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The comedy club at 2 Crouch End Hill, London N8 8AA: try-out nights with sixteen acts, doors 8pm and on stage 8.30pm, and a Sunday afternoon jazz session.

Downstairs at the King's Head, 2 Crouch End Hill, Crouch End, London N8 8AACrouch End

  • HoursDoors 8pm and on stage 8.30pm on club nights, unless that night says otherwise. The Sunday jazz session runs 4pm to 7pm. Free parking beside the venue after 6.30pm.
  • AdmissionThursday try-out £6 advance, £8 on the door. Saturday cabaret £16 advance, £19 on the door. Sunday jazz free.
  • Websitedownstairsatthekingshead.com
  • Checked9 September 2026
    Hours and prices change. The venue link is the one to trust.
When Today 1 This weekend 2 Next 7 days 3 Free 9

Sunday

20 December

  1. Gigs Free

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Crouch End Jazz

    16:00 to 19:00 Crouch End

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

Thursday

7 January

  1. Comedy £6 advance, £8 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Try Out Night

    20:30 Crouch End

    Up to 16 acts, newcomers and working comics alike, each testing new material in a five-minute slot; bill to be announced.

Saturday

9 January

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

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Cabaret

    20:30 Crouch End

    Gordon Southern and Eugene Dusauzay are the first names on a mixed circuit bill; the compere is still to be announced.

Thursday

14 January

  1. Comedy £6 advance, £8 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Try Out Night

    20:30 Crouch End

    Kathryn Mather hosts up to 16 acts trying new material in five-minute slots, with the acts still to be announced.

Saturday

16 January

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

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Cabaret

    20:30 Crouch End

    Dom Latour is the first act named for this mixed circuit bill, with the compere still to be announced.

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