The best of the week's live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the more than 6,000 events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.

Sunday September 1

BROMLEY: Red Richardson his the road with his first stand-up tour, Bugatti Live today. It comes after the comedian found success online, with his Stay Toxic sketches garnering over 30 million views and winning him 300,000 followers on TikTok. Twenty-three dates have been announced staring at the Churchill Theatre tonight. Red Richardson tour dates

Monday September 2

LONDON: Jin Hao Li's debut show won him a best newcomer nod at Edinburgh last month, thanks to his distinctive delivery of surreal, dream-state stories of being a spider and joining the yakuza, as well as real-life tales of being in the military. He's at Soho Theatre until Saturday, but tickets are hard to come by..

Tuesday September 3

GLASGOW: Fresh from his latest Netflix special, the first on the platform to be based entirely around crowd work, controversial American stand-up Matt Rife begins a UK tour. He started comedy as a teenager and came to prominence via TikTok – where he has 19million followers – and a number of self-produced stand-up specials before being signed by Netflix. The UK leg of his ProbleMATTic World Tour kicks offat the SEC Armadillo today. Matt Rife tour dates

LONDON: The cheerful and energetic Amy Gledhill brings here Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Make Me Look Fit on the Poster to the Soho Theatre for the rest of the week, offering a look at her complex relationship with body issues.

Wednesday September 4

MANCHESTER: The Laugharama comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of open-air comedy, craft beer and street eats. Tonight's line-up includes Sara Pascoe and Mike Wozniak, with others performing over the week including Dara O Briain, Phil Wang, Dylan Moran and Steward Lee. ​​Laugharama listings and ticket links.

GLASGOW: American comics Scott Aukerman and Paul F. Tompkins bring the live spin-off from their cult podcast and erstwhile TV show Comedy Bang! Bang! To the UK. The Bang! Bang! Into Your Mouth Tour, which also features the CBB All-Stars kicks off at SWG3 tonight, then plays London's Hackney Empire on Friday, St George's Bristol on Monday and Manchester's New Century Hall next Thursday.

NEWCASTLE: Northern Irish comedian Shane Todd – who's opened for Kevin Hart 22 times, he likes to mention – starts a UK tour of his 11th solo show, Full House. Shane Todd tour dates

BRIGHTON: You might have seen Colin from Portsmouth on social media – a loud, angry confused blow-hard always ringing into radio phone-ins. He's the creation of The Exploding Heads duo of Mark Davison and Anthony Richardson. On this new tour, he takes to the stage with former professional footballer turned pundit Ian Fiveankles, from the pair's podcast Sports Horn. Colin from Portsmouth tour dates

LONDON: Dan Tiernan's sophomore show Stomp offers the same blend of intense delivery, recklessless and winning self-deprection that made last year's debut such a smash. He's at Soho Theatre until Friday.

Thursday September 5

TUNBRIDGE WELLS: Katherine Ryan puts her whole life on display for public consumption, whether via social media, podcasts or TV shows about her parenting style. Expect more frank confessions as she gets back on the road with her new stand-up show Battleaxe, starting tonight. Katherine Ryan tour dates

KENDAL: The cult hit of this year's Edinburgh Fringe, and deserved winner of the best newcomer award, Joe Kent-Walters brinks his demonic alter-ego Frankie Monroe to Ruskin's bar for a night in a working men's club like no other…

Friday September 6

OXFORD: It's not the cheeriest pitch for a stand-up tour, with Nish Kumar offering even more of a downer for a country already in turmoil. Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe promises to cover climate collapse, income inequality and other such mood-killers when it kicks off its UK tour at the Oxford Playhouse tonight Nish Kumar tour dates

MANCHESTER: Off the back of their Edinburgh Fringe run, Rhys Nicholson – winner of the Most Outstanding Show at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival – will be performing a 22-date UK tour of thier show, Huge Big Party Congratulations! revolving around the stand-up’s recent wedding after long campaigning for marriage equality in Australia.Rhys Nicholson tour dates

Saturday September 7

LONDON: Simon Amstell heads a typically strong bill at Union Chapel in Islington, with varied support from Helen Bauer, Rob Auton, Sikisa and Amy Annette. Tickets

Published: 1 Sep 2024