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.  

Sunday February 22

LEICESTER: Comedian and drag king Kathy Maniura starts a tour of her show, The Cycling Man, on the last day of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Her alter ego is middle-aged, newly single, a loyal Decathlon customer – and deeply flawed. Kathy Maniura tour dates.

Monday February 23

LONDON: A residency at Soho Theatre marks the start of Russian comic Olga Koch's new tour, Fat Tom Cruise. Promoters aren't giving much away, saying only it involves a 'comb through recent history' and calling the show 'immersive and genre-defying'. Olga Koch tour dates.

Tuesday February 24

ABERDEEN: The creation of Australian puppeteer Heath McIvor, Randy Feltface has spent his career denying the accusation that he is nothing more than a gimmick. Now, he says, it's time to own it, in this UK tour, which kicks off at the Tivoli Theatre tonight. tour dates.

Wednesday February 25

BRISTOL: Chortle's Hotshots programme launches for 2026 at The Gaffe comedy club, with a showcase of some promising Edinburgh Fringe debutants, one of whom will receive some financial and promotional help at this year's festival. Read about the line-up here, get tickets here and if you're a comic there's still time to apply for another showcase here.

Thursday February 26

NORWICH: Fresh from his success with The Ballad Of Wallis Island, Tim Key is back on tour with his new show Loganberry, reading poetry from cards, chugging lager and contemplating his life and career. 'I am very excited to traipse around the country again,' he said. Tim Key tour dates.

LONDON: Rosa Garland's Primal Bog, which Chortle's Tim Harding said was 'the most extraordinary show at the Fringe' last year comes to Soho Theatre until March 7. Described as 'gorgeously gross', it's a full-on exploration of queerness and desire and might not be for the conservative of heart... Read Tim's review here.

Friday February 27

LONDON: Hard to believe that this is Aisling Bea's first-ever tour, but here we are. She has clearly been too busy with TV to play live until now. Kicking off with two dates at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, Older Than Jesus promises ‘whip-smart observations of being younger and getting older [and] the joyful chaos that comes with all the stages and changes you can hit in just one decade’, as Bea makes the transition into motherhood. Aisling Bea tour dates.

LONDON: Sheng Wang, a Taiwanese American stand-up who was a writer for ABC sitcom series Fresh Off the Boat, comes to the capital with a gig at the Union Chapel. In September 2022 he released his first Netflix special Sweet & Juicy, directed by Ali Wong. Tickets.

DORCHESTER: A&E Comedy – aka Abigail Dooley and Emma Joy Edwards – embark on a nationwide tour with Game of Crones, a 'gloriously unapologetic' celebration of women in their third age, where society insists women quietly disappear. 'We’ve stopped trying to make sense of the world, and are claiming joy as an act of resistance,' say the duo in a statement. 'That feels radical and empowering - especially as older women who are encouraged to be invisible and behave. Game Of Crone tour dates .

Saturday February 28

HOVE: Following a run at London's Soho Theatre last month the urbane Pierre Novellie starts a UK tour of his sardonic observational stand-up show You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here at the Old Market. Pierre Novellie: tour dates.

Published: 22 Feb 2026