Stand-up comedy listings. These line-ups are as accurate as we can make them, but things change, and it may be worth checking before you travel.
Alex McAleer - Mind Reader
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Wilton's Music Hall
Price: From £12.50 to £23
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
So You Think You're Funny?
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: £7.50 to £10
Competition heat
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £7.50 to £10
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Girlfriend Club Comedy Night
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: The Castle Whitechapel
Price: £8.50
Comics: Paul Foot, Sam Nicoresti, Toussaint Douglass
Plus: Jen Nolan, Lianna Holston, Jess Carrivick, Louis Beer
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Big Penny Social
Price: £15
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
John Tothill: This Must Be Heaven
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Wilton's Music Hall
Price: £11
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £12.50 to £20
Plus: Matthew McAloone, Ravi Sani, Ludwig Benecke
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
So You Think You're Funny?
Date: Sat 23 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: £5 to £10
Competition heat
Show starts: 16:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Ben Van Der Velde, Blank Peng, Markus Birdman
Date: Sat 23 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £16 to £24
Plus: Matthew McAloone, Gabriel Madden
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Ben Pope, Dan Tiernan, Ray Badran, Sharon Wanjohi
Date: Wed 27 May 2026
Venue: Moth Club
Price: £17.10
Plus: Lachlan Werner
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Date: Thu 28 May 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 28 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £7.50 to £10
Plus: Martin Dixon, Rick Kieswetter, Estefania Hageman
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Date: Fri 29 May 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
Price: £25.55
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jimmy McGhie, Robyn Perkins, Scott Capurro
Date: Fri 29 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £12.50 to £20
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Date: Sat 30 May 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
Show starts: 16:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jimmy McGhie, Nick Everritt, Robyn Perkins, Scott Capurro
Date: Sat 30 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £16 to £24
Plus: Hamish Shepherd
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Andrew Lawrence: So Right It's Wrong
Date: Sun 31 May 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: £23
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jester Jesters
Date: Mon 1 Jun 2026
Venue: The Betsey Trotwood
Price: £3 minimum donation
Comics: Meryl O'Rourke, Jonathan Hearn
Plus: Toxic Shame Squadron, Chris Timoney, Jay Clements, Alex Larn, Haydn Hades, Tom Hobbes, Marigold Lately, Aliza Bartfield, Ana Basu, Fiona Niven
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Fortune Feimster
Date: Wed 3 Jun 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
Visiting US comedian
Date: Wed 3 Jun 2026
Venue: Moth Club
Price: £17.10
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 3 Jun 2026
Venue: Signature Brew Blackhorse Road
Price: £22.00
Plus: Evaldas Karosas, Valeria Vulpe, Mags McHugh
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
So You Think You're Funny?
Date: Thu 4 Jun 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: £7.50 to £10
Competition heat
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
David Ward, Josh Baulf, Mark Maier, Roger Monkhouse
Date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £12.50 to £20
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Moth Club
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
David Ward, Josh Baulf, Roger Monkhouse
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Backyard Comedy Club
Price: From £16 to £24
Plus: Trevor Bickles
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jester Jesters
Date: Mon 8 Jun 2026
Venue: The Betsey Trotwood
Price: £3 minimum donation
Comics: Alex Love, Joshua Ross, Jonathan Hearn
Plus: Chris Timoney, Laura Wakeman, Dan Thorn, Dan Welton, Danny Matinee, Dave Mcgrath, Rachel Carmichael, Chris Jones, Ricardo Da Silva, Gabrielle Macpherson
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Harry Hill, John Tothill, Ray Badran, Sam Nicoresti
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2026
Venue: Moth Club
Price: £17.10
Plus: Will Owen
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Ayoade Bamgboye, Ed Gamble, Phil Ellis, Sarah Keyworth, Paddy Young
Date: Fri 12 Jun 2026
Venue: Hackney Empire
Price: From £19 to £29
Live at the Empire
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jester Jesters
Date: Mon 15 Jun 2026
Venue: The Betsey Trotwood
Price: £3 minimum donation
With Jonathan Hearn, Chris Timoney, Rachel Carmichael, James Osei, Gabrielle Macpherson, Connor Yeates, Matt Maz, Laura Wakeman, Louis Wilkinson, Brandon Brown, Jonny Blostone, Andrew Corrigan, Jonny Orange, Nick James
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
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