The week's best live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy. Use Chortle's search panel to check out our full listings of 5,443 events by date and region.

Monday November 1

LONDON: Passionate polemicist Ahir Shah unveils his latest show, Dress, with a two-week run at the Soho Theatre, before hitting the road with a tour that takes him up to March. A follow-up to Dots, which was filmed as an HBO special, this promises to cover 'significance, insignificance, and scurvy'. Ahir Shah tour dates

MANCHESTER: It’s the final of the Frog & Bucket’s long-running new act challenge Beat The Frog World Series, now in its 18th iteration. Danny McLoughlin introduces David Arnold, Aaron Atkins, Martina Cotichella, Liam Farrelly, Jenny Hart, Sam Serrano, Lovell Smith, Ashish Suri, Rob Thomas and Stuart Thomas. And there’s a set from last year’s winner, Dan Tiernan

Tuesday November 2

CANTERBURY: Robin Ince will give the 2021 Linda Smith Lecture at the University of Kent's Gulbenkian Theatre, reflecting on the state of the comedy business.  Tickets are available   here.

LONDON: American comic Iliza Shlesinger comes to the Eventim Apollo for two nights as part of her global 70-date  Back In Action tour.  She has five stand-up specials and a sketch show on Netflix and will next be  seen on the platform starring in the movie Good On Paper, which she also wrote. Tomorrow's sold out, but you can still get tickets for tonight  here.

Friday November 5

BIRMINGHAM: In his 20 years as a comic Slim has supported Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle and is a stalwart of the black British comedy circuit…  some would say its king. Well the publicity blurb for his new tour, King, certainly does! He talks 'fatherhood, relationships and working life' in Birmingham tonight and Luton tomorrow. London and Salford follow. Slim tour dates.

OXFORD: British-based Malaysian comic Nigel Ng takes to the road with his new Haiyaa Tour, having racked up more than 250 million online views courtesy of his alter-ego  Uncle Roger. Ng also hosts the podcast Rice To Meet You. Nigel Ng tour dates.

LONDON: Expect comedic fireworks at the EartH in Hackney with the  all-star line-up of Jamali Maddix, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones and Jessica Fostekew. Tickets.

HULL: Daft duo The Delightful Sausage bring silliness to the Truck Theatre with the tasty Ginster's Paradise.  Review.

Saturday November 6

LONDON: Another all-killer lineup at Islington's Union Chapel manages to pack the talents of Phil Wang,  John Robins, Kemah Bob, Rhys James and Rosie Jones on to one bill. Tickets.

MANCHESTER:  At the Grub venue, Nick Helm, Sean Morley, Amy Gledhill and William Stone will ensure everyone has A Lovely Time (it's the name of the night, do you see?) 

Coming soon

LONDON: The Chortle Comedy Book Festival takes place over the weekend of November 26 to 28, with almost 20 events  featuring the likes of Phil Wang, Harry Hill, Lucy Beaumont, Isy Suttie, Tim Key, Jessie Cave, Arthur Smith and the QI elves. Full line-up and tickets at comedybookfest.com

Published: 31 Oct 2021