The week's best live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.

Earlier versions of this story mentioned a UK tour from Curb Your Enthusiasm star Jeff Garlin... But this has been cancelled. Apologies.

Sunday June 5

WARE: A monster line-up for the Just The Tonic Comedy Shindig in Hertfordshire, featuring only familiar TV names and established headliners: Ed Byrne, Jason Manford, Milton Jones, Phil Nichol, Reginald D Hunter, Shaparak Khorsandi, Ivan Brackenbury and Lloyd Griffith. It all kicks off at 5.30pm and tickets are available here

Wednesday June 8

MANCHESTER: Escape To Freight Island hosts another fine Comedy Store line-up comprising wry Alun Cochrane, engaging Maff Brown, gregarious Daisy Earl, and lively commentator Tez Ilyas. Tickets

LONDON: Phil Nichol’s ever-lively Cray Cray Cabaret returns to the Comedy Store mothership with a line-up that includes Jamali Maddix, Jenny Bede, Jenny Hart and a house band…

Thursday June 9

LONDON: Long sold out, sadly, but master storyteller Mike Birbiglia is in town for three nights, performing his latest show The Old Man And The Pool at the Leicester Square Theatre.

Friday June 10

LONDON: Like a dodgy satellite, The Hackney Comedy Experience returns to EartH… with comedy tonight provided by the excellent trio of David O'Doherty, Desiree Burch and John Robins.

EASTLEIGH: A mix of styles are on offer at The Comedy Network gig at The Point, featuring elegantly punny Glenn Moore, disdainful Susan Riddell and engaging yarn-spinner Morgan Rees

Published: 5 Jun 2022