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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

Sunday

20 December

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Comedy £14.25

    Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids

    14:00 to 15:00 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    Stand-up for children from James Campbell, who started it in 2001. The theme in December: the funny life of football. Age 6+.

  4. Comedy £13.75

    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. 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.

  6. Comedy £14, concessions £12, plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Ugly Little Love Songs

    19:30 to 20:30 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    The first outing of Ugly Little Love Songs, billed as a veritable cornucopia of amorous malaise.

Monday

21 December

  1. Comedy £7

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Monday 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.

  2. Comedy £5

    Museum of Comedy: The Monday Club

    19:00 to 21:00 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

    The Museum bar's weekly night of new material from circuit comics, £5 ahead or on the door from 6pm. Age 14+.

  3. Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Nathan Cassidy: The Unbearable Tragedy of Being Happy

    19:30 to 20:30 Hen & Chickens Theatre, Islington

    Nathan Cassidy attempts a stand-up show about being happy, which he counts as a disaster for a comedian.

Tuesday

22 December

  1. Comedy £10

    JK Comedy Club Soho: Tuesday night comedy

    21:00 to 22:45 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. Comedy £13.75

    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+.

Wednesday

23 December

  1. Gigs £12

    Ronnie Scott’s: Late Late Show with Jamie Murray

    23:15 to 03:00 Ronnie Scott's, Soho

    Jamie Murray in the main room, doors 23:15 and on until three. Tickets from the club's own page.