The comedy week ahead

The comedy week ahead…

Sunday August 2

LIVE IN BRISTOL: Fancy a trip to the zoo? There's a fundraiser taking place in their gardens for gorilla conservation featuring Adam Hills, Jon Richardson, Sally-Anne Hayward and MC Mark Olver.

LIVE IN LONDON: Also hope the weather holds for Jimmy Carr, delivering withering wordplay at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre tonight.

Monday August 3

LIVE IN LONDON: The ongoing Phoenix Fringe, continuing in the central London pub of the same name all week, today features last-minute Edinburgh previews and works-in progress from Alex Edelman, Tom Ballard and Milton Jones. Full listings

LIVE IN BLACKPOOL: To mark the fact that the comedy clubs that bear his name are coming to the venue, Jason Manford performs a one-off show at Blackpool's North Pier.

Tuesday August 4

TV: Is this the moment Comedy Central officially gave up trying? As hundreds of comedians prepare to find creative ways to make people laugh at the Edinburgh Fringe, the only UK channel with ‘comedy’ in its title has a new primetime offering: Some cat and dog videos they found off the internet: Cats Make You LOL and Dogs Make You LOL, both hand-me-downs from Channel 5. Still, cats ARE funny. 8pm

Wednesday August 5

LIVE IN EDINBURGH: Edinburgh becomes ‘Edinburgh’ as the first Fringe previews start today…

RADIO: Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards’s culinary comedy In And Out Of The Kitchen is returning to Radio 4 at 11.30am. The fourth series of six episodes comes after executives decided not to renew the TV version after three episodes for BBC Four.

LIVE IN LONDON: David Baddiel begins four nights of work-in-progress gigs at the Soho Theatre in preparation for his new one man show, a follow-up to Fame: Not The Musical.

Friday August 7

LIVE IN LONDON: Richard Herring starts his epic run performing his last 11 solo shows - plus his new one, Happy Now? - over separate nights at the Leicester Square Theatre. He kicks off with Christ on a Bike tonight and Talking Cock tomorrow.

LIVE IN LONDON: A strong line-up at Comedy Carnival in Bar Rumba, Piccadilly Circus, tonight includes the cynical Josh Howie, supercillious Frenchman Marcel Lucont, affable Rob Collins and astute observationalist Zoe Lyons

Published: 2 Aug 2015