The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,256  events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region. 

Sunday November 9

BIRMINGHAM: Hot Water Comedy regular and host of the club's Green Room Podcast, Tony Carroll is taking his Think I'm Arsed stand-up show on the road, starting at the Glee in Birmingham Tony Carroll tour dates

Monday November 10

LONDON: Tim Key brings his new show Loganberry to the atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall for a two-week residency, starting tonight. Fans are told: 'This show has poems in, and he’ll stamp and howl.'

LONDON: Luke McQueen's Comedian's Comedian – a parody of Stuart Goldsmith's long-running podcast of the same name – aptly enough made him the comedians' choice at this year's Edinburgh Fringe with his mischievous insider jokes. Chortle's Tim Harding said it was 'the show of his career' in his review – and now it's at the Soho Theatre for the week.

Tuesday November 11

LONDON: Back from the dead, Colin Hoult's much-loved alter-ego Anna Mann is revived for an evening with… show at the Pleasance in Islington.

Wednesday November 12

HULL: A great night at the Truck Theatre tonight features the finely-engineered observational stand-up of Ed Byrne, Smack The Pony's Fiona Allen and Taskmaster idiot Phil Ellis.

Thursday November 13

LONDON: One of the best clowning shows of last year's Fringe, Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen, set in the last launderette in the Isle Of Wight, nevertheless remained a little below the radar when it came to widespread recognition. Read our review here. It's at Soho Theatre for three nights.

Friday November 14

BRIGHTON: Brighton’s first all alternative comedy festival, Swans Not Scones, presents 13 shows over this weekend at Sweet@The Yellow Book – sketch, physical, character, musical comedy, clowning, improv and anything that isn't stand-up. One of the organisers, Simon Topping, said: 'Alternative comedy is on the ascendance, with the likes of Viggo Venn winning Britain's Got Talent in 2023, Joe Kent-Walters as Frankie Monroe winning Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer in 2024, and the rising success of Troy Hawke on YouTube. With a constant barrage of dystopian news and a cost-of-living crisis, people want to embrace a bit of respite.'

EDINBURGH: Marjolein Robertson and Scott Agnew play the Gilded Saloon, the Gilded Balloon's new-ish permanent venue on Lothian Street, facing Bristo Square.

Saturday November 15

DORCHESTER: Exquisite puns from Gary Delaney and fine-tuned observational comedy from Michael McIntyre's long-term collaborator Paul Tonkinson at the Thomas Hardye Theatre tonight.

Published: 9 Nov 2025