London's summer of al fresco comedy

Ross Noble is to appear at London's Regents Park Open Air Theatre this summer.

The comic appears on Sunday July 6, offering a break in the traditional season of Shakespearean comedies. (Click here to buy tickets.)

The Comedy Store Players will also take to the same stage, performing on Sunday July 27.

The shows are just two of the open-air stand-up gigs taking place in London this summer.

Wimbledon's Cannizaro Park is again hosting an open-air theatre festival, which also includes jazz and comedy. More than 250,000 people are expected to attend the month-long event.

Jongleurs comedy club is providing the stand-up, with gigs on Sundays July 20 and August 3.

And the Ealing comedy festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, with events from Saturday July 19 to Friday July 25.

The line-up, provided by the Ha Bloody Ha club, has not yet been announced.

Published: 13 May 2003