The week's best 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 our full listings by date and region.

Sunday June 12

LONDON: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre hosts two impressive fundraisers for the Trussell Trust foodbanks today. The 5pm show features Felicity Ward, Rhys James, Sindhu Vee and more, and the 8.30pm performance has David O'Doherty, Kerry Godliman, Ria Lina and others

Monday June 13

LONDON: Friends of Barry Cryer bid farewell to the master of the traditional joke in a celebration gig at the Lyric Theatre in the West End. Those taking part include Barry Humphries, Bill Bailey, Harry Hill, Stewart Lee, Stephen Fry and Gyles Brandreth. A very small number of tickets are still around here

BRIGHTON:Forget school fundraisers being all home-made cakes and tombolas. Brighton’s Elm Grove Primary School have put on a fantastic night of comedy featuring the best stand-up stars from the city and beyond, with Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Zoe Lyons, Laura Lexx, Angela Barnes, Michael Fabbri, Ingrid Dahle, Maureen Younger and MC Jen Brister performing at the Komedia tonight.

Tuesday June 14

MANCHESTER: Justin Moorhouse and friends - including Bethany Black and MC supreme Mick Ferry - perform a comedy fundraiser for Nerve Tumours UK at the Frog & Bucket tonight.

Wednesday June 15

BRISTOL: The annual Comedy Garden kicks off on the Downs, featuring the likes of Nish Kumar, Phil Wang, James Acaster and Aisling Bea over the four days. Many of the shows are sold out, but at the time of writing there are still spaces at shows featuring Al Murray, Henning Wehn, Ardal O’Hanlon, Nina Conti, Reginald D Hunter, Milton Jones and more. Listings and tickets

YEOVIL: America's Got Talent winner Paul Zerdin stages a comedy ventriloquism gig at the Yeovil theatre as part of its ‘name a seat’ initiative to secure its future. The show will also be recorded for later release.

Thursday June 16

LONDON: Good Ship comedy starts a new night at The Grafton on Holloway Road tonight, with Nick Helm headlining the opening night. It’s in aid of the Willow Foundation, a charity set up by Arsenal legend Bob Wilson to provide special days out for seriously ill young adults and support comes from Archie Maddocks, Juliet Meyers and MC Ben Van Der Velde. Tickets.

MELBOURNE: The Just the Tonic Comedy Club are hosting a massive Comedy Shindig with shows in this Derbyshire venue all weekend featuring the likes of Daniel Kitson, Julian Clary, Gary Delaney and Angela Barnes. A weekend ticket is £73.15 here with the Kitson tickets separate here. Full line-ups and day tickets here.

BIRMINGHAM: There’s a great bill at the Hockley Social Club tonight, featuring Alfie Brown, Bobby Mair, Felicity Ward, and Freddy Quinne.

Friday June 17

BRIGHTON: The Brighton Open Air Theatre begins a run of Stand-Up Under The Stars gigs over the summer, starting with the enviable line-up of Athena Kugblenu, Felicity Ward, Kerry Godliman and Simon Munnery.

LONDON: Tonight’s London Comedy Allstars line-up at the Underbelly Festival in Cavendish Square lives up to the title… apart from them being from London. Erika Ehler, Leo Reich, Lou Sanders, Sally-Anne Hayward, Sara Barron will be gracing the Spiegeltent stage.

Saturday June 18

WINCHESTER: The city’s comedy festival kicks off in September, but by way of an amuse-bouche comes its summer gala, featuring Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein, Seann Walsh, whose stand-up special about the aftermath of THAT Strictly kiss is available on YouTube, Peter Rethinasamy and James Gill.

Published: 12 Jun 2022