The best comedy shows in London this weekend
Looking for a laugh? Find the very best comedy in London this Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Whoooo! The weekend! Par-tay! Etc etc. Whatever you like doing with your two days off, a good ol' fashioned laugh at a London comedy club is always a recommended addition. To find out the very best comedy shows in London this weekend, plus recession-friendly free options, just click on the tabs below...
The best comedy shows in London this Friday
Angel Comedy
- Free
Stand-up from the best of the open-mic circuit and experienced acts testing new stuff and performing solid-gold sets – all for free! The room gets absolutely rammed, so get down there early if you want to grab a seat. To check the latest line-ups, see the dates below.
- Camden Head 2 Camden Walk, N1 8DY
- Fri Jun 21 - Sat Jul 13
Comedy Store
There’s no doubt about it, the Comedy Store is the daddy of all comedy clubs, and what most other gigs strive to be. Seemingly as old as London itself, the club has been instrumental in the growth of alternative comedy, and still to this day hosts stunning shows most nights of the week. At weekends they host conservative stand-up shows, with circuit stalwarts performing their tried-and-tested sets. See below for the latest line-ups. Check out our guide to the Comedy Store.
- Comedy Store 1a Oxendon St, SW1Y 4EE
- Thu Jun 20 - Sat Jul 27
Boat Show
Bob up and down gently while crying tears of laughter on the only comedy club held on a paddle steamer permanently moored on the Thames. See the dates below for each line-up.
- Tattershall Castle Kings Reach, Victoria Embankment, SW1A 2HR
- Fri Jun 21 - Sat Jul 27
Time Out Introduces
- Critics choice
Who are the rising comedy stars we rate? Find out at this gig which sees a large list of ridiculously talented new(ish) stand-ups who have wowed Time Out over the last 12 months. Tonight's line-up includes brilliant absurdist Pat Cahill, dark Danish comic Sofie Hagen, bold new comedy voice Alfie Brown, frantic one-liner merchant Adam Hess, BBC Comedy Award-winner Lucy Beaumont, the deliciously deadpan Mark Stephenson, sharp quirky comic Harriet Kemsley and the devil-tongued David Mills. Hosted by feelgood maestro Stephen K Amos.
- Udderbelly Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX
- Fri Jun 21
Piccadilly Comedy Club
This central London club, at the newly renovated Comedy Pub, always features good, solid line-ups for some weekend giggles every Friday and Saturday night. For the latest line-ups see the dates below.
- Comedy Pub 7 Oxendon St, SW1Y 4EE
- Fri Jun 21 - Sat Aug 31
Free comedy shows in London this Friday
Edinburgh Previews
- Free
Surreal storyteller Matthew Highton workshops material for his latest Edinburgh Fringe show, plus another work-in-progress hour from super-smart stand-up Sara Pascoe and MC Joz Norris.
- Camden Head 100 Camden High St, NW1 0LU
- Fri Jun 21
Angel Comedy
- Free
Stand-up from the best of the open-mic circuit and experienced acts testing new stuff and performing solid-gold sets – all for free! The room gets absolutely rammed, so get down there early if you want to grab a seat. To check the latest line-ups, see the dates below.
- Camden Head 2 Camden Walk, N1 8DY
- Fri Jun 21 - Sat Jul 13
The T-Bird Comedy Bin
- Free
Weekly open mic compered by Marilyn Muruako and featuring Ean Luckhurst, Glenn Moore, Josh Dolin and Joe Hunter. Plus an Edinburgh preview.
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