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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

12 December

  1. Comedy £29.25 to £36.25

    The Comedy Store: Christmas Best in Stand Up, 6.30pm

    18:30 to 20:30 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. Comedy £13.25 to £36.25

    The Comedy Store: Christmas Best in Stand Up, 9.30pm

    21:30 to 23:30 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.

  3. Comedy £16 advance, £19 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Cabaret

    20:30 Downstairs at the King's Head, Crouch End

    Jenny Collier, Michael Capozzola and Nick Elleray, with Windsor compering the Saturday bill.

  4. 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+.

  5. Comedy £10.25

    Museum of Comedy: This Was Supposed To Be A Hobby

    20:30 to 22:00 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    Bekki Bants launches her book with a comedy night, Tom Short headlining and Patrick McGonagle among the acts. Age 18+.

  6. Gigs £22 in advance plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: The Fabulous Lounge Swingers

    19:30 to 01:00 The 100 Club, Soho

    The Fabulous Lounge Swingers' Christmas knees-up, now in its 17th year, with swing, mash-ups and covers.

  7. Gigs £20

    Electric Ballroom: The Sheepdogs

    18:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Four-time JUNO winners The Sheepdogs from Saskatoon: dual guitars, harmonies and a new single, Nobody But You.

Sunday

13 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. Comedy £15 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Wild Geese Unplucked

    19:00 to 21:30 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    David Kitchen, a fan since 1983, on why the 1978 Richard Burton and Roger Moore film The Wild Geese is so underrated.