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.

It's a relatively quiet week outside of the Edinburgh Fringe, but here are a few picks…

Wednesday August 6

BRISTOL: Aussie comic Jenny Tian – as seen on Taskmaster Australia and Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee down under – stops off at the Hen and Chicken en route to the Edinburgh Fringe next week. She promises stories of phone snatching, cultural oddities and 'finding herself'.

EDINBURGH: Jews for Gaza is raising money for the humanitarian charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, with Jewish stand-ups Ivor Dembina and Daphna Baram, joined by others such as Daniel Kitson and Nish Kumar. It's at Laughing Horse at the Counting House and tickets are available here

Thursday August 7

GLASGOW: The Stand comedy club is on the move after 25 years in its current location. It's not going far, but Scottish stand-up stalwarts Mark Nelson and Fred MacAulay – who also played the venue's opening nights – are bidding farewell with a mix of material old and new and reminiscences about their experiences in the much-loved venue.

LONDON: Not quite every decent comedian in London has moved to Edinburgh for the month.There's a strong line-up at Dulwich Hamlet tonight with Jacob Hawley, Laura Smyth, Matt Hutchinson and Michelle Shaughnessy.

Friday August 8

LONDON: The self-described 'Pansexual People’s Princess of New Zealand', Brynley Stent, brings her latest absurdist solo sketch show to Soho Theatre for two nights. Slut Witch is described as 'part theatrical horror show, part group therapy session.'

Published: 3 Aug 2025