Description:

The low ceilings and unusual layout of this basement club give it a definite Bohemian feel and, in this age of corporate comedy venues, it's all the better for that. The audiences sits haphazardly on rows of seating, tables and even ledges, giving this intimate and effective venue a very pleasant comedy atmosphere.

What's coming up at Downstairs at the King's Head?

When: 20:30 - Thursday 28th Aug, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Tania Edwards, Colin Huber, Bobby Carroll, Fred Sandilands, John Canning, Lainie McLean, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Persephone Lewin, Claire Parker, Onkar Singh, Christy Kulz Comics: Danny James (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 30th Aug, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Carey Marx, Erich McElroy, Michael Fabbri, Ronnie Golden

When: 20:30 - Sunday 31st Aug, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Alan Francis, Rick Kiesewetter, Sol Bernstein, Victor Daniels, Matt Green (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 4th Sep, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Richard Atherton, Jane Hill, Rob Coleman, James Mason, Tom Roche, Tennyson Hanbury, Guy Combes, Mike Wozniak, Albion Gray, Tom Meltzer, Yad Barzingji, Sean Walsh, Andy Paton, George Watts Comics: James Mason, Carl Donnelly (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 6th Sep, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Chris Neill, Gordon Southern, Helen Keen, John Ryan, Kevin Dewsbury, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 7th Sep, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Gordon Southern, Jovanka Steele, Karen Cockfield, Paul F Taylor, Paddy Lennox (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 11th Sep, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Matt Rudge, Phil Carter, Lenny Peters, David James, Sue May, Patrick Hyde, Paul McCaffrey, Ed Wilkinson, Olly Atkinson, Angelica O Reilly, Jen Fields, Fat Hammond Banjo Lounge, Luke Benson Comics: Luke Benson, Matt Rudge, Paul McCaffrey, Henry Paker (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 13th Sep, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Richard Morris Comics: Charmian Hughes, John Gordillo, Kevin Shepherd, Paddy Lennox

When: 20:30 - Sunday 14th Sep, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Pete Peterson Comics: Joe Bor, Matt Price, Mike O'Donovan, Paul B Edwards, Pete Jonas (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 18th Sep, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Helen Arney, Paul Osborne, Annabelle Gaba, Tom Shelley as Sanderson Jones, Jim Holland, Karel Hetter, Paul Neaum, Nick Cox, Joss Thompson, Louisa Omielan, Janice Francis, Martina Kerney, Jake Moore Comics: Erich McElroy

When: 20:30 - Saturday 20th Sep, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Charmian Hughes, Ian Moore, Jen Brister, Luke Toulson, Markus Birdman, Shelley Cooper

When: 20:30 - Sunday 21st Sep, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Amadeus Martin, Gerry Howell, Rob Rouse, Stephen Carlin, Tiernan Douieb (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 25th Sep, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Andy Bryant, Tom Corbett, James Hannan, Robert White, Ivan Steward, Jessica Fostekew, Henry Ginsberg, Helen Huscroft, James Mullinger, Angela Sorensen, Tom Webb, Pat Burtscher, Inel Tomlinson Comics: Henry Ginsberg, James Mullinger, Pat Burtscher, Tiernan Douieb (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 27th Sep, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Adams and Rea Comics: Ed Petrie, Mandy Muden, Phil Nichol, Vladimir McTavish, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 28th Sep, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Donald Mack, Jade The Folk Singer, Vladimir McTavish, Wendy Wason, Mark Maier (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 2nd Oct, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Rachel Fairburn, Evan Henley, Peri White, John Sharp, Rupert Majendie, Stedeford and Kershaw, Kerry Herbert, Stanislaw Pawelek, Tim Manners as Timmy Mallett, Jennifer Mackay, Sid Lawson, Dan McKee, Eoghan Lavery, MC Rich Wilson Comics: Rachel Fairburn

When: 20:30 - Friday 3rd Oct, '08 Prices: £10 (£8 concs) Info: Club Senseless. Comedy and music Comics: Ivor Dembina, Stewart Lee, Ronnie Golden (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 4th Oct, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus James Kettle, MC Rich Wilson Comics: Alistair Barrie, JoJo Sutherland, Shazia Mirza, Tony Hendriks

When: 20:30 - Sunday 5th Oct, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Brendan Naughton Comics: Chris Neill, Stewart Lee, JoJo Sutherland (MC)

When: 20:30 - Tuesday 7th Oct, '08 Prices: £6 (£4 concs) Info: Yarns and Whoppers. Storytelling club with Pete Peterson, MC Andrew Clover,

When: 20:30 - Thursday 9th Oct, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Charles Ruddock, David Meech, Simon Davies, Dean Wolfers, Rob Dumbrell, Chris Pacey, Richard Perry, Dan Blunt, Darius Davies, Ben Thompson, Robert Meakin, Nick Pettigrew, Stacy Squibb, MC Mike Manera Comics: David Meech, Nick Pettigrew

When: 20:30 - Saturday 11th Oct, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Edward Aczel, Ivor Dembina, Kevin Precious, Nick Wilty, Sally-Anne Hayward, Carl Donnelly (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 12th Oct, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Caroline Mabey, Rob Tarbuck, Sally-Anne Hayward, Stewart Lee, David Ward (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 16th Oct, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Ben Van Der Velde, Tom Williams, Bola Ajani, Adam Smith, Julian Deane, Andi Osho, Don Biswas, Scott Denyer, Pete Marsh, Dylan Bray, John Kearns, Eal Lions, James Coombes Comics: Andi Osho, Matt Green (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 18th Oct, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Robbie Bonham, Toby Adams Comics: Dominic Frisby, Jade The Folk Singer, Nick Revell, Stefano Paolini

When: 20:30 - Sunday 19th Oct, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Robbie Bonham Comics: Earl Okin, Nick Revell, Tiffany Stevenson, Jem Brookes (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 23rd Oct, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Andrew Wallace, Ollie Stephens, Lucy Elliston, Ben Fogg, John Fraser, Eve Webster, Nigel Numas, Roddy Fraser, John Earles, Alex Marion, Claire Stroud, Christina Owen, Matt Downing Comics: Roddy Fraser, Henry Paker (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 25th Oct, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Ava Vidal, Cole Parker, Dan Antopolski, Mary Bourke, Pete Cain, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 26th Oct, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Ivan Steward Comics: Jen Brister, Luke Benson, Paddy Lennox, Tiernan Douieb (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 30th Oct, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night with Roisin Mirza, Lee Stewart Evans, John Deery, Garry Mcnulty, Cal Saville, Clifford Cole, Amy Button, Kevin Sherwani, Rory O Hanlon, Maureen Younger Comics: Maureen Younger

When: 20:30 - Saturday 1st Nov, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Rob and Skatz, Susan Vale Comics: Henning Wehn, Lucy Porter, Zoe Lyons, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 2nd Nov, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Ivan Steward Comics: Diane Morgan, Edward Aczel, Geoff Boyz, Henry Ginsberg, Erich McElroy (MC)

When: 20:30 - Tuesday 4th Nov, '08 Prices: £6 (£4 concs) Info: Yarns and Whoppers. Storytelling club with MC Andrew Clover

When: 20:30 - Thursday 6th Nov, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics

When: 20:30 - Friday 7th Nov, '08 Prices: £10 (£8 concs) Info: Club Senseless. Comedy and music Comics: Jade The Folk Singer, Ronnie Golden (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 8th Nov, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Earl Okin, Miles Jupp, Quincy, Stewart Lee, Ronnie Golden (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 9th Nov, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Michael Marsland Comics: Joe K, Lee 'Nelsy' Nelson, Stewart Lee, Matt Green (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 13th Nov, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics Comics: Henry Paker (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 15th Nov, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Steve Mould Comics: Henrik Elmer, Otiz Cannelloni, Stephen Grant, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 16th Nov, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Howard Smith Comics: Chris Neill, Henrik Elmer, Shelagh Martin, Carl Donnelly (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 20th Nov, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics Comics: Tiernan Douieb (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 22nd Nov, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Andrew Clover Comics: Andrew Roper, Hils Barker, Kevin Hayes, Charmian Hughes (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 23rd Nov, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Jonathon Elston Comics: Dan Antopolski, Joe Rowntree, John Gordillo, Paddy Lennox (MC)

When: 20:30 - Thursday 27th Nov, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics

When: 20:30 - Saturday 29th Nov, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Amadeus Martin, Henry Paker, Scott Capurro, Tony Law, Windsor

When: 20:30 - Sunday 30th Nov, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Paul T Eyres, MC Rich Wilson Comics: Bob Mills, Henning Wehn, Lateef Lovejoy

When: 20:30 - Tuesday 2nd Dec, '08 Prices: £6 (£4 concs) Info: Yarns and Whoppers. Storytelling club with MC Andrew Clover

When: 20:30 - Thursday 4th Dec, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics

When: 20:30 - Friday 5th Dec, '08 Prices: £10 (£8 concs) Info: Club Senseless. Comedy and music with Adams and Rea Comics: Ronnie Golden (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 6th Dec, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Mark Kelly, MC Rich Wilson Comics: Michael Legge, Nick Wilty

When: 20:30 - Sunday 7th Dec, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Mark Kelly, Mike Manera Comics: Ava Vidal, Henry Paker, Junior Simpson

When: 20:30 - Thursday 11th Dec, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics Comics: Henry Paker (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 13th Dec, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Comics: Chris Neill, Rob Rouse, Shazia Mirza, Shelagh Martin, David Ward (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 14th Dec, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Info: Plus Tim Shishodia, MC Rich Wilson Comics: Alan Seaman, Andi Osho, Tony Law

When: 20:30 - Thursday 18th Dec, '08 Prices: £4 (£3 concs) Info: Try-out night featuring up to 16 new comics Comics: Carl Donnelly (MC)

When: 20:30 - Saturday 20th Dec, '08 Prices: £9 (£7 concs) Info: Plus Howard Smith Comics: Dan Evans, Earl Okin, Dominic Frisby (MC)

When: 20:30 - Sunday 21st Dec, '08 Prices: £7 (£5 concs) Comics: Otiz Cannelloni, Paul Chowdhry, Dominic Frisby (MC)