Rachel Parris starts her new tour

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 April 14

LONDON: Migrant Mic Drop is a new monthly night at Wonderland, in Haymarket, Central London, showcasing international acts. Opening night features Vidura Rajapaksa from Sri Lanka, Danija Ellis (Croatia), Victoria Olsina (Argentina), President Obonjo (Lafta Republic), Rob Moriarty (Ireland) and MC Radu Isac (Romania)

Monday April 15

LIVERPOOL: Hot Water comedy club, now ensconced in its new £7million home in Blackstock Market, hosts a fundraiser for Britain's Got Talent comedian (and Baptist minister) Allan Finnegan, who has a rare form of cancer. Those taking part include Paul Smith, Adam Rowe, Troy Hawke and Rachel Fairburn.

LONDON: Sara Pascoe headlines No Direction Home, a bil that otherwise showcases refugees who are learning stand-up, at the Soho Theatre. Laura Smyth hosts.

Tuesday April 16

LONDON: Jonathan Pie, the ever-angry newsman alter-ego of Tom Walker begins a near two-week West End run of his Heroes & Villains show at the Duke Of York's Theatre. Read our review of an earlier tour date here. Tickets.

LONDON: Jason Byrne begins a week-long run of The Paddy Lama: Shed Talks at the Museum Of Comedy. A one-man tragi-comic play, it recalls his late father, keeping him alive in stories reflecting on 80 years of Dublin wit – and 80 years of Dublin bull.

Thursday April 18

GLASGOW: The Big Fab Comedy Show, put together by Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, comes to St Luke's with a line-up boasting Scottish comedy godfather Fred McAulay, manic newcomer Dan Tiernan, and internet video queen Eleanor Morton, plus Chris Forbes and Krystal Evans.

LONDON: Another impressive Knock2Bag bill features Lou Sanders, Jayde Adams, Joseph Morpurgo, Kemah Bob, Morgan Rees and more at Hackney's Moth Club.

Friday April 19

LONDON: Supercilious French character Marcel Lucont brings another Cabaret Fantastique night to Brasserie Zedel featuring musical comedy queens Flo and Joan, blunt-talking Myra Dubois and mentalist Matt Daniel-Baker,

Saturday April 20

BRISTOL Rachel Parris embarks on her biggest live tour yet, with her new show Poise, which she describes as 'a love letter to musical comedy'. The former Late Night Mash host said: 'There'll be stand-up, there'll be satire, but I'm going back to where I started, at the piano singing funny songs. It's what I'm best at'. Rachel Parris tour dates

STOURBRIDGE: Jackie Fabulous, a US stand-up who appeared on America's Got Talent in 2019 begins a UK tour. Jackie Fabulous tour dates.

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Published: 14 Apr 2024