Museum of Comedy

What's On @ Museum of Comedy

Andrew Bird

18 Jul 2025 - 19 Jul 2025

After his TV appearance on "The Russell Howard Hour" Andrew 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 supported 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 for the TV shows Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Jim Davidson – Swimming Against the Tide

Comedy

Stand-up

Jim Davidson – Swimming Against the Tide

6 Jun 2025 - 30 Aug 2025

Join Britain’s best loved funny man on his marathon swim as he resists the pull of the under-current of radical sensibilities of the woke minority. Slap on the Goose fat and battle through the dark and murky woke infested waters and join him for another evening of rip-roaring grown-up comedy, as Jim Davidson OBE continues to play to capacity audiences year after year.

Tom Lucy: Work In Progress

11 Jun 2025 - 11 Jun 2025

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

Diona Doherty - Get Your Pink Back! (Work In Progress)

15 Jun 2025 - 15 Jun 2025

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

Drunk Women Solving Crime

23 May 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

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. MARCH GUESTS are Abigoliah SCHAMAUN AND SARAH ROBERTS! APRIL GUESTS are MICHELLE SHAUGHNESSY AND ELE MCKENZIE!

The Monday Club

9 Jun 2025 - 14 Jul 2025

Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed weekly 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… 11 December: Alexandra Haddow, Peter Flanagan, Frances Keyton, Dick Denham, William Stone, Ian Lane, David Whitney, Oh Standfast, Rick Kiesewetter, Catie Wilkins, Blank Peng, Will Hall, MC Tony Dunn 18 December: Nick Elleray, Samantha Day, Lulu Popplewell, Steve Bugeja, Matt Smith, Gabriel Ebulue, Andrea Hubert, Declan Kennedy, Patrick Spicer, Sam Nicoresti, Richard Todd, Jake Baker, Luca Cupani, Alexander Bennett, LJ Da Funk, MC Tony Dunn

Mark McCarney: No Better Man

15 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025

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!

27 Nov 2025 - 27 Nov 2025

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.

Disordered

26 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

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

26 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

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

Thismotherphucker / Nikola McMurtrie (Work in Progress)

5 Jul 2025 - 5 Jul 2025

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

Ellie Taylor: Don't Got This

24 May 2025 - 25 May 2025

Fresh from her debut Netflix stand-up special, the star of The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo and QI is back with a brand-new show. Join Ellie as she bangs on about life, love and what will happen if one more person tells her “you got this”. All under 25s may require government-issued photo ID to gain entry.

Cantonese Stand-up Comedy

5 Sept 2025 - 6 Sept 2025

Tim is back this year with a new stand-up comedy "I Really Congratulate You" This show will be performed in Cantonese

James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks

25 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

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

Lewis Costello: Full Kit

19 Jul 2025 - 19 Jul 2025

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. Photo credit - Andy Hollingworth

Lianna Holston and Michael McPheat: Starter Pack (Work In Progress)

14 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

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)

26 Jun 2025 - 26 Jun 2025

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

Run At It Shouting Sketch Night

25 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2025

Actors will showcase their work from a Run At It Shouting 8-week acting course hosted by Mark Ravenhill.

Jonny Pelham: Off Limits

12 Jun 2025 - 12 Jun 2025

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.

Spin-a-Play!

16 Aug 2025 - 16 Aug 2025

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 [https://www.insertlaughterhere.co.uk/]

Cabbage The Clown: Cinemadrome (WIP)

14 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025

Minimum wage cinema employee turned multi-award winning tragic fool Cabbage The Clown’s debut hour marries a buffet of genres in polygamous holy matrimony in the name of drag. With over 8 million views online for their genre-busting brand of multimedia drag-clowning, Cabbage presents their hotly-anticipated debut show: One-part breathless parody of cinematic history, one part thoughtful dissection of minimum wage careers, one part rolling around on the floor covered in popcorn. So talk through the trailers, get the loudest snacks available, then sit back, relax and enjoy this Bechdel Test-passing, BBFC-unapproved, global premiere.

Luke Poulton: Cracking

1 Aug 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

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

2 Aug 2025 - 3 Aug 2025

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

Wizard Guide to Saving the World

15 Aug 2025 - 16 Aug 2025

The world is not what it was. What we need is a wizard to sort out the mess we’ve made. A legendary wizard who is not afraid of the big issues. Wizard Guide to Saving the World contains actual magic, love philtres, charms enough to stop wars or climate change, and plenty of stuff about wizards. At heart this new character stand-up is concerned with shifting social attitudes and cultural standards, viewed and skewed through ancient wizard eyes. The forces of evil attack, Merlin slips in and out, and there’s the promise a spellbound singalong. We know of wizards from our history books, myths & fantasies, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer & Monty Python. Wizard Guide… name drops Gandalf, Dr Strange, Dumbledore, Rincewind and more – wizards are everywhere in our culture. But this isn’t a show for nerds of the arcane (although they won’t feel out of place), it is aimed at an audience who enjoy a blend of left leaning political sensibility and farfetched silliness. Wizard Guide to Saving the World does what it says on the enchanted vessel. Written and performed by Terry Victor, still recovering from a lengthy rehab in Santa’s “Grotto” "HARSH, FUNNY AND SIMPLY STAGED, GROTTO FEELS LIKE THE SORT OF SHOW THE EDINBURGH FRINGE WAS INVENTED FOR…" ★★★★ - Starburst Magazine

Samantha Day: The Great British Menu (Of Petty Complaints)

17 Jul 2025 - 17 Jul 2025

Samantha Day is back - with a new comedy game show that treats Britain's most trivial problems with the seriousness that they deserve. It's always Whine O'Clock in Britain. The weather is too hot. Or too cold or too rainy. Sometimes it gets so bad that we have to go on holiday to complain about another country. And the people in Britain are awful. Driving too slowly, making grammatical errors and joking about the wrong things. Britain has never been so divided. And this show could definitely make it worse. “JUST BRILLIANT“ – Arthur Smith "HER CONFIDENCE, DELIVERY, MATERIAL AND INTERACTION WITH OUR AUDIENCE WAS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!” - Genius Events Leicester Comedy Festival Silver Stand Up Award - Winner (2025) British Comedy Guide Pro Award - Finalist (2024) Not So New Comedian of the Year - Finalist (2024) British Comedian of the Year - Semi Finalist (2024) Amused Moose Award, Edinburgh Fringe - Shortlisted (2023) Comedy Store King Gong - Winner (2022) New Comedian of the Year, Southport Comedy Festival - Winner (2022) New Comedian of the Year, Leicester Square Theatre - Finalist (2022)

Blinded by Love: Dating Show

5 Jul 2025 - 5 Jul 2025

BLINDED BY LOVE is London’s newest, no-filter dating show where two brave singles—completely blindfolded—go on a date in front of a live audience. It’s part romance, part psychological experiment, and 100% a terrible idea for anyone with commitment issues. Guiding this romantic chaos? Two Gen-Z uncles who work in the City by day and play Cupid by night (because insider trading in the dating world is way more fun). They’ll roast, interrogate, and maybe even help our contestants find "the one". The best part? You could be next. If watching this social experiment unfold isn’t thrilling enough, the audience will have the chance to jump in and date one of our contestants. Because, let’s be honest, your love life could use a plot twist. Come for the cringe, stay for the chemistry. Or the car crash energy. Either way, it’s a show you won’t forget—no matter how hard you try. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE FILMED.

Shit Lawyer - Work in Progress

9 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

Dark. Funny. Underfunded. And that’s just Abby. The criminal justice system is too. After thirty years practicing criminal defence law, Shit Lawyer returns to give unsolicited advice to the Government in its search for bold and innovative approaches to ‘speed up justice’ and ‘keep streets safe’. Can her outrageous and unorthodox suggestions reverse the crisis in our courts? 'SKILFULLY DRAWS OUT THE TRAGI-COMIC REALITIES OF HER JOB' - Steve Bennett, Chortle 'FASCINATING AND REVEALING... LIKE THE SECRET BARRISTER, BUT WITH GAGS AND A FACE' - The Scotsman 'EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS' - Chris Lang, screenwriter 'UNFORGOTTEN' (ITV) 'SHE'S ACE' - Micky P Kerr (Really Funny Comedy) 'A GOOD HOUR OF COMEDY. WEARS HER POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HEART ON HER SLEEVE... HITS THE IMPORTANT JOKES PERFECTLY' - The Wee Review 'SOME OF THE CLEVEREST WRITING I'VE HEARD, BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED... TRULY MASTERFUL' - RockCentral Promotions

Juliette Burton: Best of Burton (Work in Progress)

19 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

Celebrate a decade of comedy with award-winning comedian JULIETTE BURTON. It’s been ten years since Juliette’s first award-winning, sold out edfringe show, so it’s time to celebrate as she brings the best bits from her multiple sold out Edfringe shows to the party. Cram over a decade of fringe comedy activism into one jubilant hour or life-affirming hilarity with heart. Join the joy of Juliette. As seen on BBC One/ITV. “SERIOUSLY FUNNY”★★★★★ - Daily Mirror “EDUCATIONAL, HILARIOUS”★★★★★ - Edfestmag ★★★★★ - Starburst ★★★★★ - BroadwayBaby ★★★★★ - VoiceMag ★★★★★ - Female Arts ★★★★★ - LoveFringe ★★★★ - Daily Record ★★★★ - Sunday Express “FRINGE FAVOURITE”- Guardian “FRINGE LEGEND”- FringeReview “REFRESHINGLY REVEALING”- British Comedy Guide

Sooz Kempner and Juliette Burton Works in Progress

4 Jul 2025 - 4 Jul 2025

SOOZ KEMPNER IS UGLY Award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Doom in Doctor Who's Doom's Day, Amazon Prime's Dinner With the Parents) is back with a brand new show for 2025 about beauty, ageing, trolling and Barbra Streisand. When the world seems ugly it's hard to feel beautiful, not like when you're 7 and Final Score is on and nothing has ever felt more beautiful because what follows is Big Break, The Generation Game, Noel's House Party and then either Only Fools and Horses or Birds of a Feather. How can we find beauty in these very unattractive times? "BRILLIANT" - LA Times ★★★★ - Broadway World ★★★★ - The Scotsman ★★★★ - Chortle JULIETTE BURTON: ROGUE KNIGHTS Prepare for fandom(ination)! Geek is sexy, nerdom necessary, fandom fierce. Award-winning wit and mega-nerd Juliette Burton ventures to her dark side to understand sexuality, power and respect. Join Juliette as she explores her very own Savage Lands. Can comic books teach a complicated comic about queer love, female empowerment and rising from the ashes? Set phasers to stun: this phoenix puts the "werk" into Work In Progress. “A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH” ★★★★★ - Edfestmag ★★★★★ - FemaleArts ★★★★★ - LoveFringe ★★★★★ - Starburst “REFRESHINGLY REVEALING” - British Comedy Guide EdFringe Sell Out 2015/16/17/18/23

The Stars of Tomorrow –Today: a Comedy Course Showcase

25 Jun 2025 - 26 Nov 2025

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.

Anna Hale: Control Freak

11 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

Introducing Anna Hale: comedian, singer-songwriter, control freak. She’s written the jokes, the music and the lyrics. She’s rigged the lights and sold the tickets. But what happens to a control freak when her world is out of control? Anna's a socially anxious extrovert and a perfectionist with sixty minutes to solve all her problems. The real challenge is doing it without letting anyone else have a go. Featuring hilarious original songs, “natural charisma” (Beyond The Joke) and “undeniable vocal pyrotechnics” (Chortle), CONTROL FREAK is the debut show from the 2024 Musical Comedy Awards 'AUDIENCE FAVOURITE'.

Improv The Dead

1 Aug 2025 - 1 Aug 2025

Using audience suggestions IMPROV THE DEAD conjure up a spontaneous zombie flick right before your eyes, complete with thrills, chills, gut-busting laughs, and fake blood. Plus, bonus features! Witness improvised interviews with the characters, explore hilarious behind-the-scenes moments, and watch deleted scenes that never made the cut—all created on the spot. "...A SHOW WHICH IS CAREFULLY CRAFTED AND ORCHESTRATED FOR MAXIMUM FUN, AND MAXIMUM ENERGY." ★★★★ A Spy In The Stalls.

Niteskreen Shoots the Beam

4 Jun 2025 - 4 Jun 2025

In 1982, a man and a woman sing a song on the TV. In 1983, a man is born. In 2016, that man and that song find each other. With disastrous results.

Marc Burrows & Juliette Burton Previews

11 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

Join award-winning writer-comedian Marc Burrows for a multi-media stand up celebration of one of British music's most iconic and enduring moments, marking 30 years since the Blur vs Oasis chart war. Music journalist Marc (Guardian, The Quietus, Big Issue) dives into the stories, rivalries, OTT personalities and some of the finest music the UK has ever produced. Part nostalgic love letter, part send-up, part rock'n'roll party. DoyaknowwhatImean? Juliette Burton: Best of Burton Celebrate with award-winning comedian Juliette Burton as she gets into the party spirit after a decade since her first sold out, award-winning Edinburgh Fringe show. The vibe Burton brings to the party includes the best bits from her multiple sold out Edfringe hours. Cram over a decade of fringe into one jubilant hour or life-affirming hilarity with heart. Join the joy of Juliette. As seen on BBC One/ITV.

Andrew Michaan

25 May 2025 - 25 May 2025

ANDREW MICHAAN is the only comedian / actor / writer in Los Angeles. He has performed stand-up regularly and flawlessly on TV and at comedy festivals around the country. He has worked with Comedy Central, Netflix, Funny or Die, TruTV, Twitter, and Yelp. Andrew hosts the popular podcast and YouTube channel Podcast But Outside.

Alice Keys: Rocket Fan

14 Aug 2025 - 15 Aug 2025

ALICE KEYS has fallen in love. And it’s going well! And now it isn’t. And now it is again. Join Alice as she guides you through the highs and lows of love, told in the most universal language of all. A language that runs through our blood from the moment we are born. This language is, of course, the songs of Elton John. Expect humour, silliness, tears, glittering glasses and plenty of (optional) singalongs drawn from Elton’s iconic back catalogue. Where will Alice’s yellow brick road lead her? Will her story end happily ever after? Will her costumes fit behind the piano? Find the answers to all this and more at Rocket Fan, a love story.

Ariel Hebditch: Skeleton Out of the Closet

2 Aug 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

Death is at your door…she’s only trying to tell you a knock knock joke! After a disappointing job interview with the Grim Reaper, Ariel Hebditch must take to the stage to pursue her second, far more stable career path of stand-up comedian. In this ‘WILDLY ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE’ show (★★★★★ - Varsity) winner of the Jason Manford Award for Best Newcomer at the Women in Comedy Festival 2024, your resident asexual goth takes you on a whistle-stop tour through her own personal haunted house. From werewolves to vampires to the devil herself, the ‘LAUGH-A-SECOND QUIPS’ (★★★★★ - Varsity) bring you a night of queer joy and the decidedly-more-hard-to-come-by gothic joy as your humerus entertainer promises you the time of your death!

Bec Hill’s Pick ‘n’ Mix

19 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

We take only the freshest material from our line-up of carefully curated comics and give it a mix, so YOU can pick which jokes you’d like to hear. With every act onstage throughout the show, you’ll witness punchlines being born, developed, and gifted in the most collaborative new material night you (and the acts) will ever experience. Hosted by Bec Hill (that one from the video your sibling posted in the family WhatsApp of the misheard lyrics flipcharts on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown).

Ben O’Sullivan: Bermuda Rhombus

16 Jul 2025 - 16 Jul 2025

BEN O'SULLIVAN is an offbeat comedian whose style is as silly as it is deadpan. Think of him as a deflating bouncy castle (colourful, whimsical, and only slightly full of hot air). When Ben turned 30 last year, he decided to celebrate by doing the coolest thing he could imagine: getting his ear pierced. But then he started asking himself the big question everyone asks when they reach their 30s: Am I a narcissist? Or is it just the piercing? Bermuda Rhombus is an exploration of this internal need for attention. Ben’s musings on the subject cover a lot of ground: from trying to find out why mirrors were invented to questioning if the Great Fire of London was, in fact, bad. Ultimately, Ben will answer the most important question of our time: Is everything about him? Through Ben's surreal and silly comedic lens, you'll see your own impulses for attention and validation reflected back at you - and you'll laugh at just how absurd it all is. "A VERY DRY, LAID BACK STYLE OF DELIVERY... HE REMINDS ME OF JAMES ACASTER IN HIS EARLY DAYS" - Everything Theatre.

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party (WIP)

22 Jun 2025 - 22 Jun 2025

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party follows a desperate, naïve but fundamentally out of touch, aspiring TV personality attempting to launch a career in showbiz. With no experience or prospects to speak of, he’ll take any gig he’s offered, which has landed him at your office Christmas party of all places. With a remarkable set of special guests including Banksy, and Jacques De Klerk, CEO of Influencer Marketing Agency VibesTalent, Bobby will use this opportunity to assert himself as a force in the entertainment industry. How far will Bobby go to prove that he has what it takes? What does the future hold for your company? Who is Banksy?

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

26 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

Microsoft Word's writing assistant, Clippy, has seen the future – and it is bleak. Determined to prevent the impending techno-dystopia brought about by Artificial Intelligence, Clippy travels back in time to warn humanity in a thrilling adventure through the internet. Will he succeed in stopping AI at its source? There's only one way to find out... Douglas Widick (Time Out NY's Top 10 Comedy Show: North Coast; Blank! The Musical; F#%king Up Everything; and Anybody: An Improvised Historical Hip-Hopera) makes his UK debut in this award winning one-person comedy musical. Winner: Best Out-of-Town Show – Tucson Fringe. “A ONE-MAN COMPOSITION, JOKE-WRITING, AND PERFORMANCE MACHINE” -Vulture “WITTY AND LIKEABLE” - New York Times

John & Christian: Teenage Heartthrobs

26 Jun 2025 - 26 Jun 2025

Move over Oasis: it’s the reunion gig of your favourite 00s boyband, The Teenage Heartthrobs. Join John and Christian for the scandalous, moving, and at times erotic story of their rollercoaster journey from rags to riches and back to rags. Featuring the hits ‘Ooo Girl’, ‘Monday Morning’, ‘Love’s On The Menu’, and many more. Hilarious new musical comedy from the BBC-featured, Leicester Square Sketch-Off semi-finalists. Just don’t compare them to Busted, they hate that. "FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS MEETS BUSTED" - Jake Baker "HAD ME IN STITCHES" - LondonTheatre1 "DELICIOUSLY SHARP WIT" - ThereOughtToBeClowns

Michael Brunström Sings Ten Songs about Moths

8 Aug 2025 - 8 Aug 2025

Inventive and bizarre, ‘MICHAEL BRUNSTRÖM SINGS TEN SONGS ABOUT MOTHS’, is a surreal new musical show from absurdist comedian Michael Brunström. It explores and celebrates the many moods of moths, from their obsession with lightbulbs and knitwear to their fragility, obscurity and powers of camouflage and metamorphosis. ★★★★★ ‘A STUNNING PIECE OF COMEDY … COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE’ - Comedy to Watch ★★★★ ‘A TRUE COMEDY ORIGINAL, IT IS A JOY TO SPEND TIME IN HIS COMPANY’ - Scotsman ★★★★ ‘YOU WILL SEE NOTHING ELSE THAT IS SO CLEVER AND FUNNY’ - North West End ‘HILARIOUSLY SILLY’ - Chortle ‘SERIAL INNOVATOR’ - Time Out Michael Brunström's last show ‘Copernicus Now’ was nominated for the Best Show Award at the Leicester Comedy Festival. He is a former winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, and a member of the award-winning Weirdos Comedy Collective.

Kerfuffle presents Blunderstudies

9 Aug 2025 - 10 Aug 2025

Join the renowned actor SAM BLUNDER O.B.E. as they recount tales of their exploits and adventures in the thrilling world of acting over the decades of their illustrious career. Through the medium of Kerfuffle’s short-form experience, scenes from the past will be recreated on stage, culminating in the premiere of Blunder's collaboration with Christopher Nolan—an epic story told in reverse. Note: As Blunder has had a long and illustrious career, they can't possibly be expected to keep track of the details. Blunder may ask their fans in the audience to shout out suggestions to help remind them of the finer points. ★★★★ "KERFUFFLE IS AN EXPERT TROUPE, AND THEIR SHOWS LEAN INTO THEIR JOYOUS, MESSY COMEDY, WITH PASSION, TEAMWORK AND FUN." - Spy In the Stalls

Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters (WIP)

18 Jun 2025 - 18 Jun 2025

Rory Marshall has dug deep into his extremely sad and pathetic soul to create an hour of extremely sad and pathetic characters. He adamantly claims that they're nothing like him at all, but you can be the judge of that. A work in progress show from South East Dartmoor's fifth-most promising character comedian. As seen on Starstruck, Ellie & Natasia, Channel 4 and heard on Radio 4. "RORY MARSHALL IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE" - Lolly Adefope "GENUINELY ONE OF ROUGHLY FIVE CHARACTER COMEDIANS TO COME FROM SOUTH EAST DARTMOOR" - Rory Marshall

Tony Howes – A Shakespearean Music Hall

6 Aug 2025 - 6 Aug 2025

Join ‘award winning’ TONY HOWES in his One Man Shakespearean Music Hall, where he will take you on a journey through his career of over forty years in show business, from Tiny Tim in ‘A Christmas Carol’, to his West End debut as Adrian Mole at The Wyndham’s Theatre, through his playing opposite Paul Nicholas in ‘Singing In The Rain’ to ‘Lady Be Good’ for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award. Not forgetting his appearances on Broadway. Come enjoy his autobiographical anecdotes, his unique style of comedy and dance, his juggling, his jests and japes – all performed within a comedic, ‘abridged’ version of William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in which he performs all 17 roles. A throw back to a bygone age of comedy, you will leave the theatre with a smile on your face. A bit of Bottom, A bit of Willy. He’s Puck’n amazing, and acting all silly! www.antonyhowes.co.uk [https://www.antonyhowes.co.uk/]

Sam Avery: Thunderstorm

21 Jun 2025 - 5 Feb 2026

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.

Dan Kelly: How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World

7 Aug 2025 - 14 Aug 2025

Dan has been a data collector for 10 years. You know when they say how much it costs to live somewhere? He's the guy who has to find out. He goes around the world and walks around supermarkets recording the prices of apples/cheese/you name it into his Dictaphone. He's been to every supermarket, in every country, in the world. This is the story of how. From the man who brought you How I Came Third in the North Korean Marathon. Praise for How I Came Third in the North Korean Marathon: “A GREAT LIFE-AFFIRMING TALE" - The Dark Chat “VERY ENTERTAINING AND FUNNY” - John Fleming

Jessica Aszkenasy: Titclown (workinprogworkinprog)

20 Jun 2025 - 20 Jun 2025

Titclown (workinprogress) is comedian/clown/tittywoman Jessica Aszkenasy’s debut hour. It’s a mad display of what it’s like to be a woman making art under the patriarchy. Or at least that’s what she hopes it will be by the time she takes the show to Edinburgh. Also, it’s not stand up comedy. Here are some credentials to make you think it might be good: Having trained at somewhat renowned clown cult/school Ecole Philippe Gaulier where she butted heads with teachers left, right and centre because no-one understood her art, Jessica is ready to dazzle the world with her self importance. The show was birthed in California, at brilliant performance artist Claire Woolner’s theatre Public Displays of Altadena, and put up for its first ever performance at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles. Jessica has been performing regularly on the London comedy circuit since 2019, completed a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival and had two fairly middling years at the Edinburgh Fringe.

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States

3 Jul 2025 - 3 Jul 2025

Scream if you love freedom! Chastity Quirke is White House Receptionist, ex-Chapter President of Kappa Gamma Zeta, and a proud Republican. She is proud to serve her close personal friend, the President of the United States. Determined to prove her loyalty by any means necessary, she’s not letting the icky democrats, her ex-boyfriend, or socialism stand in her way. But when this all-American girl next door is forced to choose between the power of female friendship and proving herself as the ultimate guys’ girl, she’s horrified to discover she might be a feminist. "TRULY REMARKABLE" ★★★★ London Pub Theatres "BRAVO LEIGH DOUGLAS, BRAVO" ★★★★ Everything Theatre

Suggestions of the Unexpected

8 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

Out of the darkest corners of your mind comes an improvised comedy nightmare. Join us as we take you on a journey through the intangible, via the unknowable and into the unexpected. This darkly hilarious spectacle is brought to you via the Twilight Zone, spied in a Black Mirror and guaranteed to give you Goosebumps. From the creators of Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody. ★★★★★ - ScottishField.co.uk ★★★★★ - One4Review.co.uk ★★★★★ - MumbleComedy.net ★★★★ - ThreeWeeks ★★★★ - EdFestMag.com Nominated for Best Improv Show, Leicester Comedy Festival 2023.

The Cambridge Footlights Tour Show

16 Jul 2025 - 17 Jul 2025

Why is performing comedy a way to feel terrible? Although this question is rhetorical, the Cambridge Footlights will try to answer it. Follow five up-and-coming comedians on an odyssey of sketches, emotional torment and unplanned violence. It will be side-splitting in more ways than one ...

Fernanda Arantes – De Imigrante para Imigrante

5 Sept 2025 - 5 Sept 2025

Prepare-se para rir (e se identificar)! A comediante brasileira Fernanda Arantes está na estrada com seu novo show "De Imigrante para Imigrante", uma turnê pela Europa feita especialmente para quem já enfrentou perrengues fora do Brasil — do choque cultural às gafes no mercado, passando por saudades da comida e histórias que só quem vive longe de casa entende. Morando fora do país, Fernanda transforma em piada as situações inusitadas, as diferenças culturais e os momentos de “isso só acontece com brasileiro no exterior” — tudo com aquele jeitinho bem-humorado que faz a gente se sentir em casa, mesmo longe dela. Se você é (ou já foi) imigrante, ou simplesmente adora dar boas risadas com histórias reais e hilárias, esse show é pra você!

Jordan MacDonald: Black Cowboy

20 Jul 2025 - 20 Jul 2025

BLACK COWBOY is a one-man comedy experience that combines humor and heart to tell the story of growing up on a Texas farm and carving out a path in stand-up. With a unique blend of high energy storytelling, Jordan MacDonald takes the audience on a journey through his experiences - from the quirks of farm life to the absurdities of global comedy scenes. Black Cowboy is both a celebration and a critique of cultural contrasts, tackling race, identity and life’s oddball moments with a style that’s clever, goofy, and deeply personal. Get ready to laugh, reflect and experience the unexpected ride of Black Cowboy. “THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM PERFORM I THOUGHT HE HAD GREAT PAUL MOONEY VIBES.” Jest Another Comedy Club “JORDAN MACDONALD TOOK THE SUNSET COMEDY HEADLINE SPOT AND RIPPED IT A NEW HOLE!” Sunset Comedy Club

Knightclub

19 Jul 2025 - 20 Jul 2025

Join disgraced monks Tamothy and Brother Jack on their quest to become knights, after being banished from their monastery for starting an underground ‘KNIGHTCLUB’ with only one rule... Can the holy pair put their training to use in the real world? Can they win the king's favour, and outsmart the dastardly French? A hilarious new comedy play packed full of tomfoolery, tournaments and temptation, by former Footlights regulars and the creators of Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal A Boat, ★★★★★ (TheWeeReview.com).

Mattia Sedda: CHOIN

29 May 2025 - 29 May 2025

“CHOIN, CHOIN!” call the farmers. “CHOIN, CHOIN!” answer the pigs. In Sardinia, it’s how pigs are summoned—direct, no pretence. That raw honesty inspired CHOIN, a bold, ridiculous, and deeply human solo clown show. Mattia Sedda arrives in London with an empty suitcase, broken English, and a dream: to become a professional actor. But the industry isn’t sure what to make of him. From working restaurant shifts to reciting Hamlet in auditions, CHOIN follows his desperate attempt to fit in, be cast, and belong. As Mattia performs his “ultimate showcase”—complete with Shakespeare, magic, object play, and physical comedy—what begins as an audition spirals into something far more personal. CHOIN is the hilarious, painful journey of an outsider who tries everything to be someone else, only to discover freedom in embracing who he already is. Blending clowning, absurdity, and nostalgia, CHOIN explores migration, identity, rejection, and joy—with a pig call at its heart. Named by Chortle as one of “10 CLOWNS TO SEE AT THE 2024 EDINBURGH FRINGE,” CHOIN is as honest and unpredictable as the call that inspired it.

Wit Happens: The Comedy Magic of Katherine Rhodes

21 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025

Katherine returns to the Museum of Comedy bringing her sharp humour, wit and incredible magic to the stage. She dazzles, sparkles, entertains and mystifies in equal measure. Watch as the laws of physics are cast aside, the impossible is made a reality and your sides split from laughing (not literally!). Her offbeat style of humour and magic will have you talking about this show for the rest of your life (no guarantee, your mileage may vary, terms and conditions probably apply). “A FRESH AND UNIQUE STYLE. CLASS ACT. FUNNY TOO!” - Marc Almond “SO GOOD I THINK MAGIC MIGHT ACTUALLY EXIST” - Heather Peace Katherine will be joined by the incredible magician Ian Rowland who puts the ‘Ian’ into ‘magician’. Rumours he puts the ‘missed‘ into ‘mystery’ are unfair and untrue. A list of clients that includes Google, Coca-Cola, the British Olympic Team and even the FBI (no kidding!) he will be bringing his special brand of fun just for you.

Yvonne Hughes: Absolutely Riddled (and Loving It)

28 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

Yvonne Hughes is the only female stand-up comedian in the UK who has cystic fibrosis. For now. Catch this solo stand-up comedy show at the Museum of Comedy this June. Absolutely Riddled is a fresh and bold dive into the reality of living with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a journey that's as phlegmy as it is funny. Yvonne shares her absurd story from miracle meds to magazine spreads with a candour rarely found in glossy publications. She's not just "another survivor"; she's a fearless powerhouse embracing the parts of CF that others might shy away from talking about – especially mucus! This stand-up show promises an unapologetic, hilarious take on life, where Yvonne navigates her 50s, transforming from someone barely surviving to fully thriving. “SO, SO FUNNY” - The Stand Comedy Club “YVONNE IS FEARLESS AND GENUINE IN HER PERFORMANCE” Semi-finalist in Not So New Comedian of the Year 2025 As featured in The Guardian How We Survive Series If you cannot get to the Fringe to see this highly anticipated show then now is your only chance to see it in London.

Amanda Hursy: Carted

28 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

Catch homegrown talent AMANDA HURSY in her riotous debut show (Edinburgh Fringe Preview) From brushes with the law (plural) to almost losing everything including her mind: join “ONE OF THE BEST RISING STARS IN COMEDY“ as she navigates the funny side of failure and the chaos of a Netflix worthy series of - can not make this up - madness ! “ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EDINBURGH FRINGE DEBUTS“ - Chortle ★★★★ - The Scotsman

Alice-India: See You In Hell

6 Jun 2025 - 6 Jun 2025

In this debut hour, ALICE-INDIA explores moral relativism and being "one of the girls". Arrested only 10 days before receiving an autism and ADHD diagnosis, often misunderstood, Alice swan dives into good and evil. Black and white. Whether good people exist at all. And, if they do, does anyone want to sleep with them anyway? Fresh from a break-up and a miraculously clean DBS, Alice-India pays the ferryman and takes you across the River Styx. See you in hell, assholes.

Giovana Fagundes: Orgulho do Papai

24 Jun 2025 - 24 Jun 2025

Giovana não tem papas na língua pra falar sobre absolutamente nada e neste solo conta com muita liberdade um pouco da sua personalidade e experiências (algumas u m tanto quanto trágicas!). Desbocada e sincera até demais, a artista não faz exatamente o estilo “moça pra casar, o que incomoda não só a sociedade, mas também sua família. "Orgulho do Papai" é uma grande ironia sobre a falta de aceitação familiar em relação às suas escolhas profissionais, pessoais e sua liberdade. Com tantas divergências sobre a filha que Giovana é e a que seus pais gostariam que fosse, a atriz não podia deixar barato: pegou seu deboche e acidez pra fazer de tudo isso uma grande piada!

Elliot Wengler: I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You

18 Jul 2025 - 18 Jul 2025

Elliot Wengler presents his most personal show, about relationships, night terrors, operations and adventures. He's had one hell of a few years, from the depths of nightmares that broke his relationship to winning medals at his new gym. He's a changed man. Honest. Don't be frightened, let's go. Malcolm Hardee Comic Originality Award nominee in 2024 "LIKEABLE PERFORMER, NICE IDEAS" - BroadwayBaby.com

Games Night with GÄMEZ Improv

16 Aug 2025 - 16 Aug 2025

GÄMEZ improv have been serving fast-paced, funny improv to audiences around London (and Europe!) since 2018. Returning to Camden Fringe for the third year in a row, we're bringing an hour of brand new, polished short-form especially for Camden that's guaranteed to leave audiences laughing and asking - 'how did they do that?!' Join us on our very own games night - from scenes inspired by movies, TV and even the odd musical, we'll be making up our signature comedy on the spot to loyal audiences and new fringe-goers alike! Join us as we put our performers through their paces for an hour of fast, funny improv at our very own Games Night!

Lorraine Hoodless: Good Girl

19 Jul 2025 - 19 Jul 2025

Lorraine has conformed, fit in and been a good girl. Kind of...it's only when she got a puppy dog, she realised what it is to be conditioned by society. Wildcard Amused Moose New Comedian 2020, and Semi- finalist British Comedian of the year 2021. Reviews for DINK 2024 'She’s effortlessly engaging, her bright personality oozes energy' ★★★★ - a young(ish) perspective 'Lorraine is an accomplished storyteller and the show is a joy' 'A slick and well structured show' 'Finding the funny wherever she goes' ★★★★ - one4 review 'Fertile imagination, funny, clever writing and endearing persona to keep her audience well entertained' 'Deserves to be seen'

Holy Shift

6 Aug 2025 - 10 Aug 2025

Her teenager is a walking eye-roll—and just to make things weirder, she’s rebelling... by going to church! A confused Mum faces a parenting curveball: raising a teenager whose idea of rebellion is being a saint. Sin, she gets. This? Not so much. To make sense of it all, she revisits her old teenage diary, seeks divine therapy, and summons the 90s anthems that once saved her teenage soul. What unfolds is a nostalgic joyride, questionable fashion choices, colourful characters....and the shocking realisation that...her daughter might be more emotionally balanced than her Mum. And she’s not sure whether to be proud... or threatened! Whether you’re raising a teenager, surviving being one, or still recovering from your own youth, this show will take you on a time-travelling journey through the trials and tribulations of growing up.

Lucas Jefcoate - Will He Won’t He, Can’t Auntie? - WIP

7 Jun 2025 - 7 Jun 2025

Award winning comedian (Hastings New Comedian 2024) Lucas Jefcoate looks like someone’s aunt. He’s got feminine wrists, an affinity for cardigans and jokes that will make you say, ‘You can tell he was raised by women’. Watch the viral wonder boy with over 35 thousand followers and 45 million views founder on stage in front of your very eyes. If you like him in one minute prepare to have your attention span challenged! (subway surfer gameplay will play throughout the show)

Sophie Garrad: Poor Little Rich Girl Preview

23 Jul 2025 - 23 Jul 2025

Sophie's unashamed about her chaotic childhood, being driven to private school in a police car and dreaming of the day when she'd have a mug shot of her very own, just like her idol, Paris Hilton. With wit as sharp as her wardrobe, Sophie tackles class, identity and privilege in this unfiltered show of a Poor Little Rich Girl. Over 70 million views on TikTok and Instagram. So You Think You're Funny finalist. 'ONE TO WATCH' - Funny Women 'SHE'S DEFINITELY GOT A CRACKING EDINBURGH IN HER' - Chortle

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2025 Final

31 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

Not so New Comedian of the Year (Formerly Old Comedian of the Year) is our showcase for some of the circuits more experienced acts. Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. At last, a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better. Expect a high standard and a hint of world weary cynicism as the cream of our 100 not so new acts compete for the title of Not so New Comedian of the Year 2025. Line-up up to be announced after the Semi-Finals! [https://museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873653245]

Holly Hudson: Shipfaced

9 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

Shipfaced is a savage, hilarious ride through midlife reinvention — fire, divorce, solo parenting, and a houseboat called home. It’s raw, unfiltered stand-up from a woman who lost everything, questioned everything, and turned it into comedy. Kombucha not included.

Jessica Regan: 16 Postcodes

4 Jun 2025 - 2 Jul 2025

On the first Wednesday of June and July at The Museum of Comedy you can see Jessica Regan’s joyful, poignant Edinburgh Fringe sell-out smash 16 POSTCODES, a journey through an impenetrable city with an all-too-open heart. Described by Lyn Gardner as a born storyteller, 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 shaping her odyssey as she moves North, South, East and West, finding out which is best. While these different abodes reflect uncertainty and struggle, they also promise adventure and discovery; each postcode holds a defining experience in some shape or form – be it funny, sad, or dramatic. Where will she go? How does this end? Regan is curious about that herself… You'll laugh, you'll cry, you’ll rent… cos you can't afford to buy. Jessica is known for her award-winning work on the BBC’s Doctors, alongside her extensive theatre, audio and television career (Ill Behaviour, Call The Midwife, Peep Show). Jessica is a regular contributor for hit podcast The Guilty Feminist. ★★★★ "THE CITY’S HOUSING CRISIS SHOWS UP ALL THE MORE STARKLY FOR REGAN’S LIGHTNESS OF TOUCH AS SHE SHOWS HOW SIMPLICITY CAN HOUSE COMPLEXITY" - Financial Times ★★★★ "A DELIGHTFUL HOUR OF THEATRE" - The Scotsman

Lizzie Simpson: Should Statements: A (WIP) Show Brought To You By (a little) Inherited Wealth

8 Jun 2025 - 8 Jun 2025

In 2023, like a Dickensian protagonist, BBC Shortlisted comedian Lizzie Simpson lost her beloved uncle aged 69 to ass cancer. Leaving behind paper towels, many a spicy VHS and a flat on the outskirts of the capital, Lizzie found herself with £20,000 and a dream. SHOULD she invest in her future? Absolutely not! A fringe show it is! After years of toiling the London open mic scene, finally with the means to bring her vision to the unsuspecting public, this chronic oversharer with a dry yet likeable edge asks whether her uncle's retirement fund is being put to good use. Exploring heritage, catholic guilt (without the Catholicism), body issues and butt stuff, this modern woman will make you think, laugh and shit your pants. Hailing from the land of dreams, Milton Keynes, Lizzie is a 2x Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Semi-Finalist, a West End New Act of the Year Finalist 2024, a Funny Woman Stage Award Nominee 2023, a Chortle Student Comedy Award Semi-Finalist and a WINNER in your mum’s pants. “ORIGINAL AND GENUINELY FUNNY” – Matt Reed “LIZZIE CATCHES EVERYONE BY SURPRISE, SUCH A LIKEABLE STAGE PRESENCE” - The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle

Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage

30 Jul 2025 - 25 Jan 2026

Gearóid Farrelly follows his mammoth Glamour Hammer tour with a hilarious new stand up show touching on the many, many, many things that make his blood boil.

Alex Mason – How to Lose a Guy in 45 Minutes

21 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025

Join Alex Mason (Komedia Best New Comedian Finalist 2024, Chortle Student Comedy Finalist 2022), in a work-in-progress of her highly anticipated debut show about trying to live out her own personal rom-com. A interactive multimedia show all about navigating neurodiversity, awkward meet-cutes, and the chaos of trying to become the main character in her own story. "THOROUGHLY ENGAGING... ENJOYABLY LOOSE" - Chortle "INTERESTING" - Beyond the Joke

Before Fame OR: What not to do when you discover one of the world’s greatest pop duos in a village hall

13 Aug 2025 - 13 Aug 2025

Before Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, before the sold-out stadiums, and before superstardom, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were just two 17-year-olds with big dreams. “FUNNY STORIES FROM THE MAN WHO (ALMOST) MANAGED WHAM! A SURPRISINGLY POIGNANT CELEBRATION.” - The Times ★★★★ In 1979, Michael Burdett spotted their potential and took them into the studio to record their first songs. But there was a twist – at this point they were the two singers in a ska band. That plan didn’t work out, but what happened next changed pop history forever. Now, in this funny, surprising, and uplifting solo show, Edinburgh award-winner Michael Burdett takes you behind the scenes of Wham!’s meteoric rise – from early rejections to global fame, selling over 30 million records. And 40 years later, Burdett travelled to every county in the UK photographing strangers listening to the recording on headphones. Could they guess who they were listening to? Told with wit, warmth, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour, Before Fame is the story of, In Michael’s words, two musical geniuses and an idiot. (Spoiler alert: Michael’s the idiot.) If you like Wham! or enjoy the early travelogue adventures of Dave Gorman, or you just want to hear James Acaster read George and Andrew’s first rejection letter this is the show for you.

C U Later, Simulator

10 Jul 2025 - 10 Jul 2025

“Hello, and welcome to this totally generic, legally distinct life SIMulator game. Press Shift + Alt + C to begin…” Join drag artist CURLY as they play the game of life, levelling up in love, work, and community while tackling life’s biggest questions: Does she look too much like me to be my girlfriend? Can they tell I’m not really speaking in tongues? And is it all pointless? Play along to laugh, cry and feel sexually confused by this brand-new, genre-bending musical comedy from a cabaret scene cult favourite. "LIKE IF CHAPPELL ROAN DID COMEDY - CURLY IS ONE OF THE MOST WILDLY CREATIVE ACTS ON THE CIRCUIT" – Luke Rollason "CURLY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT WITH SUCH A UNIQUE AND REFRESHING BRAND" – Kyran Thrax

BeHeMoth: Enter The Cupboard (WIP)

30 Jul 2025 - 30 Jul 2025

This year’s Sketch Off Finalists and one of Chortle’s most anticipated acts of 2025, BeHeMoth emerge from their gooey chrysalis with ENTER THE CUPBOARD - a debut hour of high-energy, surreal sketch comedy. Expect clowning, multimedia mayhem, musicals, monkeys, and moth-holed cardigans. “CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION AND AUDACITY ON DISPLAY” - Beyond The Joke “[A] PYTHONESQUE APPROACH TO LIVE COMEDY” – Chortle

Caitriona Dowden: Dance Like Everyone’s Dancing

12 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025

Caitriona spends most of her time worrying about the future and studying our medieval past – can she learn to live in the moment? Following her double-award-nominated debut at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, she is working on something new - a feel-good show about apocalyptic dread (and the 1518 Dancing Plague). Chortle Best Newcomer nominee 2025 Chortle Student Comedy Awards winner 2022 "A HIGHLY PROMISING, DISTINCT TALENT" – the Scotsman "BLISSFULLY ESOTERIC" ★★★★ – Festmag "DEFIANTLY ARCANE… A SMALL MIRACLE" - Chortle

Funny Women Awards 2025 Heat

22 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2025

Funny Women Awards 2025 London Heat.

C U Later, Simulator / Control Freak

24 Jul 2025 - 24 Jul 2025

A double dose of musical comedy mayhem performed by rising stars Curly and Anna Hale and directed by Eliza Beth Stevens. C U LATER, SIMULATOR: Join drag artist Curly as they play the game of life, levelling up in love, work, and community while tackling life’s biggest questions: Does she look too much like me to be my girlfriend? Can they tell I’m not really speaking in tongues? And is it all pointless? Play along to laugh, cry and feel sexually confused by this genre-bending musical comedy. 'LIKE IF CHAPPELL ROAN DID COMEDY - ONE OF THE MOST WILDLY CREATIVE ACTS ON THE CIRCUIT' – Luke Rollason 'AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT' – Kyran Thrax ANNA HALE: CONTROL FREAK: Introducing Anna Hale: comedian, singer-songwriter, control freak. She’s written the jokes, the music and the lyrics. She’s rigged the lights and sold the tickets. But what happens to a control freak when her world is out of control? Anna's a socially anxious extrovert and a perfectionist with sixty minutes to solve all her problems. The real challenge is doing it without letting anyone else have a go. Featuring hilarious original songs, 'NATURAL CHARISMA' (Beyond The Joke) and 'UNDENIABLE VOCAL PYROTECHNICS' (Chortle), Control Freak is the debut show from the 2024 Musical Comedy Awards 'AUDIENCE FAVOURITE'.

James Trickey: Don’t Count On Me

23 Jul 2025 - 23 Jul 2025

James Trickey is throwing it all away. A hotly anticipated debut hour from award-winning new act and chartered accountant (but in a cool way) which explores what it means to risk everything. Expect to laugh, learn and crucially, laugh again. Best New Show nominee Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 and Chortle Student runner-up Tour Support for Olga Koch "MAGNIFICENT... SUCH WELL DEVELOPED WRITING SKILLS" - Chortle.co.uk

Jaz Mattu: Everyone Is Here

15 Jun 2025 - 15 Jun 2025

Everyone is here for Jaz Mattu and his unique brand of absurdist, theatrical, multimedia stand-up comedy. You should be too. Featured in Skinny's Top Alt Comedy Edinburgh Fringe Picks 2024. "A TALENTED PERFORMER, WITH A GREAT SENSE OF COMEDIC TIMING... MATTU HAS CREATED SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE" ★★★★ - Entertainment-Now.com "GREAT TO WATCH IF YOU LIKE INNOVATIVE COMEDY" ★★★★ - POWShowbiz.com "AMBITIOUS AND INNOVATIVE" - Fest "MATTU HAS A GREAT DEAL OF CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY" - BroadwayBaby.com

Kelly Ford & Alana Jackson: A Cracking Pair

29 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2025

ALANA JACKSON (SYTYF WINNER 2024) and KELLY FORD (Not So New Comedian Finalist 2024, Funny Women - One to Watch - As seen on E4 and BBC3) come together for one hour of strong jokes.

Lilla Multipass: Woman(33) WIP

7 Aug 2025 - 7 Aug 2025

Woman (33) has an aesthetically pleasing kitchen, a 5-star Airbnb rating, and an inkling that her life is one size too small. Brought to you by Lilla Multipass (“HAS BONES MADE FROM PURE FUN” - Morning Star), this absurdist take on the Millennial Dream will 100% change your life. How? Because Woman (33) is not just a character but also a vibe. She represents your desk job-induced quarter-life crisis and your self-ridicule in moments when you fail to be a good millennial. She embodies the self-growth that comes from a nurturing WhatsApp group and staying in on a Friday night. She's the good, the bad, and the self-aware. In short, if you have a bag of tote bags at home or you enjoy your comedy a little existential, then this show is for you. Oh! And it’s cheaper than therapy. Doing therapy is cool, though.

The Glitter Challenge: Pre-Edinburgh Showcase

29 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2025

The Glitter Challenge is 10 non-comedy females who are challenging themselves to perform at Edinburgh Comedy Festival, on 19th August 2025. They are attending comedy workshops and being mentored by professional comedians to achieve this. Come and see their Pre Fringe Show!

Toxic Shame Squadron Teaches You How Not To DJ (work-in-progress)

21 Aug 2025 - 21 Aug 2025

A stand-up comedy show about DJing, featuring DJing, by the DJ and comedian Ian Lane (CEO of the Toxic Shame Squadron DJ crew). If you like music of any genre, or even if you don’t, then you should watch this show. ‘BURSTING FROM THE SEAMS WITH ORIGINAL, SMART, CLEVER OBSERVATIONS ALONGSIDE SOME VERY DAFT GAGS' ★★★★★ Comedy To Watch ‘INVENTIVE, CLICHE-PHOBIC COMEDY THAT MAKES A STRONG IMPRESSION FOR ITS CREATIVITY’ Chortle

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