You will leave screaming "F— off I love it!"As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and Harry Hill’s Clubnite.Anna Is the much loved creation of character comic Colin Hoult, as seen in Afterlife, Derek, Murder in Sucessville and Being Human.A Berk-In-Progress show.

Thirsty Thursdays with Greenalls Gin
2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Fabulous line ups of the best comedians from across the circuit and off the telly. Properly curated and properly funny, expect established names and the brightest rising stars in comedy, see them here first! Book early to avoid disappointment.

Line up Patrick Spicer Norris and Parker Gary Tro Joz Norris Ania Magliano Josh Weller

Woolwich Works in Progress: Olga Koch and Micky Overman
2022-05-05 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
Olga KochOlga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021.She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave) and your dad's search history.Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds.Micky OvermanMicky is one of the most promising and exciting acts to hit the circuit in years. A bedrock of surgically sharp writing combined with a cool and confident delivery make her an exceptional comedian.Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty, to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a successful comic well beyond her years.

Country Mile Comedy Club 62
2022-05-05 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #62.

We are joined by this fantastic line-up...

GLENN MOORE (Mock the Week; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central; The Now Show; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2018) - 'Laugh-a-second" - Beyond The Joke; "Complex, complicated and joyfully stupid" - Skinny

ESTHER MANITO (Live at the Apollo; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best Show winner 2021) - "Incredible comedian" - Ed Fest Mag; "Bringing a much-needed voice to comedy" - Funny Women

HUGE DAVIES (8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown; Harry Hill's ClubNite; Hypothetical; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Roast Battle; Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club; Guessable?; The Artists; 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee) - "A masterful craftsman of comedy" - Chortle; "Bizarre lunatic charm" - Skinny

ANIA MAGLIANO (The Stand Up Sketch Show; The Comedy Guide To Life; Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best New Show winner 2022; Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year finalist 2021; 2Northdown's New Act of the Year finalist 2019) - "Already has the cool, calm and collected stage presence of a standup veteran" - Guardian; "A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” - Diva Mag

LARA RICOTE (Comedy Central Live; Funny Women Awards winner 2021) - "An electric presence for funny, sparkly, self-deprecating stories" - Chortle

BEN POPE [MC] (The Comedy Guide To Life; Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2017; So You Think You're Funny finalist 2015) – "Straight-up hilarious" – Telegraph; “An eye for the ridiculous" – Chortle

SAM NICORESTI (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2021) - "Fizzing with ideas and great jokes" - Chortle; “Joyful, wonderful fun” - Guardian

JACK CHISNALL (2Northdown New Act Competition runner-up 2022; The Paddock; God Squad) - "Dials up the daftness... Hilarious" - Chortle

ELE MCKENZIE
Line-ups are always subject to change.

Deadbeat Comedy
2022-05-05 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join us the first Thursday of every month for the best in experimental comedy, in a cute candlelit basement. A mix of big names trying out new material, and some up-and-coming comic talent.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.

21Soho Presents...
2022-05-06 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

OLGA KOCH!
Olga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021. She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave) and your dad's search history. Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds.

BRANDON WARDELL!
Brandon Wardell is a Filipino-American comedian, actor and podcaster known for his work on Comedy Central and for his appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Like and Subscribe (Verizon), Special (Netflix) and I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson (Netflix). He hosts a popular podcast with Jack Wagner called “Yeah But Still,” which was recently placed on Vulture's list of The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2020. Past guests include Vampire Weekend, Lizzo, and Tim Heidecker among others. He starred in and wrote for the tragically underrated webseries “Like And Subscribe,” created by Wagner. He’s been profiled in Rolling Stone, Vice, and other major publications. In 2018, he released his debut LP, an ASMR album, entitled “An ASMR Album.” Wardell started doing standup in Washington DC in 2010, dropped out of Virginia Commonwealth University in 2013, and moved to Los Angeles in 2014. Soon after, he was featured on the Bob Odenkirk album “Amateur Hour,” and later went on to tour with Odenkirk and select dates on the Bo Burnham Make Happy tour. Brandon will next be seen starring opposite Jo Koy in Easter Sunday produced by Amblin and Dan Lin’s Rideback. Jay Chandrasekhar will direct, this is set for wide theatrical distribution on April 1st, 2022.

MICKY OVERMAN!
Micky is one of the most promising and exciting acts to hit the circuit in years. A bedrock of surgically sharp writing combined with a cool and confident delivery make her an exceptional comedian. Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty, to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a successful comic well beyond her years.

RAJIV KARIA!
Rajiv Karia is an award winning stand-up comedian, writer and actor.

An accomplished writer for radio and television, Rajiv was the winner of the prestigious BBC Contract Writer Bursary 2021 (alongside Tasha Dhanraj), and has written material for The Now Show, The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, Olga Koch: OK Computer, and Alex Edelman’s Peer Group on Radio 4. For television and online, he’s written for The Comedy Guide to Life and Bad Advice with Olga Koch on Dave. His sitcom pilot script Zoners (co-written with Ish Ganjoor) was shortlisted for the Amazon Writerslam 2019.

FATIHA EL-GHORRI!
﻿Underneath Fatiha's colourful hijab is a mind full of cutting observations and engaging witticisms on the life and times of a British Muslim woman. Fatiha smashes the Muslim stereotypes and challenges people to think about what they think they know about Islam, Muslims, and Muslim women especially.

Carla Gordon & Sarah Roberts Get Cancelled Or Die Trying
2022-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Do opposites attract? Am I ok? Is this funny? Are all questions* Carla and Sarah are seeking answers to in this hour of (extremely) new but (extremely) hot material. Plz help. Carla is a West End New Act 2022 runner up, a Bath New Act 2021 finalist and a SYTYF, 2Northdown and Leicester Square New Comedian 2021 semi-finalist who loves love and isn’t afraid to be disgusting on stage!"Rising star Carla Gordon is quick-witted, fun and very, very funny" - Jericho Comedy"Hilarious and very impressive" - Ken ChengSarah is a Rising Star 2020 finalist and 2Northdown and Leicester Square New Comedian 2021 semi-finalist. High brow, hates attention, guy’s gal. “A phenomenal new talent, original and funny. Every set is packed with punchlines. See her now, she’s destined for stardom!” - Catherine Bohart*Also seeking ChinaTown recommendations for after.

Jordan Brookes: Work In Progress
2022-05-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-07 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Before heading out on his new tour, Jordan is back with some half-ideas, some fuller ideas, and some stuff he’s nearly written. This is just what happens.Jordan Brookes won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe with his hit show I’ve Got Nothing. He was also nominated for the same award in 2017 and won the Chortle Comedian’s Comedian Award in 2018. As well as being a critically acclaimed comedian Jordan is also an actor and writer, with numerous projects in development for TV and radio.

Jenny Bede & Kirsty Mann Double Header
2022-05-08 18:00 - 20:15 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
JENNY BEDE!

Join Comedian, Actor and First Pregnant Woman in the World Jenny Bede for a new hour of songs and stand up.

‘Jenny Bede combines her sharp wit, stories of a failed noughties pop career and love of musical theatre to create a glorious musical comedy in this absolutely hilarious hour.’ ★★★★★ The Wee Review

‘[I] laughed solidly throughout … guaranteed to lift your spirits’★★★★★ Broadway World

‘Jenny’s inflated personality is just the self-effacing humour audiences crave’ ★★★★ Theatre Weekly

‘Her jokes are hilarious, her vocals pitch perfect and her delivery of both immaculate.’ ★★★★ I Talk Telly

KIRSTY MANN!

﻿An hour of storytelling from “smart character comic” (The Scotsman), Funny Women Awards Finalist and star of BBC’s Socially Awkward Situations.

"Say it again, with bells on; this is EdFringe at it's best" (Ed Fringe Mag) ★★★★★

“Excellent” (The Metro)

"If you're looking for a pick-me-up, this is the show for you" (Not The Front Row)

“Young, bright eyed and bushy tailed… grabs the gig by the funny bits and nowhere else will a pound buy you more laughs” (The Scotsman)

Erika Ehler: Femcel (Work in Progress)
2022-05-08 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Noun: A female incel. A woman who can't get a relationship. Fresh from appearances on Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave). Expect an hour of boldly offensive and immaculately crafted jokes.

Kevin Bridges: Work in Progress
2022-05-09 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Catch Kevin Bridges as he warms up ahead of his future UK and World Tour.
"A comedy masterclass" The Herald
"Blessed with that extra smidgin of God-given talent" The Times

Rosie Jones (WIP)
2022-05-09 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
After a second sellout run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Wickedly Funny" Rosie Jones returns with a brand new show, packed with jokes, mischief and probably, a bit of beef.As seen on Live At The Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Last Leg.“A masterly performer” One 4 Review

Elf Lyons: Raven (WIP)
2022-05-10 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Elf does a WIP of her new horror-comedy show

****

Monsters are real. Ghosts are real too. They live inside us and sometimes, they win' - Stephen King

Comedy IT-girl Elf Lyons floats out of the gutter with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. Part Mad Clown comedy spectacle, part Hammer Horror – in Raven, Elf becomes your own personal Pennywise as she merges horror techniques with old school storytelling to make you laugh and shiver in equal measure.

'THIS IS COMEDY AS ENCHANTMENT, A SHOW SO BEGUILING THAT YOU DON'T JUST LOVE IT, YOU SOMEHOW FALL IN LOVE WITH IT.'
Scotsman

Get a glass of Red Rum, bring your pal Tony and laugh with Elf forever and ever. It will be a Misery if you can't come.
Directed by Leland Gaunt.

*No cats allowed*

2Northdown's Mic Check
2022-05-10 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
MIC CHECK is 2Northdown's fortnightly new material night! The microphone will be smoking and the laughter will be contagious! Come and crack up with punchlines you've never heard before! We will be hosting everyone from the comedy elite to the best up-and-coming talent!

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Mike Wozniak
2022-05-12 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Alasdair Beckett-King: Work in Progress
2022-05-12 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.Cursed to return to the Fringe, multi award winning stand-up Alasdair Beckett-King unravels life’s shallowest mysteries and ‘creates his own multi-faceted world’ ★★★★ (Scotsman).A true Renaissance man, Alasdair is 500 years old.As seen on Mock the Week and the internet.‘Magnificent, wonderful and hilarious’ ★★★★ (TheWeeReview.com)★★★★★ (EdFestMag.com)★★★★★ (Edinburgh49.org)

Isy Suttie Work In Progress
2022-05-12 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-16 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-04 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-11 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Isy’s always searching for adventure in life, but now that she’s a mum with a partner who hates surprises, can she still find it? And why does she need it anyway?
As seen as Dobby in Peep Show, Esther in Shameless and much much more, Isy has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards, won a gold Sony Award, and released her second book last year.

Lauren Pattison: Work In Progress
2022-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Following a whirlwind couple of years of awards, nominations, sell-out shows and international touring, proceeded by a lengthy period of watching the world unravel, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Lauren Pattison is back with the beginnings of a brand new show. She is reluctant to say what it is about because if the last year has taught her anything, it's life can change pretty fast ... it is what it is.

As seen on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, 'Roast Battle' and supporting Katherine Ryan on tour.

'Razor wit and brutal honesty' ***** List

'A breath of feisty fresh air' ***** Herald

'Spiky, deliciously bawdy and remarkably assured' **** Telegraph

Christopher Bliss: Work In Progress
2022-05-13 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-29 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friend. He lives in the North West corner of South East Shropshire and can’t wait to pull on his socks and sandals, iron his shell suit windbreaker, comb his curtains, hop on the Megabus, and trot out some work in progress at his favourite venue.
As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.

“This is how character comedy should be done.”
★★★★ Chortle
WARNING: This show contains scenes that some viewers may extremely nice.

Isy Suttie: She's Alright (Work In Progress)
2022-05-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-08 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Last Christmas, Isy’s mum requested a book called She’s Alright, which Isy searched endlessly for. She wanted to make things up to her Mum for being a rebellious daughter - but what kind of parent is she? As seen as Dobby in Peep Show, Esther in Shameless, on Would I Lie To You, Q.I. and much more, Isy has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards, and won a gold Sony Award for her BBC Radio 4 series Isy Suttie’s Love Letters.

“Impossible to dislike”–The Guardian

Lou Taylor, Katie Norris, & Tam Kelly WIP
2022-05-15 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Katie is an actor, comedian, and the original 'Farm Fatale'. Join her in this one woman West Country cabaret. 'Norris channels Julie Walters' **** Chortle 'flamboyantly silly' **** The Guardian "it calls to mind Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, there can be no bigger compliment." **** Telegraph

Actor, writer, and stand up comedian Lou Taylor will take you back to the West Midlands in the 90s where Lou grew into her role as a very naughty school girl (not in a sexy way), no teacher was safe from her gob (again not in a sexy way).
'Lou Taylor is a funny bitch. She is your best mate whilst also being your inner monologue. Women aren't funny but this chick? She's smashing stereotypes' SELF ESTEEM (Rebecca Taylor)

Tamsyn is Cornwall's no.1 tourist attraction, or at least she will be when she's worked out this show. Tamsyn was recently featured on BBC One as part of the BBC New Comedy award, & has just finished filming for the Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV 2. 'Hilarious' The Independent

Tom Ward & Sam Nicoresti
2022-05-16 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
TOM WARD!

Fresh from his celebrated debut appearance on Live at the Apollo, Tom Ward returns with a brand new construction of offbeat observations and top-notch whimsical detours. His favourite themes are all here: love, music, suburbia…But this time he’s venturing out beyond his beloved suburbs to take on the planet, mental health & gender politics. This highly anticipated return will be Tom’s Anthem for a disaffected world.

SAM NICORESTI!

A new show about freedom and identity from Leicester Square New Comedian 2022 Sam Nicoresti. "Stylish, idiosyncratic... a vivid imagination" - Beyond the Joke.

GOOD SHIP COMEDY PRESENTS JEN BRISTER
2022-05-16 20:00 - 22:45 (Europe/London)
JEN BRISTER

Jen is a comic who is finally getting the recognition she deserves after years of acing it on the circuit.

Whether mining her Spanish heritage, life as a new Mum with her partner or unleashing her laser-guided sights on modern life, she's never anything less than hilarious. She has performed stand up in clubs all over the country (literally) as well as sketch comedy in numerous groups including the Loose Connection. Most recently Jen returned to host Live at the Apollo. She has taken several extremely well received solo shows up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as performing as part of The Comedy Zone at the Pleasance and appearing in Trevor Lock’s hilarious play “The One & The Many”. She has worked at BBC 6 Music where she presented a number of different shows including the weekend overnights, the weekend breakfast show and stand ins for Lauren Laverne, Liz Kershaw and Jon Holmes.

“Brister ticks all the boxes – she’s confident, energetic and knows how to deliver a line for maximum laughs.” The Scotsman

“Outrageously funny.” Metro

“A splendid hour of laughing till your face hurts.” The List

ALISON SPITTLE

Alison Spittle is an award-winning writer, actor and comedian. She is co-creator and co-presenter of the BBC sounds podcast Wheel of Misfortune and is a regular co-host ofThe Guilty Feminist. She is the creator and star of the television series Nowhere Fast, which aired on RTÉ2, BBC America and Stan Australia to critical acclaim. Her first playStarlet premiered to great acclaim, garnering five stars from The Sunday Times.

Alison’s chat show podcast,The Alison Spittle Show has amassed a huge following with guests such as Sharon Horgan, Adam Hills and David O’Doherty. She performs at podcast festivals across Ireland and the UK.

Writer and star of the sitcom 'Nowhere Fast' (RTE) as well as her own sky comedy short (Sky Arts) and a regular guest host of the Guilty Feminist podcast, Alison is one of the most original, innovative and exciting new acts to come out of Ireland in recent years.

"A kind of genius." Irish Times

"If you enjoyed, say, Fleabag or Sharon Horgan's stuff, you'll probably love this." Irish Independent

POPE LONERGAN

Pope Lonergan is a comedian, writer and creator / host of ‘The Care Home Tour’ (“The comedians taking slapstick into new territory” ~ The Guardian) and ‘Pope’s Addiction Clinic’. He gigs all over the UK and has had sold out shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe, Vault Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival and Hastings Fringe. His debut book ‘I’LL DIE AFTER BINGO’ (a funny memoir about elderly care, drug abuse and comedy) has just been released to much acclaim by Penguin.
“From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw.” Evening Standard

“The stories are awkward, humiliating, awful and hilarious, occasionally shocking but deeply compelling.” iNews

ERIC ROY RUSHTON

Since his comedy debut in 2014, Eric Rushton has been mixing with the best newcomers on the comedy scene, and impressing audiences with his intelligent, playful material and likeable, self-deprecating stage persona. In January 2020 he won the prestigious 'Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year' award - an award that was previously won by the likes of Romesh Ranganathan, Jason Manford and Jonny Vegas on their way to stardom.

"Intriguing and amusing." Chortle

THE AWKWARD SILENCE

The Awkward Silence are a sketch comedy double act. They're Ralph Jones and Vyvyan Almond. They've been shortlisted for a few awards, including a Writers' Guild Award, but they don't go on about it. Separated at birth (by a couple of years, and because they were born in different places), they're happy to be here and wish you the best.

AND YOUR RESIDENT HOST:

BEN VAN DER VELDE

One of the quickest wits around and a much-loved compere, he always brings a jam-packed back of nonsense, silliness and wisecracks to every gig he hosts.

"Wonderfully improvised riffs showcasing his impressive spontaneity and sharp tongue." Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

“The perfect comedy club host – he is a master of audience interaction. The audience weren’t just warmed up, but pretty hysterical even before the first act of the night hit the stage.” Huffington Post

Rooftop Comedy Experience Presents… James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2022-05-17 18:45 - 19:45, 2022-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Bussey Rooftop Bar, 133 Rye Lane, London , SE15 4ST, England, United Kingdom
JAMES ACASTER has decided to give up control and let the audience do what they want while he tries to tell stories. It’s an experiment!

This is an outdoor show.

COMEDY JUICE
2022-05-17 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Sarah Roberts and lovers...

The best acts on the circuit doing their juiciest material.

Siblings & Family Friends
2022-05-17 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy & Marina Bye return with a troop of comedians who will bring you to your knees both in sheer awe but also lung collapsing laughter.Having scoured the universe for the perfect combination of the funniest humans alive, this is one hell of a show you won't want to miss. Sit yourself at a table, grab a goblet and enjoy the carnage.Expect a night of pure debauchery involving wild sketch comedy, songs and stand up from the mouths of the UK’s finest comedians right in front of your tear filled eyes.Full lineup to be announced soon.SIBLINGS is a comedy double act featuring character comedians and IRL sisters Marina (OFFIE Award Winner 2019) & Maddy (Has no awards, went to clown school)."Magical to watch" The Guardian"Rising stars of British Comedy" Mail on Sunday★★★★★ "A kaleidoscopic fever-dream." Entertainment Focus

West End Comedy Club
2022-05-17 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Elf Lyons, Babatunde Aléshé, Jay Handley, Kate McGann, Omar Badawy

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (WIP)
2022-05-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Strap in for an hour of comedy covering some of life’s most important and profound topics: family, belonging and horse girls.

A work in progress from Ania Magliano, one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central).

“Side splitting laughs” Broadway Baby

“A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” Diva Mag

Harriet Kelsey & John Kearns are Objectively Funny
2022-05-18 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Signature Brew Haggerston, 340 Acton Mews, London, E8 4EA, England
We are back in Haggerston with more new jokes from the best in the biz. This month starring Jessica Fostekew (Live at the Apollo, The Guilty Feminist) and John Kearns (only ever consecutive Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Guessable). Support from Charlie George, Ali Brice and more.

Dan Wye & Jo Griffin (Work In Progress)
2022-05-19 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AS, United Kingdom
Okkk you are getting two outrageously hilarious, gorgeous, godlike babes for the price of one!

They are willing to bare their souls and holes comedically to change everyone's life in the room.

2 Work In Progress shows by 2 unreasonably funny people gearing up for Edinburgh Fringe 2022.

Make sure you get tickets… 2 shows for just £8!!

DAN WYE AM I SAM SMITH?

Through the camp ecstasy of comedy cabaret we are exploring queer identity… have I done all this soul searching to realise that I am in fact Sam Smith?

The pinnacle of the human experience is me luxuriously stretched across a piano in a glamorous outfit singing songs about rimming, and telling tales about (to quote my therapist) my many, many, unrelenting, unflinching, uncut flaws- such Las Vegas lounge vibes.

Dan Wye is a rising Queer star on the comedy scene, well known for their comedy mystic drag character Séayoncé.

"Queer, overboard and full of vice" ★★★★★ LondonBoxOffice.

"A sharp edge of wit...I found myself hoping for it to last longer." ★★★★★ LGBTQ Arts ReviewWinner: Vault Festival After Dark Award

Nominee: The QX Cabaret Award for Best Comedy act 2019

Recommended by Condé Nast as one to see at 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

@dan.wye

JO GRIFFIN: PEOPLE PERSON

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life.

Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo

“Bloody brilliant” CHORTLE ★★★★ THE LIST ★★★★

FEST ★★★★

“Female comedy duos you need to see” INDEPENDENT

She’s appeared in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC 2).

@jo_griffs

Róisín And Chiara’s Late Night Lounge
2022-05-19 19:30 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom

Knock2Bag presents... Chris Bliss & Friends
2022-05-19 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2022-05-19 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-26 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
James Acaster has decided to give up control and let the audience do what they want while he tries to tell stories. It’s an experiment!

Christopher Bliss: Work in Progress
2022-05-20 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friend. He lives in the North West corner of South East Shropshire and can’t wait to pull on his socks and sandals, iron his shell suit windbreaker, comb his curtains, hop on the Megabus, and trot out some work in progress at his favourite venue.As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.“This is how character comedy should be done.” ★★★★ Chortle

Alexandra Haddow: WIP - Woman In Progress
2022-05-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-07-12 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Alexandra Haddow isn't quite sure what she wants yet, but that's ok, because she's only 18. In her head. Join her as she talks you through her (expert, really) decisions in life, love, sex, friendships, babies, family, (lack of proper) work, class, and why she still has no idea what Nectar points are despite being legally classed as 'in her 30s'.

Sunday Special
2022-05-22 18:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.Our very favourite cockney maestro and master stand-up JEFF INNOCENT returns to headline! Expect a hit-packed, roof-raising set from one of the very (very) best.”It should be made law that every UK citizen see Jeff Innocent, he’s that funny” - Evening StandardJoining Jeff is Scottish star CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR BOYD, award-winnng IZZY ASKWITH and the masterful WILL DUGGAN as host.

Gigless LIVE!
2022-05-22 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Gigless, the award-winning online stand-up gig hosted by Catherine Bohart (Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Mash Report) and Helen Bauer (The Stand Up Sketch Show, Daddy Look At Me), is going LIVE!

Expect performances from some of the very best names on the circuit, surprise guests, and Gigless favourites (including stalwart Andrew White), all expertly hosted/bickered through by Catherine and Helen.

Tom Ward: Anthem WIP
2022-05-23 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom

Big Pig: Hogwash
2022-05-23 19:45 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Paper Dress Vintage, 352 Mare St, London , E8 1HR, United Kingdom
We're back with another crackling line up of the best stand up, sketch and character acts for you greedy little piggies!

Helm & Taylor & Friends
2022-05-23 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G 0PP, United Kingdom
Comedians Nick Helm and Paul F Taylor are reunited again as Helm & Taylor (the double act that nobody knew they needed) with this monthly new material night where they are joined by some of their showbiz friends* from stage and screen**. Watch them cook up a storm as they prepare for Edinburgh.

* Not real friends.

**Mainly stage.

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens
2022-05-23 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-24 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-25 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-26 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-27 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-28 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-30 20:45 - 21:45, 2022-05-31 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) and 10 more dates | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
What do you do when the end of the world finally comes, and you realise it’s going to happen slowly and boringly?No sudden meteor strike. No thrilling zombie apocalypse. Just a gradual ebbing away of life as you knew it. Do you fight to fix things before it gets worse, dedicating your life to making the world around you better? Nah. You close your curtains, hunker down and fixate over something shitty someone said to you in 2019. The longest reining Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner is back with a new show. As seen on Late Night Mash (Dave), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), and his own stand up special coming soon to Amazon Prime

Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face
2022-05-23 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Helen enjoys a drama. She's her mother's daughter, taking a small situation, blowing it up, then getting upset that it's out of her control.
Just like all the best reality TV. At the same time, she dreams of being a sweet angel handling any drama with grace. Who doesn’t overthink everything and plan for how she will have all eyes on her at the right moment.
‘SLICK, SASSY AND SUPER SATISFYING.’
★★★★ Broadway Baby
As seen and heard on ITV2, BBC Two, BBC Three, CBBC, Comedy Central, BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4. Basically all the channels.
NOMINEE: Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 – Best Newcomer
'6ft1 with a personality that could fill a stadium. Mark my words, this girl will not be performing in small venues for much longer.'

Faye Treacy: Where's Your Head At? (Work in Progress)
2022-05-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-26 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

Sean Mcloughlin – Work In Progress
2022-05-24 18:15 - 19:15, 2022-07-12 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Sean McLoughlin: So Be it (Work in Progress)
2022-05-25 19:45 - 20:45 UTC | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
International microstar Sean McLoughlin is back on the road with a scintillating new stand-up show. The world may be a strange and scary place but there’s no need for the bastards to get you down. Come sit in a dark room and listen to some jokes told by “an impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent” (List)Widely acclaimed for his hilarious and incisive stand-up, Sean has recently supported Ricky Gervais in arenas across the globe having previously opened for Bill Burr at the Royal Albert Hall. He has made multiple TV appearances, been nominated for a Chortle Award and released two extremely successful U.S. comedy albums.“The best comedian you haven’t heard of” Time Out“His intellectual and comedic brilliance has the audience rapt” Chortle“An excellent and imaginative stand-up” Scotsman

Angel Comedy Social Club
2022-05-25 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Last admittance 5 minutes after start time.

The Angel Comedy Social Club this week:

7:30 PM - Doors open
- Lou Taylor
- Mat Ewins
- Isabelle Farah
- Jack Harris
- Alex Bertulis Fernandes
Presented by Angel Comedy.

This is an 18+ event

Sooz Kempner: Playstation preview
2022-05-25 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Smugglers Tavern, 28 Warren Street, London, W1T 5ND, United Kingdom
Award-winning viral sensation Sooz (Best Newcomer Musical Comedy Awards, Funny Women Variety Award Winner, Broadway World Best Comedy Show Nominee) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up. But is she? Growing up in a stand-up show for anyone who remembers the 90s and had big dreams as a kid. Suitable for gamers and non-gamers alike! "a new wave of comedy" The Guardian "incredible...it shouldn't work but it really, really does" The Independent "brilliant" LA Times Comedy Central Top Shows of the Fringe 2018 **** Fest **** Broadway World **** Chortle **** Edinburgh Reporter **** The Stage

Thirsty Thursdays with Greenalls Gin
2022-05-26 20:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Fabulous line ups of the best comedians from across the circuit and off the telly. Properly curated and properly funny, expect established names and the brightest rising stars in comedy, see them here first! Book early to avoid disappointment.

Line up: Joe Jacobs Tadiwa Mahlunge Norris and Parker Ahir Shah

Country Mile Comedy Club 63
2022-05-26 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX, United Kingdom
Country Mile Comedy Club is back at The Star of Kings with gig #63. We are joined by this fantastic line-up...
About this event
IVO GRAHAM (Live at the Apollo; Have I Got News For You; 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown; Mock the Week; Hypothetical; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Roast Battle; Guessable; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2019) - "Irresistibly funny" - Telegraph; "Hilarious" - Times
HARRIET KEMSLEY (Live at the Apollo; 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown; Hypothetical; Comedy Central at The Comedy Store; The Stand Up Sketch Show; Roast Battle) - “At the dawn of her TV Career" - Radio Times; "Packs in high calibre jokes" - Guardian
PIERRE NOVELLIE (The Mash Report; The Now Show; Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central; Co-host of Budpod) - "Dawn of a major talent" - Guardian; "Brutally funny" - Chortle
AMY GLEDHILL [MC] (Alma's Not Normal; The Emily Atack Show; One-half of The Delightful Sausage; Harry Hill’s Clubnite; Late Night Mash; Question Team) "A name to watch” – Evening Standard; “Her jokes are strong and her presence joyful” – Chortle
STUART LAWS (Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best Show nominee 2021) - "Excellent anecdotal comedy" - The Wee Review; "Deliriously fun and nonsensical" - List
BELLA HULL (The Stand Up Sketch Show; Stand Up For Live Comedy; Yellow Comedy Young Comedian of the Year 2019; 2Northdown's New Act of the Year finalist 2020; Funny Women Stage Award finalist 2020) - "A disarmingly cheeky style... someone I look forward to seeing more of" - The Arts Desk
FINLAY CHRISTIE (The Stand Up Sketch Show; So You Think You’re Funny winner 2019)
TADIWA MAHLUNGE (Funny Festival Live) - "One of the country's top new comedy acts" - York Press
JO GRIFFIN (The Paddock)
Line-ups are always subject to change.
Raising money for FareShare, the UK's national network of charitable food redistributors, fighting hunger & tackling food waste in the UK.

Woolwich Works in Progress Olga Koch and Priya Hall
2022-05-27 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
Olga KochOlga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021.She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave) and your dad's search history.Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds.Priya HallPriya Hall is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has featured on BBC Presents: Stand up for Live Comedy (BBC One & Three), Live From Aberystwyth Pier (BBC One Wales and BBC Radio Wales), Fred At The Stand (BBC Radio 4), Machynlleth Comedy Showcase (BBC Radio Wales), Stand Yp (S4C).Priya has also written and starred in a new BBC 2 Wales pilot, Beena and Amrit. She has been a guest panellist on The Blame Game (BBC NI) and a team captain on What Just Happened? (BBC Radio Wales). She was a semi-finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards 2021. She is a host on the podcast Here to Judge, which is available on Spotify.

Jen Ives, Siblings & Luke Rollason Previews!
2022-05-29 15:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Objectively Funny present three works in progress from four wonderful idiots. Expect laughter! Tears (of laughter)! Pain (from laughing)! And joy!

15:00 - Jen Ives: Peak Trans

As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK – comedian, trans woman and nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun. Is JK Rowling the devil? Can a man love a trans woman and still truly be straight? And how long can Jen get away with taking maternity leave from work? Finalist: Funny Women, Laughing Horse, Leicester Mercury. 'Great company' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Jen Ives is a wonderful comedian. I've discovered her comedy in recent years, and I can't get enough of it.' (James Acaster).

16:30 Siblings - Siblage

Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back and physically bigger than ever. Watch clown, physical comedy and relatively high-level acting unfold before your tear-filled eyes. Tears of sadness or laughter? You decide! Prepare for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (not twins but can be for casting purposes). Winner of Reviews Hub Best in Show, 2021. "Ferociously funny" Guardian. "Rising stars of British comedy" Mail On Sunday. "A kaleidoscopic fever dream" ★★★★★ Entertainment-Focus.com. "Totally absurd" ★★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com. "The future of UK sketch comedy" ★★★★½ TheReviewsHub.com

18:00 Luke Rollason: Bowerbird

A 'gut-bustingly funny' (**** (List)) thing in a turtleneck gives you a makeover for the interior design of your mind. Dive into a kaleidoscopic kitchen that will expose the love life of your cutlery drawer and make you totally rethink your mundane little life. It's rubber-limbed, elastic-faced physical comedy for popular people. Blink and you'll miss it, if you blink for an hour. 'Amazingly entertaining' ***** (EdFestMag.com). 'Pure, unbridled, laugh-out-loud silliness' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'Bizarre, original and ridiculously fun' **** (VoiceMag.uk). 'Lean into this weirdness. Resistance is futile' **** (TheWeeReview.com).

Sunday Special
2022-05-29 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.Laidback stand-up master and Live At The Apollo & Russell Howard's Good News star NATHAN CATON drops in for a roof-raising headline set.‘Laidback, on-the-nose material, chopping down fools of all colours, both in day-to-day life and in the media’ - The GuardianJoining Nathan is a Mock The Week's one-liner king MARK SIMMONS, some ace middle spots and the sensational host-maeastro ALEXANDRA HADDOW.

Sami Abu Wardeh: Bedu (Work In Progress)
2022-05-29 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join Sami Abu Wardeh (Best of Brighton Fringe 2021, Siblings and Sami) for an hour of sweat, hair and chest in his debut character comedy hour. One of Chortle's "Ones to Watch 2022", Sami pours a hefty bucket of stupidity onto the flames of identity, language and flamenco guitar. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be an infant in a martial arts class, an adult in a choreographed sauna ceremony (audience stay clothed throughout) or a guest at a mad funeral, you need to see this show.

Bella Hull: Babycakes (WIP)
2022-05-30 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
A work-in-progress from 2Northdown’s New Act of the Year finalist 2020 Bella Hull. As seen on ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and the BBC’s Stand Up For Live Comedy.

Yellow Comedy Young Comedian of the Year 2019 and Funny Women Stage Award finalist 2020.

“A disarmingly cheeky style… someone I look forward to seeing more of” - The Arts Desk

Faye Treacy: Where’s Your Head At? W.I.P
2022-05-30 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Faye Treacy presents,

Where's Your Head At?

Faye Treacy doesn't mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history. Unfortunately, she's been running away from demons on the road instead of kicking their butts. She's just about to finish battling them; come find out if she wins or loses. "Simultaneously childish, genius and inescapably memorable." Expect storytelling, stand-up and music whilst Faye shares things she really shouldn't say.

Daniel Kitson: Outside - Work-In-Progress
2022-05-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-27 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Bussey Rooftop Bar, 133 Rye Lane, London , SE15 4ST, England, United Kingdom
Daniel hasn’t been on stage for over two years.

And, to be entirely honest, he’s not really missed it.

It is, however, his actual job and everyone’s gone back to work now. So, he’s picked out a comfy pen, bought a new notebook and booked himself a summers worth of outdoor shows to find out whether he can still do his job and what, if anything, he has to say to large groups of people he doesn’t know.

Please note: What with the two year gap and the lack of practice this entire tour will be, to a greater or lesser extent, work in progress and the shows are likely to be relatively rickety affairs. But on the up side Daniel’s already written the question “Do worms feel fear?” in his new notebook, so we should be okay.

Also, if it gets boring – you can just use the time to look at the sky and feel small.

Olga Koch: Just Friends (Work In Progress)
2022-05-31 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-06-22 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Olga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home.
She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021. She has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave) and your dad’s search history. Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds.

Bank Holiday STREET PARTY ROOF PARTY!
2022-06-02 15:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Yep - you read that right.

Angel Comedy is throwing a street party, roof party!

On Thursday June 2nd at 3pm some of the best comedians in the UK will be performing on the Roof of The Bill Murray.

Not only that, but as well as legends Aisling Bea, John Kearns, Abandoman and Sindhu Vee (filming dependent), we're planning to go full village fete, with games like Welly Wanging, a Coconut Shy, a Tombola, and throw a hoop on a mic stand (that old classic). We've got some psychics in our spoooky comedy room, and Barry has downloaded some Carnival Organ Greatest hits to terrify people with.

Basically, it's a chance to sit on a bale of hay in the street and have a drink in the sun, whilst having some silly fun.

It's free to come down and watch the show (although we'll be doing a collection for the Islington Giving to raise money for child poverty in Islington), but please grab some tickets if you think you're likely to make it down so we can get an idea on numbers.

2:00 PM - Doors open
- Aisling Bea
- John Kearns
- Abandoman
- Sindhu Vee
Presented by Angel Comedy.

Bella Hull – Work In Progress
2022-06-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Top Secret Comedy Club, 170 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PD, United Kingdom

Deadbeat Comedy
2022-06-02 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-07-07 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Join us the first Thursday of every month for the best in experimental comedy, in a cute candlelit basement.

A mix of big names trying out new material, and some up-and-coming comic talent.

LIVE COMEDY @ GENESIS
2022-06-03 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Live comedy is back at Genesis cinema! Join us for an evening of stand up comedy from Britain's finest and funniest as our friends at WTD return with this incredible line up: Ceyla AB A regular writer for BBC Radio’s The News Quiz. Winner of the Breaking Talent Award in 2019 (Birmingham Comedy Festival) and a finalist in the 2019 Funny Women Awards “I was shocked and appalled by Celya’s sharp and annoyingly observant gags. An exciting and promising writer." - Joe Lycett Vittorio Angelone British Comedian of the Year semi-finals, BBC New Comedy Award finalist William Stone BBC New Comedy Award finalist, the Leicester Square New Act of the Year Competition final and the 2Northdown New Act of the year final. Alexandra Haddow (Tour support for Frankie Boyle) Hubert Mayr (Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year finalist) With your host Jamie Allerton Liverpool Echo New Comedian Finalist And your headliner Celebrity Gogglebox's Babatunde Aleshe

21Soho Presents...
2022-06-04 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is a brand new mixed bill comedy night in a brand new venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

Isabelle Farah & Rosie Holt: WIP
2022-06-05 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come join Rosie and Isabella as they work up their new hours!
Rosie Holt -
Social media sensation and Chortle Award winner Rosie Holt debuts an hour of character comedy based on her hit satirical videos. A right-wing ""opinionist"" distorting the news, an MP desperately defending a failing government, a left-winger wanting to say the right thing but scared of getting it wrong. These characters and more come together when their creator accidentally becomes the news, as they try to speak their truth whatever the facts.
Isabelle Farah -
British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah's sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2021 show Ellipsis later transferred to the Soho Theatre and was listed by Chortle in the Top Ten shows of 2021. Isabelle is doing a WIP stand-up show about (not) growing up, terrible decisions and desperately failing to be a responsible adult. An ode to every irresponsabelle choice she's ever made. "

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (Work in Progress)
2022-06-06 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase (Made for TV)
2022-06-06 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
WINNER: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle Awards (2020)
Fresh off sold out tours across the US, UK and Europe, award-winning clown and international bad boy, Zach Zucker, returns to London with a series of WIP shows!! Proudly presented by Stamptown and DylanBrand.
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals
★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★ The Guardian
★★ The Times
★ The Skinny
“Zach Zucker is… Popular” New York Times

Rhys James & Fin Taylor: Work in Progress
2022-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Rhys James (Little shit from Mock the Week, but also Live At The Apollo and *Celebrity* Mastermind to be fair to the boy) needs to write a new show, god dammit! So this is that. A work-in-progress from the "master of the lightning-paced, gag-dense, precision-delivered set" (Guardian)Joining Rhys is Guardian-approved naughty boy Fin Taylor to also work out new material ahead of his next tour.As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You , 8 out of 10 Cats, The Mash Report and Roast Battle. Check out my special on YouTube.“Explosively funny” Guardian

WTD Comedy Presents: Four Previews For The Price Of One!
2022-06-07 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road, London, N1 5RA, United Kingdom
Join WTD Comedy aka Alexandra Haddow, Richard Spalding, Jamie Allerton and Hubert Mayr for a smorgasbord of previews before they take their shows up to the Fringe. Enjoy half an hour of each show with a break in the middle to go and drink lots of pints, all in one of the best pubs in London!

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (WIP)
2022-06-07 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson are working up a brand new sketch show about love. But which of these two girls will you fancy more?

“Ferociously funny” ★★★★★ The i

“Sweet, smart, refreshingly silly” Guardian

“Charming, joyous and offbeat” ★★★★ Chortle

“Bloody brilliant” ★★★★ Beyond the Joke

As seen on BBC1, BBC2, BBC3 and Channel 4.

Frida KahLOL
2022-06-07 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Dona Bar, 92 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 7NY, United Kingdom
A comedy night showcasing the girls, the gays and the theys in the female run independent cocktail bar Doña. Each gig has a 5 minute debutante slot for a new performer. 7th of June and is hosted by Frida's favourites Siblings, Am Stubberfield, Laura Kojo, Jenny Bede, Ted Hill AND MORE1

Harriet Kemsley: Work In Progress
2022-06-07 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come join Harriet as she works up her new hour of stand-up. Harriet’s talked on a stage all over the world – at places like The Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Oslo Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs in Montreal.

Erika Ehler: Femcel (Work In Progress)
2022-06-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-29 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-14 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Join Erika Ehler (Chortle Student Comedy Award Winner 2019) as she presents an hour of new material in this work in progress show.

Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Erika now lives in the UK after completing the Comedy Writing and Performance Program at Salford University.

In 2019, she was crowned winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award, was the recipient of the Mike Craig Comedy Award, and the Hot Water Roast Battle Champion. Erika has also written for Late Night Mash (Dave), Never Mind The Buzzcock (Sky), Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and Death to 2020 (Netflix).

Simon Day and Friends Summer Show
2022-06-08 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | 100 Club, 100 Club,
Simon Day returns to this iconic venue with a host of your favourite Fast Show and new characters and very special guests. Always a great night out with mates and work colleagues!

Sara Pascoe: Success Story (Warm Up)
2022-06-09 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Sara Pascoe host of Guessable, Comedians Giving Lectures and Sewing Bee is working up a brand new show all about SUCCESS. Why do we want it and how do we get it and what happens when we don’t? Featuring tales of minor celebrity, infertility and singing competitions.(Please note this is NOT a positive motivational lecture, but it might cheer you up accidentally)

Woolwich Works in Progress: Hannah Platt and Micky Overman
2022-06-09 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
Hannah PlattHannah is a stand-up comedian, writer and finalist of the BBC New Comedian of the Year Award in 2019. Merseyside-via-Manchester's finest misanthrope has already been making her mark as a comic, having been described as 'a voice of a new generation’ by The Skinny and 'a voice with something to say’ by Chortle, never shying away from sensitive topics with brutal honesty and quick wit.Recently she has been commissioned to make a Laugh Lesson for BBC3 and written on the Now Show and The News Quiz for BBC Radio 4. She prides herself on her ability to take difficult and complex topics and turn them into sharp, refreshing gags.Micky OvermanMicky is one of the most promising and exciting acts to hit the circuit in years. A bedrock of surgically sharp writing combined with a cool and confident delivery make her an exceptional comedian.Her material moves quickly from devastating honesty, to brutal whimsy, to on-point social observations. She already has the aura of a successful comic well beyond her years.

Celya AB: Swimming (Edinburgh Preview)
2022-06-09 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
The stunning debut show from one of the most exciting emergent voices in comedy.Winner of Chortle’s Best Newcomer 2022; BBC New Comedy Finalist 2021; Breaking Talent Award 2019.Celya’s magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material has been seen/ heard on Comedy Central, BBC1, BBC2, BBC3 and The Guilty Feminist.A show full of “sharp and observant gags” (Joe Lycett) about moving from Paris to Birmingham, finding yourself - and learning how to swim at the age of 25."Great jokes, both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence who knows her place in the world. A fine talent." Chortle

Crybabies: Bagbeard (Work in Progress)
2022-06-09 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-14 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods… Join James (still tall), Ed (less handsome) and Michael (???) on a sci-fi infected narrative sketch adventure about finding home, forbidden love, monsters, mystery and massive regret.
Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, 2019.

“Highly impressive” ★★★★ Guardian
“High concept farce of the first order” ★★★★ Telegraph
“Out-there originality” ★★★★ Chortle.com
“A wave of absurdist wonderment” ★★★★ Skinny

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World - Fringe Preview
2022-06-09 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Jenny jokes and sings her experience pregnant to life.You won’t have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new process called pregnancy from award winning musical comedian and future nation's sweetheart, Jenny Bede.Jenny will navigate the entire gamut of human emotions, from despair all the way through to despair, as she jokes, sings and (at last, justifiably) Mum-dances her experience to life in this new hour.

Brown Sauce Comedy
2022-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
A monthly comedy night with the best South Asian comics (& other Asian friends) on the circuit.

Bush Hall Presents with Sara Pascoe
2022-06-10 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bush Hall, Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, London, W12 7LJ, United Kingdom
Another mighty night of comedy at London’s Bush Hall this June, featuring headliner SARA PASCOE! One of the finest stand-ups in the country, Sara is the star of her BBC2 stand-up special, LadsLadsLads and her BBC sitcom Out of Her Mind. She’s a regular across TV, hosting Guessable, Comedians Giving Lectures and The Great British Sewing Bee, plus as a guest on QI, Taskmaster, Hypothetical and more.
She’ll be joined by several top class names, including double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and co-host of Guessable JOHN KEARNS, rising star TOUSSAINT DOUGLASS – as seen on Funny Festival Live, Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable and Outsiders – plus star of Live from the BBC and Mock The Week FELICITY WARD hosts.

Daniel Kitson: Outside (Work In Progress)
2022-06-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-15 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Bussey Rooftop Bar, 133 Rye Lane, London , SE15 4ST, England, United Kingdom

Ali Brice: I Tried to Be Funny, But You Weren't Looking
2022-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it. Two years on, he’s admitted defeat and is back on his feet and trying again. Through therapy, friends, and sausages he’s enjoying the moment and celebrating the little things that life has to offer. This is a sincere and heartfelt show. Silly stories, big questions and jokes aplenty – all held together by a ridiculous man with a stupid moustache.Ali Brice is a comedian and actor. As seen and heard on the BBC and in Channel 4 sitcom The Curse. He was almost in the new series of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, but has no way to prove it. Dodged a bullet, really."A twinkle-eyed comedy natural" - ShortCom.co.uk ★★★★★"Eric Meat is a side-splittingly comical entity" - The Upcoming ★★★★★"Joyously bonkers" - Chortle ★★★★"Completely bizarre... deadpan, totally off-the-wall" - ThreeWeeks ★★★★

Micky Overman: Small Deaths
2022-06-12 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
From comedian Micky Overman comes a work-in-progress show that’s got it all: Patrick Swayze!… Other stuff! It answers some burning questions like: “how did one find a wife in ancient Babylon?” and reveals how a minor medical issue could result in heartbreak, unemployment and a possible encounter with a witch. Get ready to have your beauty standards defied and your indignity replenished as you join one of Britain’s most exciting female voices in a blisteringly funny hour that’ll leave you feeling heard, listened to and most importantly: seen.
ABOUT MICKY OVERMAN:
Micky Overman is a stand-up comedian and writer who's quickly establishing a name for herself. As a stand-up comedian her solo shows have received great acclaim and she was previously nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer. She's been gigging steadily both nationally and internationally and has done tour support for Jamali Maddix.
She has written for and acted in sketches for Channel 4, BBC3, Pulped and The Hook, and her social media sketches have received millions of views.

Lauren Pattison: WIP
2022-06-12 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Following a whirlwind couple of years of awards, nominations, sell-out shows and international touring, proceeded by a lengthy period of watching the world unravel, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Lauren Pattison is back with the beginnings of a brand new show. She is reluctant to say what it is about because if the last year has taught her anything, it's life can change pretty fast ... it is what it is.

As seen on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, 'Roast Battle' and supporting Katherine Ryan on tour.

'Razor wit and brutal honesty' ★★★★★ List

'A breath of feisty fresh air' ★★★★★ Herald

'Spiky, deliciously bawdy and remarkably assured' ★★★★ Telegraph

Canned Laugher (Early Show)
2022-06-12 17:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
Following sold-out Open Air Theatre gigs in 2020 and 2021, Canned Laughter and Berk’s Nest join comedy forces once again to bring you another all-star comedy fundraiser! In support of The Trussell Trust’s London food banks, a stellar line-up of comedians will help fight food poverty with laughter across two massive shows in one night.This 5pm early show is hosted by Suzi Ruffell, and also features Sukh Ojla and Brett Goldstein - with more acts to be announced. Now more than ever food banks are in need of our support. More than 14 million people in the UK live below the poverty line and the rise in food bank referrals has risen at least 81% since 2019. Profits from both shows will go directly to supporting London food banks within The Trussell Trust’s nationwide network and help fight food poverty in the UK.

Sunday Special
2022-06-12 18:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London, SE10 9SW, United Kingdom
Join an outstanding line-up of comedy with Sunday Special at Up The Creek - Voted the UK's No.1 comedy night by the Guardian.Hot-damn! This Sunday's show is damn-hot! Taskmaster and Live At The Apollo star and Netflix Specialer PHIL WANG drops in to headline.’Stand-up dreamland’ The GuardianJoining Phil is a sensatiional supporting bill with double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner JOHN KEARNS, come ace middle spots and the return of podcast hero and all-round vibe magnet JOHN ROBINS as host.

Rhys James: Attempts (WIP)
2022-06-12 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Rhys James (Little shit from Mock the Week) needs to write a new show, god dammit! So this is that. New jokes, new ideas, new era. Run it up the flagpole, see who salutes. Also I (Rhys) am planning to be really hench by the time the show rolls around, so that could be something to behold.

Canned Laugher (Late Show)
2022-06-12 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
Following sold-out Open Air Theatre gigs in 2020 and 2021, Canned Laughter and Berk’s Nest join comedy forces once again to bring you another all-star comedy fundraiser! In support of The Trussell Trust’s London food banks, a stellar line-up of comedians will help fight food poverty with laughter across two massive shows in one night.This 8.30pm late show is hosted by Chloe Petts, and also features Ria Lina and Kerry Godliman - with more acts to be announced.Now more than ever food banks are in need of our support. More than 14 million people in the UK live below the poverty line and the rise in food bank referrals has risen at least 81% since 2019. Profits from both shows will go directly to supporting London food banks within The Trussell Trust’s nationwide network and help fight food poverty in the UK.As a charity event, the line-up subject to availability

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-06-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-06-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2022-07-20 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Key will plod about in his velour tracksuit/read his little poems/bleat etc. Lockdown themed most probably, like his book He Used Thought as a Wife.

Desiree Burch & Eshaan Akbar are Objectively Funny
2022-06-15 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Signature Brew Haggerston, 340 Acton Mews, London, E8 4EA, England
We are back in Haggerston with more new jokes from the best in the biz. This month starring Desiree Burch (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo) and Eshaan Akbar (Mock the Week, New World Order). Support from Alisdair Beckett-King, Siblings and Pope Lonergan.

Jo Griffin: People Person (WIP)
2022-06-16 18:15 - 19:15 (Europe/London) | Vauxhall Comedy Club, Vauxhall Comedy Club, 6 South Lambeth Place, London, SW8, United Kingdom
Get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life.

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life.

Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo

★★★★ CHORTLE ★★★★ THE LIST ★★★★ FEST

GUARDIAN recommended show Edinburgh Fringe 2019

As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC 2).

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Nick Helm
2022-06-16 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
Knock2bag Comedy Night, one of Time Out’s top 5 comedy clubs in London is back! Weekly at MOTH Club, bringing you an eclectic mix of big names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’.
There is limited seating so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

West End Comedy Club
2022-06-16 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
The West End Comedy Club is London’s hottest new comedy venue - right in the heart of Theatreland.

Lauren Pattison: Preview
2022-06-17 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Following a whirlwind couple of years of awards, nominations, sell-out shows and international touring, proceeded by a lengthy period of watching the world unravel, Edinburgh Comedy Award

Best Newcomer nominee Lauren Pattison is back with the beginnings of a brand new show. She is reluctant to say what it is about because if the last year has taught her anything, it';s life can change pretty fast ... it is what it is. As seen on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, Roast Battle and supporting Katherine Ryan on tour.

"Razor wit and brutal honesty" ***** List

";A breath of feisty fresh air"; ***** Herald

"Spiky, deliciously bawdy and remarkably assured" **** Telegraph

21Soho Presents...
2022-06-17 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is our weekly mixed bill comedy night in our gorgeous venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

ALEXANDRA HADDOW!

Alexandra Haddow has supported Jack Whitehall and Frankie Boyle as well as hosting a number of pro monthly nights across London. She is one third of What’s The Deal Comedy productions, one third of the School for Dumb Women Podcast, and runs Alex vs. Men every Monday at Vauxhall Comedy Club. She has won no awards whatsoever.

‘One of the most exciting new acts on the circuit.’ - Frankie Boyle
‘Are you definitely sure this is what you want to do?’ - Jeff Haddow

CHLOE PETTS!

Chloe Petts’ “inexhaustibly funny mind” (Diva Magazine) and “compelling presence” (Steve Bennett, Chortle) has established her as one of the most exciting new acts on the circuit.

Chloe is an alumna of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve, has been shortlisted for the BBC Comedy Award, was a finalist of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Awards 2017 and came runner-up in the Funny Women Awards 2017. She will be supporting Ed Gamble on his 2022 UK Tour Electric.

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21Soho Presents...
2022-06-18 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is our weekly mixed bill comedy night in our gorgeous venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

TONY LAW!

Canadian surrealist and master story-teller Tony Law is a three-time Chortle Award winner, Amused Moose Best Show winner and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. His extensive TV and radio credits include: Have I Got News For You(BBC One), The Alternative ComedyExperience (Comedy Central), 8 Out Of 10 Cats(Channel 4), Celebrity Mastermind(BBC One), Celebrity Squares(ITV) Never Mind The Buzzcocks(BBC Two), Heading Out(BBC Two), The Culture Show(BBC Two), Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe(BBC Two), Edinburgh Nights(BBC Two), Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy(Radio 4 Extra), Loose Endsand Infinite Monkey Cage(Radio 4).

“Takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level” – The Guardian ****

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Tom Mayhew, Christy Coysh & Jen Ives!
2022-06-19 14:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Objectively Funny presents three works in progress from four wonderful idiots. Expect laughter! Tears (of laughter)! Pain (from laughing)! And joy! £4 per show or £9 for all three. What a day.

3pm Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Fresh from Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that was less frustrated, less political…the cost-of-living crisis screwed that. ‘It is genuine, powerful, political stuff. These are four stars for a voice that should be heard more. Four stars for comedy shining a light on some grim, unjust places' **** The Scotsman. ‘Mayhew is passionate, articulate and – above all else – hilarious. His jokes are punchy, sharp and forthcoming. Despite the often weighty subject matter, laughs are never too far apart.' **** The Skinny

4.30pm Christy Coysh: Bangarang!

What happens when you give a bearded, northern lad with a voice of silk and an ass that won't quit a loop station and a room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? You get an hour of R'n'B/rap infused comedy like nothing you've ever seen (unless you've seen previews in which case it will be similar). I'll even conjure up some comedy bangers from your stupid suggestions on the spot. I'll be blowing minds and melting hearts every night so feel free to join me. 'Energetic and viscerally funny' (List). Winner of the Musical Comedy Awards 2021.

6pm Jen Ives - Peak Trans

As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK – comedian, trans woman and nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun. Is JK Rowling the devil? Can a man love a trans woman and still truly be straight? And how long can Jen get away with taking maternity leave from work? Finalist: Funny Women, Laughing Horse, Leicester Mercury. 'Great company' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Jen Ives is a wonderful comedian. I've discovered her comedy in recent years, and I can't get enough of it.' (James Acaster).

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-06-19 17:00 - 18:10 (Europe/London) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Witchfinder, Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme) is back with an all-new show. Ruminations about the great indoors with a bit of stamping around. Velour tracksuit, continental lagers, some “poetry”."The greatest stand-up response to Lockdown so far" ★★★★★ Times★★★★ Guardian

Comedy From Hell
2022-06-19 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
A new material night starring the most terrifying comedians on the circuit.
Celebrating the outcasts, the bouffons, the banished.
Come if you’re brave.

Line up includes:
Julia Masli
Lewis Blomfield
Mark Silcox
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Daniel Kitson With Or Near Gavin Osborn
2022-06-19 20:30 - 22:30, 2022-07-24 20:30 - 22:30, 2022-08-01 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
The two greatest footballers of their generation are returning to the site of their greatest collaborative triumphs to do another thing.*

* Full Disclosure: Daniel hasn’t been on stage for over two years and Gavin recently got a 9-5 job in the charity sector. So, currently, as things stand, at time of writing, it’s entirely unclear what the “thing” they do will be. It may involve them both being on stage at the same time, winking at each other and giggling or it could just as easily involve them taking turns to do a nice little dance for everyone. But whatever the “thing” ends up being, this much is certain - some bits of it will be funny and some bits of it will be lovely and some bits of it will probably be sad. Gavin will sing some songs (presumably from his new album), Daniel will do some talking or reading out loud (ideas, swear words, apologies etc.) and of course, as always, the unique beauty of the venue will do quite a bit of heavy lifting.

Lovely.

Rosie Jones and Josh Jones
2022-06-20 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Rosie Jones and Josh Jones preview their upcoming shows.

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland (WIP)
2022-06-20 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-06-21 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-06-22 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-06-23 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Join the character comedian, briefly-successful internet impressionist and three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for an hour of new material that aims for nothing less than a total redefinition of the entire United Kingdom. Just before it ends.

Ania Magliano
2022-06-21 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Join Ania Magliano for an hour of fun and new thoughts about some of life's most important topics: friendships, loneliness and buying a cat on Gumtree.

Ania Magliano is one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central)

"Side splitting laughs" - Broadway Baby

"A finesse usually seen after decades in the game" - Diva Mag

Olga Koch & Rajiv Karia Previews
2022-06-21 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Olga Koch: Just Friends (WIP)

Star of Mock the Week, QI, Late Night Mash, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Edinburgh's Best Newcomer nominee, Olga Koch brings you the rollercoaster romcom you aren't tall enough to ride. Strap in.

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant (WIP)

Professional slacker and sensitive friend Rajiv Karia (BBC Audio Contract Writer, 2021) presents a work-in-progress show of acerbic observations about his life so far, and the journeys (both metaphorical and phorical) he's yet to take.

Andy Field and Elf Lyons WIP
2022-06-22 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Double Edinburgh work in progress shows from Andy and Elf...
Andy Field: Ideas (,) Man - Work In Progress

Andy's an ideas man and he's got ideas, man. Good ideas, bad ideas, clever ideas, stupid ideas. Now he's had the idea to make a show out of his favourite ideas. What an idea! As seen and heard on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Radio 1, Dave, Comedy Central and ITV2, Andy's a Chortle Student Comedy Award winner, BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Leicester Square New Comedian finalist. 'Completely brilliant' ***** (Voice Magazine). 'For an hour of hilarious escapism, look no further' **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine). 'Stellar puns, great one-liners' **** (Fest).

Elf Lyons: Raven - Work In Progress

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Elf Lyons floats to the Fringe with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. Part mad clown comedy spectacle, part Hammer horror. Elf becomes your own personal Pennywise as she merges horror techniques with old school storytelling to make you laugh and shiver in equal measure. Don't be a Misery, get a glass of red rum, bring your pal Tony and laugh with Elf forever and ever. 'Silly, touching and catastrophic' **** (Sunday Times). 'Lyons has genuine funnybones' (Chortle.co.uk). As seen on ITV2, Dave and BBC Three.

Sooz Kempner: Playstation preview
2022-06-22 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Smugglers Tavern, 28 Warren Street, London, W1T 5ND, United Kingdom
Award-winning viral sensation Sooz (Best Newcomer Musical Comedy Awards, Funny Women Variety Award Winner, Broadway World Best Comedy Show Nominee) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up. But is she? Growing up in a stand-up show for anyone who remembers the 90s and had big dreams as a kid. Suitable for gamers and non-gamers alike!

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with John Robins
2022-06-23 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Jo Griffin: People Person (WIP)
2022-06-23 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, 109 St Paul's Rd, London, N1 2NA, United Kingdom
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of lifeJo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo★★★★ CHORTLE ★★★★ THE LIST ★★★★ FEST“Comedy duos you need to see” - INDEPENDENTGUARDIAN recommended show Edinburgh Fringe 2019As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC 2).

Crybabies: Bagbeard
2022-06-23 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods... Join James (still tall), Ed (less handsome) and Michael (???) on a sci-fi infected narrative sketch adventure about finding home, forbidden love, monsters, mystery and massive regret.

Nominee: Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer 2019

★★★★ "Highly impressive" The Guardian
★★★★ "High concept farce of the first order" The Telegraph
★★★★ "Out-there originality" Chortle
★★★★ “A wave of absurdist wonderment” The Skinny
★★★★★ "Clever and genuinely funny" Mumble Comedy

21Soho Presents...
2022-06-24 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is our weekly mixed bill comedy night in our gorgeous venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

JOHN KEARNS!

John Kearns is an actor, writer and the only comedian to have won both the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the awards history. An internationally acclaimed live act, he has delivered his ‘richly, idiosyncratic comedy’ (The Guardian) across the world, notably picking up two Melbourne Barry Award nominations, and twice-voted one of the Evening Standard’s 1000 Most Influential Londoners. Following sold out residencies at the Soho Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre and at the Edinburgh Fringe, he toured the UK with his third solo show, Don’t Worry, They’re Here, directed by Olivier winning playwright Jon Brittain. John’s latest show Double Take and Fade Away was hailed by critics as his finest yet, making numerous ‘best of the year’ lists including the Evening Standard and The List

TATTY MACLEOD!

Tatty Macleod is a French/English bilingual stand-up comedian, actor and writer. She has gained a huge online following thanks to her extremely popular French vs English sketches which have amassed over 35 million views across Instagram and TikTok.

She studied acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and went on to write and direct work for the Lyric Hammersmith, The Southwark Playhouse, Theatre 503 and the Cockpit Theatre. She studied at UCB New York and at Second City Chicago. She was a 2021 Funny Women Awards Semi Finalist and “One to Watch” .

TOUSSSAINT DOUGLASS!

Toussaint Douglass is one of comedy’s most exciting and talked about new names and is already making serious waves across the industry. His innovative brand of stand up mixes the personal with the political, whilst adding a uniquely absurdist slant to brilliant comic effect.

In 2018 he burst onto the circuit gigging at top venues such as The Comedy Store, Top Secret Comedy Club, Banana Cabaret, Backyard Comedy Club, The Glee Clubs, Frog & Bucket, Komedia Brighton & Up The Creek and achieved rave reviews for his outstanding performances at several major UK comedy competitions.

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Siblings: Edinburgh Preview
2022-06-24 19:45 - 20:45, 2022-07-19 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back and physically bigger than ever. Watch clown, physical comedy and relatively high-level acting unfold before your tear-filled eyes. Tears of sadness or laughter? You decide!

Prepare for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (not twins but can be for casting purposes).

Winner of Reviews Hub Best in Show, 2021.

"Ferociously funny" Guardian

"Rising stars of British comedy" Mail On Sunday

"A kaleidoscopic fever dream" ★★★★★ Entertainment-Focus.com

"Totally absurd" ★★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com

"The future of UK sketch comedy" ★★★★½ TheReviewsHub.com

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (Work in Progress)
2022-06-24 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-17 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom

Alex & Ben's Midsommar Flower Crown Carousel
2022-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
It's the most wonderful time of the year! That's right - Midsummer!

After the blushing success of their Valentines Carousel, Alex MacKeith (Musical Comedy Award Winner 2020) and Ben Pope (Dave's Comedy Guide to Life) co-host another salon spectacular, this time for the scorching sun of the summer solstice. There'll be ancient folk song from Alex and his guitar! There'll be pagan poetry from Ben and his notebook! There'll be ritual banter with you, the audience, as we choose the summer's Flower King & Queen! And in amongst all of that, four of the very best sketch, character, musical and standup acts doing material blessed by the Druids!

One night only! Special guests TBC!

Micky Overman and Patrick Spicer
2022-06-27 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Micky Overman and Patrick Spicer preview their upcoming shows.

Bella Hull: Edinburgh Preview
2022-06-27 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Bella loves gossip and compliments. She started standup at 17 out of a desire to obtain both at once. Now, at 24, she’d like to share all of the secrets she’s sworn to keep (so far!!!).A WIP of the debut hour from Bella Hull, as seen on BBC’s Stand Up For Live Comedy, ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show, and Channel 4 Online. Support for Russell Howard and Al Murray.“A disarmingly cheeky style… someone I look forward to seeing more of” Arts Desk

Ania Magliano: Edinburgh Preview
2022-06-28 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Strap in for an hour of comedy covering some of life’s most important and profound topics: family, belonging and horse girls.A WIP of the debut hour from Ania Magliano, Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show winner 2022.Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date. As seen on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2) & Dave Online."Already has the cool, calm and collected stage presence of a standup veteran" Guardian"A finesse usually seen after decades in the game” Diva Mag

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF (Work In Progress)
2022-06-28 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Lara’s a small latin american girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right. Woman.) stage award and is now doing an hour of stand up about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who’s now a woman. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds.

If you read this and you don’t come, what’s that say about you? huh? You hate disabled people? MAYBE PROVE YOU DON’T by coming to this fun-for-the-whole-family-if-your-children-are-older-than-16 show! Love u.

Lara performs stand up all around the Netherlands and improvises with Boom Chicago and easylaughs, which is important in the Netherlands. This year she has just won the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award which catapulted her onto this website.

As seen on E4 and Comedy Central

Laughing Around Presents With Matthew Hayhurst, Tamsyn Kelly, Paul F Taylor, James Murphy, Jenny Bede, Jack Chisnall & Alice Brine!
2022-06-29 18:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
Everyone's favourite comedy pals Laughing Around have a treat in store for you! Come and join us for an action packed, energised night, filled with beers, laughs and the very best comedy has to offer.

Alexandra Haddow: Woman In Progress (WIP)
2022-06-29 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | waterintobeer, 209-211 Mantle Road #Unit 2, London, SE4 2EW, United Kingdom
A work in progress of a woman in progress, with laughs (hopefully)

Alexandra Haddow isn't quite sure what she wants yet, but that's ok, because she's only 18. In her head. Join her as she talks you through her (expert, really) decisions in life, love, sex, friendships, babies, family, (lack of proper) work and why she still has no idea what Nectar points are despite being legally classed as 'in her 30s'.

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado
2022-06-29 20:00 - 22:30, 2022-06-30 20:00 - 22:30, 2022-07-01 20:00 - 22:30, 2022-07-02 20:00 - 22:30, 2022-07-03 15:00 - 17:30, 2022-07-03 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, England, United Kingdom
Following a sold-out London season, ‘the world’s greatest living stand-up’ (The Times) brings his new show to Southbank Centre.Tornado questions Lee’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as ‘reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.’Snowflake questions Lee’s worth in a society demolishing the liberal values he has been keen to espouse in a fairy-tale landscape of winter wonder.

Tony Law: A Now Begin In Again
2022-06-30 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tony Law ‘A Now Begin In Again’ part Neanderthal Canadian part Trinidadian Law brings his half baked thoughts and theories on these last couple of years and a little time travel to boot. Yes I have lockdown material. Also total nonsense. Ghost stuff. It might not always make sense but it’s always funny. Farm boy blue collar surreal absurdity in his own very unique style. For those with a different take or taste in comedy.

Berk's Nest Pre-Fest Showcase
2022-06-30 18:45 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
This August award-winning producers Berk’s Nest return to the Edinburgh Fringe with our biggest ever roster of incredible stand-up, sketch, storytelling, drag and character comedy shows. Join us at 21Soho for a sneak peak of what’s to come this Fringe, as we try and fit as many of them on one bill as we can!

Featuring a host of TV favourites alongside some of our hand-picked debut acts who are performing their first hour of comedy this Summer, Berk’s Nest’s 2022 EdinburghFringe roster includes Nick Mohammed, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Sophie Duker, Olga Koch, Colin Hoult, Diane Chorley, Helen Bauer, Tarot, Christopher Bliss, Tom Walker, Sara Barron and more!

Berk’s Nest are a creative production company, producing live comedy shows that delight audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe, in London, and on tour across the UK. The company specialises in ambitious, surprising, and hilarious comedy shows with a theatrical edge. Past Berk’s Nest shows include the Edinburgh Comedy Award winning Richard Gadd: Monkey See, Monkey Do (2016), Rose Matafeo: Horndog (2018), and 2019 Best Newcomer winner Catherine Cohen.

Line-up subject to availability.

Jo Griffin: People Person (WIP)
2022-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life

Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo

★★★★ CHORTLE ★★★★ THE LIST ★★★★ FEST

“Comedy duos you need to see” - INDEPENDENT

GUARDIAN recommended show Edinburgh Fringe 2019

As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC 2).

Ray Badran: Edinburgh Preview
2022-06-30 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Hi my name is Ray and I am a comedian from Australia that lives in London. I will now tell you about some stuff I've done in comedy in an attempt to convince you to buy tickets to my show.In Aus, I performed at the Sydney Comedy Festival gala twice, I made a webseries for Comedy Central, amongst some other stuff. In the UK, I have performed on the Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (ITV), written for NewsJack and NewsQuiz (BBC), and I briefly appeared in Temp - a pilot by Rose Matafeo (Channel 4).I am a regular at most comedy rooms and festivals, and I also am the resident host of Moth Club in London.

Frankie Thompson: CAttS (Work In Progress)
2022-06-30 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-07-18 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-07-19 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-07-20 21:15 - 22:15, 2022-07-21 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
everybody wants to be a catbecause a catis justa catFrom “acclaimed clown” (To Do List London) and emerging idiot Frankie Thompson, an anarchic one-woman adaptation of Cats (the musical). But not about cats, not about musicals, not about Cats the musical. CAttS is a lip-sync ballet through the distractions and obsessions that help us cope with an increasingly dystopian reality. Because after all, wouldn’t we rather think about cats?

Crybabies: Bagbeard (Work in Progress)
2022-07-01 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods... Join James (still tall), Ed (less handsome) and Michael (???) on a sci-fi infected narrative sketch adventure about finding home, forbidden love, monsters, mystery and massive regret.Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, 2019.

Sara Barron and Norris & Parker
2022-07-01 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)

Elf Lyons: Raven (WIP)
2022-07-01 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London)
Get a glass of Red Rum, bring your pal Tony and laugh with Elf forever and ever. It will be a Misery if you can’t come. Directed by Leland Gaunt.Monsters are real. Ghosts are real too. They live inside us and sometimes, they win' - Stephen KingComedy IT-girl Elf Lyons floats to Underbelly with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. Part Mad Clown comedy spectacle, part Hammer Horror – in Raven, Elf becomes your own personal Pennywise as she merges horror techniques with old school storytelling to make you laugh and shiver in equal measure.

ARGComFest
2022-07-02 12:00 - 23:00, 2022-07-03 12:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom
London's greatest comedy festival returns.

Ivo Graham
2022-07-02 12:45 - 13:45 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom
Actually Rather Good Comedy Festival is back, bigger than ever
As with previous years we'll be bringing the spirit of the Fringe to East London, filling the labyrinthine Shoreditch Town Hall with the finest comedy talent the world has to offer.

Forty eight fantastic shows
Over the weekend there will be forty eight full-length previews of the very best shows heading up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Twelve comperes hosting three intimate stages
The festival runs from midday until 10pm in three rooms, with twelve fantastic hosts introducing the shows.

Day or weekend tickets
For a single ridiculously good value ticket price, you get access a whole weekend of comedy. We sell day or weekend tickets with audience members free to see whichever acts they like — just like a music festival.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean
2022-07-02 12:45 - 13:45 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Tarot
2022-07-02 13:55 - 14:55 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Leo Reich
2022-07-02 13:55 - 14:55 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Isy Sutie
2022-07-02 15:05 - 16:05 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Jo Griffin
2022-07-02 16:15 - 17:15 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Olga Koch
2022-07-02 16:15 - 17:15 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Phil Wang
2022-07-02 16:15 - 17:15 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Helen Bauer
2022-07-02 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Nick Helm
2022-07-02 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Jenny Bede
2022-07-02 18:40 - 19:40 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Colin Hoult
2022-07-02 19:50 - 20:50 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Ania Magliano
2022-07-02 19:50 - 20:50 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Harriet Kemsley
2022-07-02 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Rhys James
2022-07-03 12:45 - 13:45 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Mat Ewins
2022-07-03 12:45 - 13:45 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Celya AB
2022-07-03 13:55 - 14:55 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Jordan Brookes
2022-07-03 15:05 - 16:05 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Sean McLoughlin
2022-07-03 16:15 - 17:15 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

James Acaster
2022-07-03 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, United Kingdom

Frankie Thompson: Catts
2022-07-03 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
From “acclaimed clown” (To Do List London) and emerging idiot Frankie Thompson, an anarchic one-woman adaptation of Cats (the musical). But not about cats, not about musicals, not about Cats the musical. CAttS is a lip-sync ballet through the distractions and obsessions that help us cope with an increasingly dystopian reality. Because after all, wouldn’t we rather think about cats?

Microscope: Live
2022-07-03 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
In a world full of unsolved mysteries Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins is on a mission to solve every single one of them, and double Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Kearns is here to help.

Join the two enigma investigators for a live podcast record as they put the planet's biggest mysteries under the Microscope.

'Entirely improvised and extremely giddy, Microscope showcases the full extent of the pair's off-the-cuff comic powers' (Guardian).

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-07-03 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATINX/DEF (Work in Progress)
2022-07-04 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Lara's a small latin american girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right. Woman.) stage award and is now doing an hour of stand up about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who’s now a woman. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds.

If you read this and you don't come, what's that say about you? huh? You hate disabled people? MAYBE PROVE YOU DON'T by coming to this fun-for-the-whole-family-if-your-children-are-older-than-16 show! Love u.

Lara performs stand up all around the Netherlands and improvises with Boom Chicago and easylaughs, which is important in the Netherlands. This year she has just won the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award which catapulted her onto this website.

As seen on E4 and Comedy Central

Toussaint Douglass: Work in Progress
2022-07-04 20:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Join one of comedy’s most exciting and talked about new names as he prepares for his new show.

As seen on Outsiders (DAVE), Bamous (BBC One), Unforgivable (DAVE), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (DAVE), Question Team (DAVE) as well as having supported massive comedy names including Russell Howard, Paul Chowdhry and Michael McIntyre

John Robins: Work in Progress/Progress In Work
2022-07-05 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London), 2022-07-11 18:30 - 19:30 UTC, 2022-07-14 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Shoddy material and competent crowd work from one of the greats

Lara Ricote - Work in Progress
2022-07-05 19:30 - 22:30, 2022-07-19 19:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (Work in Progress)
2022-07-05 20:00 - 21:00 UTC, 2022-07-06 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN, United Kingdom

Harriet Kemsley and friends...with Helen Bauer!
2022-07-05 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Come join Harriet as she works up her new hour of stand-up. Harriet’s talked on a stage all over the world – at places like The Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Oslo Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs in Montreal.
Joing her this month is Helen Bauer who will be doing her Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominated show Little Miss Baby Angel Face. Helen enjoys a drama. She's her mother's daughter, taking a small situation, blowing it up, then getting upset that it's out of her control.
Just like all the best reality TV. At the same time, she dreams of being a sweet angel handling any drama with grace. Who doesn’t overthink everything and plan for how she will have all eyes on her at the right moment.
Last admittance 5 minutes after start time.

Tony Law: Work in Progress
2022-07-06 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tony Law talking his nonsense!!

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (Edinburgh Preview)
2022-07-06 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as 'Am I hot?', 'Is this helping?' and 'No offence guys but literally what is going on?'.Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered "funny and good comedy". Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Tim Key
2022-07-07 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
https://link.dice.fm/uFjI6v42cqb

Josh Glanc: Vroom Vroom
2022-07-07 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Over the last two years Josh clocked up 293 days in lockdown – which is what happens when you spend 2020 in London and 2021 in Melbourne (the 3rd and 1st most locked-down cities in the world).In that time off Josh realised how much he needs an audience, how much he loves the stage, and how much… okay, you know what, let’s not pretend this isn’t me, Josh, writing this blurb…Hi friends, live comedy is back. Please come see my craaazzy show. Lmk? xx ‘AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT.’★★★★ Scotsman Multi award-winning Aussie oddball Josh Glanc, returns to London. Named one of Australia’s ‘most exciting emerging talents’ (The Age) and one of the top comedians to watch (Herald Sun).

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee (Work in Progress)
2022-07-07 21:30 - 22:30, 2022-07-18 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-19 20:00 - 21:00, 2022-07-20 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
In this work-in-progress show, Lee enters the post-pandemic era in streamlined stand-up mode. One man, one microphone, and one microphone in the wings in case the one on stage breaks. Pure. Simple. Classic. Basic Lee.

Lara Ricote: Grl/Latnx/Def (Work In Progress)
2022-07-07 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Glitch, 134 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AE, United Kingdom
Lara’s a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, “woman”) Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who’s now a woman at the same time. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds. If you read this and you don’t come, what’s that say about you? Huh? You hate disabled people? Maybe come and prove you don’t! Love you. As seen on E4, Comedy Central and Dave. ‘One word for Lara Ricote: Wow!… An electric presence’ **** (Chortle.co.uk).

SWARM by Liv Ello + CAttS by Frankie Thompson
2022-07-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-07-10 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pen Theatre, Unit 22 the Penarth Centre, London, SE15 1TR, United Kingdom
Liv Ello: SWARM

There are 250,000 different species of flies - which one are you? SWARM is an experimental, dark comedy exploring the connection between expressions of white privilege and the behaviour of flies. Using character comedy, clowning, stand-up and spoken word, SWARM subverts the language used to dehumanise those who are othered to reflect on our increasingly individualistic society.

Frankie Thompson: CAttS
Directed by Liv Ello

Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat, is just, a cat From “acclaimed clown” (To Do List London) and emerging idiot Frankie Thompson, an anarchic one-woman adaptation of Cats (the musical). But not about cats, not about musicals, not about Cats the musical. CAttS is a lip-sync ballet through the distractions and obsessions that help us cope with an increasingly dystopian reality. Because after all, wouldn’t we rather think about cats?

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Woolwich Works In Progress: Eric Rushton: I Had A Dream And You Were All In It
2022-07-09 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
Eric Rushton: I Had A Dream And You Were All In ItLeicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to Woolwich Works. Ever since he was a little boy, Eric has dreamt of being a commercially-viable stand-up comedian that could effortlessly entertain both you and your extended family. This is his chance to make that dream come true.Expect salty language, sweet facial expressions, and hand gestures with far too much oregano on them.

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares ? ! (Work In Progress)
2022-07-09 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Glitch, 134 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AE, United Kingdom
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as ‘Am I hot?’, ‘Is this helping?’ and ‘No offence guys but literally what is going on?’.Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered “funny and good comedy”. Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Mat Ewins: Danger Money (Work in Progress)
2022-07-10 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Mat Ewins is an exceptionally funny guy. In 2017 he was nominated for the coveted lastminute.com Edinburgh comedy award for Best Show with, Mat Ewins: Presents Adventureman 7 – The Return Of Adventureman, which he also took to London’s Soho Theatre for an extended run. In 2018 Mat returned to Edinburgh with What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready! (widely lauded as the best title of the Fringe) where he enjoyed a sold out run with extra shows, followed by a run at the Soho Theatre in early 2019.

Mat’s TV credits include; Live From the BBC (BBC One), Harry Hill’s Clubnite (Ch4), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Ch4) and The Paddock (All4).

Sean McLoughlin: Work In Progress
2022-07-10 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Acclaimed nobody Sean McLoughlin ("Intellectual and comedic brilliance" - Chortle) performs a brand new hour of super stand-up. The world is a scary place but don't let the bastards grind you down, just sit in a room and listen to some jokes from "an impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent" (The List). As seen on Stand-Up Central, The Stand-Up Sketch Show, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store and tour support for Ricky Gervais.

"A hugely accomplished hour of stand-up" (Time Out)
"An excellent and imaginative comedian" (The Scotsman)

Daniel Cook and Helen Bauer
2022-07-11 09:00 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | West End Comedy Club, Upstairs at Covent Garden Social Club, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, England, WC2H 7JB, United Kingdom
Daniel Cook and Helen Bauer preview their upcoming shows.

Celya AB and Good Kids
2022-07-11 18:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Celya AB: Swimming

The debut solo show from one of the circuit’s emerging stars.

Moving from a small town outside of Paris to live in Birmingham, to finding her place in the world – and crucially, learning to swim at the age of 25.

As seen on The BBC New Comedy Awards Final; Yesterday, Today and the Day Before (Comedy Central); Festival Funny Live (BBC), and heard on The Guilty Feminist. Chortle's best new act of 2021.

“Sharp and annoyingly observant gags.” Joe Lycett

“Great jokes, a strong comic. Both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence and very promising writer. Strong stuff.” Steve Bennett, Chortle

Good Kids: Appetite

The new award-nominated show from the lively Brummie double act – a pair of wide-faced scrubs with hearts of gold and heads of sand. Kieran and Tom want to be a success – whatever that means? Expect sunny songs and slide decks.

Nominated for Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2022, Best Musical Show 2020 and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020.

Named as one of Chortle’s ‘Ones to Watch for 2022’.

“They’re stupid, daft, at times nonsensical. Funny yes but daft as brushes. Just how I love my comedy. Thank the stars they went into stand up and not health care.” Johnny Vegas

“It was mad, but it was hilarious.” Tom Rosenthal

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You
2022-07-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. It’s been an interesting couple of years…A blisteringly funny new stand-up show filled with horrendous life advice, cheery nihilism and reluctant self-discovery from one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comics.

Kate Berlant
2022-07-11 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-12 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-13 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-14 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-15 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-16 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
Kate Berlant is an LA based writer/performer who has performed at festivals across the globe including a sold-out run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Festival Supreme, Treasure Island, Sasquatch, and Moontower.Her performances have been commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and she has been described by The New York Times as a “magnetic improvisational comic” at the forefront of experimental comedy.Kate most recently appeared in Boots Riley’s breakout Sundance film Sorry to Bother You and can be seen in the films Dean, written and directed by Demetri Martin, Duck Butter, written by Alia Shawkat & Miguel Arteta, who also directed the film, James Franco’s The Disaster Artist and MIB, the Men in Black sequel with Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth (alongside John Early).Kate has appeared in such television series as Search Party (TBS), Ghosted (Fox), Transparent (Amazon), and High Maintenance (HBO). She also wrote, executive produced, and starred in her own episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters for which she won raves.

Frida KahLOL
2022-07-12 19:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Dona Bar, 92 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 7NY, United Kingdom
Fun'n' friendly comedy night showcasing the girls, gays & theys at a independent female run cocktail bar. Frida KahLOL has a debutante slot for new performers who want to try comedy for the first time in a supportive (and glamourous) environment. "Nothing is worth more than laughing" - Frida Kahlo

Britney: Friends And Nothing More (Work In Progress)
2022-07-12 19:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | Streatham Space Project, Sternhold Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4PA, United Kingdom
Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, it’s Guardian-recommended comedy double act, Britney.Equal parts Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, they're bringing you a work-in-progress of their new show. But which of these two girls will you fancy more?'Ferociously funny' ***** (The i).'Charming, joyous and offbeat' **** (Chortle).'Bloody brilliant' **** (Beyond The Joke).A recent rejection from a writing job: 'their friendship is so powerful, and so long-lasting, it might unbalance the room.As seen on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and Channel 4, in spite of everything.As part of our South London Comedy Festival 2022 - Join us after on the same night for TESSA COATES: GET YOUR TESSA COATES YOU’VE PULLED (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You’ve Pulled (Work In Progress)
2022-07-12 21:00 - 22:15 (Europe/London) | Streatham Space Project, Sternhold Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4PA, United Kingdom
After two sell-out Edinburgh fringe runs, Tessa is back with show number 3! She’s thrilled to be returning to Streatham Space Project for one final preview. Will she be ready? Who’s to say? Will you have a nice time? Absolutely.**** - The Scotsman**** ‘Real star quality’ - Chortle‘Needs a lot of work’ - Debbie Coates

Britney & Jo Griffin: Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-13 19:00 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Britney & Jo Griffin bring you a double-bill preview of their new Edinburgh Fringe shows!Britney: Friends and Nothing More (WIP)

Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, it’s Guardian-recommended comedy double act Britney.

Equal parts Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, they're bringing you a work-in-progress of their new show. But which of these two girls will you fancy more?

'Ferociously funny' ★★★★★ - The I
'Sweet, smart, refreshingly silly' - Guardian'Charming, joyous and offbeat' ★★★★ - Chortle
'Bloody brilliant' ★★★★ - Beyond The Joke
'Their friendship is so powerful, and so long-lasting, it might unbalance the room' - A recent rejection from a writing job

As seen on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and Channel 4, in spite of everything.

Jo Griffin: People Person (WIP)

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self-esteem and without regrets? Great! Well let's get cosy and together we'll crack the meaning of life. Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola and Jo.

★★★★ - Chortle.co.uk
★★★★ - List
★★★★ - Fest
'Comedy duos you need to see' - Independent
Guardian recommended show, Edinburgh Fringe 2019.

As seen in Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC Two).

Jenny Bede: The Musical
2022-07-13 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
You won’t have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new process called pregnancy from award winning musical comedian and future nation's sweetheart, Jenny Bede.

Jenny will navigate the entire gamut of human emotions, from despair all the way through to despair, as she jokes, sings and (at last, justifiably) Mum-dances her experience to life in this new hour.

As seen in Catastrophe (Channel 4), Humans (Channel 4), Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (Sky One), Lovesick (Netflix), Episodes (BBC2), Murder in Successville (BBC3), Watson & Oliver (BBC2), Misfits (E4), Broadchurch (ITV) and Mindy Kaling’s TV adaptation of Four Weddings and A Funeral.

Knock2Bag Comedy Night with Sophie Duker
2022-07-14 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Huge Davies - HOUR LONG SPECIAL WARM UP
2022-07-14 21:45 - 22:45 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Huge Davies is filming his Edinburgh Award Nominated Show 'The Carpark' and needs practise, come watch? This show was given multiple five star reviews, was No.1 in Timeout shows to see and had multiple sold out runs at Soho Theatre.

Combining his confident on stage presence, dark humour, surreal material and his one-of-kind customised keyboard, Huge has quickly risen to become one the most unique and hilarious acts in the UK. Huge currently stars and writes for his own Channel 4 sitcom ‘The Artists’. Huge’s other television appearances include 8 Out Out 10 Cats Does Countdown, Harry Hill’s Clubnite, Roast Battle, Hypothetical, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, Jools Holland, Live at the Comedy Store, Comedians Doing Lectures and The Stand Up Sketch Show. Huge also performs in the top comedy venues all over the UK, while supporting Phil Wang and Joe Lycett on their national tours. Huge is a staff writer for Never Mind The Buzzcocks and is a regular performer on BBC4’s The Now Show.

Seann Walsh: Work In Progress
2022-07-15 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/seann-walsh-work-in-progress-15th-jul-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202207151800/#:~:text=Come%20see%20Seann%20Walsh%20at%20The%20Bill%20Murray%20as%20he%20tries%20out%20material%20for%20his%20Edinburgh%20Fringe%20show.

21Soho Presents...
2022-07-15 18:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
21Soho Presents... is our weekly mixed bill comedy night in our gorgeous venue! We will be bringing you the best of the best comedians to our stage in the heart of Soho Square!

LINE UP:

MAT EWINS!

Mat Ewins is an exceptionally funny guy. In 2017 he was nominated for the coveted lastminute.com Edinburgh comedy award for Best Show with, Mat Ewins: Presents Adventureman 7 – The Return Of Adventureman, which he also took to London’s Soho Theatre for an extended run. In 2018 Mat returned to Edinburgh with What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready! (widely lauded as the best title of the Fringe) where he enjoyed a sold out run with extra shows, followed by a run at the Soho Theatre in early 2019. Mat’s TV credits include; Live From the BBC (BBC One), Harry Hill’s Clubnite (Ch4), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Ch4) and The Paddock (All4).

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Leo Reich | Canvas Comedy Festival
2022-07-15 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Canvas: Cafe & Creative Venue, 42 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL, United Kingdom
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as 'Am I hot?', 'Is this helping?' and 'No offence guys but literally what is going on?'. Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered "funny and good comedy". Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Part of the Canvas Comedy Festival - book 2 shows and get a third free! after booking 2 shows, send an email to ted@tedhill.co.uk with which extra show you'd like, and you'll be put on the guestlist!

Siblings | Canvas Comedy Festival
2022-07-15 19:45 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | The Canvas: Cafe & Creative Venue, 42 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL, United Kingdom
Character comedians and IRL sisters Marina (OFFIE award winner) and Maddy (won no awards went to clown school) bring you sketch comedy, clown and a relatively high-level of acting. Let these strange and out of control women bring gentle tears to your eyes. Will those salty balls of water escaping your face be from sadness or laughter? You decide! Strap in and hold tight. You won't want to miss them.

Winner of Reviews Hub Best of Brighton Fringe 2021.

"Ferociously funny" Guardian
"Rising stars of British comedy" Mail On Sunday
"A kaleidoscopic fever dream" ★★★★★ Entertainment-Focus.com
"Totally absurd" ★★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com
"The future of UK sketch comedy" ★★★★½ TheReviewsHub.com

Part of The Canvas Comedy Festival 2022

Special Deal! Buy 2 shows and get a third free! After buying 2, forward your receipt in an email to ted@tedhill.co.uk, with which 3rd show you’d like, and you’ll get a confirmation of all 3. Make sure the 3rd show isn't sold out first

Elf Lyons: Raven
2022-07-15 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | The Glitch, 134 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AE, United Kingdom
‘Monsters are real. Ghosts are real too. They live inside us and sometimes, they win’ – Stephen KingComedy IT-girl Elf Lyons floats out of the gutter with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. Part Mad Clown comedy spectacle, part Hammer Horror – in Raven, Elf becomes your own personal Pennywise as she merges horror techniques with old school storytelling to make you laugh and shiver in equal measure.Get a glass of Red Rum, bring your pal Tony and laugh with Elf forever and ever. It will be a Misery if you can’t come.

Sheeps: Ten Years, Ten Laughs (WIP)
2022-07-16 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Has it really been 10 years since Sheeps first performed in Edinburgh?

No. It has been 12.

Now Time Out's Ones To Watch 2011 reunite to look back over a superb decade, personally and globally, while presenting some of their greatest hits: Austin Powers goes to Hogwarts; Good Cop, Bad Cop, Christmas Cop; Austin Powers goes to Hogsmeade. All of these sketches will be left out of the show. And that's a promise.

Sheeps remain Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats, Starstruck, Feel Good), Liam Williams (Ladhood, Pls Like) and Jonno (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen).

Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face
2022-07-17 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Helen enjoys a drama. She's her mother's daughter, taking a small situation, blowing it up, then getting upset that it's out of her control.

Just like all the best reality TV. At the same time, she dreams of being a sweet angel handling any drama with grace. Who doesn’t overthink everything and plan for how she will have all eyes on her at the right moment.

‘SLICK, SASSY AND SUPER SATISFYING.’ ★★★★ Broadway Baby

As seen and heard on Live at The Apollo, ITV2, BBC Two, BBC Three, CBBC, Comedy Central, BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4. Basically all the channels.

NOMINEE: Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 – Best Newcomer

Mat Ewins: Work In Progress
2022-07-17 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
All-round funny man Mat Ewins is working up a new show.

Josh Pugh: Work In Progress
2022-07-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-07-19 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Safe everyone. English Comedian of the Year winner and star of Comedy Central Live and Dave’s 'Hypothetical'. Tour Support for Joe Lycett and “almost certain future star” (Chortle), Josh takes us through the past two years of his life, trying to have a baby and accidentally losing Captain Tom’s Birthday cards in his own unique and hilarious style. Amassing over 3 million views on his twitter videos and regularly headlining the biggest clubs in the country Josh is ready to “f*** sh** up” (as a friend).
“Brings to mind Harry Hill, Kevin Bridges and Lee Mack” - James Gill, Always Be Comedy

Sophie Duker & Tessa Coates - Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-18 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Sophie Duker: Hag (WIP)The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up.Back in 2019 she was a Babybel: round, sweet, pure. Now she's vintage cheddar: extra mature & hiding in your fridge.As seen on Live At The Apollo & literally everywhere else. Hag is her new stand-up show. Deal with it.Best Newcomer Nominee 2019.“Laugh out-loud funny.” ★★★★ Telegraph“Rips through sex & race with relish.” Sunday Times“Extremely funny.” ★★★★ The Scotsman★★★★ Evening Standard★★★★ The SkinnyTessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You’ve Pulled (WIP)After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is almost unconscious with excitement to be here with a brand new show.As seen on Mae Martin’s Feel Good, Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Hypothetical, and heard on her own BBC Radio 4 comedy special Resting Witch Face. Tour support for Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control.“Real star quality.” ★★★★ Chortle“Tessa won over Aberdeen comedy fans within seconds.” The Press and Journal★★★★ The Skinny★★★★ Scotsman★★★★ ITalkTelly★★★★BroadwayWorld.com

Olga Koch & Paul Williams - Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Olga Koch: Just Friends (WIP)Star of Mock The Week, QI, Late Night Mash, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee, Olga Koch brings you the roller coaster romcom you aren't tall enough to ride. Strap in.Directed by Charlie Dinkin."Uproarious, gleefully obscene comedy" The Guardian★★★★ “One of the most charismatic comedians on the circuit” The Telegraph★★★★★ “A natural storyteller, she will keep you completely hooked” Broadway Baby★★★★ Funny Women★★★★ The List★★★★ The Skinny★★★★ Fest MagPaul Williams: In the Moonlight (WIP)Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km & 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight. He’s been on TV, starring in the critically reviewed Taskmaster New Zealand.Good for all ages but if you’re really old, please only come if you promise to stay calm."How much of Paul Williams’ endearing clumsiness is planned, and how much is accidental, is difficult to ascertain” - Chortle"Insanely talented” - Rose Matafeo

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares? (Work In Progress)
2022-07-19 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, 109 St Paul's Rd, London, N1 2NA, United Kingdom
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as ‘Am I hot?’, ‘Is this helping?’ and ‘No offence guys but literally what is going on?’. Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered “funny and good comedy”. Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Woolwich Works Presents...
2022-07-20 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, London, SE18 6HD, United Kingdom
A spectacular evening of stand-up comedy this July for Woolwich Words & Sounds. For one night only we've put together this unmissable line-up of five of the funniest comedians in the country right now.

Jamali Maddix
Critically acclaimed comedian and host of Vice's 'Hate Thy Neighbour' and C4's 'Adventures in Futureland', Jamali's completely unique voice and style make him one of the most sought after comedians working today. With an assured stage presence, he already has the aura of a comic well beyond his years. His last tour sold out shows across the globe, playing the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

He is a regular on the series of Never Mind the Buzzcocks for Sky and was one of the most anarchic Taskmaster contestants the show has ever seen. Alongside this he was a regular contributor for Frankie Boyle's 'New World Order' (BBC2) and has been seen on on 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC Two), '8 Out of 10 Cats' (More4), This is My House (BBC1), Dara Ó Briain's 'Go 8-Bit' (Dave) as well as many others.

Fern Brady
Known for being totally unique and completely fearless, her caustic wit, exceptional writing and electric stagecraft have made Fern one of the UK’s hottest comedy stars. As seen on Live from the BBC, Live from the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour, and Live at the Apollo. Featured in Vogue as one of the Top 5 Female Comedians as well as the Telegraph's top 5 young comedians to watch, Fern’s career has gone stratospheric in the last 18 months.

Alfie Brown
Alfie’s firebrand style of comedy has been forged from years of pushing boundaries and experimentation. Natural stage presence combined with explosive material makes for a thrilling performance every time he hits the stage. Constantly evolving and striving for ways to innovate, Alfie can move effortlessly from hour-long, idea-driven shows to tight club sets. Alfie’s last hit show 'Imagination' sold-out runs in Edinburgh, at Soho Theatre and on a UK and European tour. It was released as a special to critical acclaim and view counts in their tens of thousands on Youtube.

Lara Ricote
Lara Ricote is a twenty-something-year-old storyteller, improviser, and stand up. She's Mexican, American and Spanish but she's based in Amsterdam because she's morally opposed to consistency. She spent the pre-pandemic year doing stand up in South America because she's also funny in Spanish. She has just won the 2021 Funny Women Stage Award which catapulted her onto this website.

Leo Reich
Leo is a stand up comedian, writer and winner of the 2Northdown New Act of the Year competition 2020. He’s written and performed content for ITV1’s ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’, Comedy Central’s ‘At the Edinburgh Fringe’, E4’s ‘Remote Comedy by The Paddock’, and Dave’s ’The Comedy Guide to Life’. He performs his brand of flamboyant, incisively written stand up across the country and is currently working on various scripted projects with 2Brothers, BBC Studios, Sky Studios, and Broke N’Bones.

Lou Sanders: Work In Progress
2022-07-20 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom

Crybabies: Bagbeard (Work in Progress)
2022-07-21 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods... Join James (still tall), Ed (less handsome) and Michael (???) on a sci-fi infected narrative sketch adventure about finding home, forbidden love, monsters, mystery and massive regret.

Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, 2019.

"Highly impressive" ★★★★ Guardian

"High concept farce of the first order" ★★★★ Telegraph

"Out-there originality" ★★★★ Chortle.com

"A wave of absurdist wonderment" ★★★★ Skinny

"Clever and genuinely funny" ★★★★★ MumbleComedy.net

Colin Hoult & Jake Farrell - Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-21 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann (WIP)Join actress, singer, welder (gotta have a back up) Anna Mann, star of stage and screen as she tells the incredible story of her life in the arts in this: her final hour.Visceral, real and achingly brave, Colin Hoult (After Life, Netflix) presents a hilarious meditation on life, death and literally everything in between. You will leave screaming “f*** off I love it!”“Funnier than almost all other shows.” ★ ★ ★ ★ Telegraph“Deliciously funny.”★ ★ ★ ★ The Times★ ★ ★ ★ Scotsman★ ★ ★ ★ Time OutBest Reviewed Shows Top Ten 2016/2017 British Comedy GuideJake Farrell: Sky (WIP)What would you do for the people you love?Join Soho Theatre’s Young Company alumni, rising comedy talent and naive suburbanite Jake Farrell as he answers that question in his highly anticipated debut hour about family, the future and Stevenage.“Jake is a natural…this is a nuanced exploration of youth, half-hearted liberalism, family ties and artistic expression.” ★★★★ Voice MagAs heard on Penguin Random House's Edinburgh Fringe Unlocked.

Roisin and Chiara's Late Night Lounge
2022-07-21 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Aces & Eights Saloon Bar, 156-158 FORTESS ROAD, TUFNELL PARK, NW5 2HP, United Kingdom
Come on down to silly town for Róisín and Chiara’s LATE NIGHT LOUNGE!
A monthly extravaganza of the funniest creatures to be found stalking the streets of London all inside the snazziest of Saloon Bars…

“The Mighty Boosh on acid... unmissable ”★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Featuring...

Lola and Jo

Leo Reich

Freddie Meredith

Phil Dunning

Chloe Petts: Transience
2022-07-23 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Join rising star and "very funny" (Guardian), Chloe Petts as she presents her debut show.
A brilliantly sharp live performer and "compelling presence" (Steve Bennett - Chortle), she is one of the most exciting acts on the UK scene.
Fresh from supporting Ed Gamble on his UK Tour, Petts uses her trademark cerebral "laddishness" to explore topics as far reaching as the darts and her (strictly non-romantic) love for the men who watch it.
As seen on Hypothetical (Dave), Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV) and The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2)

Sean McLoughlin: Work In Progress
2022-07-24 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
International microstar Sean McLoughlin has been called "an impassioned and uniquely brilliant talent" (The List) so there's worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than watching him deliver "A hugely accomplished hour of stand up" (Time Out).

Nick Helm: What Have We Become? (Work-in-Progress)
2022-07-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | 21 Soho, 21 Soho Sq, London, W1D 3QP, United Kingdom
As the survivors of a global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society - what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light?

Join critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning comedian Nick Helm as he embarks on a show so insightful, so honest, so legitimate that it will fix all of society’s problems and lead the way to a new plane of existence.

This is the future. The future is now.

As seen on Uncle, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo and Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment

‘A true mastermind’ EdFest Mag ★★★★★

‘Terrific’ The Times ★★★★

‘Triumphant’ The List ★★★★

Josh Jones: Waste of Space (Work in Progress)
2022-07-25 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
Debut show from BBC New Comedy Award finalist and one of the most refreshing and original comedic voices to emerge from the North-West in recent years. Fast becoming a TV regular Josh has recently made breakthrough appearances on 8 Out Of 10 Cats (E4), Reality News (E4), Undeniable (Comedy Central), Fast Food Face Off (BBC Three), CelebAbility (ITV2) and Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV).

Comedy - Work in Progress: Erika Ehler and Lara Ricote
2022-07-25 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Cartoon Museum, 63 Wells Street Fitzrovia, London,, W1A 3AE, United Kingdom
Lara RicoteGRL/LATNX/DEF(Work in Progress)'One word for Lara Ricote: Wow!... An electric presence' **** (Chortle.co.uk).Lara's a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, "woman") Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it's like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who's now a woman at the same time. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds. If you read this and you don't come, what's that say about you? Huh? You hate disabled people? Maybe come and prove you don't! Love you. As seen on E4, Comedy Central and Dave. Erika EhlerFemcel(Work in Progress)Noun: A female incel. A woman who can't get a relationship. Fresh from appearances on Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave). Expect an hour of boldly offensive and immaculately crafted jokes.

Britney: Friends and Nothing More (WIP)
2022-07-25 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | The Phoenix Arts Club, 1 Phoenix Street, London, WC2H 8BU, United Kingdom
Equal parts Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, it's Guardian-recommended comedy double act Britney.

They're bringing you a work in progress of a love story between two gorgeous comedians (them) and a very patient and 'up for it' audience (you).

It's about how much they love their audiences and how pretty the audiences think they are. You may remember Britney from the BBC pilot "Britney", BBC2's "Festival of Funny" and some of your best dreams.

Critics have called them 'hysterical', 'side-splitting', 'laugh-out-loud funny'; their agents have called them 'a bit of a risk'; and fans of the show have called it... quits.

Norris & Parker:Sirens (WIP)
2022-07-25 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Camden Comedy Club, 100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU, United Kingdom
Let Piscean comedy duo Norris and Parker lure you into their fever dream for a surreal hour of wild, nautical madness. Debauched sketch comedy for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical and the dark. **** (Guardian). **** (Chortle.co.uk). **** (Telegraph). ***** (EdFestMag.com). **** (BroadwayBaby.com). **** (ThreeWeeks). ***** (FunnyWomen.com) **** (List). **** (Skinny).

Patti Harrison
2022-07-25 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-26 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-27 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-28 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-29 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-30 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE, United Kingdom
One of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch 2019, Patti Harrison is back at the Soho Theatre for one week only.As seen and heard on I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, The Lost City, Made For Love, Together Together, Shrill, The Tonight, Bob’s Burgers, Bojack Horseman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and more.

Big Pig: Summer Snorter
2022-07-26 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Paper Dress Vintage, 352 Mare St, London , E8 1HR, United Kingdom
The heat is on and, as always, so are we! With a tail curling line up of stand up, sketch and character comedy from the wonderful:

Mark Silcox!
Bex Turner!
Elly Shaw!
Richard Stott!
Lorna Rose Treen!
Rajiv Karia!
Ted Hill!

K2B presents... Live at The Moth Club
2022-07-26 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom
We're filming a TV show and we'd love you to join us!
Live At The Moth Club has a fantastic lineup of Moth Club regulars. You must register online for tickets but as we only have limited space early arrival is advised as entry will be on a first come, first served basis.

Helen Bauer & Rajiv Karia: Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-26 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
HELEN BAUER: MADAM GOOD TITYour favourite self-aware stand-up is here with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. It’s the year of ‘the self’ and Helen is trying to be the change she wants you to see.As seen on Live at The Apollo and star of ITV2, BBC Three, ITV2, Comedy Central and Radio 4.“A personality that will fill a stadium... This girl will not be performing in small venues for much longer” ★★★★★ Sunday Express“Slick, sassy and super satisfying” ★★★★Broadway Baby★★★★ Chortle★★★★ Skinny★★★★ ListRAJIV KARIA: GALLIVANTRising star Rajiv Karia wants to be your friend. You really should support your friends, especially when they are doing their highly anticipated debut hour.As seen on Lazy Susan (BBC Three) and Comedy Central Live. Speaking gently and joking hard. Writer for Have I Got News For You and The Now Show.Tour Support for Olga Koch."Dry wit akin to Jack Dee or Romesh Ranganathan" VoiceMag.uk"The gem of the night" InterMissionBristol.co.uk

Nick Helm: What Have We Become? (Work-in-Progress)
2022-07-26 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
As the survivors of a global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society - what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light?

Join critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning comedian Nick Helm as he embarks on a show so insightful, so honest, so legitimate that it will fix all of society’s problems and lead the way to a new plane of existence.

This is the future. The future is now.

As seen on Uncle, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo and Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment

'A true mastermind' EdFest Mag ★★★★★
'Terrific' The Times ★★★★
'Triumphant' The List ★★★★

Mudfish: Might As Well (WIP)
2022-07-26 21:30 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar, 109 St Paul's Rd, London, N1 2NA, United Kingdom
Have you ever thought you were making a genuine difference in a broken world, when really you were just stuck down a well in an unspecified location with your bothersome twin? Us neither. But Molly and Dan know all about it!Join these twin idiots for some madness in this illegally witty sketch show!

Tom Walker & Christopher Bliss: Edinburgh Preview
2022-07-27 19:30 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | The Pleasance, Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF, United Kingdom
TOM WALKER: JAVELINAward-winning physical comedian Tom Walker has written a love letter to the sport and spear that share a name: the humble javelin. That most noble of pursuits: throwing something very far.Winner: Director's Choice Melbourne Comedy Festival 2016 and Most Outstanding Show Melbourne Comedy Festival nominee, 2017.“A gloriously, irrepressibly unhinged blast of off-the-wall insanity” ★★★★½ Chortle“Very, very good” Telegraph“A mime masterpiece” Skinny★★★★ Age★★★★ List★★★★ TelegraphCHRISTOPHER BLISS: CAPTAIN WORDS EYEChristopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friends. He lives in the North West corner of South East Shropshire and can’t wait to pull on his socks and sandals, iron his shell suit windbreaker, comb his curtains, hop on the Megabus, and trot out some work in progress at his favourite venue.As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.“This is how character comedy should be done.” ★★★★ Chortle“Deliciously Fun” Guardian“One of the best character shows we’ve seen for a long time” British Comedy GuideWARNING: This show contains scenes that some viewers may extremely nice.

Bareback (WIP)
2022-07-27 21:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-28 21:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, London, N1 1QN., United Kingdom
A dead divorce enthusiast takes matters into her own hands and organises a sex conference. A talking vagina writes a beat poem. Timothee Chalamet tries to be adorable. The afterlife is on the brink of collapse. From writer/performers Kathy Maniura (Sketch Off Winner 2020, So You Think You’re Funny Finalist 2021) and Derek Mitchell (2NorthDown Semifinalist 2021), Bareback is about sex and performance.

Expect big characters, original musical numbers and lots of wigs.

'An absurd roller coaster ride... hilarious' - LGBTQ Arts Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Witty, fabulous, raw' - Phoenix Remix ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Josh Glanc: Vrooom Vrooom (Edinburgh Preview)
2022-07-28 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Josh Glanc has won a host of comedy awards, had sell-out runs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and has been called one of Australia’s ""most exciting emerging talents"" (The Age).
He Just performed Vrooom Vrooom to a sold out crowd at the Soho Theatre, but has decided to do one last preview before he heads to Edinburgh, simply because the show is that good, it must be seen by as many people as possible. Lol. Please come.
""Master of craze"" ★★★★ - The Guardian (UK)
'Absurd and dynamic'★★★★ - Fest (UK)
""An extraordinary talent"" ★★★★ - The Scotsman (UK)
""Glanc is a master of the bizarre, and stepping into his world for an hour will make you wish you could live inside his head for a day."" ★★★★★ - The Advertiser

Knock2Bag presents... Lolly & Friends
2022-07-28 19:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Fringe Previews at Loveshack
2022-07-28 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Love Shack, 299 Cambridge Heath Road #Arch 298, London, E2 9HA, United Kingdom
Join us at the famous Loveshack cafe in Bethnal Green, for a night of live stand up comedy and cocktails from:

Alexandra Haddow - tour support for Frankie Boyle

Hubert Mayr - BBC New Comedy Award Nominee

Jamie Allerton - Liverpool Echo Comedian of the Year finalist

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich
2022-07-29 19:00 - 19:50 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
Fresh from Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that was less frustrated, less political…the cost-of-living crisis screwed that.‘It is genuine, powerful, political stuff. These are four stars for a voice that should be heard more. Four stars for comedy shining a light on some grim, unjust places.’ ★★★★ - The Scotsman‘Mayhew is passionate, articulate and – above all else – hilarious. His jokes are punchy, sharp and forthcoming. Despite the often weighty subject matter, laughs are never too far apart.' ★★★★ - The Skinny

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares? (Work In Progress)
2022-07-29 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
At long last, self-diagnosed important young genius Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Join this ‘gloriously shallow’ (Chortle) hunk for an hour of comedy that is ‘not just funny, but rich with a sense of self-awareness’ (Scotsman). Or don’t! Who cares!

As seen on E4, Comedy Central and ITV1; tour support for Catherine Cohen and Simon Amstell.

E8inburgh previews: Erika Ehler + Lara Ricote
2022-07-30 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Signature Brew Haggerston, 340 Acton Mews, London, E8 4EA, England
Signature Brew Haggerston is warming you up for Edinburgh Fringe with matinee previews. Coming up: Lara Ricote with her Edinburgh show GRL/LATNX/DEF full of minority jokes for majority crowds and Erika Ehler's Femcel about female incels and a serious lack of romance.

Jo Griffin & Christopher Bliss
2022-07-31 14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | 2Northdown, 2 Northdown Street, London, N1 9BG, United Kingdom
CHRISTOPHER BLISS: CAPTAIN WORDS EYE

Christopher Bliss is a village-renowned novelist and son of two. He writes three novels a day and is fairly well known amongst his family and friends. He lives in the North West corner of South East Shropshire and can’t wait to pull on his socks and sandals, iron his shell suit windbreaker, comb his curtains, hop on the Megabus, and trot out some work in progress at his favourite venue.

As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, teaching Suzie Dent about the English language.

“This is how character comedy should be done.” ★★★★ Chortle

“Deliciously Fun” Guardian

“One of the best character shows we’ve seen for a long time” British Comedy Guide

WARNING: This show contains scenes that some viewers may extremely nice.

JO GRIFFIN: PEOPLE PERSON

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self esteem and without regrets? Great! Well get cosy with good girl Jo and together we’ll crack the meaning of life

Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola & Jo

★★★★ CHORTLE ★★★★ THE LIST ★★★★ FEST

“Comedy duos you need to see” INDEPENDENT

GUARDIAN recommended show Edinburgh Fringe 2019

As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC 2)

Celya AB: Swimming (WIP)
2022-07-31 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR, England, United Kingdom
The stunning debut hour full of 'sharp and observant gags' (Joe Lycett) from one of comedy's most exciting breakthrough voices. A show about moving from Paris to Birmingham, finding yourself and learning to swim at 25. Chortle Best Newcomer winner 2022. Star of BBC's New Comedy Award and Funny Festival Live. Tour support for Maria Bamford, The Guilty Feminist and St Vincent. Celya's magnetic stage presence and brilliantly crafted material has been seen on Comedy Central and the BBC. 'Great jokes, both classy and funny. A thoroughly engaging presence… a fine talent' (Chortle.co.uk).

Micky Overman: Small Deaths
2022-08-01 18:10 - 19:10, 2022-08-02 18:10 - 19:10, 2022-08-03 18:10 - 19:10 (Europe/London)
One of Britain’s most exciting female voices brings you a blisteringly funny new show that’s got it all: Patrick Swayze! Other stuff… It answers burning questions like, how did one find a wife in ancient Babylon? And reveals how a minor medical issue could result in heartbreak and an encounter with a witch. Micky Overman (**** (The Voice)), was previously nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer, has done tour support for Jamali Maddix and received millions of views on her social media sketches. 'A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners' (Observer).

Ray Badran and Luke McQueen: Edinburgh Previews
2022-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bill Murray, 39 Queens Head Street, London, N1 8NQ, United Kingdom
Ray Badran is an Aussie comic living in London. He makes a sort of honking noise when he speaks, you can hear the aussie accent but you're mainly just thinking about all the honking.
Luke McQueen is an English comedian who recently found out he's half Czech Republic. There will be no mention of that in his show though so if you're looking for some Czech material then avoid this like the prague.
30 mins each, which seems fair. Both big on Broadway
RB ***** Broadway World
LM ***** Broadway Baby

Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island
2022-08-02 21:10 - 22:10, 2022-08-03 21:10 - 22:10 (Europe/London)
Fed up with being told how to look and behave since she was a teenager, Harriet is taking a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining false eyelashes. As seen on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown, Hypothetical, Roast Battle, Guessable, As Yet Untitled, Comedy Central at the Comedy Store and Bobby & Harriet Get Married. ‘At the dawn of her TV career’ (Radio Times). ‘Packs in high calibre jokes’ (Guardian). **** ‘A masterful hour’ (Skinny). **** (Scotsman). **** (List). **** (Fest).

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee (Work in Progress)
2022-08-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-04 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)

Tony Law: A Now Begin in Again
2022-08-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Neanderthal Canadian Trinidadian Norn Iron loon Law brings his half-baked thoughts on the last couple of years and a little time travel to boot. It might not always make sense but it’s always funny. Farm boy blue-collar surreal absurdity in his own very unique style. For those with a different take or taste in comedy. Wild, utterly absurd and magnetic. 'Takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level' (Guardian). ‘The King of post-modern nonsense' (Telegraph).

Lauren Pattison: It Is What It Is
2022-08-03 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-08-04 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London)
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Lauren is back with a brand-new show. She is reluctant to say what it is about because if the last year has taught her anything, it's life can change fast… it is what it is. Let’s just say sometimes you need to fall apart to rebuild into exactly who you were meant to be. As seen on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, Roast Battle and supporting Katherine Ryan’s tour. 'Razor wit and brutal honesty' ***** (List). 'A breath of feisty fresh air' ***** (Herald).

Stewart Lee: Snowflake
2022-08-03 13:50 - 14:50, 2022-08-04 13:50 - 14:50 (Europe/London)
In the last ever performances of this show, Stewart Lee, 'the world’s greatest living stand-up' (Times), looks at how the Covid-Brexit era has impacted on the culture war declared on lovely woke snowflakes by horrible people. 'Lee remains one of the best stand-ups in the country' ***** (Metro). 'Proper, vicious prejudice – a self-proclaimed inhabitant of the moral high ground' (Sarah Vine, Daily Mail). ‘The rancid tip of a cess pit’ (Tony Parsons). www.stewartlee.co.uk

Josh Pugh: Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans
2022-08-03 14:10 - 15:10, 2022-08-04 14:10 - 15:10 (Europe/London)
Safe everyone. English Comedian of the Year winner and star of Comedy Central Live and Dave’s Hypothetical. Tour support for Joe Lycett and 'almost certain future star' (Chortle.co.uk), Josh takes us through the past two years of his life, trying to have a baby and accidently losing Captain Tom’s birthday cards in his own unique and hilarious style. Amassing over three million views on his Twitter videos and regularly headlining the biggest clubs in the country Josh is ready to f*ck shit up this Fringe (as a friend).

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF
2022-08-03 15:20 - 16:20, 2022-08-04 15:20 - 16:20 (Europe/London)
Lara's a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, "woman") Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it's like to be Latin and deaf and a girl who's now a woman at the same time. You know, minority jokes for majority crowds. If you read this and you don't come, what's that say about you? Huh? You hate disabled people? Maybe come and prove you don't! Love you. As seen on E4, Comedy Central and Dave. 'One word for Lara Ricote: Wow!... An electric presence' **** (Chortle.co.uk).

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not
2022-08-03 16:35 - 17:35 (Europe/London)
50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. Ania Magliano's debut show tackles the stuff that matters: Lush, horse girls and buying a cat off Gumtree. Winner of the Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2022. Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date. As seen on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2) and Dave Online. 'Already has the cool, calm and collected stage presence of a standup veteran' (Guardian). 'A finesse usually seen after decades in the game' (DIVA). Come if you want to, but absolutely no worries if not.

Maisie Adam: Buzzed
2022-08-03 17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show for 2022, Buzzed. Rammed with witty observations, high-octane energy and some right good jokes. This high-energy show promises to be better than whatever else you had planned (unless you had plans to go dancing with Cher).

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit
2022-08-03 17:40 - 18:40 (Europe/London)
2019's Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. It's the year of "the self" and Helen is trying to be the change she wants you to see. As seen on Live at The Apollo and star of ITV2, BBC Three, ITV2, Comedy Central and BBC Radio 4. 'A personality that will fill a stadium... This girl will not be performing in small venues for much longer' ***** (Sunday Express). 'Slick, sassy and super satisfying' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). **** (Chortle.co.uk). **** (Skinny). **** (List).

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy
2022-08-03 17:40 - 18:40 (Europe/London)
If comedy equals tragedy plus time, then boy, this is going to be good. As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Dark Horse (Comedy Special) on Amazon Prime Video, Roast Battle, The Guilty Feminist Podcast and BBC Radio 4's Are You A Boy Or A Girl? 'Powerful, poignant and achingly funny' ***** (Herald). 'Superb material... extremely funny' ****½ (Chortle.co.uk). 'Utterly engaging' **** (Telegraph). 'A comic who's here for keeps' **** (Times). 'The most hilarious visual images' **** (Scotsman).

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... [Perfect and Arena-Ready Show]
2022-08-03 17:45 - 18:45 (Europe/London)
Dr Silcox returns with his perfect show for the fourth time for his hardcore fans; a unique and no-nonsense approach to exposing big pharmaceutical companies who rip off their customers through cough medicine. Full of guidance to achieve the purpose of life and learn about the evolution of homosexuality. The show ends with a big bang. A popular and most talked about show by Dr Silcox. The audiences feel energised, stuffed, relaxed and wiser after each performance and need to be reminded that the show is finished. * (List).

Britney: Friends and Nothing More
2022-08-03 17:45 - 18:45 (Europe/London)
Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make their long-awaited return to the Fringe with a sketch show about love. But which of these two girls will you fancy more? 'Ferociously funny' ***** (i-magazine.co.uk). 'Sweet, smart, refreshingly silly' (Guardian). 'Charming, joyous and offbeat' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'Bloody brilliant' **** (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). A recent rejection from a writing job: 'their friendship is so powerful, and so long-lasting, it might unbalance the room'. As seen on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and Channel 4, in spite of everything.

Chloe Petts: Transience
2022-08-03 18:00 (Europe/London)
Join rising star and 'very funny' (Guardian) Chloe Petts, as she presents her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe. A brilliantly sharp live performer and 'compelling presence' (Steve Bennett – Chortle), she is one of the most exciting acts on the UK scene. Fresh from supporting Ed Gamble on his UK Tour, Petts uses her trademark cerebral "laddishness" to explore topics as far reaching as the darts and her (strictly non-romantic) love for the men who watch it. As seen on Hypothetical (Dave), Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV) and The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2).

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled
2022-08-03 18:05 - 19:05 (Europe/London)
After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show. As seen on Mae Martin's Feel Good, Rose Matafeo's Starstruck, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Hypothetical and heard on her own BBC Radio 4 comedy special Resting Witch Face. Tour support for Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control. 'Real star quality' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'Won over Aberdeen comedy fans within seconds' (Press and Journal). **** (Skinny). **** (Scotsman). **** (ITalkTelly.com). **** (BroadwayWorld.com).

Christopher Bliss: Captain Words Eye
2022-08-03 18:40 - 19:40 (Europe/London)
Shropshire’s worst writer pulls on his socks and sandals, irons his shell suit windbreaker, combs his curtains, and leaves Shropshire for the fifth time in his life to bring his fifth show to the Edinburgh Fringe. As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown teaching Suzie Dent about the English language. 'This is how character comedy should be done' **** (Chortle.co.uk). 'Deliciously Fun' (Guardian). 'One of the best character shows we’ve seen for a long time' (Comedy.co.uk). Warning: This show contains scenes that some viewers may find extremely nice.

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World
2022-08-03 18:55 - 19:55 (Europe/London)
You won't have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new process called pregnancy from award-winning musical comedian and future nation's sweetheart, Jenny Bede. Jenny will navigate the entire gamut of human emotions, from despair all the way through to despair, as she jokes, sings and (at last, justifiably) Mum-dances her experience to life in this new hour. 'Lyrically genius' (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).

Bella Hull: Babycakes
2022-08-03 18:55 - 19:55 (Europe/London)
Have you ever wanted to hear a harrowing true story that really makes you think? Well neither has Bella Hull and that's why her debut show is full of stupid, stupid jokes. Contains never-before-heard gossip and scenes of a gorgeous nature. Viewer discretion advised if you're a little bitch. As seen on BBC One, BBC Three, ITV2 and Channel 4. Pretty much all the main ones, actually. Support for Russell Howard, Simon Amstell and women she's known for 14 seconds in the Revs toilets. 'A disarmingly cheeky style... someone I look forward to seeing more of' (TheArtsDesk.com).

Jo Griffin: People Person
2022-08-03 19:10 - 20:10 (Europe/London)
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self-esteem and without regrets? Great! Well let's get cosy and together we'll crack the meaning of life. Jo is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo Lola and Jo. **** (Chortle.co.uk). **** (List). **** (Fest). 'Comedy duos you need to see' (Independent). Guardian recommended show, Edinburgh Fringe 2019. As seen in Christopher Bliss: I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife (Soho Theatre) and Mister Winner with Spencer Jones (BBC Two).

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter
2022-08-03 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating since Dave's 2019 nominations for Best Comedy Show and Joke of the Fringe ('I've got an Eton College advent calendar, where all the doors are opened by my father's contacts'). As seen/heard on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, British As Folk and was the fondue-set winner on Richard Osman's House of Games. 'A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy' (Times). 'Suddenly has star-in-the-making coming off him like steam' (Telegraph).

David O'Doherty: whoa is me
2022-08-03 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
Here he comes, trotting back onstage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. There'll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1985. As seen on Channel 4's Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and BBC's Live at the Apollo.

Josh Jones: Waste of Space
2022-08-03 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones. Since appearing as part of the Pleasance Reserve in 2019, Josh has made numerous breakthrough TV appearances and has recently supported Jack Dee, Rob Beckett, Suzi Ruffell and Russell Kane on tour. As seen on the dance floor and 8 Out of 10 Cats (E4), Late Night Mash (Dave), Dating No Filter (Sky Max), Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV), CelebAbility (ITV2), Undeniable (Comedy Central), Comedy Central Live and as host of Fast Food Face Off (BBC Three).

Tim Key: Mulberry
2022-08-03 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Witchfinder, Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme) is back with an all-new show. Ruminations about the great indoors with a bit of stamping around. Velour tracksuit, continental lagers, some "poetry". Key's new book, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush is available to buy at all good bookshops. 'The greatest stand-up response to lockdown so far' ***** (Times). **** (Guardian).

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann
2022-08-03 21:10 - 22:10 (Europe/London)
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her final hour. Visceral, real and achingly brave, Colin Hoult (After Life, Netflix) presents a hilarious meditation on life, death and literally everything in between. You will leave screaming 'f*** off I love it!' 'Funnier than almost all other shows at this year's Fringe' **** (Telegraph). 'Deliciously funny' **** (Times). **** (Scotsman). **** (Time Out).

Norris and Parker: Sirens
2022-08-03 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London)

Celya AB: Swimming
2022-08-03 21:15 - 22:15 (Europe/London)

Frankie Thompson: Catts
2022-08-03 21:25 (Europe/London)
'Go for the cat-worship, stay for the side-splitting silliness, and rave about it to all your friends... Catts is like nothing you've ever seen before' ***** (ToDoList.London). Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat is just a cat... From 'acclaimed clown' (ToDoList.London) and emerging idiot Frankie Thompson, an anarchic one-woman adaptation of Cats (the musical). But not about cats, not about musicals, not about Cats the musical. Catts is a lip-sync ballet through the distractions and obsessions that help us cope with an increasingly dystopian reality. Because after all, wouldn't we rather think about cats?

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!
2022-08-03 21:35 - 22:35 (Europe/London)
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as 'Am I hot?', 'Is this helping?' and 'No offence guys but literally what is going on?'. Join this insufferable hunk as he pushes the very boundaries of what is considered "funny and good comedy". Tour support for Simon Amstell; as seen on E4, Comedy Central, ITV1 and Dave.

Olga Koch: Just Friends
2022-08-03 21:35 - 22:35 (Europe/London)
Star of Mock the Week, QI, Late Night Mash, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Edinburgh's Best Newcomer nominee, Olga Koch brings you the rollercoaster romcom you aren't tall enough to ride. Strap in. Directed by Charlie Dinkin. 'Uproarious, gleefully obscene comedy' (Guardian). 'One of the most charismatic comedians on the circuit” **** (Telegraph). 'A natural storyteller, she will keep you completely hooked ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). **** (FunnyWomen.com). **** (List). **** (Skinny). **** (Fest).

Tarot: Cautionary Tales
2022-08-03 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Come learn life lessons from five people still doing sketch in their thirties. A new show from Tarot, creators of 2019's fifth best reviewed show, Chortle's No 1 show of 2019 and stars of their own Radio 4 sketch show, Soundbleed. Tarot is the lovechild of Goose and Gein's Family Giftshop. By which we mean it's a drain on our bank accounts and we don't talk to our parents about it. 'Bark-out-loud funny... the whole show is startlingly live' **** (Guardian). 'One of the balls-out funniest show of the Fringe' ****½ (Chortle.co.uk).

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?
2022-08-03 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV), a team captain for Virtually Famous (C4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Hey Tracey! (ITV2), Comedians Solve World Problems (Comedy Central) and has made regular appearances on The Jonathan Ross Show. Host of podcast What’s Upset You Now? alongside Paul McAffrey. ‘Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation’ (Guardian).

Tom Ward: Anthem
2022-08-03 22:25 - 23:25 (Europe/London)
Fresh from his celebrated debut on Live at the Apollo, Tom Ward returns with a brand-new construction of offbeat observations and top-notch whimsical detours. His favourite themes are all here: love, the 90s, living in a house… But this time he’s venturing out beyond his beloved suburbs to take on the planet, mental health and gender politics. As seen on Live at The Apollo, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Live from the BBC, Roast Battle and has supported Jack Whitehall, Joe Lycett, Jason Manford and Sindhu Vee on tour. 'A genuinely exciting talent' ***** (Herald).

Siblings: Siblage
2022-08-03 22:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London)
Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back and physically bigger than ever. Watch clown, physical comedy and relatively high-level acting unfold before your tear-filled eyes. Tears of sadness or laughter? You decide! Prepare for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (not twins but can be for casting purposes). Winner of Reviews Hub Best in Show, 2021. 'Ferociously funny' (Guardian). 'Rising stars of British comedy' (Mail On Sunday). 'A kaleidoscopic fever dream' ***** (Entertainment-Focus.com). 'Totally absurd' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'The future of UK sketch comedy' ****½ (TheReviewsHub.com).

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens
2022-08-03 22:55 - 23:55 (Europe/London)
What do you do when the end of the world finally comes and you realise it’s going to happen slowly and boringly? No sudden meteor strike. No thrilling zombie apocalypse. Just a gradual ebbing away of life as you knew it. Do you fight to fix things before it gets worse, dedicating your life to making the world around you better? Nah. You close your curtains, hunker down and fixate over something shitty someone said to you two years ago. A new show from the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner.

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You
2022-08-04 15:20 - 16:20 (Europe/London)
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. It’s been an interesting couple of years… A blisteringly funny new stand-up show filled with horrendous life advice, cheery nihilism and reluctant self-discovery from one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comics. As seen and heard on The Mash Report, Immaculate (Amazon Prime Special), A League of Their Own, Mock the Week and The News Quiz. ‘A show that’s worth holding on to' **** (Guardian). 'Touching, funny... a great show' **** (Evening Standard). ‘She keeps the laughs coming’ **** (Times).

Mudfish: Might as Well
2022-08-04 15:35 - 16:35 (Europe/London)
Have you ever thought you were making a genuine difference in a broken world, when really you were just stuck down a well in an unspecified location with your bothersome twin? Us neither. But Molly and Dan know all about it! Join these ex-Cambridge Footlights for some muck and madness in this illegally witty hour of sketches, characters and – if you're lucky – a new iPod. Will these squirming siblings finally learn how to work together or will they be stuck down this stupid-idiot well for the rest of time?! **** (Varsity). **** (TCS.cam.ac.uk).

Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream and You Were All in It
2022-08-04 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival. Ever since he was a little boy, Eric has dreamt of being a commercially viable stand-up comedian that could effortlessly entertain both you and your extended family. This is his chance to make that dream come true. Expect salty language, sweet facial expressions and hand gestures with far too much oregano on them. 'Offbeat and sarcasm-packed routines… held the gig in wonderful contempt' (Chortle.co.uk).
