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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.

Saturday

24 October
  1. Comedy From £9.60

    City Comedy Club: the late show, 10pm

    22:00 to 23:30 City Comedy Club, Shoreditch

    The late one. An hour straight through with no break, which is the format that suits a room this size after ten at night. Doors half an hour before, over 18s, ID checked.

  2. 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

    Alan Francis, Ashish Suri, Mad Ron and Sally Firth, with Michael Legge compering the Saturday bill.

  3. Comedy £14.25

    Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids, 2pm

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

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

  4. Comedy £14.25

    Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids, 4.30pm

    16:30 to 17:30 Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury

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

  5. Comedy £16.50 plus £1.50 booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Too Many Cuckoos

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

    A musician bets he can last a week without his credit card, and when busking fails on the first day his friends get dragged in.