The week's best live comedy

Sunday September 4

BIRMINGHAM: Fresh from his Edinburgh Fringe run, puppet comic Randy Feltface, begins a short UK tour before heading back to Australia… or whatever planet it is he is supposed to be from. Randy Feltface tour dates

Wednesday September 7

LONDON: Laura Davis’s passionate howl against the ills of the world after a brutal lockdown caused her to stare into the abyss, was one of the hits of this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where it was nominated for the main prize. It now has a four-night residency at the Soho Theatre, starting tonight Review.

TIVERTON: Sofie Hagen addresses fatphobia, being non-bnary and how comedy can be a force for good in Fat Jokes, which kicks off a UK tour in Devon today. Sofie Hagen review and tour dates

Thursday September 8

BRISTOL: Tim Key starts a three-night run of his acclaimed lockd0wn-inspired stand-up and poetry show Mulberry at the Tobacco Theatre.

Friday September 9

NEWCASTLE: After 21 years and 224 days, Hal Cruttenden found himself single again. The turmoil surrounding a marriage breakdown might be miserable, but for a comedian it’s a good source of material - and it forms the basis of his new tour, It's Best You Hear It From Me, which kicks off at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House today. Hal Cruttenden tour dates.

STAFFORD: Fresh from his coveted five-star Chortle review at the Edinburgh Fringe, Mock The Week regular Glenn Moore starts a tour of his intense, gag-packed new show Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore at the Gatehouse Theatre. Glenn Moore tour dates.

LONDON: American TV writer Emmy Blotnick had planned to base a show around all of Jennifer Lopez's 30 fragrances – but got rudely interrupted by a family scandal. Her show, a sleeper hit of the Edinburgh Fringe, plays the Soho Theatre tonight and tomorrow. Review

LONDON: With fast-paced punchlines, bags of attitude and a personal story to tell, Aussie powerhouse Rhys Nicholson plays the Leicester Square Theatre tonight and tomorrow. Review

LONDON: A very strong bill at the Hackney Empire tonight features Stewart Lee and Late Night Mash host Rachel Parris alongside Fin Taylor, Fern Brady and Fatiha El-Ghorri.

Saturday September 10

EXETER: With her new tour entitled Dawn French Is A Huge Twat,the Vicar Of Dibley star says: ‘This show is so named because unfortunately, it’s horribly accurate. There have been far too many times I have made stupid mistakes or misunderstood something vital or jumped the gun in a spectacular display of twattery. I thought I might tell some of these buttock clenching embarrassing stories to give the audience a peek behind the scenes of my work life…’ It kicks off at the Northcott Theatre tonight. Dawn French tour dates

IPSWICH: YouTube comedian and sometime Radio 1 presenter Daniel Howell starts his first ever solo comedy world tour, We're All Doomed at the Regent Theatre tonight, promising ‘a night of savage self-deprecation, soul-searching, [and] over-sharing’. Daniel Howell tour dates

Published: 4 Sep 2022