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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

Friday

11 December

  1. Comedy £13.25 to £36.25

    The Comedy Store: Christmas Best in Stand Up

    19:30 to 21:30 The Comedy Store, Soho

    The Christmas run of the club's flagship bill, five stand ups over about two hours with an interval. Doors an hour before. Over 18s only and ID if you look under 25.

  2. Theatre £28 to £35, previews £10, under 30s and students £10 Sold out

    Hampstead Downstairs: Mother Russia, by Lauren Yee

    19:45 Hampstead Downstairs, Hampstead

    Until 30 Jan 2027

    Mother Russia, by Lauren Yee at the Hampstead Downstairs. The run is published; the times and prices are on the booking page.

  3. Sport

    Alexandra Palace: Paddy Power World Darts Championship

    19:00 Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Until 3 Jan 2027

    Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  4. Gigs From £27.81

    EartH Hackney: Tiffany Day

    18:30 to 22:00 EartH Hackney, Dalston

    Tiffany Day at EartH Hackney, 18:30 to 22:00.

  5. 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+.

  6. Gigs £30

    Electric Ballroom: Skinny Lister vs. Pet Needs + Mad Dog Mcrea

    19:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Skinny Lister vs. Pet Needs, a shared DHP Presents bill, with Mad Dog Mcrea also playing.

Saturday

12 December

  1. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Soho: Saturday afternoon comedy

    16:00 to 17:45 JK Comedy Club Soho, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Sixty seats above the Spice of Life, two minutes from Leicester Square. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.

  2. Cabaret From £33

    All I Want For Christmas Is Cabaret, 5pm

    17:00 to 18:45 Phoenix Arts Club, Covent Garden

    An evening in the basement under the Phoenix Theatre, 5pm. The room is low ceilinged and seats a few dozen, so nothing is far from the stage.

  3. Cabaret From £33

    All I Want For Christmas Is Cabaret, 7.30pm

    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.

  4. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Saturday 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.

  5. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Saturday night comedy

    20:30 to 22:15 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.

  6. Seasonal From £25

    Pantomime at the London Palladium

    14:00 London Palladium, Soho

    Until 11 Jan 2027

    The biggest panto in the country in a house built for variety, which is what panto actually is. Matinees are the ones with children in; evenings are louder and funnier.