Muslim and Jewish comics gig for peace

The week's best live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 4,943 events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.

Monday November 13

LONDON: One of his catchphrases might be 'fight!!' but Harry Hill's urging a different approach tonight, in a stand-up benefit for peace. Minority Retort, at 21 Soho, features Jewish, Muslim and comics of other faiths and none to raise money for charities on the front line in the Middle East. Shaparak Khorsandi, Jeff Innocent, Sadia Azmat, Joe Jacobs,. Red Richardson and Laura Smyth are among those performing

LONDON: Every gig of the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society is special… often weirdly so. And tonight's installment at The Phoenix pub near Oxford Circus looks set to be double special as it promises a wedding, between comic Vix Leyon and ACMS itself. Best not to ask. But there's also innovative experimental comedy from the likes of Kevin Eldon, Richard Vranch, Joz Norris, Sikisa and many, many more…

Tuesday November 14

LONDON: The Matt & Co Comedy Show, a fundraiser for the National Autistic Society, is being staged at the Clapham Grand. Matt is Matt Richardson and his company is very distinguished indeed, including Milton Jones, Rhod Gilbert, Romesh Ranganathan and Rosie Jones among many others.

LONDON: The Welsh, brown, gay, Gen-Z comedian Leila Navabi presents her debut hour, Composition, at the Soho Theatre this week, With those adjectives it's no surprise the show is all about identity, but more intriguingly it's about the 'dubious ethics of artistically exploiting marginalised identities for social gain. Read our four-star review from the Edinburgh Fringe here.

Wednesday November 15

LONDON: In the second great gig of the week at the Clapham Grand, talented musical comedian Jazz Emu presents his Pleasure Garden Deluxe, with guests Joe Lycett, Toussaint Douglass, Emma Sidi, Flo and Joan, and live music from The Cosmique Perfectión