And the rest of the week's live comedy picks...

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.

Tuesday May 5

SHREWSBURY: Sir Lenny Henry embarks on his first nationwide live tour in 16 years, with a mix of stand‑up, storytelling and conversation, saying: 'I’m going to come on stage and tell some stories and then the audience can ask questions, too.' The comic said he was inspired to return to stand-up after starring in the one-man play Every Brilliant Thing, which incorporates a lot of audience interaction. Lenny Henry tour dates

LONDON: US comedians Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher have amassed more than 14,000 VHS tapes in their cluttered office in Brooklyn, and compile their best finds into a show called Found Footage Festival. The latest, 11th, edition comes to Soho Theatre from tonight to Thursday.

Wednesday May 6

BIRMINGHAM: New York-based comic and podcaster Natalie Cuomo – who has 1.3million Instagram followers – makes a visit to these shores, playing the Glee tonight, Manchester's Creatures Comedy Club tomorrow, Bristol's Hen and Chicken on Friday and London's Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday.

Thursday May 7

LONDON: Frankie Monroe, 'Yorkshire's biggest bastard' and  owner and MC of The Misty Moon working men's club and portal to hell, presents a selection of his friends at the Moth Club in Hackney. And what fine company he keeps with a bill that includes Barbara Nice, Molly McGuinness and Spencer Jones.

Friday May 8

LONDON: Banana Cabaret's star-studded valedictory season at the Bedford pub in Balham continues with Jo Caulfield, Mark Thomas, Roger Monkhouse tonight, while Thomas returns tomorrow alongside Finlay Christie, John Moloney, Sally-Anne Hayward and Simon Evans.

LONDON: A very strong bill at Headliners in Chiswick this weekend with very unofficial German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn, Cockney geezer with a twist Jeff Innocent, the well-crafted mischief of Carey Marx, and fast-rising Pravanya Pillay. Tickets for tonight and tomorrow.

Saturday May 9

LONDON: The always-strong Dulwich Comedy Experience at The MCT at Alleyn's presents Flo and Joan, Huge Davies, Rachel Fairburn and Fab Goualin

WELWYN GARDEN CITY: Master provocateur Fin Taylor plays the Campus West Theatre as part of a strong bill thay also includes Janine Harouni, Rich Wilson, Tez Ilyas.

Published: 3 May 2026