Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Date: Fri 15 May 2026
Venue: Southend Palace Theatre
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Comedy in England
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.
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Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll
Date: Fri 15 May 2026
Venue: Birmingham Glee Club
Show starts: 20:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Andrew Bird, Laura Smyth, Lucy Porter, Paul Thorne, Rhys James
Date: Fri 15 May 2026
Venue: The Bedford
Price: £22
Show starts: 20:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 15 May 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £18
Show starts: 20:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Two Hearts: Don't Stop Throbbing
Date: Fri 15 May 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £20
Show starts: 21:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leeds First Direct Arena
Price: £35.00 to £135.00
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Newcastle City Hall
Anyone For Tennis – Pauline Eyre
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Oxford North Wall Arts Centre
Russell Hicks: This Time It's Personal
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Ian Stone is Looking for the Wow
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Maidstone Hazlitt Theatre
Jessica Fostekew: Iconic Breath
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Swanage Mowlem Theatre
Chris Forbes, Dana Alexander, Paul McCaffrey
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leeds Glee Club
Price: £10 to £17.50
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Bridport Arts Centre
Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns?
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Cambridge Junction
Jamie Hutchinson: Can My Mate Come? He's Sound
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Middlesbrough Town Hall
Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Farnham Maltings
Ding Dong Gong Show
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Big Belly Southbank
Show starts: 13:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Kenny! The Kenneth Williams Centenary Musical
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Rutland Uppingham Theatre
Price: £17.50
Two shows: 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Show starts: 14:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Duchess Theatre
Price: £24 to £104.75
Show starts: 14:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Biscuit Barrel's Family Pack
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Brighton Spiegeltent
Price: £10.00
Sketch comedy
Show starts: 15:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leeds City Varieties
Show starts: 15:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Sajeela Kershi: Rebel Without Applause!
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Brighton The Temple
Price: £
Work in progress
Show starts: 16:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Adam Rowe, Andrew Ryan, Helen Bauer, Michael Odewale, Stephen Bailey
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
Price: £26.75
Two shows: 6.30pm and 9.30pm
Show starts: 18:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Ditchingham Village Hall
Price: £18.00
Plus Kevin Daniel
Show starts: 18:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Hull New Theatre
Price: From £20 to £150
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Chris Forbes, Dana Alexander, Paul McCaffrey
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leeds Glee Club
Price: £10 to £17.50
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Leicester The Y Theatre
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Bridport Electric Palace
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Luton Hat Factory
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bestie) Work In Progress.
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Instant Wit
Date: Sat 16 May 2026
Venue: Clevedon The Theatre Shop
Price: £15.00
Improv comedy
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)