The best of the week's live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,293   events Chortle currently has listed. Use our search panel to check our full listings by date and region.   

Sunday December 14

NEWCASTLE:  Laffs4Kids – Jason Cook's annual fundraiser – comes to Newcastle Utilita Arena, with ever audience member told to bring an unwrapped gift or toy to donate. In returned they're entertained by a top line-up of comics including Chris Ramsey, Adam Rowe, Brennan Reece, Carl Hutchinson, MC Hammersmith and  Scott Bennett. Tickets

GLASGOW:  The Live At Christmas juggernaut comes to the O2 Academy with  David O'Doherty, Dylan Moran, Tim Key, Amy Gledhill, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd. Tickets. With different line-ups it visits Lincoln, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Bath and Cambridge across the week.

BRIGHTON: Meanwhile, the Comedy Crackers line-up comes to the Theatre Royal with  Romesh Ranganathan, Kerry Godliman, Jake Lambert and  Kyrah Gray. Tickets. The brand – featuring acts from the Off The Kerb management stable – heads to Hertford and Salisbury on Wednesday and Kingston-upon-Thames on Thursday.

Monday December 15

LONDON: A fine line-up at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road in increasingly hip Walthamstow. Phil Wang headlines with Vittorio Angelone, Christopher Hall and  Felicity Ward.

Tuesday December 16

LONDON: The tenth edition of Nick Helm’s Christmas F*ck Fest comes to Pleasance Islington, with its usual list of people not welcome – including dickers, Pussies and twats.

LONDON: A ridiculous assembly of comedians sing Christmas Carols at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, organised by Amy Annette and raising money for FiveforFive, which supports trans people in need. id charity that supports trans people in need. The line-up includes James Acaster, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, Jack Rooke, Charlie Craggs, Himesh Patel, Cariad Lloyd, Sara Pascoe, Alison Spittle, Ayoade Bamgboye, Sue Gives a Fuck , Bridget Christie, Daran 'Jonno' Johnson, Helen Bauer, Amy Gledhill , Celya AB, Sam Nicoresti, Michael Odewale. Phew!

Wednesday December 17

LONDON: Up The Creek in Greenwich hosts a top night of stand-up for MAP – Medical Aid for Palestinians – featuring  Sara Pascoe, Dana Alexander, Imran Yusuf, Nabil Abdulrashid, and Joe Haddad.

LONDON:  Another massive festive gig at Soho Theatre Walthamstow as Sheeps, pictured, give a live performance of their album A Very Sheeps Christmas: Live in Concert. Al Roberts, Liam Williams and Daran Johnson – head writer on the British version of Saturday Night Live – are joined by the likes of Ania Magliano, Emma Sidi, Jenny Bede, John Tothill, Lolly Adefope, Phil Ellis and Johnny White Really-Really

Thursday December 18

LONDON: Celya AB, John Tothill top the Girlfriend Club comedy might at  The Castle in Whitechapel, ably backed by Abby Govindan, Rosalie Minnit, Anna Hale and Louis Beer.

Saturday December 20

LONDON: The Bill Murray’s annual Christmas Food Drive for Hackney Food Bank returns from 2pm with mulled wine special guests, including one from Lapland. Details here

Published: 14 Dec 2025