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The top London comedy shows to see in June

Our pick of this month's must-see comedy shows in London

Andrzej Lukowski
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Andrzej Lukowski
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A clutch of great recent Edinburgh shows return to town headed by Bill O’Neil and Frankie Thompson, while there’s new work from Jazz Emu and an election special from Andy Zaltzman’s ‘The Bugle’: it's a busy old month for comedy in London. Here’s our pick of the month’s major gigs.

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The best comedy shows in London this month

  • Comedy
  • Bloomsbury

Andy Zaltzman’s long-running political podcast – founded with his old comedy partner John Oliver way back in 2007 – gears up for the general election with a special edition at Bloomsbury Theatre on June 23. There’s no promises about the bill, but ‘The Bugle’ has attracted some big old names in its time and usually pulls the stops out for an election.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Comedy
  • Character
  • Soho
  • Recommended

‘The Amazing Banana Brothers’ sees Bill O’Neill play both halves of a seedy fruit-based daredevil act. There’s Kevin Calamity, the drunk, horny, homophobic, out-of-control elder brother. Then there’s Joey Insanity, the needier, at first seemingly saner younger brother, who is forced to take centre stage after Kevin becomes… indisposed

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  • Comedy
  • Character
  • Soho

Archie Henderson’s deliciously ridiculous pretentious musican alter-ego returns for 2024 with a brand new show in which Jazz Emu has baggsied the headline slot at the Royal Variety Show. He’s fervently hoping to attract Royal attention and bag a knighthood. But unfortunately a slew of very nastly legal allegations look like they’re about to catch up with him as he takes to the stage…

More comedy in London

Looking for comedy in London tonight? Then start limbering up those face muscles because there are plenty of cracking line-ups at London's comedy clubs this very evening. Here's a few of the comedy shows we recommend, plus a choice of budget-friendly free gigs.

This week
  • Comedy

As the unofficial comedy capital of the world, London's comedy circuit doesn't take a break. There are stand-up shows seven days a week, from early evening through to the small hours. To help you plan your week of witticisms, here's a nifty calendar of the best comedy shows in London this week.

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