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.

Tuesday January 7

DUBLIN: Foil, Arms & Hog, Alison Spittle, Shane Daniel Byrne and Gearóid Farrelly are among the comics playing the Stand Up For Gaza fundraiser at Vicar Street, in aid of the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. Tickets

Wednesday January 8

LONDON: Colin Hoult conjured up a rich cast of real-life character for his first stand-up show as himself, rather than characters such as the theatrical grande dame Anna Man. He reprises the show at Soho Theatre for the week.

CORSHAM: Miles Jupp is going back on the road with his acclaimed stand-up show On I Bang, all about him having a brain seizure, the discovery of a tumour the size of a cherry tomato, and 'a rather pressing need to undergo major neurosurgery'. There are warm-up gigs in Corsham tonight and tomorrow before the full tour kicks off , running to the end of March . Miles ​Jupp tour dates.

Thursday January 9

LONDON: Abby Wambaugh got nominated for best newcomer at last year's Fringe for The First 3 Minutes Of 17 Shows, a serviceable concept which soon gave way to a deeper slice of personal storytelling… but with a silly reset never far away. Now it comes to the Soho Theatre for the week

LONDON: Girlfriend Club is a new alternative comedy night at The Castle in Whitechapel showcasing characters, stand-ups and clowns. Tonight Elf Lyons leads the creative charge, backed by Mary O’Connell, Sharon Wanjohi, Lil Wenker, Soft Play and Louis Beer.

Published: 5 Jan 2025