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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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/]

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 

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.

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.

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

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 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

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

"BENNETT BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON THE COMMON GROUND OF LOVE" -London Pub Theatres  Galentines Day, a hilarious, a one-person comedy play, for all the girls, who have experienced horrible dates (And who hasn't, really?).  As Abbey is struggling to understand; how is everyone getting married but her? Abbey wants to talk about it, immensely!  With the help of a few drinks and treats, Abbey is in desperate need to confess about her disastrous and yet hilarious love life to her Gal Pals. But she is also opening up her invitation so you can bring your boyfriends along, (who just don't seem to be popping THAT question yet). Also your grandma, so Abbey can help clarify why you haven't had grandchildren. Don't forget your mum, so she can fathom why your living situation isn't ideal. Abbey is here to help you girls. With drinks, drinks and some more drinks, let’s have a good night at Abbey's. We will laugh and cry and laugh some more till you're pissing with as much laughter as Niagara falls. Cheers! Starring Jasynda Bennett, actor, writer, director.  "WHAT BENNETT IS ABLE TO DO WELL IS UNIFY THE CROWD" - London Pub Theatre

Following her critically acclaimed debut hour, ‘Sexy Rude Harp Concert’, transatlantic harpist, singer, and comedian Sam Hickman returns to London with a new offering; First Woman.  Expect gags, glamour, and outstanding vocals from “THE TOM LEHRER OF THE COMEDY HARP” (FringeReview) as Hickman takes you on a journey of self-discovery, love, friendship, and childhood trauma — all to answer the question: Why do we wait to be happy?  “IMAGINE DRAG RACE’S MICHELLE VISAGE MIXED WITH THE MUSICAL AND COMEDIC BRILLIANCE OF VICTORIA WOOD, AND YOU HAVE SAM HICKMAN.” - Broadway Baby

Alexei and Talal record an episode of Alexei's podcast. Each show will be distinctly different and interaction will be mildly encouraged.

The most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) embark on their annual tour once again! The Cambridge Footlights are back with five of Cambridge's best student comedians putting on a brand-new show featuring their funniest sketches!

British Comedy Guide presents the BCG Pro Talent Awards for Performance 2025. Hosted by a top comedian, the night will feature six brilliant acts.

Com 25 anos de experiência dentro da igreja, ele traz para o palco uma perspectiva única sobre a fé, a dúvida e a busca por sentido. Prepare-se para uma noite de risadas, questionamentos e, quem sabe, um pouco de iluminação.

This is the story of Homo sapiens… us. ELLA AL-SHAMAHI palaeoanthropologist, TV presenter, explorer and stand-up presents a talk on our remarkable origin story.  Once upon a time we shared this planet with many species of human – it has been said that our world was a bit like Lord of the Rings. To start with we Homo sapiens weren’t that remarkable, our origins were in fact rather humble and yet somehow today we are the only ones left. But we didn’t just survive against all odds, we thrived, innovated and travelled like no other species of human - becoming the explorer species who built cities, iPhones and painted the Sistine Chapel. Our success was profound, but how on Earth did it happen and at what cost?  Ella Al-Shamahi started studying evolution as a creationist and so she interweaves her own story demonstrating the power of tribalism not just in the past, but also in the present. Expect a talk that draws on the latest discoveries, heart, humour and wild expedition stories.  Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer specialising in searching for fossils in Palaeolithic caves in politically unstable, hostile and disputed territories. She is the presenter of HUMAN, a flagship BBC/PBS science series as well as other TV and radio shows. She is also author of a Times/Sunday Times book of the year ‘The Handshake: A Gripping History’. Instagram: @ella_alshamahi  X: @Ella_Alshamahi  Facebook: EllaAlShamahi  TikTok: @ella_alshamahi

Bathrooms are a hot topic ATM. Worried about which queue you should be in? Don't be! Following two sold out shows at The Museum Of Comedy, Man-ish drag kings are back to reassure you: there's only one queue for this show and urine it!  But it won't just be potty talk - join us as we shed light on the power and politics of these intimate yet public spaces.  You'll wet yourself with joy and outrage at The Bathroom Cabaret.

Weighty poetical subject matter explored in depth by a complete idiot/the perfect person for the job/Suki Tawdry. Nancy Trotter Landry of Giffords Circus and Fools Moon fame tackles the depth and beauty of T.S. Eliot with her inimitable physical idiocy and outlandish facial expressionism. A must see.  "VIRTUOSIC CLOWN" Fringe review  "CONSUMMATE PHYSICAL PERFORMER" New York Times  "THE HILARIOUS NANCY TROTTER LANDRY" Time Out New York

Now in Its 16 Th Year. Leicester Square Theatre’s Showcase for The Uk's Best up & Coming New Comedians.  The best acts from almost 40 heats compete for a place in the grand final at Leicester Square Theatre, the cash prize & the coveted title of New Comedian of the Year.  Previous finalists include Rob Beckett, Rachel Parris, Viggo Venn, Jessica Fostekew, Tez Ilyas, Tim Renkow, Nigel Ng, Rosie Holt, Alasdair Becket-King, Olga Koch, Ian Smith, Amy Gledhill & many more…

Now in Its 16 Th Year. Leicester Square Theatre’s Showcase for The Uk's Best up & Coming New Comedians.  The best acts from almost 40 heats compete for a place in the grand final at Leicester Square Theatre, the cash prize & the coveted title of New Comedian of the Year.  Previous finalists include Rob Beckett, Rachel Parris, Viggo Venn, Jessica Fostekew, Tez Ilyas, Tim Renkow, Nigel Ng, Rosie Holt, Alasdair Becket-King, Olga Koch, Ian Smith, Amy Gledhill & many more…

Now in Its 16 Th Year. Leicester Square Theatre’s Showcase for The Uk's Best up & Coming New Comedians.  The best acts from almost 40 heats compete for a place in the grand final at Leicester Square Theatre, the cash prize & the coveted title of New Comedian of the Year.  Previous finalists include Rob Beckett, Rachel Parris, Viggo Venn, Jessica Fostekew, Tez Ilyas, Tim Renkow, Nigel Ng, Rosie Holt, Alasdair Becket-King, Olga Koch, Ian Smith, Amy Gledhill & many more…

Exquisite: (adjective) extremely delicate, intensely felt  Pervert: (verb): to distort or corrupt the original course or state of something  Chartering a span of freedom and the unstoppable adventures of a fifty-year-old woman chasing the perfect lighting and sausage condiment; EXQUISITE PERVERT is a comedy cabaret inspired by the basements of Berlin, beauties of Barcelona and one woman's quest to reignite the power and purpose of love.  ★★★★ 'THIS IS A TOUR-DE-FORCE OF DEFIANT ATTITUDE, A CLARION CRY TO BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE AND NOT BE CONFINED BY CONVENTION' Chortle 2024  'DELICIOUSLY CYNICAL, LYRICALLY EXPLICIT AND VERY, VERY FUNNY. SHE’S SAMANTHA FROM SEX AND THE CITY WITH THE VOCABULARY OF STEPHEN FRY.' Chortle  'RAW, OUTRAGEOUS, COMPLETELY UNAPOLOGETIC AND ENTHRALLING TO WATCH' Time Out UK

PENGUIN THE FISH is a one hour solo drag clown show about a fish that was cut in half when Moses parted the Red Sea. Since then, he wanders the Earth, trying to be whole again. He is also Moses’ sub. Follow him as he discovers the meaning of wholeness, and emancipates himself from Moses and old traditions to embrace his own way of living. Penguin the Fish is clown show on the difficulties of being an anti-zionist Queer Jew since October 2023, and asks questions such as: what does a Queer Jewish body represent on stage? How does one carry on being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza? How to emancipate from an entity using our identity for genocide? And is it possible to do a happy Jewish show?

Spend some time learning from an absolute pro - Nancy Trotter Landry from Giffords Circus. Get into your body and out of your head in this super fun, super interactive clowning workshop.

Gearing up for his greatest tour yet later this year, join your all-time favourite comedian Nick Helm as he glides through an hour of new stuff and changes the very fabric of your being.  He. Is. Your. New. God.  "GENUINELY EXCITING" ★★★★★ - Telegraph  "TERRIFIC" ★★★★ - Times

Lisa Richards Presents Peter McGann: Ah No  The Great Lad is back with a hilarious new comedy special.    Join Peter McGann (Good Boy; Small Town, Big Story) on a deeply stupid time-jumping journey as he brushes shoulders with the Chicago mafia, a flying column from Cork and D-list Irish content creators, all the while seeking to learn just what kind of comedian, and indeed man, he wants to be.

Fred Strangebone has something to show you... Unbolt the creaky door to an unsettled world of creeping, dark comedy and clownish physical humour.  Master of the uncomfortable silence, Fred will attempt to amuse you with macabre material, inspired by his peculiar life in a world that rejects and abuses him. A performance by Fred Strangebone is an experience you won’t forget… no matter how hard you try.  Fred Strangebone is a character created by voice artist and comedy actor Ben Whitehead, best known as the voice of Wallace in recent and upcoming ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Productions from Aardman animations. "DOWNRIGHT HILARIOUS. A DELICIOUSLY COMIC TREAT" ★★★★ - Fringe biscuit  For previous work:  "COMEDY GENIUS" ★★★★ - London Pub Theatres  "CHARACTER DRIVEN COMEDY AT ITS BEST" ★★★★ - Broadway Baby  "HILARIOUS AND HEART-WARMING" - A Younger Theatre

É um show inédito todas as vezes, é uma mistura de texto de standup dos últimos acontecimentos, interação, competições com a plateia, convidados especiais e por que não um pouco de música às vezes? - sem contar claro, com clássico de histórias de corna Buteco da Carol é o lugar certo pra dar boas risadas, beber e sair mais leve.  Única regra sempre presente é respeito, com comédia pra todas gerações e inclusive gênero - aqui somos contra discriminação até com homem héteros - você vai ser acolhido, pode acreditar.  Você pode sair de lá namorando ou bêbada ou leve por ter xingado seu ex… enfim, por que não tentar tudo isso?

Raphael Campos é um comediante e criador de conteúdo digital brasileiro, natural de Goiás, que se destaca no cenário da comédia stand-up. Ele iniciou sua carreira na internet com o canal @SeLoko no YouTube, onde aborda temas relacionados à sexualidade masculina com humor irreverente. Seus vídeos alcançam milhões de visualizações, consolidando-o como uma figura popular na comédia digital.​ Além de sua presença online, Raphael tem se apresentado em diversos estados do Brasil, incluindo Goiás, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Brasília, Santa Catarina, e está turnê na Europa, participando de renomados comedy clubs e festivais de stand-up . Ele também integra o elenco do show "NO ASS", que reúne humoristas goianos e percorre cidades do interior de Goiás .​ Em suas apresentações, Raphael compartilha experiências pessoais sobre relacionamentos, vida profissional e dinâmica familiar, utilizando um estilo de humor ácido e observacional que ressoa com o público jovem adulto .

TINDER HELL: Your shitty dating stories, Our Comedy Gold  Audience dating successes and fails re-enacted live by four of London’s best improvisors.  Picture and profile didn’t match reality? Couldn’t handle her at her worst, so didn’t deserve her at her best?  We take audience suggestions and recollections and weave them into date-night hilarity you won’t soon forget.  Hosted by Canadian Comedy Award Winning Improvisor, and featuring local London Improv pros.  Bring someone and make it a date! Bring two people and make it a threesome!

"Funny stories from the man who (almost) managed Wham! A surprisingly poignant celebration." The Times What would you do if you discovered George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley rehearsing in a village hall before they were famous? Michael Burdett knows because thats what happened to him when he was a 19-year-old talent scout. He tried to get the music company he worked for to sign them as part of a ska band called The Executive. That didnt work out. But what happened next changed pop history forever. BEFORE FAME is the remarkable untold backstory of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, before they stormed the charts as Wham! It follows Edinburgh-award-winner Burdett as, 40 years later, he takes the recording they made together round the UK, photographing strangers listening to it. Told with wit, warmth, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour, it is, in Michaels words, a show about two musical geniuses and an idiot (spoiler: Michael is the idiot). Tickets www.beforefame.co.uk or via the Box Office on 020 7534 1744 You HAVE to see Before Fame. Beautifully told and very funny." Lucy Porter, comedian "I loved it, reminiscing about the time before Wham!, and a window on a vanished late 70s and early 80s world." Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph

What would you do if you discovered George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley rehearsing in a village hall before they were famous? Michael Burdett knows because that’s what happened to him when he was a 19-year-old talent scout. He tried to get the music company he worked for to sign them as part of a ska band called The Executive. That didn’t work out. But what happened next changed pop history forever. BEFORE FAME is the remarkable untold backstory of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, before they stormed the charts as Wham! It follows Edinburgh-award-winner Burdett as, 40 years later, he takes the recording they made together round the UK, photographing strangers listening to it. This quirky, funny and uplifting show will make you scratch your head at how coincidence shapes destiny. Told with wit, warmth, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour, it is, in Michael’s words, a show about two musical geniuses and an idiot (spoiler: Michael is the idiot).

What would you do if you discovered George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley rehearsing in a village hall before they were famous? Michael Burdett knows because that’s what happened to him when he was a 19-year-old talent scout. He tried to get the music company he worked for to sign them as part of a ska band called The Executive. That didn’t work out. But what happened next changed pop history forever. BEFORE FAME is the remarkable untold backstory of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, before they stormed the charts as Wham! It follows Edinburgh-award-winner Burdett as, 40 years later, he takes the recording they made together round the UK, photographing strangers listening to it. This quirky, funny and uplifting show will make you scratch your head at how coincidence shapes destiny. Told with wit, warmth, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour, it is, in Michael’s words, a show about two musical geniuses and an idiot (spoiler: Michael is the idiot).