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  • Tim Minchin: interview

    Piano man: musical maestro Minchin

    Time Out meets piano-playing funnyman Tim Minchin to discuss pen pals, nerdy fans and his lack of a ‘Kate Bush moment’. Whatever that means…

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  • Ed Byrne

    Sep 10-Oct 12, Riverside Studios

    This superb Irish comic returns with a new show about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous. He's in a great streak of form at the moment.

  • Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress

    Until Thu Sep 18, Leicester Square Theatre

    Step into the strange and controversial psyche of Joan Rivers, set backstage at the Oscars, no less. She's been bumped down to dressing room B, not A, so sparks are gonna fly. Feast upon the...

Tonight

  • Jessica Delfino

    Critics' Choice

    Mon Sep 8, Soho Theatre

    Banned by the US Catholic League for her dirty ditties and ribald jokes, controversial New York musician Jessica Delfino combines a host of quirky...

  • Comedy Benefit for Macmillan Cancer Relief and Multiple Sclerosis

    Mon Sep 8, Comedy Store

    Benefit show featuring a host of fine comedians such as RussellHoward, Sean Lock, Lloyd Langford and Maff Brown.

  • Comedy Stop Drop In Night

    Mon Sep 8, The Exhibit

    New and established acts drop in to try-out new material. Robin Banks comperes. Interested acts contact: 0207 274 5591.

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This week

  • Comedy Store

    Critics' Choice

    Thu Sep 11, Comedy Store

    Tonight's very classy line-up at the world famous Comedy Store includes the droll humour of MC Alun Cochrane, shock comic Jason Rouse, Wayne Deakin, Ian...

  • Andy Hamilton's Hat of Doom

    Critics' Choice

    Sat Sep 13, Stratford Circus

    One of Britain's most prolific and successful comedy writers and performers, Hamilton is known to millions for his appearances on 'Have I Got News for You'...

  • 99 Club Leicester Square Too

    Tue Sep 9, Round Table

    Resident host Simon Brodkin provides the fun and laughter with some locely guests.

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Comedy interviews

  • Dan Clark on ‘How Not to Live Your Life’

    He may have made it with little TV experience and even less cash, but Dan Clark’s new show could make him a huge star. He tells Time Out how not to make a bad sitcom

  • Shappi Khorsandi: interview

    Time Out talks to Iranian funnywoman Shappi Khorsandi about the unsettling early experiences of her life which have since fuelled her comic muse

  • Robin Ince on the Edinburgh Festival

    Can any self-respecting stand-up survive the summer without trial by fire on the Royal Mile? Robin Ince says he’s determined to have a go

  • Pete Firman: interview

    From a waxwork of Paul Daniels to realistic-looking dog poo, Tim Arthur has to endure a lot when he visits Pete Firman’s favourite shop

  • Andrew Maxwell: interview

    Loyalist bars on Belfast’s Shankill Road? Maximum-security prisons? Rowdy prostitutes out on the lash? Dublin-born stand-up Andrew Maxwell sure likes a tough crowd

  • Louis CK: interview

    No topic is too shocking for American comic Louis CK’s stand-up repertoire, but he doesn’t...

  • Jessica Hynes: interview

    For a novice, performing stand-up sounds terrifying, but actress Jessica Hynes isn‘t nervous about taking up the challenge. In fact, she‘s so laid-back she lets Tim Arthur talk her into making...

  • Bill Bailey: interview

    Bill Bailey is doing a lot of work for charity – and he does like to talk about it. He tells Time Out about saving the Sumatran orang-utan and the lure of ’The Man‘

  • Shazia Mirza: interview

    When Time Out's intern, Pete Davey, informed us he had fond memories of being taught science at...

  • Brendon Burns: interview

    Brendon Burns has been in communication with Satan and God, and was even ready to blow his own...

  • Dara O'Briain: interview

    When Time Out asks Dara O‘Briain the secret to telling a great joke, the reply is somewhat...

  • Omid Djalili: interview

    Hobnobbing with Robert Redford, having your jokes nicked by Bill Clinton – life is sweet for...

  • Sue Perkins: Interview

    Sue Perkins talks to Time Out about comedy minus Mel and the trials of being a TV poker prodigy

  • Ross Noble: interview

    Geordie surrealist Ross Noble has no less than nine motorbikes to choose from when cruising...

  • Flight Of The Conchords: interview

    Ahead of their debut album, New Zealand‘s hottest band talk food chains, old-school ringtones...

  • Mark Thomas: interview

    Tim Out takes the battle between comics and critics to the streets – with the help of Mark...

  • Jim Jeffries: interview

    Will offensive Aussie Jim Jeffries still be funny if Time Out's comedy editor Tim Arthur takes...

  • Lucy Porter: interview

    Lucy Porter‘s latest show is based around the perils of romance. Time Out asks the accidental...

  • A day in the life of Pappy's Fun Club

    Every day brings new adventures for the four young chaps in Pappy‘s Fun Club, who each take...

  • Al Pitcher: interview

    Kiwi comic Al Pitcher is a schizophrenic stand-up from the surreal Noble/Izzard school....

  • Terry Saunders: interview

    Terry Saunders tells Time Out that there‘s nothing new in stand-up as he looks for love in...

  • Scott Capurro on the right to be offensive

    At a time when many comedians are becoming increasingly conservative, American comic Scott...

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