★★★Bill Bailey is the Official Patron of the WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards★★★ Who will win the 2026 WeGotTickets MCAs Join us for a riotous celebration of the UK's best up and coming musical comedians to find out! Now in its 18th year, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Adam Kay, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman and Jazz Emu. If you enjoy acts that combine comedy with music such as Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords, you will love this show! Featuring the following 12 amazing finalists: Dru Cripps Tom Veck Jonny Bennett Will and Noah Eoghan Collins Vinny Shiu Joe Da Costa Sam Hickman Sophie Banister Aadar Malik Ben Coleman Chris Iskander There will also be a performance from our Best Newcomers, John and Christian! "Hilarious surprises and original songs - Voicemag Deliciously sharp wit - There Ought To Be Clowns Headlined by the sensational Sugarcoated Sisters! The Sugarcoated Sisters are an award-winning musical comedy double-act and real-life siblings from Hertfordshire. With over 3 million online followers they are among the UK's most-watched musical comedians, captivating fans with their unique and untamed edge. From women's health and dating to politics and UK culture, they cover it all in slick musical sketches. Chloe has bipolar type 2 and Tabby has type 1 diabetes, which often features in their material. Their original debut show Bittersweet was a smash-hit at Ed Fringe and Soho Theatre and was featured on BBC Radio 4, BBC Click, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Scotland, Heart Breakfast Show and more. ★★★★★ Talented, creative and hilarious - Entertainment Now ★★★★★ Flawed, fearless & fabulously feistythese comedy queens cavort across musical genres, dropping punchlines & truth bombs. - Fringe Biscuit ★★★★ from hip-hop to jazztheir lyrics are clever, funny and clearly drawn from life - The Scotsman ★★★★ A showcase of true musicianship - Fest Mag Here's a quote from Chloe and Tabby on how excited they are to headline the 2026 final: Our first ever live gig as Sugarcoated Sisters was at the MCA heats in 2022. And our third ever live gig was the MCA final, where we were absolutely thrilled to win Best Newcomer! The MCA's are where our live journey began, so we are honoured to return for this full circle moment." If tickets are sold out here - check availability via Bloomsbury!

Host of hit political podcast The Political Party Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the next election. Plus silly voices.

You know when you're trying to wee on a night out, and you're interrupted by a random girl who insists on telling you all her secrets even though you've never met? Imagine that, but she has a microphone. Ania Magliano is back!

Have you ever forensically over-thought your life choices? Are they all somehow connected to a passing comment your Spanish teacher made when you were 15? Has it impacted everything from your love life to your career? Following sold-out shows across the UK, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Soho Theatre, Celya AB (One of the most gifted joke writers of her age - Chortle) is back with a new show with her brand of exceptional, not to mention impressively original (British Comedy Guide) jokes and sharp observations. This is a show about breaking free from shame, and what ensues when you do.

After Morgan and his partner went on separate holidays - one to a Mathematics Forum in Coventry and the other to a Bear Party in Barcelona - a massive revelation forced Morgan to re-evaluate everything. Being banned from Great Western trains, being fired as a Naked Butler, and ghosting Paul McCartney were they really his fault? Has that got you hooked? Good, because thats the only stuff appropriate enough to include in the blurb. A stand-up show about the trials and errors of falling in love and keeping the spark alive, the spiral-inducing limbo of awaiting a diagnosis, and the experience of being a white Welsh valley boy integrating into a proud Guattari family. Oh, hes got plenty to talk about. As well as garnering millions of views online and rave-reviews for his live shows, Morgan has supported Joanne McNally, Rhys James and Jayde Adams on tour, appeared as a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards, and hosts hit podcasts My Bad and Chatting With Cherubs alongside Josh Jones and Gearid Farrelly.

Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he's doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and utterly splendid filth.  Come along. It'll be fun. Don't bring the kids or people who like to get their knickers in a twist. Do wear a TENA pad or dark trousers. 

The highly anticipated nationwide debut tour from one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars. A son, brother, dad and friend. From one culture to another. Join stand-up sensation Eddie Kadi as he tells us how he got there. Star of Strictly Come Dancing (BBC) and Team Captain of ITV’s Sorry I Didn’t Know. Host of The Official AfroBeats Chart Show on BBC1XTRA. As seen on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Comedy Central. Best Breakthrough Award Nominee at Royal Television Society Awards and Edinburgh TV Awards.

James Acaster is one of comedy’s most original voices. A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In 2017 he toured the country with a staggering three show ‘Trelogy’, performing Recognise, Represent and Reset consecutively over three nights in each venue.

Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat! Who’s that keeping tired Rabbit awake? You can also join in with Pig and Hen’s game of hide-and-seek and discover the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends. Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, this beautiful show from the team that brought you Dear Zoo Live and Dear Santa promises to be the perfect treat for children of all ages. Tales from Acorn Wood - Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000, 2022 – Macmillan Children’s Books

Hamish Hawk is an Edinburgh-based songwriter. Hawk’s solo shows are a colourful and confident display of his wit, charm and sensitivity as a songwriter. A natural storyteller, Hawk leaves audiences unwavering in their loyalty. Offering so much of himself yet revealing so little, Hawk’s ability to surprise, enchant and bewilder at every turn has rendered him an endearing figure in the Scottish contemporary music scene. The versatility of Hawk’s songwriting becomes clear when it is performed alongside his four-piece backing band, The New Outfit, adding exuberance to the youthful charisma of a man wise beyond his years. The result is a strikingly fresh look at Scottish existence, in all of its grit and grandeur.

Age Recommendation 1 and over Performance Dates 21 - 23 April 2026 Performance Times Tue 2.30pm, Wed 10.30am & 1.3pm , Thu 10.30am Run time 55 mins (no interval) Venue Bloomsbury Theatre About Tales From Acorn Wood Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience. Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat! Who's that keeping tired Rabbit awake? You can also join in with Pig and Hen's game of hide-and-seek and discover the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends. Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, this beautiful show promises to be the perfect treat for children of all ages.

‘Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three…’. But the world outside the family tree is a dangerous place for Stick Man. What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure - a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree? Touching, funny and utterly original, this fantastic production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.

Cosmic UCL continues University College London’s 200th anniversary celebrations with a special one-night-only showcase of curiosity, creativity and the joy of discovery. Presented by UCL’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and produced by The Cosmic Shambles Network, Cosmic UCL brings together some of the UK’s most inspiring and award-winning enthusiasts of science, engineering, medicine and the brilliantly unexpected details that make our world a wonderful and fascinating place. Hosted by physicist, author and broadcaster Helen Czerski (BBC’s Rare Earth, Blue Machine), Cosmic UCL will feature familiar faces and voices from broadcast, and popular science, including: - Dame Maggie Aderin is a space scientist, BAFTA-nominated television presenter and cohost of the world’s longest-running science programme BBC’s The Sky at Night. - Jon Butterworth is an award-winning professor of physics at UCL and is currently working at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. - Kevin Fong OBE is a doctor, broadcaster and science communicator known for his unique career traversing emergency medicine, astrophysics and space exploration. He has worked for NASA and hosts The NHS: Who Cares? - Mark Miodownik MBE is a material scientist, engineer, broadcaster and award-winning author of Stuff Matters. - Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, scientist, broadcaster and award-winning author who has also been a scientific consultant on several movies including Ex Machina and Annihilation. This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting speakers lined up for the event, more to be announced! The evening will also consist of music, comedy and surprise performances from UCL linked artists.

UCL200 and the Royal Society present this special collaboration, marking UCL’s Bicentenary with a panel of UCL’s visionary science communicators with research expertise spanning advances in medicine, emerging technologies, the future of food and sustainability. Together, the panellists will explore some of the most important ways that science will shape the next 200 years. The evening promises a rich, high-energy discussion on the cosmic biological, technological and material foundations of daily life. The event invites open conversation and debate and will discuss audience questions as we reflect on how science can serve future generations. Hosted by Mark Miodownik MBE, material scientist, engineer, broadcaster and award-winning author, the panel will bring together leading voices including: - Dame Polina Bayvel is a Royal Society Research Professor and Professor of Optical Communications & Networks at UCL and her contributions have been recognised with major honours. - Kevin Fong OBE is a doctor, broadcaster and science communicator known for his unique career traversing emergency medicine, astrophysics and space exploration. He has worked for NASA and hosts The NHS: Who Cares? - Chris van Tulleken is a doctor, scientist, TV and radio broadcaster and author of bestselling Ultra Processed People and is an Associate Professor at UCL specialising in infectious diseases and global health. All proceeds from this event will go towards supporting UCL200 scholarships.

Matt Parker talks a lot of maths. He's a NYT best-selling author and sold-out stand-up performer. But now it's time he does the maths. Really gets in there and gives the maths a good doing. It's time he programmes his own Christmas tree lights and then 11,184,024 people watch his downfall (and counting). It's time he shares his hand-crafted maths code online only for viewers to improve it by 40,832,277,770%. It's time he shaped-up and crawled out from under the square named after him. Come watch Matt Parker do the maths. (Every audience member will get some free maths.)