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The show runs 2 hours including an interval and is advised for ages 16 and up, with no under-14s admitted to the auditorium. Tickets start from £16, including a £2 venue restoration levy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-thomas-40-in-stand-up-years-60923/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/mark-thomas-40-in-stand-up-years/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/27efc2766784e22da0010e69f0c81b448340a0bc60743cf7536cb040b22cff19-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Questors Comedy Festival", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z", "place": "Questors Theatre", "address": "Mattock Lane 12, W5 5BQ London", "price": "", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": "24.00", "tickets_url": "https://questors.org.uk/book/246249AMRDHKTMQBGKMPGQQJDDQBCBGNH", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "The Questors Comedy Festival returns to Ealing this November after a triumphant debut in April, bringing a star-studded line up of comedians. It is run at The Questors Theatre, whose bill features Dominic Holland, father of Marvel's Spiderman Tom Holland, alongside TV favourites Ed Byrne and Marcus Brigstocke. Award-winning stand-ups Shazia Mirza and Sally-Anne Hayward also bring laughs galore. Ealing-raised Hal Cruttenden returns to the theatre where he began his career.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/questors-comedy-festival-64394/", "official_url": "https://questors.org.uk/questors-comedy-festival-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/58352dd4b1e279f2c304ff61132c8f3396b5dd70a1bbbf23ea8ea6d55ebe7f20-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Landmark Live Comedy", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Landmark Live Comedy is a night of stand-up comedy at the Landmark Arts Centre, with an unallocated auditorium seating 315. It brings together a hand-picked line-up of four comedians: Thanyia Moore as MC, Ben Pope, Rachel Galvo, and headliner Shaparak Khorsandi. Thanyia Moore is an award-winning comedian with TV credits including Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo; Ben Pope is a bookseller and stand-up who has taken acclaimed shows to the Edinburgh Fringe; Rachel Galvo is an Irish comedian whose debut show The Shite Feminist sold out venues across the UK and Ireland; and Shaparak Khorsandi is a British-Iranian comedian known for Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. The line-up is subject to change, and tickets are for the event as a whole rather than for any specific performer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/landmark-live-comedy-36896/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/landmark-live-comedy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6928ee7f88c1866119b51c3bde5c8768099f1f800982ef927bba333a7ce9b9ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Thomas Green: Brainstorm", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-22T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £24.50 (ticket prices include a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "24.50", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy show running at Leicester Square Theatre. It stars Thomas Green, one of Australia's comedy exports, with a brand new hour following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stupid. 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It is hosted by Jess Carrivick, a writer shortlisted for the BAFTA Rocliffe prize who received five stars at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, and the October headline act is Jen Nolan, a comedian who began in 2022 and tells funny, heartfelt stories from growing up in East London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/laughlines-open-mic-comedy-october-41012/", "official_url": "https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/laughlines-open-mic-comedy-october", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6dd6dc4e9ce43bbf67ad013ae523956682f98b5cafc56cb3bade32e92b965fa3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £34.50", "price_from": "34.50", "price_to": "34.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/visit-us/ticketsolve-protect/", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy show at Leicester Square Theatre celebrating comedian Jason Byrne's 30 years on stage. 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Comedian Richard Herring interviews top comedians in front of a live audience for his podcast, including chat too controversial for broadcast, with past guests such as Stephen Fry, Michael Palin and Katherine Ryan. The show reaches up to 200,000 listeners per episode and has won three Chortle Internet Comedy Awards as well as a Sony Best Comedy Award.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/richard-herrings-leicester-square-theatre-podcast-36969/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/richard-herrings-leicester-square-theatre-podcast/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec05c6224e014fa69b71bf063b3d0c6e2d95ae7fc1d04c41bafde17be3070d1a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Saturday Afternoon Comedy", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Spice of Life", "address": "Moor Street 6, W1D 5NA London", "price": "From £15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.jkcomedyclub.co.uk/checkout/view-event/id/7260730/chk/6477/?ref=website", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Saturday Afternoon Comedy, 4PM is an afternoon stand-up comedy show held in the basement comedy room of The Spice of Life pub in Soho. It is run by JK Comedy Club, whose bill brings together hand-picked professional stand-ups with a host as MC. This show's line-up includes Bamph, Shawn Uyosa, Sam Adamson, Louis Collenette, Esteve Tomas Hernandez, Maple Zuo, Peter Jones and Manraj Bahra. The show lasts about 90 minutes, has unreserved seating, and is an 18+ event requiring valid photo ID.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/saturday-afternoon-comedy-44724/", "official_url": "https://jkcomedyclub.co.uk/comedy-show/saturday-afternoon-comedy-4pm-soho-31oct26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61a7e1b2aaf1f53c0585d6ded40252fac4b1af279871e9b1e8d68a1decfd76a8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Saturday Stand Up Comedy Afternoon Show", "start": "2026-10-31T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Top Secret Comedy Club", "address": "Drury Lane 170, WC2B 5PD London", "price": "", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy show at the Top Secret Comedy Club, its Saturday Afternoon Show at its Drury Lane flagship venue. The club hosts stand-up shows across the week with professional comedians from London's circuit, and secret unannounced guest sets from big names have included Jack Whitehall, Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan. Line-ups can change at the last minute but are always top class, and seating is not reserved, so arrive early for seats together.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/saturday-stand-up-comedy-afternoon-show-70674/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}