ListingsUpdated Sun 25 Oct
London events today and this week
Every event we have checked and put in, soonest first. Tonight and this weekend have their own editions.
Wednesday
11 November-
Free
Woolwich Works: Games Night
Board games in the Visitors' Book Cafe: play theirs or bring your own, alone or with friends. Free, from half six, no booking.
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Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Lonely Stupid Violent
Frankie Browne's debut stand-up hour, on intrusive thoughts, bad eyesight and anxieties about life online.
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Gigs £18
Electric Ballroom: overpass
Birmingham band overpass, known for wall-to-wall singalongs, ahead of their debut album Elsewhere, Always.
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Comedy
City Comedy Club: Wednesday night
A drink is included in the ticket, alcoholic or not. Seating is allocated, so you are shown to a seat rather than fighting for one. Doors half an hour before, over 18s, ID checked.
Thursday
12 November-
Gigs £12
Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with Vula & Friends
Vula & Friends in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.
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Comedy £12
JK Comedy Club Leicester Square: Thursday night comedy
A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty one seats in the Grosvenor Casino, a minute from Piccadilly Circus. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.
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Seasonal Free
Covent Garden at Christmas
Until 6 Jan 2027
The tree, the mistletoe and more than 300,000 lights, lit from 12 November. Free, busy from four, best on a weekday morning.
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Theatre £15 to £45, concessions from £10
Kiln Theatre: Nine Night
Until 19 Dec
Nine Night at the Kiln Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.
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Comedy £6 advance, £8 on the door
Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Try Out Night
Up to 16 acts trying new material, Geordie Mungavin and Jake Kilov among them, with Philip Simon compering.