...among other benefits in the week's best live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 7,184 events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.

Sunday October 5

MANCHESTER: The Women in Comedy Festival continues all week. Tonight's acts include Helen Bauer, Nurse Georgie Carroll, Kate Cheka, Micky Overman and Daisy Earl. Website.

LONDON: The cream of (male) black comedy talent gathers for a Lords of Laughter gig at Indigo at The O2, including Aurie Styla, Axel Blake, Curtis Walker, Eddie Kadi, Kojo Anim and Richard Blackwood.

Monday October 6

LONDON: Parkinson’s UK’s holds its annual Shake With Laughter benefit at Cadogan Hall with a line-up that includes Paul Sinha, who has the condition, as well as circuit faves such as Rob Deering and Tom Price and Taskmaster's Fatiha El-Ghorri.

LONDON: Following an off-Broadway run earlier this year, US comic Gary Gulman comes to the Soho Theatre this week with Grandiloquent, a show about 'how a thoughtful boy learned to use humour, reading and writing to cope with the consequences of his parents' blunders'.

Tuesday October 7

LONDON: Ania Magliano, Ed Gamble, Phil Wang and Tim Vine and Ivo Graham are among the star-studdede line-up at the Shaw Theatre for Some Nerve!, a benefit raising money for the MS Society’s Stop MS Appeal.

LONDON: Powerhouse performer Elouise Eftos bring all her outrageous swagger to the Soho Theatre with her Edinburgh newcomer-nominated show Australia's First Attractive Comedian, running until Saturday. Read our four-star review here

Wednesday October 8

NATIONWIDE: Campaigners at the Comedy Army have co-ordinated 12 gigs across the country under the banner Comedians Vs. Homelessness – and no guessing what the cause is. The many acts taking part across the UK include Alun Cochrane, Carey Marx, Connor Burns, Dan Tiernan, Karen Dunbar, Matt Richardson, Phil Nichol Scott Agnew, Zoe Lyons and JoJo Sutherland, who's been leading the organisation of this big event. And the participating venues are: London's Backyard Comedy Club, Breakneck in Aberdeen, Hot Water in Liverpool, Komedia in Bath, The Forge in Brighton, The Glees in Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds and The Stands in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. Get your tickets at comedy.army.

LONDON: It's a week packed full of amazing charity line-ups. At the Comedy Store, they're raising money for Sophie Hayes Foundation which supports women survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery. The line-up includes Harriet Kemsley, Lou Sanders, Ria Lina, Richard Herring, Sikisa and Tiff Stevenson.

MANCHESTER: And at the Frog & Bucket Allyson June Smith, Anna Thomas, Hayley Ellis and Rachel Fairburn are raising money for Forever Manchester's community activity.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Jack Whitehall's parents Michael and Hilary bring their hit podcast The Wittering Whitehalls to the stage with a UK tour kicking off at the Victoria Hall. Michael and Hilary Whitehall tour dates.

LONDON: Peckham Playground returns to Copeland Park with five nights of top-flight gigs featuring the likes of James Acaster, Bridget Christie, Nina Conti, Phil Wang and more. Listings and tickets

Friday October 10

CHESHAM: A fabulous line-up graces the Elgiva Theatre stage with Ian Smith, Jen Brister, Josh Pugh and Angela Barnes.

Saturday October 11

LONDON: West Norwood's Choose SE27 Comedy Festival kicks off with a special edition of Good Ship Comedy at the South London Theatre Centre featuring the appealing line-up of Abigoliah Schamaun, Ben Van Der Velde, Blank Peng, Sean McLoughlin. The festival website is here.

Published: 5 Oct 2025