{"title": "Ted Milligan: False Crime Documentary - Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-20T19:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £9.00", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "A parody true-crime comedy show, a work in progress, telling the story of a murder in the small town of New Crubchester through archival footage and talking heads. It is a new multi-media show from award-winning character comedian Ted Milligan, containing strong language and violence. Critics have called it a masterclass in character comedy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ted-milligan-false-crime-documentary-work-in-progress-63941/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/ted-milligan-false-crime-documentary-work-progress", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cdc1776b7c9a3202692c1cf03d14c2c64b32dd8e43ac964d43a91f81ea3fe472-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T19:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Hamish Lloyd Barnes: Stage Presence (WIP)", "start": "2026-11-19T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "from £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "A work-in-progress character comedy show at the Pleasance London Studio. It is by Hamish Lloyd Barnes, co-artistic director of the award-winning theatre company Spies Like Us and a Leicester Square Sketch Off finalist, directed by Ollie Norton-Smith. The show is a ghost story told by ghosts: the haunted Ableforth Theatre will be demolished tonight, but first it stages one hell of a show, featuring whispering curtains, pouting ghosts of leading men and musical theatre kids. The hour-long performance is for ages 14 and up and contains strong language.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hamish-lloyd-barnes-stage-presence-wip-63921/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/hamish-lloyd-barnes-stage-presence-wip", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ff9f07c92892683b5d063745e5eb588744ac9469615bc82fa88b4e49ee13c110-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Character Comedy Showcase", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of Comedy", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "A comedy showcase at which 12 brand new characters come to life for the very first time in front of an audience. 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The show is set in the criminal underworld of The City, where bad guys rule the roost and one cop, Dolores Lovejoy, is bold enough to make things right. It contains sexual references and loud noises and is for ages 16+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/molly-rose-wip-63933/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/molly-rose-wip", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bebf77f184635ecd588812361a1b49e3fbae2ec854aad928b94c3d888e3a39a8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Racists, Recessions and Revolutions", "start": "2026-11-12T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre503", "address": "The 503Studio, Moat Street, Nine Elms, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy"], "description": "A 60-minute comedy play with no interval, recommended for ages 10 and up, that traces the untold birth of Fake News. It is written by Isabella Heaver, directed by Harry Conway, and presented by DBN Productions LTD/Harry Conway, with Heaver also playing Nadica. Nadica is a driven young Macedon/Brit who stops at nothing to build an empire of lies, defying tech giants, Covid lockdowns and a crumbling economy. DBN Productions is a new writing company staging cutting contemporary theatre that has toured Britain and Ireland and appears often at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/racists-recessions-and-revolutions-65430/", "official_url": "https://theatre503.com/whats-on/racists-recessions-and-revolutions/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c05d00dd2b9ac75502a93607f8843495de4d6cae6decf3499e3e3f32ab5969b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Top Gunchained", "start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£13.50 – £28.00 full price | £11.00 – £25.50 concession", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "28.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/parody"], "description": "Top Gunchained is a 75-minute feel-good comedy show, an unauthorised parody marking 40 years since Top Gun's cinema release, bringing the beloved characters, romance and action of the aerial blockbuster to the stage. It is written and performed by Richard Marsh, a London poetry slam champion and BBC Audio Drama award-winner, and directed by Hal Chambers with movement by Emma Webb, presented by Seabright Live. The show follows father and son superfans who can't agree on anything except their favourite film, while a Fringe First-winning poet re-enacts the movie's signature dogfights alone. It was named one of The Telegraph's best shows of the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe and comes from the creative team behind Yippee Ki Yay.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/top-gunchained-40348/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/top-gunchained/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5e30f47c80b45ba5dcaa67309e1e4e78d494c31602b39fd31d4de4a4ad8f2884-1200.webp"}, {"title": "John Tothill: Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-11T21:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy hour in which John Tothill works up a brand-new show. Tothill, an Edinburgh Comedy Award 2025 nominee, has supported Simon Amstell, Alan Davies and Emma Sidi, and has been seen on Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The hour is described as useful to him rather than good. 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It is an 18+ event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ed-gamble-work-in-progress-40907/", "official_url": "https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/ed-gamble-work-in-progress-tue-10th-nov-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202611101830", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c8ef8b1a4f741643ae099e3435cc9a96b2bc403652d02010e92f932d03b67977-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jonathan Oldfield: Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-14T19:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £9.00", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/character-comedy"], "description": "Jonathan Oldfield: Work in Progress is a comedy show lasting 60 minutes, recommended for ages 16 and up. It is performed by character comedian Jonathan Oldfield, produced by Country Mile Productions, and follows a sold-out, critically acclaimed Edinburgh debut. Oldfield is the creator and star of BBC Radio 4's award-winning Time of the Week, a BBC New Comedy Awards finalist and an Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel Prize winner in 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jonathan-oldfield-work-in-progress-63926/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/jonathan-oldfield-work-progress", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0f62081396bbbc12e774c066affdb28906c8c6a7b091229269f778ae92cdfb2c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen", "start": "2026-11-19T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "£20 – £45", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "45.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/dark-comedy"], "description": "This is a dark comedy play at a theatre near Victoria, following a stand-up comic whose perfect romance spirals into obsession, deception and killer punchlines. It was written by Marcelo Dos Santos, is directed by Matthew Xia, and stars West End favourite Steven Webb as The Comedian. From the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, the Fringe First Award-winning hit explores vulnerability, intimacy, ego and truth, running about 1 hour 5 minutes without an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-39525/", "official_url": "https://theotherpalace.co.uk/feeling-afraid/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4df24fee7bc40557c40441bc4464d07f74cf8c63c0dd35c7149dfca07708a33c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?", "start": "2026-11-19T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Soho Theatre", "address": "Dean Street 21, W1D 3NE London", "price": "From £26", "price_from": "26.00", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone? is an award-winning stand-up comedy show touring with a brand new hour. It is performed by Paddy Young, a stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK, presented by Berk's Nest in association with PARKAS at ITG. The show muses on love, failure and what the middle of life is all about, packed with jokes about a big year of television, awards and fumbled romances. Critics have praised it as gravity-defying, hugely funny and one of the most unique stand-up shows you will ever see.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/paddy-young-will-sir-be-laughing-alone-65171/", "official_url": "https://sohotheatre.com/events/paddy-young-will-sir-be-laughing-alone/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4d31fecada9c17fdca0be79b6e2755386901d45c4619450eefbadc6164b7440-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Michael Spicer: Hope All’s Well", "start": "2026-11-20T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £26.50", "price_from": "26.50", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/satire"], "description": "Michael Spicer: Hope All's Well is a satirical stage show of sketches, short films and stories. Michael Spicer, the online creator behind the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, performs it. It asks why we are witnessing such a gigantic political and global mess, and features characters from his BBC Radio 4 show 'No Room' as well as some old friends. The show runs about 1 hour 35 minutes including an interval and is for ages 16+, with no under 14s admitted to the auditorium.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well-60933/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54b7559d760479a88a03ba8bc4837d7efbdb7a0a97722addf04be9a56db7e0e1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "STEVIE MARTIN & ADAM RICHES DO 30 MINS OF NEW MATERIAL (EACH)", "start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bill Murray", "address": "Queen's Head Street 39, N1 8NQ London", "price": "£7.65 + 85p booking fee", "price_from": "7.65", "price_to": "7.65", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy night at The Bill Murray where two comedians each try out half an hour of brand-new material. Stevie Martin, known from Taskmaster and Mitchell and Webb Aren't Helping, is writing new jokes and invites the audience to laugh along as she works them out. Adam Riches then follows with fresh work-in-progress, praised as a high-energy character comedian and bold audience interactor. The show is presented by Angel Comedy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stevie-martin-adam-riches-do-30-mins-of-new-material-each-40916/", "official_url": "https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/stevie-martin-adam-riches-do-30-mins-of-new-material-each-mon-16th-nov-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202611161830", "image": ""}, {"title": "Who Is Detective Muffins?", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Genesis Cinema", "address": "Mile End Road 93-95, E1 4UJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "4.99", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "comedy"], "description": "A documentary screening followed by a Q&A and live comedy performances. The film follows comedian and performer Orla Ridpath as she prepares to perform as Detective Muffins ahead of the final of Sketch Off 2026, while the question of where she is and wants to be on her \"comedy quest\" keeps coming back. It was made by independent filmmaker Matteo D'Alesio as a one-person-crew documentary. The performances after the screening feature Orla Ridpath, Kieran & Andy (3rd place, Sketch Off 2026) and Lady Bolognese (2nd place, Sketch Off 2026).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/who-is-detective-muffins-36222/", "official_url": "https://genesiscinema.co.uk/event/115433", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c264cf21dc716a09a983f36569a70516cc96a07dfe5facf0d0e66ab3e422057c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Eddy Hare: Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-18T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T19:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Comedy Club", "address": "100 Camden High St, NW1 0LU London", "price": "GBP 5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Eddy Hare: Work in Progress is a stand-up comedy show presented by Eddy Hare, for ages 18 and over. It offers new, piping-hot material about the beauty of a shaven head, being a nosy freak, and a generous scope for crowd work. Eddy Hare is a BBC New Comedy Award nominee, seen and heard on BBC One, Radio 4 and U&Dave, described by Rolling Stone as 'a special talent', with a five-star review from FringeReview and four stars from The Skinny and Broadway Baby.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/eddy-hare-work-in-progress-87755/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c07107a8002dddac6ef5181008f0251953f4f2e4d0056c01753861bd331e3b46-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Evaldas Karosas: Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-17T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bill Murray", "address": "Queen's Head Street 39, N1 8NQ London", "price": "£7.65 + 85p booking fee", "price_from": "7.65", "price_to": "7.65", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "A stand-up comedy hour in which Evaldas Karosas, a BBC New Comedy Awards 2025 finalist who has toured supporting Kevin Bridges, Gianmarco Soresi and Kyla Cobbler, gives a microphone to the quiet, calculating voice in the back of your head. The show takes a cynical, detached mind forged in Eastern Europe and trained in Western stand-up, and is about the thoughts we all share but are smart enough not to say out loud. It has drawn five-star reviews from EdFringe Review and The Real Chrisparkle, among others. The show is presented by Angel Comedy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/evaldas-karosas-work-in-progress-40918/", "official_url": "https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/evaldas-karosas-work-in-progress-tue-17th-nov-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202611171830", "image": ""}, {"title": "Alice Snedden – Work in Progress", "start": "2026-11-16T21:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £8.00", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Alice Snedden – Work in Progress is a comedy hour at the Pleasance London Studio. The New Zealand comedian, presented by Avalon Promotions Ltd, spends the show working on her grip strength and on jokes that are as yet to be written. The audience is invited to help show her when she is being funny and strong and when she is being boring and weak.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/alice-snedden-work-in-progress-63914/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/alice-snedden-work-progress", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d2876736b19ff55da08996c048028d6f002b7c8766b61f108367f26b1014262-1200.webp"}]}