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 our full listings by date and region

Monday April 17

LONDON: John Robins and Elis James bring the Made Up Games strand of their radio show back to the Bloomsbury Theatre for three nights of silly shenanigans, live on stage. Lou Sanders joins them every day, with guests including Matt Lucas (Elis' Fantasty Football co-host), Sue Perkins and Rachel Parris.

Tuesday April 18

LONDON: Yippee Ki Yay,  Richard Marsh’s acclaimed one-man action-packed take on Die Hard starts a week-long run in the beautiful Wilton’s Music Hall.

MANCHESTER: Ticket agency WeGotTickets has organised an independent comedy festival, an umbrella banner embracing shows from around  20 of the UK's top indie clubs, which kicks off today at Manchester’s much-loved XS Malarkey with Aussie storyteller Thomas Green, lively circuit stalwart Sam Avery and welcoming host Toby Hadoke, among others. See a full listings of the shows under the comedy festival marquee here.

Wednesday April 19

LONDON: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry, Amy Gledhill’s delightful trawl through her chequered dating history, comes to Soho Theatre for four nights ahead of a nationwide tour. Amy Gledhill tour dates.

Thursday April 21

BRISTOL: ‘Straight-talking powerhouse’ Judi Love, as seen on Loose Women and Taskmaster, is taking her first ever stand-up show on the road. The One Like Judi Love us at the Old Vic tonight, Chelmsford Theatre on Saturday and then all these dates.

Friday April 21

LONDON: Every act’s a winner on the impressive line-up at the Hackney Empire tonight with Nish Kumar,  Bridget Christie and Sarah Kendall, all from Taskmaster and many other things besides, Chortle Award-winning Celya AB, and edgy-in-a-good-way Fin Taylor.

HASTINGS: There’s one-off outing for We Are Not in the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts – Andrew O’Neill’s dizzying and hilarious mix of silly jokes, social comment and heavy metal at The Pig tonight.

Published: 16 Apr 2023