Count Binface and a host of new tours in this week's live comedy line-up

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,451 events Chortle currently has listed.  Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.   

Sunday September 8

GREENOCK: Larry Dean kicks off the second leg of his new tour show Dodger, following an Edinburgh run (and you can read our four-star review from the fringe here

LONDON: Graham Norton hits the road today, with an ‘evening with…’ show to promote his latest novel, Frankie, which is out on Thursday. He starts off at the Peacock Theatre. Graham Norton tour dates

Tuesday September 10

LONDON: Jo Brand headlines a benefit at the Comedy Store next week to raise money for the Katie Piper Foundation, which supports survivors of life-altering burns and scarring. The gig, which also features Andy Askins, Laura Smyth and Slim, with Lee Peart as MC. Tickets are £26 and can be booked here  

LONDON: Acclaimed Aussie Zoe Coombs Marr goes back to basics with personal storytelling comedy show  Every Single Thing in My Whole Entire Life, which begins a run at the Soho Theatre tonight, And the wise will make it a double bill with Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Reuben Kaye and his band, with their powerhouse comedy-cabaret hybrid Live and Intimidating!

MANCHESTER: Laura Lexx kicks off her latest stand-up tour Slinky, all about motherhood, at the Frog And Bucket. Laura Lexx tour dates

Wednesday September 11

NORWICH: Sarah Keyworth won the top award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for My Eyes Are Up Here – which went on to earn a nomination at the Edinburg Comedy Awards last month two. The show revolves around the non-binary comic having top surgery as well as turning 30 and getting diagnosed with ADHD. But perhaps the biggest adjustment, says the shows description, was that Keyworth had to accept that maybe their mum was right all along… Sarah Keyworth tour dates

TRURO: Local(ish) gigs for Dawn French tonight and tomorrow as she brings her latest stand-up show Dawn French Is A Huge Tw*t to the Hall For Cornwall for a couple of nights, kicking off a short run of new dates. Dawn French tour dates.

OXFORD: Former Late-Night Mash presenter and Radio 4 regular Rachel Parris kicks off the autumn leg of her songs and stand-up tour, Poise.  Rachel Parris tour dates

LEEDS: Comedian and junior doctor Michael Akadiri takes his sophomore show, Trust Me I’m a Daddy on the road, talking about how juggling new parenthood, a medical career and stand-up is proving very demanding… Michael Akadir tour dates.

LONDON: The Greenwich Comedy Festival kicks off in the prime location of the National Maritime Museum grounds, with, John Kearns, Josh Widdicombe, Harriet Kemsley, Ivo Graham and Janine Harouni opening the marquee. The rest of the week features the likes of Dara O Brian, Tim Key, Nina Conti, Lou Sanders, Dylan Moran and more. Listings and ticket links.

LONDON: Rosalie Minnitt performs the last ever run of her acclaimed Jane Austen spoof Clementine – originally a hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe – with four nights at the Soho Theatre. In it, she plays Lady Clementine, who has until her 27th birthday to find The One. When her latest love interest goes missing, she embarks on a quest to solve the mystery…

Thursday September 12

CARDIFF: He took on Rishi Sunak at the election with his MEGA (Make Earth Great Again) manifesto. Now Count Binface, the creation of comedy writer Jon Harvey, takes his message to the country once more with a national tour. His policies include building ‘at least one’ affordable house, to price cap croissants at £1.10 and to move the hand dryer in the gents’ toilets at the Crown & Treaty in Uxbridge, West London, to ‘a more sensible position’. Count Binface: Bindependece Day tour dates.

HARPENDEN: A great night of stand-up at the Eric Morecambe Centre tonight features the impressive talents of John Kearns, Ed Night, Jen Brister and Matt Richardson.

Friday September 13

LEICESTER: He’s been around so long it’s hard to believe Ian Stone hasn’t toured.. until now. The comedy circuit stalwart, known for his appearances on satirical and sports TV and radio shows, brings his mix of topical and observational stand-up to the Firebug tonight, starting a string of dates that ends at Birmingham’s Glee Club on November 29. Ian Stone tour dates

LONDON: Much-garlanded alternative comedy hero Sam Campbell headlines a very strong bill at Chelsea's historic Cadogan Hall which also boasts the varied talent of Emma Sidi, Ivo Graham, Kemah Bob and Paddy Young.Tickets.

Saturday September 14

CREWE: Russell Kane resumes his Hyperactive tour after a summer break. Russell Kane tour dates

Published: 8 Sep 2024