The best of the week's live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check out our full listings by date and region.

Monday April 25

GLASGOW: Delicate, quirky, deeply personal and uniquely funny stand-up Maria Bamford begins a short UK tour at Glasgow's Glee Club. Marian Bamford tour dates.

LONDON: Richard Herring is recording more Leicester Square Theatre Podcasts, with Alan Davies one of the guests tonight.

LONDON This collaboration between Elf Lyons & Duffy sounds very intriguing - a physical show conducted in British Sign Language (which Duffy speaks but Elf doesn't) with some very violent live sound foley. It's the story of a bank heist, about love, friendship and more – and runs at the Soho Theatre from tonight until Wednesday.

BRIGHTON: The Komedia hosts a benefit for the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal featuring Jen Brister, Angela Barnes, Archie Maddocks, William Stone and improvisers The Noise Next Door. tickets

Tuesday April 26

LONDON: Bridget Christie is making a Channel 4 comedy The Curse, about the menopause - the same topic which informs her latest stand-up show, Who Am I?, which begins a five-night run at Leicester Square Theatre tonight before going on tour. Bridget Christie tour dates

Thursday April 28

LONDON: 21Soho hosts as Laugh Till It Hurts benefit in aid Of Crisis featuring Arthur Smith, Dane Baptiste, Terry Alderton and more...

Friday April 29

MACHYNLLETH: Comedians love the delightful festival in the hip market town, which comes together for dozens of intimate, usually work-in-progress shows over the weekend. This year's line-up includes Nish Kumar, Flo & Joan, Isy Suttie, Nina Conti and many, many more. Website.

Published: 24 Apr 2022