The Comedy Store Players
Show type: Misc live shows
Founded in 1985, Britain’s leading improv troupe performs at the Comedy Store every Sunday night, with a core team that comprises Neil Mullarkey, Josie Lawrence, Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson and Ruth Bratt
Mullarkey was one of the founders of the trope along with Kit Hollerbach, Dave Cohen, Neil Mullarkey and future Austin Powers star Mike Myer, with Paul Merton joining within a week and Vranch, Lawrence and Simpson joining soon afterwards.
They first appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1986, and in 2010 they became Guinness Word Record holders for the world's longest running comedy show with the same core cast. They also perform in theatres and festivals, including at Shakespeare's Globe annually since 1998 and for over 20 years at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
Guest performers have included Marcus Brigstocke, Pippa Evans, Julian Clary and Eddie Izzard.
Upcoming Dates
Date: Sun 6 Sep 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Ian Coppinger, Ruth Bratt, Richard Vranch, Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Kirsty Newton
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 13 Sep 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Rachel Parris, Richard Vranch, Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Ruth Bratt, Steve Edis
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 20 Sep 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Monica Gaga, Josie Lawrence, Ruth Bratt, Niall Ashdown, Lee Simpson, Kirsty Newton
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Cariad Lloyd, Richard Vranch, Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Ruth Bratt, Steve Edis
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 4 Oct 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Marcus Brigstocke, Ruth Bratt, Lee Simpson, Josie Lawrence, Richard Vranch, Steve Edis
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Ali James, Richard Vranch, Ruth Bratt, Yshani Perinpanayagam
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 18 Oct 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Alexander Jeremy, Josie Lawrence, Ruth Bratt, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Steve Edis
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £13.25 to £25.25
Improv with Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Ruth Bratt, Yshani Perinpanayagam
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Reviews
Mike Myers with the Comedy Store Players
You’d be forgiven for thinking that The Comedy Store Players are as old as London itself.
6/07/2011
Twenty-five years the Comedy Store Players have been going; and you’ll be hard-pressed to think of many credible improv groups that have sprung up in all that…
1/01/2010