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 June 7

LONDON: Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder pays a visit to the UK, with a gig at the Forum in Kentish Town. Tickets.

Tuesday June 9

LONDON: Suzi Ruffell ends her tour The Juggle by recording it as a special in the historic Wilton's Music Hall. The show is about trying to be a good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a good person. To be ambitious but not ruthless; a success but not a sell-out. A gentle parent but not a pushover…

Wednesday June 10

LONDON: Bethnal Green's Backyard Comedy Club hosts an Asian Comedy Showcase featuring the likes of Eshaan Akbar, Ken Cheng, Yuriko Kotani and Sam See.

LONDON: SNL's George Fouracres is tonight's guest at League Of Improv at the Phoenix Artist Club.

Thursday June 11

SWINDON: Michelle Wolf, the American comedian catapulted to major fame via her Trump-baiting appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner, begins a UK tour, Best Job In The World, at the Wyvern Theatre. Michelle Wolf tour dates

Friday June 12

LONDON: An unbeatable Live at the Empire line-up in Hackney features Ed Gamble, Phil Ellis, Sarah Keyworth, and SNL UK's Paddy Young and Ayoade Bamgboye.

Saturday June 13

COVENTRY: Varied entertainment on offer at the Bring The Laughter night at Warwick Arts Centre with quirky Josh Pugh, Everywoman Lindsey Santoro, droll Nabil Abdulrashid, mischievous Tez Ilyas and camp-as-tits Stephen Bailey, as seen in Russell T Davies' Tip Toe.

ST IVES: Telly regular Ivo Graham heads a strong gig at Burgess Hall in Cambridgeshire, also featuring Janine Harouni, Luke Kempner and Babatunde Aléshé.

Published: 7 Jun 2026