This weekend, Comedy

A fast and funny fusion of improvisation, theatre, and social experiment in which you'll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night.

Ben Verth presents a weekend packed full of top local and visiting comedians to tickle your funny bone in an entirely appropriate way.

A brand new show from everyone's favourite bigoted landlord, Al Murray, star of Happy Hour. Please only cheer at the irony and stay in your house if you actually hate the French.

Offbeat and innovative storytelling from 2011 Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year nominee, Suzi Ruffell. Also featuring Robert White and Matt Andrew Lawrence.

Regular stand-up comedy.

Guest acts take to the stage for an evening of laughter.

Incisive and intelligent wit about what he considers to be the corporate control of culture.

• Written by: David Croft

Set in the cafe of Rene Artois with everyone's favourite characters. Rene, Edith, Yvette, Michelle of the Resistance, PC Crabtree, Helga, Herr Flick, German officers and a (very odd) Italian are on the lookout for British airmen and, of course, the stolen painting of The Fallen Madonna with the "big boobies". The play is…

A stage version of this hilarious and much-loved 1980s sitcom.

The singer performs depraved pop music re-imaginings with special guests.

Political Animal, the nation's only and probably best political stand-up gig, comes to the Udderbelly Festival, to harangue and cajole a very naughty planet. Hosted by the undisputed, sporadically acclaimed, Andy Zaltzman (half of Times Online's hit podcast, 'The Bugle' and star of 'Andy Zaltzman's History of the Third…

Well-respected comedy club that strives to put on exciting and engaging acts each time.

Amiable and energetic humour from Australian stand-up and creator of late night comedy show The Phatcave, Mickey D. Also featuring Jay Hampson and MC Mike Wilkinson.

Storytelling and upbeat anecdotes from Sheffield-born stand-up and Chortle's Best Show Award winner 2010, Tom Wrigglesworth. Also featuring Tom Toal, Mick Ferry and MC Toby Hadoke.

A sketch show for kids with silliness, make-believe and bad celebrity impersonations, with Bec Hill and Tom Goodliffe.

Razor-sharp and intelligent one-liners from Sony Award-winning radio and TV writer Gary Delaney. Also featuring Matt Reed and Dan Nightingale.

Intelligent and thought-provoking humour from Irish stand-up, radio regular and former solicitor Keith Farnan. Also featuring Paul Ricketts and JoJo Smith.

Dark and controversial humour mixed with silly anecdotes and stories from 2003 So You Think You're Funny? Competition finalist Michael Fabbri. Also featuring Gareth Richards and Ian Smith.

Sharp storytelling from Canadian stand-up and former child counsellor in a psychiatric unit, Sean Collins. Also featuring John Fothergill, Rob Collins and Jen Brister.

Big names from the circuit showing off exactly why they're performing at a night called Best in Stand-up. No pressure then.

The Comedy Store returns with 'The Best of the Comedy Store', presenting the brightest stand-up talent. Hailed as 'comedy's unofficial National Theatre', the Store remains the place to see the stars of tomorrow today. Catch the leading stand-ups on the UK and international circuit in our residency. Simply the best comedy…

Incisive wit, sharp gags and improvisations from former advertising professional Mark Maier. Also featuring Chris Gilbert.

• Directed by: Psyche Stott
• Written by: Dennis Potter

Northern Stage presents Dennis Potter's loss-of-innocence drama in which seven children play together in the English countryside during a wartime summer. Directed by Psyche Stott.

Smart observations and social and political anecdotes from upbeat former architecture student and 2011 Black Comedy Awards Best Young Comic winner, Nathan Caton. Also featuring Paul Sinha, Chris Martin and MC Dave Ward.