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Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido
2020. Mel Hudson (Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge, The Catherine Tate Show, Hudson and Pepperdine) enters the long tunnel of lockdown as she looks likely to go to her grave - a single, celibate and dangerously contented cat lady. She’s split from the father of her grown-up children, and somehow raw dogged menopause without the endless tweaking of hormones her still-coupled friends endure to keep themselves raunchy and remotely sane. But then - three things happen: lockdown ends, the cat dies, and Mel attends a momentously revitalising musical event just metres from her ‘Forever Home for One’ - at Crystal Palace Park Bowl. A site, unbeknownst to her, of magical healing powers. Suddenly, men are not so paused. Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido tells the inspirational story of the sexual reawakening that follows. This rambunctious show is at once a rousing rallying call to the sensuality and zest for life of the older woman, and a heartfelt Urban Hymn to the writer of “Lucky Man”. Part memoir, part blatant attempt to get Richard’s attention in some way, RARML is a must-see for all late-middle-aged women, and anyone with any interest in them. CW: contains descriptions of Post Menopausal Motorway Refusal. ‘Mel Hudson is a master of comedy. Do not miss this jewel!’ ‘So gloriously redemptive - it’s like being showered in champagne!’ - Audience reviews, MOC 18.12.35 ‘Makes MILF Manor look like QI’ - Graham Norton
Activists JUST JOKING! (A Comedy Course Showcase)
Activists look on the funnier side of life in their first comedy show after training in stand-up. Whether you’re an activist or thoroughly inactive, come and support them and have a laugh!
Above Your Nerve Presents: Stand Up Showcase
Rising stars from the UK comedy scene! A showcase of new and emerging stand ups, fresh from the Above Your Nerve comedy course. See the comedians of the future here first.
Above Your Nerve Presents: Alternative Drag & Cabaret Showcase
Do you like your cabaret with a side order of strangeness? Your drag with a sprinkling of the unexpected? Your burlesque with a flicker of nightmare? Join the rising stars from the UK Alternative Drag and Cabaret scene, in a showcase of new and emerging artists, fresh from the Above Your Nerve course.
Above Your Nerve Presents: A Course For Kings Showcase
Strap in lads, this year is - yet again - The Year Of The King. Watch these heroes explore gender in performance by drawing on a beard, achieving new levels of crazy with shoulder pads and thrusting their dicks about on stage. Join the rising stars from the UK Drag King scene, in a showcase of new and emerging artists, fresh from the Above Your Nerve course.
WIP: Suzie Preece MCShow
Suzie Preece, comedian, nuggie, podcast host and General Woman brings you a Work-In-Progress show of jokes that may or may not have a theme. She's guaranteed to put the show on. It's up to you whether to lol. See you there!
Hitched Again. Gujarati Style!
Join Mahesh, along with the beloved characters BAA and Bapuji, for an unforgettable evening exploring the Gujarati tradition of finding a life partner in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, and how this journey has evolved for today’s generation. Mahesh will share humorous anecdotes from his own search for a wife twice and will bring BAA and Bapuji to life as they recount their own experiences, in their broken English!
The 3 Wise Men and Guests
The 3 Wise Men come bearing musical gifts - their songs are a mix of social commentary and witty wordplay. Joined by special guest. “Very good at what they do” “Went down a treat, getting big laughs” - Peter Fox
The Guilty Feminist
Examining our noble goals as 21st century feminists and our hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine those goals, The Guilty Feminist podcast has had a spectacular 150 million downloads since 2016. This is the show that proves you don’t have to be perfect to be a force for meaningful change. Come join The Guilty Feminist live and be part of this joyful movement.
Nakki Kairu: A Gujarati Celebration of Finally Deciding on it!
Experience an unforgettable evening with Mahesh, BAA, and Bapuji as they delve into the Gujarati tradition of finding a life partner in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, and discuss how the journey has transformed for today’s generation. Mahesh will share amusing stories from his own search for a wife, twice, and, as the only Gujarati ventriloquist in the UK (and possibly the world), will introduce the renowned BAA and Bapuji to recount their own experiences.
Sketch Off! 2026: Semi Finals
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists! Now in its 10th year, Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase. Previous Finalists include: The Delightful Sausage, Joe Kent-Walters, Lorna Rose Treen, Janine Harouni, Christian Brighty and many more…
Sketch Off! 2026: Quarter Finals
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists! Now in its 10th year, Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase. Previous Finalists include: The Delightful Sausage, Joe Kent-Walters, Lorna Rose Treen, Janine Harouni, Christian Brighty and many more…
Sketch Off! 2026: Heats
Leicester Square Theatre's showcase for the UK's best up and coming sketch artists! Now in its 10th year, Sketch Off! is open to any sketch, character and alternative acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's most exciting writers and performers. The top qualifiers from heats at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury will compete in the grand final in Leicester Square Theatre's Main House for the cash prize & their own comedy showcase. Previous Finalists include: The Delightful Sausage, Joe Kent-Walters, Lorna Rose Treen, Janine Harouni, Christian Brighty and many more…
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Gracie Fields Story
Keep Your Sunny Side Up! , by David Hampshire, tells the 'rags to riches' story of Dame Gracie Fields who in the mid-1930's was Britain's most successful female variety artist and the highest-earning female performer in the world. The show follows Gracie's life from the age of 10 through to her death aged 81and recounts her tough northern upbringing, her three marriages, her life-threatening illness and the unjust way she was treated by the British press during World War Two. Featuring 15 songs from Gracie's career including ‘Sally’, ‘Sing As We Go’, ‘The Isle of Capri’ and ‘Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye’) Keep Your Sunny Side Up! paints an intimate portrait of a big-hearted, no nonsense woman who made a lasting impact both on British culture and on the people she encountered in her extraordinary life. After debuting to critical acclaim in Brighton in September 2025 Keep Your Sunny Side Up! has received four nominations in the 25/26 National Fringe Theatre Awards for Lead Performance, Production, New Musical (Book) and Musical Director. "Lisa Rouselle is spellbinding in a five star show" - Brighton Fringe Review "An outstanding show which exudes class, emotion and absolute truth" - View From The Gods "David Hampshire is consummate and sets off Lisa Rouselle as worthy to inhabit Fields. Within its narrational format it's as good as it gets" - Simon Jenner
Gary Faulds: Panic at the Midlife Disco
Join Gary Faulds, the Glaswegian comedian who’s survived every type of life crisis imaginable, in Panic At The Midlife Disco. With his kids getting older and the looming reality of mortality getting closer, Gary’s having a hilarious meltdown – and you’re invited to the party. From desperate attempts to stay “cool” with his kids to grappling with his rapidly growing waistline and crumbling youth, Gary’s journey through midlife is anything but graceful. Expect gut busting stories, sharp wit and a brutally honest look at the chaos of growing up, getting old and trying to keep it together while everything falls apart. It’s a comedy show that proves the only thing more awkward than a midlife crisis is trying to laugh about it.
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks
James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. Since then he has been travelling the world, bringing high-quality laughter to children in thousands of schools, libraries, theatres, festivals anywhere that will have him really. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. But now he is bored of all that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog’s bottom. This show is twice as funny as anything you’ve seen before so cover yourself in glue, roll around in glitter for five minutes and then come to the show shouting, “I’m a massive disco maggot!” until someone asks you to leave. ★★★★★ "A hit not to be missed” - Three Weeks ★★★★★ “I should have given him six stars – just too brilliant“ – The Sunday Herald "There were children laughing so hard they were struggling to sit up straight" - One4Review "Has achieved almost holy status - don't miss" - The Sunday Times
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course (Saturdays) 2026
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves." - NEW STATESMAN Logan has taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane Morgan, Joe Wilkinson, Laura Smith, Kavan Novak, Ed Petrie, Ed Aczel, Kirsten O’Brien, Rik Edwards, Paco Erhard, Anna Crilley, Hollie Walsh, Miriam Elia, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jessica Knappett, and thousands more. Past participants have gone on to win every major comedy award. Perhaps that’s why it is one of the most highly regarded comedy workshops in Europe. Logan takes a special pride in helping you unlock your own unique comic voice. He will encourage you to be the best comedian you can possibly be. This six week course gives you a chance to go deeper into the art and craft of making people laugh. From finding your creative inspiration to learning the building blocks of jokes, these sessions will help you become a better writer and performer. But perhaps the best reason to do this course is that it will be one of the most satisfying things you do in your life. You will laugh more, you will play more and you will learn more about your creative processes than you ever thought possible.
Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour
The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour. After supporting Kevin Bridges, Jason Manford and John Bishop on tour, as well as appearing on TV’s Have I Got News For You, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and radio shows such as News Quiz, Just a Minute and Off The Ball and another successful Edinburgh Fringe run, she is heading back out on the road with another brilliant new show. She can also be heard on the smash-hit podcast Here Comes The Guillotine, alongside Frankie Boyle and Christopher Macarthur Boyd sharing their subversive and darkly funny opinions on the chaos of the world. "I was blown sideways" - Billy Connolly "Susie McCabe is one to watch" - The New York Times "This woman should be considered a national treasure" - The Herald "Fearful, thoughtful, compassionate and warm stand up for Scotland’s funniest woman" - The Scotsman
The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)
The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. Logan has taught loads of famous people to do Comedy, so come and watch the stars of tomorrow take their first fledgeling steps into Showbiz. In future years, you’ll be able to tell people you saw them at their very first gig. You will be pleasantly surprised by how funny all the acts are!
The Monday Club
"A brilliant, friendly night of top-tier comedians practicing new gags" - Time Out Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed monthly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit. Featuring pro acts, new acts and maybe the odd one or two off the telly… Like our Facebook page to see who's performing each month and keep up to date with all things The Monday Club! Book in advance to guarantee your seat or drop in from 6pm and buy on the door! February Line-up: Rick Kiesewetter, Mikey Bligh-Smith, Andrea Hubert, Gaj San, Madeleine Brettingham, Kate Weston, Ian Lane, Edward Aczel + more TBC & MC Tony Dunn