ListingsUpdated Sat 24 Oct
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.
Sunday
20 December-
Comedy £12
JK Comedy Club Piccadilly Circus: Sunday night comedy
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.
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Comedy £14.25
Museum of Comedy: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
Stand-up for children from James Campbell, who started it in 2001. The theme in December: the funny life of football. Age 6+.
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Comedy £13.75
Museum of Comedy: Not Just a Game Show
An 80s TV game show parody from the makers of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, with the audience as the contestants. Age 16+.
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Comedy £14, concessions £12, plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Ugly Little Love Songs
The first outing of Ugly Little Love Songs, billed as a veritable cornucopia of amorous malaise.
Monday
21 December-
Comedy £7
JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Monday night comedy
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.
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Comedy £5
Museum of Comedy: The Monday Club
The Museum bar's weekly night of new material from circuit comics, £5 ahead or on the door from 6pm. Age 14+.
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Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee
Hen & Chickens Theatre: Nathan Cassidy: The Unbearable Tragedy of Being Happy
Nathan Cassidy attempts a stand-up show about being happy, which he counts as a disaster for a comedian.
Tuesday
22 December-
Comedy £10
JK Comedy Club Soho: Tuesday night comedy
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.
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Comedy £13.75
Museum of Comedy: Not Just a Game Show
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-
Comedy £10
JK Comedy Club Covent Garden: Wednesday night comedy
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.
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Comedy £13.75
Museum of Comedy: Not Just a Game Show
An 80s TV game show parody from the makers of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare, with the audience as the contestants. Age 16+.
Thursday
24 December-
Comedy £12
JK Comedy Club Leicester Square: Thursday night comedy
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.
