The best of the week's live comedy

The week's best live comedy.

Monday April 1

CRAWLEY: Riding on the extra fame her time in the celebrity jungle afforded her, Inbetweeners star Emily Atack takes to the stage for her debut comedy show, billed as a ‘live memoir of anecdotes, impressions and tales of an actress in her twenties’, with lots on social media and slimming and dating apps. Click here for all the dates.

LONDON: Expert storytellers Brett Goldstein and Sarah Kendall plus funny outsider Bobby Mair head a strong bill at the Bunker Theatre in Southwark.

Tuesday April 2

SWINDON: After reaching the final of Britain’s Got Talent last year, Micky P Kerr embarks on his first solo tour, Z-List Celebrity. The show promises to spill the beans on what happened backstage during the filming of the ITV show, including juicy gossip and jaw-dropping revelations – although punters are warned that his memories ‘may contain alternative facts’. Click here for all the dates, starting at the Swindon Arts Centre tonight.

Wednesday April 3

LONDON: Aziz Ansari comes to the capital as part of his first tour since being embroiled in a #metoo controversy when a woman accused him of sexual misconduct, suggesting he was too forceful on a bad date. According to reports from the US, the accusations are at the core of his new stand-up show, which is at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo tonight and the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow.

LONDON: Bloomsbury Theatre hosts a Laugh Till It Hurts fundraiser in aid of The Prince's Trust with a strong line-up that includes droll John Moloney, deadpan weirdo Angelos Epithemiou and political Matt Forde, who may have a thing or two to talk about, plus many more.

Thursday April 4

SALFORD: Comic and podcast supremo Marc Maron performs the first of four dates this side of the Atlantic, at the Lowry. He’s also at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday, The Rep in Birmingham next Monday and Dublin’s Vicar Street on April 11. As well as his comedy, Maron is also known to TV audiences for his role as director Sam Sylvia in the in the hit Netflix series GLOW.

 LONDON: Treats galore at the Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush, where Harry Hill heads a formidable bill that all includes Ed Byrne, Adam Hess, Lou Sanders and Edinburgh best newcomer nominee Sara Barron

LONDON: Or if you’re in the east of the city, Hackney’s Moth Club hosts a Knock2Bag night with Tim Key, fresh from playing Simon Denton on This Time With Alan Partridge, Friday Night Dinner star Tom Rosenthal and the ever-ebuillient Jayde Adams.

Friday April 5

LONDON: The second great bill of the week at Bloomsbury Theatre features Milton Jones, Angelos Epithemiou,Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rhys James and John Robins – every one a winner!

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Published: 31 Mar 2019