The week's best live comedy

The best of the week’s live comedy.

Sunday December 9

LONDON: Simon Amstell and Stewart Lee lead a fine line-up raising money for refugees in the Playhouse Theatre beneath the arches of Charing Cross station. They are joined by Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Rose Matafeo and Sofie Hagen.

LONDON: The cream of comedy gathers in the Grand Hall of the Battersea Arts Centre, recently reopened after its devastating. Playing the Phoenix Comedy night are Edinburgh Fringe heroes Felicity Ward, Kieran Hodgson, Lolly Adefope, Mark Watson and Ed Gamble.

Monday December 10

LONDON: Sol Bernstein, described as the oldest Jewish comic still working today brings his Christmas show to the 100 Club on Oxford Street under the title: ‘From The People Who Brought You Jesus’. Guests include a certain Harry Hill.

LONDON: John-Luke Roberts’s All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy! - one of the funniest, daftest and certainly most originally titled shows of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe - lands at the Soho Theatre for a week. Read our review here.

CANTERBURY: Edinburgh best newcomer nominee Sara Barron joins Sara Pascoe, Suzi Ruffell and inventive sketch duo The Pin in the Marlowe Theatre’s regular showcase of creative comedy acts.

Tuesday December 11

LONDON: Al Murray is at the Leicester Square Theatre for the 12 Days before Christmas, starting tonight. ‘Get in the yuletide spirits (or glass of white wine/fruit based drink for the ladies) and join the man who genuinely wears five gold rings all year round,’ reads the blurb.

Wednesday December 12

MANCHESTER: Justin Moorhouse, Mick Ferry, Simon Lomas, Matt Stellingwerf and Bethany Black offer a diverse night of comedy at the Frog & Bucket, raising money for the ACE Centre which helps children and adults with special needs.

Friday December 14

SOUTHSEA: A strong combo at the Wedgewood Rooms tonight as provocateur Fin Taylor joins opinionated observational comic Jen Brister to put the world to rights.

LEEDS: Criminally underrated Sean McLoughlin joins Britain’s Got Talent contestant Micky P Kerr, and jolly Barry Dodds for a hugely entertaining night at the Hi-Fi Club.

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Published: 9 Dec 2018