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London events today and this week

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When Today 159 This weekend 178 Next 7 days 258 Free 107
Where Soho 258 Covent Garden 102 Camden 78 Bloomsbury 73 Dalston 38 Shoreditch 38 Crouch End 29 Mayfair 26 Islington 24 Alexandra Palace 21 Woolwich 16 Fitzrovia 15

Saturday

5 December

  1. Comedy £17.75

    Museum of Comedy: Holly Stars: A Scandal in Bohemia

    20:30 to 21:45 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    A solo Sherlock Holmes from the writer of Death Drop, told by the neighbour who does the actual detecting. On stage 20:30. Age 18+.

  2. Comedy £16.25

    Museum of Comedy: Not Just a Game Show

    19:00 to 20:00 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    An 80s TV game show parody from the makers of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, with the audience as the contestants. Age 16+.

  3. Clubs £15 on the door

    The 100 Club: 6T’s Northern Soul All-Nighter

    23:00 to 06:00 The 100 Club, Soho

    Rare and northern soul, acetates and exclusives all night from the 6T's Rhythm and Soul Society.

  4. Gigs £32.50

    Electric Ballroom: The Blackout

    18:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    The Blackout mark 15 years of Hope, their highest-charting UK album, on an anniversary tour.

  5. Gigs £35 in advance plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: Buzzcocks

    19:30 The 100 Club, Soho

    Buzzcocks play the second of two nights at the 100 Club, before the 6T's all-nighter takes over the room at 11pm.

Sunday

6 December

  1. Cabaret From £33

    All I Want For Christmas Is Cabaret

    19:30 to 21:15 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 7.30pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  2. Comedy £12

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Sunday night comedy

    20:00 to 21:45 JK Comedy Club Covent Garden, Covent Garden

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Two hundred seats at Arboretum, and doors open a full hour before, so there is time to eat first. Over 18s, ID on the door.

  3. Comedy £12

    JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Sunday night comedy

    20:00 to 21:45 JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty seats at BOX Piccadilly, about as central as a comedy room gets. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.

  4. Gigs Free

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Crouch End Jazz

    16:00 to 19:00 Downstairs at the King's Head, Crouch End

    A free jazz jam, founded in 1985 and a weekly fixture at the King's Head for more than 40 years.

  5. Theatre £14.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Collective 2: Writer’s Showcase, 3pm

    15:00 to 16:30 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    The first of two showcases of new plays from the Caromoon Collective's second group of twelve playwrights.

  6. Theatre £14.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Collective 2: Writer’s Showcase, 6.30pm

    18:30 to 20:00 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    The second of two showcases of new plays from the Caromoon Collective's second group of twelve playwrights.

  7. Gigs £25 in advance plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: Belouis Some

    19:30 to 23:00 The 100 Club, Soho

    Belouis Some, behind the 1980s hits Some People and Imagination, back on stage after three decades away.