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Mon May 12, Lyceum Theatre
Bill Bailey headlines this fantastic charity night in aid of the Sumatran Orang-utan Society
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Mon May 19, UCL Bloomsbury Theatre
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Mon May 12, Hammersmith Apollo
Highly talented and hugely entertaining stand-up and star of 'Mock the Week' O'Briain could serve as an object lesson to some others in how play an audience...
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Mon May 12, Tattershall Castle
An enticing bill at this club that's literally on the Thames opposite the London Eye. The line-up includes fine stand-up Mike Wilmot, bizarre The Raymond and...
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Mon May 12, The Phoenix
Tiffany Stevenson and if.comedy Winner Phil Nichol hosts this weekly show where leading comedians, circuit regulars and the best newcomers try out new...
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Fri May 16, UCL Bloomsbury Theatre
Stewart Lee presents his five ideal standup gigs, in a residency over a month of Fridays at the Bloomsbury. This evening's gig features poet genius John...
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Sat May 17, Arts Theatre
The brilliant Fat Tongue perform more of their wickedly twisted sketches and are joined byhighly talented character comedians Nick Mohammed and Dan Renton...
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Tue May 13, Round Table
About the best Tuesday night bill you're likely to find includes Ed Aczel, Spencer Brown, Tom Deacon, John Gordillo, Hils Barker, Matthew Crosby and MC Matt...
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