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Comedy in London tonight and this week

Stand-up, improv and new material nights across London. The rooms above pubs are where the good stuff is; the arena shows are on here too when they are worth it.

Tuesday

17 November
  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 £11.75

    Museum of Comedy: Character Comedy Showcase

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

    The November edition. On stage 19:00. Age 16+.

Wednesday

18 November
  1. Comedy £10

    JK Comedy Club Soho: Wednesday night comedy, 7pm

    19:00 to 20:45 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 £10

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Wednesday 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 £10

    JK Comedy Club Soho: Wednesday night comedy, 9pm

    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.

Thursday

19 November
  1. Comedy £12

    JK Comedy Club Leicester Square: Thursday night comedy

    19:00 to 20:45 JK Comedy Club Leicester Square, Soho

    A host and four professional comedians, a new bill every week. Fifty one seats in the Grosvenor Casino, a minute from Piccadilly Circus. Doors fifteen minutes before, over 18s, ID on the door.

  2. Comedy £20 to £45

    The Other Palace, Main House: Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen

    Times vary The Other Palace, Main House, Victoria

    Until 10 Jan 2027

    Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen in the Main House at The Other Palace. The theatre publishes the run and the room; the price is on the booking page.

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

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

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

    Up to 16 acts trying new material, Derya Yildirim and Frank Tripp among them, with Paul Thorne compering.

Friday

20 November
  1. Comedy £15

    JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Friday 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 £15

    JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Friday 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 £13.75

    Museum of Comedy: British Comedy Guide Awards Final

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

    Five acts competing for the BCG Pro Talent Award for Performance, with a set from the Starter winner. On stage 19:00. Age 16+.

Saturday

21 November
  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.