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Luke Poulton: Cracking
Being autistic, Luke has quite a few different special interests, one of his biggest happens to be Wallace & Gromit. Get ready for a show full of Wallace & Gromit puns and find out why the iconic duo mean so much to Luke.
Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy
Join very busy, very famous international cabaret star Mark T Cox for a juicy hour of comedy, filth, and pop bangers as he explores the joys and horrors of contemporary gay life in rural Ireland. Fresh from the fame and success of Edinburgh and Dublin Fringe Festival, Paddy Daddy is coming to Camden Fringe 2025, making his Museum of Comedy debut. This one-hour show is crafted from Mark’s varied background, from his innocent origins as the church organ player in rural Ireland, to the hedonistic glamour of the London cabaret scene. A charming collection of naughty stories, hilarious and heartbreaking original songs, plus plenty of camp piano sing-a-along moments from pop icons - J Lo, Kylie and of course The Corrs. This is one for the gays, the girlies, and your newly woke Irish Mammy. Don't miss it! ★★★★ 'Gloriously camp cabaret' The Irish Times ★★★★★ 'A consummate pro when dealing with an audience' The Reviews Hub ★★★★ 'Cox’s comedic timing is cheek-achingly funny' Entertainment Now ★★★★ 'A nostalgia fuelled warm hug of surprisingly tender-hearted filth and raw honesty' Brig News
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course (Mondays)
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves" - NEW STATESMAN Logan has taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane Morgan, Joe Wilkinson, Kavan Novak, Ed Petrie, Ed Aczel, Kirsten O’Brien, Rik Edwards, Paco Erhard, Anna Crilley, Hollie Walsh, Miriam Elia, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jessica Knappett, and thousands more. Past participants have gone on to win every major comedy award. Perhaps that’s why it’s one of the most highly regarded comedy workshops in Europe. Logan takes a special pride in helping you unlock your own unique comic voice. He will encourage you to be the best comedian you can possibly be. This ten week gives you a chance to go deeper into the art and craft of making people laugh. From finding your creative inspiration to learning the building blocks of jokes, these sessions will help you become a better writer and performer. But perhaps the best reason to do this course is that it will be one of the most satisfying things you do in your life. You will laugh more, you will play more and you will learn more about your creative processes than you ever thought possible.
Jonny Pelham: Off Limits
Jonny has something to say that's usually off-limits for dating, family gatherings, hanging out with mates and most social situations really... So what better place to talk about it than in a comedy show with a bunch of strangers? Off Limits is a personal, provocative and hilarious hour that should not be missed. The show won the Herald Angel Award and was nominated for best show at The Chortle Comedy Awards. ★★★★★ The Herald ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ Sunday Times ★★★★ Mirror ★★★★ Scotsman "The laughs are explosive" ★★★★ - Chortle.co.uk "His storytelling has them all entranced for an hour" ★★★★ - Skinny As seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and live from the BBC.
Run At It Shouting Sketch Night
Actors will showcase their work from a Run At It Shouting 8-week acting course hosted by Mark Ravenhill.
Spin-a-Play!
Insert Laughter Here presents Spin-a-Play! Returning to the Museum of Comedy in 2025 In this completely improvised and chaotic comedy show, the audience will be invited to suggest genres for a "brand new" play to be made up on the spot by the performers. The genres go on a spinning wheel which is then used to determine which one will be performed. Guests also get to provide suggestions to start the play off with, and throughout the show will be offered opportunities to shape the action as it unfolds, decide whether it goes right or wrong and even choose how it ends! Will the action hero save the day and get the girl of his dreams, or will he fail and doom himself to a life of mockery? Will the charismatic thief successfully steal the diamond in the heist she has been planning for decades, or will it all go hilariously awry? The possibilities are literally endless when the audience has the power of choice. “A sort of comedy wheel of fortune with no shortage of fun and laughs along the way”- East Anglian Theatre Podcast Find out more at insertlaughterhere.co.uk
Count Binface: Make Earth Great Again (WIP)
Count Binface is back in the Earth capital! Exactly one year since his historic victory over Britain First in the London Mayor election, his galactic excellency is building up for his next full-length tour with a night of new interstellar political wonderment and satire.
Secretly Pissed
Secretly Pissed – A Comedy Show with a Twist! ?? Seven top-tier comedians take the stage for a night of killer stand-up—but there’s a catch. One of them is drunk, and nobody (not even the other comics) knows who it is. Will they pull it off like a pro, or will they crash and burn in the best way possible? The audience is in on the secret, and it’s up to you to guess: Who’s the secretly pissed performer? Expect sharp punchlines, unpredictable chaos, and a whole lot of secondhand embarrassment in this wild, one-of-a-kind comedy experiment. Think you can spot the drunk? Think again.
Sam Avery: Thunderstorm
Back with a bang, award-winning comedian Sam Avery returns with his electrifying new show, Thunderstorm! ⚡ In his trademark punchy style, Sam takes you on a whirlwind journey through the chaos of the modern world - from parenting disasters to culture wars, conspiracy theories to political morons. With sharp wit and a stormy twist, he’s here to prove that the only way to weather modern life is through laughter! Expect thunderous punchlines, lightning-fast jokes, and a night of belly laughs you won’t forget.
《我真係恭喜你呀》廣東話棟篤笑 Cantonese Stand-up Comedy
今年阿Tim再返黎喇，今年全新個人棟篤笑《我真係恭喜你呀》話比大家知 ，阿Tim身份大轉變，話比大家知除左自己仲係一個香港人，亦要準備成 為人夫，係咪即刻變成蘇格蘭王子呢？ 入場話用棟篤笑話你知佢自己響呢一年大個仔既經歷喇。 2025陳樂添廣東話棟篤笑 - 《我真係恭喜你呀》 This show will be performed in Cantonese
Chortle Student Comedy Award Semi-Finals
See the next generation of comedy stars before they hit the big time. The Chortle Student Comedy Award has a formidable reputation for finding new talent with previous winners and finalists including Joe Lycett, Phil Wang, Jamali Maddix, Ed Gamble, Chris Ramsey, Richard Gadd, Laura Lexx, Iain Stirling, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal. At the prestigious semi-final, a specially selected batch of the best student comics will try to impress a panel of comedy industry experts and land a coveted place in the final at the Edinburgh Fringe, and join that roll-call of esteemed acts. Dare you miss out?
Lianna Holston and Michael McPheat: Starter Pack (Work In Progress)
Lianna Holston (Runner Up, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2024; SYTYF 2024 Semi-Finalist; iHeartRadio podcast co-host) and Michael McPheat (SYTYF 2024 Semi-Finalist; Soho Theatre Labs Plus Alumni; Co-host of sell-out night 0800-Comedy) invite you to be in their Starter Pack: one hour of standup comedy that reveals how the brains of two sweetie pie idiots tick. Get ready for goofy giggles as we square dance* our way to PERFECTION for the girls, gays and theys (and any other silly billy who is up for a high dose of serotonin deep fried in stupidity). Lianna’s Starter Pack includes: animal opinions, being American :/, and mental illness xx. Michael’s Starter Pack includes: Being a gay best friend, loving video games, intimate lighting at restaurants and astounding rap skills. Hop into the minds of two cute, apologetic & stupid comics as we all skip into the jaws of fear and despair hand in hand! *Not literal but could be if you wanted to :)
Roger O’Sullivan: Polarized (Work in Progress)
Is it possible to usurp your father for the family farm? To defeat him in a Tekken style fist fight to end all fist fights? To overcome trauma through stand up and multimedia comedy? Join BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee Roger O’Sullivan as he finds out. A nostalgic trip through 90s video games, optical illusions and of tales of rural Ireland. Find him on the internet @rogerocomedy. “A comedic mind with huge potential” - The Irish Examiner “He will make you think” – The Scotsman
Marcus Megastar: Heartthrob UK Tour 2025
“Like An 02 Concert On A Budget!” - Miss Hope Springs Building on his successful 3-week run at Edinburgh Festival’s The Free Fringe in 2023, his work in progress developing show is back! Marcus Megastar returns to the stage with his HeartThrob UK Tour in 2025. Arriving to the stage in his stretch limo, he knows how to get any party started! Marcus plays and sings as different characters, including his alter-ego Marcus Megastar (a long- haired, guitar-playing, sequinned-up international megastar!) Marcus interweaves jokes and some of his own backstory between songs. We are taken on an high octane journey for 50 minutes as Marcus thrills with different characters and themes including Leopardi at his dilapidated castle (the hunched, depressive genius who died a virgin) as well as Madam Cyn, Britain's most notorious brothel keeper! For 2025, Marcus tells the lesser known story of East End villain Ronnie Kray singing from his old creepy psychiatric hospital cell for the criminally insane as well as lots and lots of surprises!
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks
James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. Since then he has been travelling the world, bringing high-quality laughter to children in thousands of schools, libraries, theatres, festivals anywhere that will have him really. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. But now he is bored of all that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog’s bottom. This show is twice as funny as anything you’ve seen before so cover yourself in glue, roll around in glitter for five minutes and then come to the show shouting, “I’m a massive disco maggot!” until someone asks you to leave. ★★★★★ "A hit not to be missed” - Three Weeks ★★★★★ “I should have given him six stars – just too brilliant“ – The Sunday Herald "There were children laughing so hard they were struggling to sit up straight" - One4Review "Has achieved almost holy status - don't miss" - The Sunday Times
Die Hard Xmas: The Parody Musical
Return engagement for the sell-out Christmas crowdpleaser full of laughs, songs and nostalgia. Direct from New York, this fun musical parodies the hit film Die Hard in which cop John McClane visits his estranged wife Holly for Christmas but soon after he shows up at Nakatomi Plaza for her office party, terrorists seize the building and it's up to John to save the day.
Fernando Pedrosa – Eurotour 2025
O humorista Fernando Pedrosa, de 37 anos, vem se destacando na cena da comédia ao proporcionar a muitas pessoas LGBTQIAPN+ seu primeiro contato com o stand-up, criando um ambiente seguro e acolhedor. Ele tem atraído um público que, anteriormente, se mostrava avesso ao gênero e estava carente de conteúdo que falasse a sua linguagem, sem ofensas ou ataques. Com nove anos de experiência, Pedrosa faz parte de uma nova onda de renovação do stand-up, junto com outros artistas que estão trilhando esse caminho, não apenas no humor LGBTQIAPN+, e que usam a comédia como ferramenta social para fomentar debates e provocar reflexões de forma mais leve. Pedrosa aposta em um humor interativo e acolhedor, que incentiva o público a compartilhar histórias e experiências. “O conteúdo que já existia para a comunidade estava muito voltado para o letramento, mas faltava uma válvula de escape, um espaço para relaxar e compartilhar histórias, quase como uma roda de amigos. Além disso, busco levar momentos de descontração à comunidade, utilizando o humor como ferramenta de reflexão social e quebra de barreiras e preconceitos”, explica o humorista.
Above Your Nerve Presents: Alternative Drag & Cabaret Showcase
Do you like your cabaret with a side order of strangeness? Your drag with a sprinkling of the unexpected? Your burlesque with a flicker of nightmare? Join the rising stars from the UK Alternative Drag and Cabaret scene, in a showcase of new and emerging artists, fresh from the Above Your Nerve course.
Above Your Nerve Presents: A Course For Kings Showcase
Strap in lads, this year is - yet again - The Year Of The King. Watch these heroes explore gender in performance by drawing on a beard, achieving new levels of crazy with shoulder pads and thrusting their dicks about on stage. Join the rising stars from the UK Drag King scene, in a showcase of new and emerging artists, fresh from the Above Your Nerve course.
Twonkey’s Zip Wire to Zanzibar
Award winning Vaudevillian Paul Vickers rolls into town with the first performance of his new Twonkey chapter house of wizardry and wonder. Performed this time in drag as Twonketta, Twonkey’s widow, a lady who is somewhat late for church. This year it’s a thriller about rival roller coasters and fairgrounds set by a smokey lagoon in a valley once owned by ex-milkman turned singer Shakin’ Stevens. Featuring a Steve Martin puppet made from sanitary towels and the pocket princess Tutti Cnutti back after blowing her top last year. Don’t listen through the wall buy a ticket and it's time to get wild, giddy and very silly. “Clowning at its very best” - ★★★★★ Kate Copstick, The Scotsman “His idiotic joy is infectious: he is a masterclass in play” ★★★★★ Neurodiverse Review
Lewis Costello: Full Kit
One night only! Lewis Costello is a stand-up comedian, writer, presenter, and announcer for Blackburn Rovers. After his first performance at the age of 15, Costello quickly fell into opening for some of the biggest names in comedy, including Ed Byrne and Doug Stanhope. He has since gone on to perform in New York, Toronto and Amsterdam, as well as touring his own shows around the UK. In 2022, Costello became a commentator for Prime Time Wrestling alongside Santino Marella. With live broadcasts on DAZN and Triller, Prime Time Wrestling quickly established itself as one of the biggest promotions in Europe. In 2023, he was a presenter for Floyd Mayweather’s UK PPV fight at the O2 Arena. Shortly after, he became the announcer for his hometown football team, Blackburn Rovers. He can be heard every week on the Kicking Back podcast, alongside Nottingham Forest Women’s footballer Millie Chandarana. In 'Full Kit', Costello presents his unique blend of stand-up, music and shin pads.
Life of the Caterpillar
The story of the Caterpillar, who lived in a large clearing and did not live there alone. Along with her, the clearing was inhabited by many other inhabitants. Everyone had their own occupation, except for Caterpillar, who really wanted to find a job to her liking. In the performance, you will find out what the main character tried to do, what she did and whether her dream came true. Recommended age from 2 to 5 years. Performance in Russian
Tom Lucy: Work In Progress
Join Tom Lucy (host of smash hit podcast ‘Private Parts’ and TV shows such as ‘Roast Battle’ and ‘Stand Up For Live Comedy’) as he tries out brand new material ahead of an upcoming tour. Tom Lucy has established himself as one of the most exciting new comedians around. Starting at just 16, Tom quickly rose through the comedy club circuit to become one of the youngest professional stand-up comedians in the UK. “Watch him live and you’ll understand the excitement” - The Guardian “Believe the hype, this guy is hilarious” – Jack Whitehall
GLAMAZON PRIME: The Improvised Musical
From the cast of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Notflix: The Improvised Musical, comes Glamazon Prime, a sparkling new improvised musical comedy. This all-women ensemble reimagines your favourite films into brand-new musicals on the spot! Audience members suggest their favourite films, with two chosen at random from the "Bucket of Destiny." The audience votes for their favourite, and within moments, cast & band dive into creating a completely improvised musical – no pre-planning, no safety net, just pure movie, musical, magic! “For 60 minutes, there isn't a moment that isn't imbued with high-octane movement, seemingly effortless comedy...And delightfully, some really impressive vocal talents” - Broadway World
Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland
No Man is an Ireland is a surreal, genre-bending, standup poetry show, performed by award-winning Northern Irish comedian and former Bard of Exeter, Edward Tripp. Ed ponders his cultural identity through the mediums of story-telling and prop-heavy stand-up poetry. Featuring defrosted wives, visits from Uncle Connor (who isn't in the IRA) and at least one unforgettable tribute to the late Lady Diana. If you enjoy spoken-word poetry, this is the show for you. If you dislike spoken-word poetry, this is probably the show for you too. Expect the unexpected...and hold on tight. "Seek Edward out like buried treasure" - Spencer Jones, Comedian and Actor "Utterly unexpectable and very moreish" - Kate Copstick, The Scotsman "Alan Bennett meets The Blair Witch Project" - Will Adamsdale, Comedian and Actor "Absurd and Hysterical, he had the audience in stitches" - Razz Magazine "Tripp finds perfect harmony between the camps of comedy and storytelling - each element of humour extenuating the spoken word, each poetic structure lifting stories to new heights. Tripp's poetic moments are a treat, cohesive and engaging, and for newcomers, is the finest introduction to the marvels of spoken word" - Corr Blimey
The Clown Beef Show Instalment 2: The Revenant
Ciaran Chillingworth is determined to resolve the internecine conflict between clowns and not clowns. In accordance with this supermotive, he has resolved to instigate a beef. Join him as he sets his reckless clowns (Mikey Bligh-Smith, Luke Rollason) loose on his squalid anti-clowns (Joz Norris, Lorna Rose Treen) in a series of competitive errands. By turns supporting and menacing them will be special guests The Psychic (Ozzy Algar), The Revenant (Alwin Solanki), and The Contortionist (Lee Kennedy). Rest assured: their interference with your enjoyment will be minimal. By the end of the night, at least several people will be dead. That is the only way we can put this sorry matter to rest. Ciaran Chillingworth Leicester Square Sketch-Off and Laughing Horse NATY finalist As The Mayor and His Daughter: ‘A hugely distinctive comedy aesthetic’ — Chortle ‘Unruly and untamed’ — Theatre Village ‘Disconcerting curveball’ — Bruce Dessau
Henry Paker: Illustratinator - Work in Progress
Comedian and cartoonist Henry Paker will fuse the worlds of stand up and illustration in a dangerously unprecedented new show. Please sit down before you read the next sentence. Henry Paker will be drawing live on stage. Feel free to stand up again now. Henry is one of the Beans on the Three Bean Salad podcast (Chortle Best Comedy Podcast Winner 2024), he is an award winning stand up comedian, and he has illustrated many books including Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography, Kay’s Anatomy, Amy Gets Eaten, Dexter Proctor the Ten Year Old Doctor and many more… “He is as precise as music and the audience are delighted to follow his tune” **** - Chortle. “Wonderfully Ingenious” **** - The Times
Ellie Taylor: Work in Progress
Join Ellie as she says all her new ideas in one go and sees if she hits an hour. Maybe she will. Or maybe she’ll have to do an impromptu Q&A to fill the time. Either way come along and see the excruciating process behind how tour-show sausages are made.
Thismotherphucker / Nikola McMurtrie (Work in Progress)
A rip roaring 1 hour split bill with Comedian Su Mi and Nikola McMurtrie as they perform their Work in Progress shows ‘THISMOTHERPHUCKER’ and ‘Nikola McMurtrie’. Expect nothing short of absolute mayhem, delivered with the confidence of comedians who’ve been going beyond their years. Catch them now! Su Mi is a British Queer Malaysian Alternative Comedienne / Musician / Performance artist born from the treacherous depths of East London. SOLD OUT show at the Soho Theatre. As seen on BBC Three, Latitude Festival, DEERSHED festival, End of Road festival and Glastonbury festival. 'Su Mi is the one to watch' - Josie Long 'Star comedic quality, difficult to craft' - Funny Women 'She’s hugely entertaining force of nature who’d breathe life into any gig.' - Chortle ★★★★★ Broadway Work UK ★★★★ A Youngish Perspective Produced by : Big Head Comedy Directed by: Bruce Tang Nikola is a multi-award winning musical and sketch comedian from Scotland. She has recently worked with BBC Scotland on a series of online and televised sketches. WINNER - Funny Women Awards (shorts) 2020 WINNER - Chorts (Industry Award) 2023 “Incredibly funny and impressive stuff.” - Chortle “Effortlessly slips in well thought-out quips” - Funny Women “Nikola McMurtrie is amazing!” - Next Up Comedy
16 Postcodes
Twenty years, sixteen postcodes, one city. In her debut storytelling show, Jessica Regan shares lessons lived and learned from a life in no particular order. Each show is drawn from true tales of love and landlords, of mice and men and more, told with help from the audience who will play their part in her odyssey as she moves North, South, East and West, finding out which is best. 16 Postcodes takes you on a journey through an impenetrable city with an all-too-open heart. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you rent cos you can’t afford to buy. ★★★★★ UK Theatre Web ★★★★ Daily Mail ★★★★ Financial Times ★★★★ Scotsman “a delightful hour” “A born storyteller” – Lyn Gardner
Laurie Stevens: David’s One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven) (Work in Progress)
It’s 2006, and David is about to play the gig of a lifetime: headlining Sticky Floors, the coolest under-16s band night in the Bay Area. But when his best friend flakes on their one shot at emo stardom, David has to embark on his music career alone. With live renditions of classic rock, original songs and emo bangers, this coming-of-age character comedy asks all the important tween questions, like, what do girls mean when they call you ‘cute’? How many kisses do you put in a text? And will your parents get arrested if you use Limewire? Audience reviews: “Blew me away” “An impeccable nostalgia bomb” “Hit such a lovely balance between comedy, drama and music”
Disordered
What happens when you get diagnosed with a personality disorder? Do you hide away and try to keep it a secret or do you write a show about it? And, as an audience member, where do you fit in? Do you display any of the nine symptoms? You probably do. Then, what does that mean? An immersive-autobiographical cabaret show, in nine easy steps, to the diagnosis and misunderstanding of a personality that is ‘borderline’. With popular songs like Mad World, The Sound of Silence, Crazy and Losing My Mind. Expect audience participation and sing-alongs. By award-winning artist, Aletia Upstairs, who brought you Mata Hari, Emballage, A Queer Love of Dix, and Songs My Lovers Didn’t Understand. “Aletia gave a great performance full of passion and humour. The audience loved it.” ✭✭✭✭✭ Patrick Harrington (Counter Culture)“A strong performance that includes attractive and evocative singing.” ✭✭✭✭ – Gerald Berkowitz (Theatre Guide London) “A quality piece of theatre and performance art and well-crafted script and beautifully sung songs; a performance of mastery”. ★★★★★ Mark Calvert (Mumble)“Aletia Upstairs is a spectacular performance artist.” ✭✭✭✭✭ James O’Brien (Edinburgh Festival.org)
Diary of a Disappearing Doctor
Step into the extraordinary world of The Doctor, a flamboyant Time Lord banished to Earth by the High Council of Gallifrey for his unorthodox ways. Stripped of his TARDIS and forced to live among humans, The Doctor faces the struggles of survival he once only observed. In this hilarious, heartfelt one-man show, “Diary of a Disappearing Doctor” tells the story of weight loss, career reinvention, and the pursuit of a long-deferred dream. The Doctor’s toxic Corporate Travel career, stress, and judgment led to obesity, depression, and a crisis of confidence. Luckily, Earth’s drastic medical solutions helped him lose over 6 stones and reignite his passion for the stage. In May 2024, he left the corporate world behind to pursue his true calling full-time. Through sharp humour, moving confessions, and dazzling musical parodies, “Diary of a Disappearing Doctor” celebrates reinvention and the audacity to start over. It’s never too late to be brave, bold, and bloody brilliant. “Doctor Woof, you are very entertaining. Why on earth are you not in the West End already?” - Sharon Osborne (X-Factor) “Doctor Woof offers a heartwarming performances of torch songs, doctoring some, to weave in his own stories of heartbreak and hope.” – Audience Club
The Monday Club
"A brilliant, friendly night of top-tier comedians practicing new gags" - Time Out Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed monthly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit. Featuring pro acts, new acts and maybe the odd one or two off the telly… March Line-up: Suzie Preece, Rohan Sharma, Rosalie Minnitt, Tim Shishodia, Athena Kugblenu, Jacob Nussey, Sachin Kumarendran, Richard Stott, Bas Rahman, Declan Kennedy, Ibs Sesay, Gabrielle MacPherson, Eli Hart & Your MC Tony Dunn Like our Facebook page to see who's performing each month and keep up to date with all things The Monday Club! Book in advance to guarantee your seat or drop in from 6pm and buy on the door!
Mark McCarney: No Better Man
Hailing from the rural heart of Northern Ireland, Mark McCarney brings his unmistakable wit, charm, and a dash of countryside chaos to the stage. Known for his hilarious online sketches and razor-sharp stand-up, Mark has become one of the freshest voices in Irish comedy, blending absurdity with relatable tales of small-town life. With his deadpan delivery and knack for finding humor in the mundane, Mark’s show takes audiences on a laugh-out-loud journey through the quirks of family, community, and the strange realities of modern living. Whether you're a long-time fan of his viral hits or new to his uniquely Irish sense of humor, this tour is guaranteed to leave you in stitches. Don’t miss the chance to see Mark McCarney live – raw, real, and ridiculously funny.
Paddy Raff: Here’s One For Ya!
Paddy Raff is hitting the road again in 2025 following the success of his last show, the biggest selling NI stand-up comedy tour of 2024 seen by a whopping 15,000+ people! With more comedy songs, hilarious tales of fatherhood, his former wedding band antics, musings on modern life and another musical visit from Nigel, the King of BT9 – Here’s One For Ya! isn’t just a stand-up gig, it’s a show not to be missed.
The Thinking Drinkers - It’s The Drink Talking
The Thinking Drinkers, two of the UK's leading drinks experts, host a brand new monthly tasting show with fascinating guests, first class free drinks and intoxicating conversation. It's The Drink Talking will see Ben and Tom interview an esteemed guest about their drinking life, live on stage. As the audience enjoy an array of complimentary drinks, the Thinking Drinkers will chat to their guests about the drinks and drinking establishments that have shaped their lives - their desert island drinks, their worst ever imbibing experience, their favourite pub or bar, their ideal drinking companion, inebriated anecdotes and much more. There may even be some bar snack chat. So, leave those lacklustre lagers in your living room, and slide gently onto the bar stool of drinking discovery and broaden your booze horizons at “It's The Drink Talking” - where the drinks flow, stories unfold with every gentle bend of the elbow and where, as inhibitions melt away, things could well get a bit weird. Guests for this season: 6 February: Broadcaster & journalist Adrian Chiles 6 March: This Morning presenter & journalist Ben Shephard 2 April: TBC 2 May: TBC
Sketch Off! 2025 Semis
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists! Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase. Previous Finalists include: The Delightful Sausage, Joe Kent-Walters, Lorna Rose Treen, Janine Harouni and many more…
Sketch Off! 2025 Quarters
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists! Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase. Previous Finalists include: The Delightful Sausage, Joe Kent-Walters, Lorna Rose Treen, Janine Harouni and many more…
Drunk Women Solving Crime
Drunk Women Solving Crime, hosted by Taylor Glenn and Hannah George, the comedy hit show where hosts invite a guest to solve a crime from history over a glass or two. Past guests include: Katherine Ryan, London Hughes, Ricki Lake, Desiree Burch, Samira Ahmed and Suzie Dent! Come along and join the force and be in with the chance of winning a prize for your best crime tale. February Guests are Freya Parker and Kyrah Gray! March Guests are Abigoliah Schamaun and Sarah Roberts!
Christian Jegard: Mr Showbusiness
Join all round entertainer Christian ‘Mr Showbusiness’ Jegard for his debut show that harks back to the golden age of variety. Combining both razz AND matazz, this is a man determined to entertain no matter how recent his divorce. Join Christian for a swingin’ evening of comedy, songs, magic, despondency, tap-dancing… the whole gamut of light entertainment. (Trigger Warning: Ventriloquism.) As seen on TV in the BBC New Comedy Awards, Christian can also be heard on Radio 4 Extra, was runner up Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year and won Audience Favourite at the Musical Comedy Awards. “Such invention... Witty, imaginative and different” - Chortle “Forensically brilliant” - Jake Yapp, BBC R4 Extra “Charismatic, charming, awkward and incredibly funny. If you want showbusiness, this is it” - Under the Radar
Mad Ron and Jerry: Identity Theft & Paul Merryck: Ambulance For One
Sunday Afternoon Double Bill. Mad Ron and Jerry: Identity Theft:A surreal game show where Uxbridge’s third hardest man, Mad Ron tries to guide his comedy apprentice & Yorkshire’s least successful Mexican wrestler, Jerry Bakewell into a new life as a glamorous game show host and sidekick. Gentle and fun audience participation throughout reaching a crescendo with the arrival of Mr. French Fries and a game that for legal reasons isn't called Catchphrase. “The funniest most inventive nut bag show I think I’ve ever seen live! I love it love it love it!!!” - Terry Alderton Paul Merryck: Ambulance For One:Essex comedian Merryck returns with a new show focusing on living life to the limit as the clock ticks down to the great inevitable. Rest assured no maudlin self-indulgence here, just plenty of gags and funny stories, and some of them might even be true. Remember, everything in moderation, especially moderation, and the grim reaper can f**k right off somewhere else for a bit. Preferably Kent."Gag-focused delivery…. high laugh rate…. you’d think that the spirit of Mike Reid is alive and well” - Steve Bennett. Chortle
Diona Doherty - Get Your Pink Back! (Work In Progress)
Diona Doherty (The Blame Game/Derry Girls/Soft Border Patrol) is trying to get her pink back. Just like flamingos, whose pink colour has been drained by the stresses of motherhood, Diona is on a mission to find out who the hell she is after having kids. A new stand up show from Diona Doherty, filled with hilariously relatable anecdotes and whole lot of brutal honesty. "One of Irelands Top Comedians" - Belfast Live
Mitch Benn: The Point
What might it be? How we can miss it? How we can find it again? Like all those who spread mirth for a living, Mitch Benn has been wondering if he’s really making a difference, and if there is a point to what he – or anybody – is doing. Well, the good news is that he’s had a long hard think about it and he’s figured it out. He’s coming back to tell us all what the point of comedy, and much else, might be. "Song after song of exquisitely crafted satire" - The Scotsman "Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny" - The Guardian "The country’s leading musical satirist" - The Times
Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection
Britain’s Got Talent 2024 finalist Alex Mitchell is an autistic comic with functional neurological disorder (FND). He uses self-deprecating humour - laughing at himself, his neurodivergence, disability and sexuality - to reflect on some of the most difficult subjects within his own life and wider society. His debut show, Tics Towards Perfection, tackles his desperate obsession for perfection and being "the best version" of himself. He explores how and if he'll ever achieve this, and how this has and continues to impact his life. Reflecting on society's perception of queer, disabled, and neurodiverse communities, as well as his own perception of himself, Mitchell creates a heartwarming, emotional but always hilarious show.
Markus Birdman: We Are All In The Gutter...
…But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Gutter. This is a candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are, is something they want to hear about. Otherwise “you deserve your stroke*.” Never mind the haters, I come back at you with love. Well, a couple of you can still kiss my half-blind backside** *an actual online comment **I never had a single complaint from anyone who had actually had a stroke. As seen on Britain’s Got Talent (ITV) and Rosie Jones TV Disability Extravaganza (UKTV) ★★★★ ½ “A torrent of formidable gags, skilfully told, and with a gripping story underpinning them all” Chortle ★★★★ “This most personal hour is the best thing I’ve seen Birdman do” The Scotsman “Grab a ticket. He’s brilliant” Sarah Millican
Andrew Bird: A Ticklish Mind
After his TV appearance on "The Russell Howard Hour" Andrew Bird supported Russell Howard on his massive national tour including six straight shows at The London Palladium. He has also recently supported Troy Hawke and at The UK Comedy Awards was voted “Comic’s Comic-Best Act”. When asking his 9-year-old son if he is ticklish, he replied “only my mind”. Which is a great way to describe a sense of humour. And lord knows we all need a good tickle in the mind now and then so join Andrew as he finds the funny from “Sports washing” to Spa hotels. Having previously supporting Russell at Bristol's Ashton Gate Football stadium he’s also supported Rhod Gilbert, Rob Brydon, America’s Brian Regan and Michelle Wolfe on their only London shows and Michael McIntyre on an entire arena tour including Wembley and the O2. He’s written on the TV shows Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. "A brilliantly funny comedian" - Russell Howard "Funny as Hell" - Rhod Gilbert “Truly an excellent comedian” - Michael McIntyre
Simon Brodkin: Work In Progress
Star of the Royal Variety Performance, world-famous prankster and the most watched British stand-up comedian on social media, warms up for his next world tour. Be the first to laugh at his brand-new jokes and witness the death of others that won’t make the tour.
Howerd’s End
Written by Mark Farrelly.With Simon Cartwright as Frankie Howerd and Mark Farrelly as Dennis Heymer.Directed by Joe Harmston. Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret’s name was Dennis. This hugely acclaimed play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman) takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis' clandestine relationship, which lasted from the 1950s until Frankie’s death in 1992. It also affords a glorious opportunity to encounter Frankie in full-flight stand up mode. Packed with laughter, but unafraid of truth, Howerd’s End portrays two humans' journey through closeness, love, grief and all the other things that make life worth living. Come and say farewell to a legend... and learn the art of letting go. ★★★★★ "Simply tremendous entertainment" London Living Large ★★★★ "Deeply moving" Sardines Magazine ★★★★ "Hugely entertaining" ReviewsGate ★★★★ "Sublime" The Reviews Hub ★★★★ "Don't lose your chance to see Howerd's End if it comes your way" British Theatre Guide ★★★★ "Heartfelt, funny and with an inspiring message" North West End ★★★★ "Fascinating insight into the life and times of a leading comedy figure" London Theatre 1
The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)
The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. Logan has taught loads of famous people to do Comedy, so come and watch the stars of tomorrow take their first fledgeling steps into Showbiz. In future years, you’ll be able to tell people you saw them at their very first gig. You will be pleasantly surprised by how funny all the acts are!