What's On
Comedy Listings for Tuesday 17 Jul to Monday 23 Jul
Tuesday 17
July
Luisa Omielan – What Would Beyoncé Do?
A cracking way to start of a Tuesday evening – each Tuesday at 6.30pm ...
Covent Garden
C
The Three Englishmen Edinburgh preview
Excellent sketch quartet the Three Englishmen preview their 2012 Edinburgh Fringe show. ...
Leicester Square
C
Pleasance Edinburgh Preview Season
The Pleasance tonight hosts an Edinburgh preview shows from ace sketch trio Jigsaw and ...
King's Cross
N
Camden Comedy Sessions
The Camden Head's season of Edinburgh previews continues with Sara Pascoe and one more ...
Camden
N
Josie Long Edinburgh preview
Indie comedy hero and twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long previews her 2012 ...
Islington
N
Gits and Shiggles
A new-ish one for SW London, featuring tonight Edinburgh previews from Andrew Lawrence ...
Putney
S
Outside the Box Comedy Club
A quality little club well worth a visit ... tonight you can see an ...
Kingston
W
Brixton Comedy Club
Veteran Jewish stand-up Ivor Dembina returns to the Dogstar to preview of his Edinburgh ...
Brixton
S
The Cutting Edge
A long-running, high-quality night of topical comedy, with Ian Stone, Simon Evans, Martin Coyote, ...
Piccadilly
C
Edinburgh Previews at the King's Head
Two Edinburgh previews tonight, first starting 8.30pm and the second starting 9.45pm. Tonight you ...
Crouch End
N
99 Club Leicester Square
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see hard-living Canadian JJ Whitehead, rising ...
Leicester Square
C
Laugh Out London in Camden
Canadian maverick Tony Law and inventive character comic Bridget Christie perform Edinburgh preview shows.
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Camden
N
Guffaw Comedy Club (Edinburgh previews)
This popular Walthamstow club welcomes alternative comedy hero Simon Munnery and Shappi Khorsandi for ...
Walthamstow
N
Nick Helm Edinburgh preview
Raucuous but sensitive Nick Helm (an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee in 2011) previews his ...
Islington
N
Sheeps: Edinburgh preview
LiF favourites and oddball sketch trio Sheeps preview their Edinburgh Fringe 2012 show. ...
Leicester Square
C
Wednesday 18
The Three Englishmen and Friends
Talented sketch quartet The Three Englishmen plus guests – here's the PR blurb: "Building ...
Leicester Square
C
The Three Englishmen Edinburgh preview
Excellent sketch quartet the Three Englishmen preview their 2012 Edinburgh Fringe show. ...
Leicester Square
C
Pleasance Edinburgh Preview Season
The Pleasance tonight hosts an Edinburgh preview shows from ace sketch trio Jigsaw and ...
King's Cross
N
Josie Long Edinburgh preview
Indie comedy hero and twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long previews her 2012 ...
Islington
N
Trodd en Bratt Edinburgh preview
Two members of the hugely successful Showstoppers! the Musical team, Lucy Trodd and Ruth ...
Paddington
W
Ealing Comedy Festival
Tonight the Ealing Comedy Festival welcomes an all-star line-up: Rich Hall, Milton Jones and ...
Ealing
W
Barbecue Preview with Ben Target and Nick Mohammed
The multi-multi-talented Nick Mohammed and audacious surrealist Ben Target preview their Edinburgh shows (with ...
King's Cross
N
Outside the Box Comedy Club
A quality little club well worth a visit ... tonight you can see an ...
Kingston
W
Leach on Laughter (LOL) Comedy Club
Fabulous pub this, and a fine line-up tonight: Edinburgh previews from two acts tbc, ...
Kensal Green
N
Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich
An Edinburgh preview by actor and character comic Jody Kamali.
[*• Buy tickets for this ...
King's Cross
N
Weirdos Comedy Night (Stoke Newington)
A night of Edinburgh previews at Weirdos with ace droll newcomer Mark Stephenson with ...
Stoke Newington
N
Storytellers' Club
A club for performers who like telling stories, and for audiences who like hearing ...
King's Cross
N
The Comedy Store Players
The mighty Comedy Store Players return with regulars Josie Lawrence, Andy Smart, Richard Vranch ...
Piccadilly
C
Comedy Gold
Another good one from Comedy Gold at its rather gorgeous home venue of the ...
Islington
N
Checkley Bush – Comedy Riot
A variety night hosted by handy sketch duo Checkley Bush, including stand-up, musical comedy, ...
Leicester Square
C
Laugh Out London in Piccadilly
Rising star James Acaster and the energised Stuart Laws perform Edinburgh preview shows.
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Piccadilly
C
99 Club Leicester Square
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see Owen O'Neil, Josh Howie, Marlon ...
Leicester Square
C
Guffaw Comedy Club (Edinburgh previews)
This popular Walthamstow club welcomes Stand Up For the Week's Andrew Lawrence for an ...
Walthamstow
N
Thursday 19
Laughing Boy Edinburgh Previews
Comedy behemoth begins a new night in London Bridge, tonight featuring Marcus Brigstocke and ...
London Bridge
S
Rise of the Idiots
Arriving in Balham will be rising star James Acaster and top Canadian stand-up Pete ...
Balham
S
Ealing Comedy Festival
Tonight the Ealing Comedy Festival welcomes a very special secret guest, one of the ...
Ealing
W
99 Club Leicester Square
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see hard-living Canadian JJ Whitehead, the ...
Leicester Square
C
Pun Run
A wordplay-only comedy club! What fun. Creative Aussie Bec Hill hosts (pictured), line-up includes ...
Camden
N
Bob & Jim and the Beta Males
Old-school musical duo Bob and Jim and theatrical sketch group the Beta Males perform ...
Shepherd's Bush
W
The Best In Stand-up
The Comedy Store tonight welcomes MC Tom Wrigglesworth, Dana Alexandar, Carl Donnelly, Hal Cruttenden ...
Piccadilly
C
Sara Pascoe and Bridget Christie
Two Edinburgh previews here tonight, from the multitalented Sara Pascoe and inventive character comic ...
Fitzrovia
C
Crack Comedy Club (Islington)
With Edinburgh previews from roguish and excellent stand-up Carl Donnelly with Different Gravy and ...
Islington
N
Crack Comedy Club (Streatham)
With Edinburgh previews from the under-rated Carey Marx with Carey Marx in SANE and ...
Streatham
S
Old Rope Edinburgh previews
A consistently cracking new material night hosted by Show Me the Funny's Tiffany Stevenson ...
Oxford Circus
C
Clapham Comedy Club
Resident MC Sion James introduces Nick Helm and Danny Bhoy, both of whom perform ...
Clapham
S
Guffaw Comedy Club (Edinburgh previews)
This popular Walthamstow club welcomes former Perrier winner Phil Nichol and Alistair Barrie for ...
Walthamstow
N
Comedy Bunker
This long-established west London club welcomes Rob Deering and Seann Walsh for Edinburgh previews. ...
Ruislip
N
WitTank Edinburgh preview
Livewire sketch trio WitTank (as seen on BBC3's Live at the Electric recently) preview ...
Islington
N
Friday 20
Austentatious: An Improvised Novel
A highly popular and excellent improv show – Austentatious is an improvised comedy play, ...
Regent's Park
C
Pleasance Edinburgh Preview Season
The Pleasance tonight hosts an Edinburgh preview shows from Peacock and Gamble & Paul ...
King's Cross
N
Big Night Out (Leicester Square)
A solid west end club for those after a "big night out", with tonight: ...
Leicester Square
C
Ealing Comedy Festival Closing Gala
Tonight the Ealing Comedy Festival welcomes a cracking line-up to bring proceedings to a ...
Ealing
W
Headliners
This long-established west London club welcomes sardonic US comic Dave Fulton, one of the ...
Chiswick
W
Crack Comedy (Covent Garden)
With Edinburgh Fringe previews from US stand-up Erich McElroy and Comedy Store regular Markus ...
Covent Garden
C
Camden Head Edinburgh Previews
Rising star Nish Kumar and Stuart Laws perform previews of their 2012 Fringe shows. ...
Camden
N
Funny's Funny Competition Final
A very friendly comedy club in central London with a cracking venue, Soho Comedy ...
Leicester Square
C
The Funny Side – Covent Garden
A straight-down-the-line club that tonight welcomes Stand Up for the Week's Andrew Lawrence and ...
The Strand
C
The Boat Show
The paddle steamer of mirth moored by the London Eye welcomes Paul Tonkinson, Nathan ...
Embankment
C
The Best In Stand-up
The Comedy Store tonight welcomes MC Tom Wrigglesworth, Nathan Caton, Carl Donnelly, Hal Cruttenden ...
Piccadilly
C
Electric Mouse Palmers Green
Nice boozer this, and providing the comedy tonight will be circuit form horse Carey ...
Palmers Green
N
Edinburgh Previews at the King's Head
Two Edinburgh previews tonight, first starting 8.30pm and the second starting 9.45pm. Tonight you ...
Crouch End
N
99 Club Leicester Square
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see Phil Nichol, JJ Whitehead, Paddy ...
Leicester Square
C
Guffaw Comedy Club (Edinburgh previews)
This popular Walthamstow club welcomes Richard Herring and inventive character comic Bridget Christie for ...
Walthamstow
N
Crack Comedy Club (Kingston)
A popular club that tonight welcomes Philberto, Ben van der Velde MC and the ...
Kingston
W
Comedy Bunker
This long-established west London club welcomes one of the best in the business Ian ...
Ruislip
N
Up the Creek
This legendary club welcomes Windsor MC, Barry Castagnola, TBC and sardonic US comic Dave ...
Greenwich
S
Saturday 21
Covent Garden Comedy Club @ Heaven
A club nearing its 10th anniversary, tonight you can see Dan Wright MC, the ...
Charing Cross
C
Pleasance Edinburgh Preview Season
The Pleasance tonight hosts an Edinburgh preview shows from Peacock and Gamble & Matt ...
King's Cross
N
Big Night Out (Leicester Square)
A solid west end club for those after a "big night out", with tonight: ...
Leicester Square
C
Comedy Carnival (Clapham)
With the incisive Alistair Barrie, British Comedy Award nominee John Moloney, Aussie filthbag Pete ...
Battersea
S
Headliners
This long-established west London club welcomes sardonic US comic Dave Fulton, one of the ...
Chiswick
W
Soho Comedy Club
A very friendly comedy club in central London with a cracking venue, Soho Comedy ...
Leicester Square
C
The Funny Side – Covent Garden
A straight-down-the-line club that tonight welcomes the rapid-fire Imran Yusuf, old-school entertainer Ronnie Golden ...
The Strand
C
The Boat Show
The paddle steamer of mirth moored by the London Eye welcomes Paul Tonkinson, Nathan ...
Embankment
C
The Best In Stand-up
The Comedy Store tonight welcomes MC Tom Wrigglesworth, Nathan Caton, Carl Donnelly plus special ...
Piccadilly
C
99 Club Islington
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see Toby Hadoke, Joe Lycett, top ...
Islington
N
Guffaw Comedy Club (Edinburgh previews)
This popular Walthamstow club welcomes Paul McCaffrey and the satirically sharp Nick Doody for ...
Walthamstow
N
Crack Comedy Club (Kingston)
A popular club that tonight welcomes Philberto, Ben van der Velde MC and Danny ...
Kingston
W
Up the Creek
This legendary club welcomes Windsor MC, Barry Castagnola, Nabil Abdhulrashid and sardonic US comic ...
Greenwich
S
Sunday 22
Cringe Festival
A FREE two-day festival of Edinburgh previews at the wonderful Cavendish Arms, with a ...
Stockwell
S
Rise of the Idiots
Arriving in Balham will be rising star Seann Walsh and Marlon Davis to perform ...
Balham
S
Stand Up For Labour
A comedy fundraiser for Brentford and Isleworth Labour party, starring Arthur Smith, the highly ...
Chiswick
W
Daniel Kitson with Gavin Osborn
Yyyeah! A double-header with heart string-pulling comedian and musician Gavin Osborn. First half is ...
Regents Park
Blackbox Comedy
With Edinburgh previews from the wonderfully inventive Andrew O'Neill and Bobby Carroll.
[*• Buy tickets ...
South Kensington
S
Up the Creek – Sunday Special
The best comedy club in London? Might just be. Sunday's at Up the Creek ...
Greenwich
S
99 Club Leicester Square
Tonight at this excellent comedy venue you can see 5 Live regular Bob Mills, ...
Leicester Square
C
The Comedy Store Players
The mighty Comedy Store Players return with regulars Josie Lawrence, Andy Smart, Richard Vranch ...
Piccadilly
C
Crack Comedy Club (Kingston)
With Edinburgh Fringe previews from Barry Castagnola and top Aussie comic Benny Boot. ...
Kingston
W
Crack Comedy Club (Islington)
With Edinburgh previews from MTV News star Joel Dommett and Chris Martin. ...
Islington
N
Monday 23
Totally Tom Edinburgh preview
Sketch duo and stars of BBC3's Live at the Electric Totally Tom preview their ...
Islington
N
Andy Zaltzman's Political Animal
One of London’s best and only political stand-up gigs takes issue with a planet ...
Soho
C
Hungry Miller's Laugh Bag
A lovely new-ish night at the comedy-savvy Miller of Mansfield with a mix of ...
London Bridge
S
Monkey Toast: The Improvised Chat Show
An Edinburgh preview of the six-time Canadian Comedy Award-Winning show, in which onstage interviews ...
Shepherd's Bush
W
Comedy Night in aid of Epilepsy Society
Imran Yusuf hosts a night of comedy in aid of the [Epilepsy Society](http://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/) – ...
Piccadilly
C
The Good Ship Comedy Club
A splendid little club that punches above its weight, featuring Edinburgh warm-ups from the ...
Kilburn
N
Old Rope
A consistently cracking new material night hosted by Show Me the Funny's Tiffany Stevenson ...
Oxford Circus
C
