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The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 7,165 events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.

Sunday September 14

CANTERBURY: The Last Leg and podcast star Josh Widdicombe kicks off his latest tour, Not My Cup of Tea, with few details about the content – but expect it to revolve around everyday life. Fun fact: He is one of five comedy Joshes touring this autumn, alongside Baulf, Berry, James and Jones. Josh ​Widdicombe our dates.

LEICESTER: Hayley Ellis is on tour with her show Silly Mare, about being happily unmarried in middle age, and having a clichéd love of true-crime podcasts. She's a circuit favourite, especially in the North West of England, who's done tour support for Sarah Millican and Jason Manford, Hayley ​Ellis tour dates.

NORWICH: Also reflecting on her age is Esther Manito, contemplating passing from youthful freedom to the reality of adult responsibilities. Her show Slagbomb, celebrates the joy of a chaotic life. Esther ​Manito tour dates.

Tuesday September 16

BIRMINGHAM: Finnish observational comedian Ismo starts a short UK tour at the Glee Club. Ismo​ tour dates

Wednesday September 17

RADLETT: Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton about her reinvention from corporate life to comedy, centring on her manifesto for keeping cool when you’re a hot mess. Cally ​Beaton tour dates.

MAIDSTONE: Six years ago, Emmanuel Sonubi suffered a heart failure on stage, followed by a stroke several days later. He says it changed his perspective as well as inspiring his new tour, Life After Near Death, which kicks off at the Hazlitt Theatre tonight. He told one interviewer: 'We all know we’re going to die, but none of us believe it. That’s why we do stupid stuff like bungee jumping. We take so many risks. But when you’re actually faced with your own mortality and get a second chance, everything suddenly feels like a bonus – all the things I would have missed. This show is a lot more honest than I’ve ever been.' Emmanuel ​Sonubi tour dates.

LONDON: The Moth Club again showcases the best of the new wave of comedy talent with a highly impressive bill of Adam Flood, Bella Hull, Dan Tiernan, Ed Night, Jin Hao Li, Mike Rice, Paddy Young, Bebe Cave, Horatio Gould, Sam Eley, and 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award best newcomer Ayoade Bamgboye.

LONDON: Joz Norris's You Wait. Time Passes received a very rare five-star Chortle review at Edinburgh last month, and now he's bringing it to Soho Theatre for a four-night run from tonight.

LONDON: A fundraiser for children's charity Honeypot at the Comedy Store has attracted a top-flight line-up comprising : Hal Cruttenden, Kerry Godliman, Nick Helm, Ninia Benjamin and Ria Lina ​​

LONDON: The Greenwich Comedy Festival sets up camp (literally, it's in a marquee) in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College again. Comics playing there from now until Sunday include Frankie Boyle, Bridget Christie, Ed Gamble, Nina Conti and so many more. Full line-up and ticket details

Thursday September 18

BRIGHTON At the Dome, impressionists Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, and Duncan Wisbey embark on a live tour to mark 25 years of Dead Ringers, with classic sketches and political and cultural satire from the hit Radio 4 series created by the late Bill Dare. Dead Ringers tour dates.

TRING Comedian, News Quiz regular and Times Radio host Geoff Norcott is back on the road talking about his pet topic: masculinity and men's mental health – combined with some of his judgmental opinions on other people. Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire launches at the Dembe Thetre tonight. Geoff ​Norcott tour dates.

Friday September 19

BASINGSTOKE: Fresh from a successful Fringe run and the publication of his memoir White Male Stand-Up Alan Davies takes to the road for the first time in a decade with probably his most personal show yet, as he struggles with entering late middle-age as well as his own childhood trauma.Alan ​Davies tour dates.

LIVERPOOL: The comedian and creator and star of the BBC comedy Spent is back on the road with The Afters, about trying to scrape the barrel of youth. The tour kicks off in earnest next month, but there's a show at the Royal Court Theatre tonight.Michelle De Swarte tour dates.

LOUGHBOROUGH: Scummy Mummies – aka – Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson – are donning the glittery catsuits for a new parenting show about everything from menopause to mansplaining, teenagers to Tinder. Scummy Mummies tour dates.

NEWCASTLE: Northern Stage is hosting an appealing comedy gala featuring Dan Tiernan, Desiree Burch, Joby Mageean, Sophie Duker, Nicola Mantalios and Lauren Stone.

KETTERING: Current and past Taskmaster stars Phil Ellis and Lucy Beaumont top an impressive bill at the Lighthouse, also featuring Radio 4 favourite Angela Barnes and fast-rising Finlay Christie.

Saturday September 20

DARLINGTON: Hilarity Bites has assembled an all-star cast for its regular comedy club at the Hippodrome, headlined by The Change's Bridget Christie but also featuring Harriet Kemsley, Ignacio Lopez and Brennan Reece

Published: 14 Sep 2025