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BBQ Previews: Edinburgh Fringe Preview

Experimental and eccentric stand-up from writer, performer and winner of the 2012 Chortle Award For Innovation, Simon Munnery. Also featuring Liam Williams.

The Invisible Dot Ltd, London N1

Mon 22 Jul

£10 / 020 7424 8918

  • 19:00 – 21:30

BBQ Previews: Edinburgh Fringe Preview

Aggressive humour from 2011 Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe winner and Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominee, Nick Helm. Also featuring Jamie Demetriou.

The Invisible Dot Ltd, London N1

Wed 26 Jun

£10 / 020 7424 8918

  • 19:00 – 21:30

The Bearcat Comedy Club

Sharp and caustic wit and intelligent storytelling from Jen Brister. Also featuring Phil Butler and Rudi Lickwood.

The Turk's Head, Twickenham

Sat 18 May

£15 ( £13) / 020 8891 1852

  • 20:35

The Bearcat Comedy Club

Fast-paced inventive wit and snappy gags from 2012 nominee for Chortle's Best Club Comic award, Adam Bloom. Also featuring Bob Mills, Paul McCaffrey and Paul Thorne.

The Turk's Head, Twickenham

Sat 25 May

£15 ( £13) / 020 8891 1852

  • 20:35

Beat The Frog

Amateur night with Danny McLoughlin.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 10 Jun

£3 unreserved seating; £5 adv, reserved seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00
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Beat The Frog

Amateur night with MC Ray Peacock.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 17 Jun

£3 unreserved seating; £5 adv, reserved seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00

Beat The Frog

Amateur night with MC Alex Boardman.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 20 May

£3 unreserved seating; £5 adv, reserved seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00

Beat The Frog

Amateur night with MC Dan Nightingale.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 27 May

£3 unreserved seating; £5 adv, reserved seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00

Beat The Frog

Amateur night with MC Katie Mulgrew.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 3 Jun

£3 unreserved seating; £5 adv, reserved seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00

Beat The Frog

Amateur night with MC Dan Nightingale.

The Frog & Bucket, Manchester

Mon 24 Jun

£3 unreservered seating; £5 adv, reservered seating / 0161 236 9805

  • 19:00
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Ben Norris: Mr Ambiguousness: Edinburgh Preview

Sharp wit and improvisations as the stand-up works on new material.

Komedia, Brighton

Mon 10 Jun

£5 / 0845 293 8480

  • 20:30

Ben Van der Velde's Chain Letter

Overwhelmed with the quick-fire world social networking, Ben decided to re-discover the lost art of letter-writing and start his own chain letter. Instead of those annoying passive-aggressive ones, this one was 5’6”, twenty-nine years old and called Ben. Five letters were dispatched to five long lost friends and Ben…

The Hobgoblin, Brighton

Sat 18 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sun 19 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Ben Van Der Velde's Chain Letter

Quick wit and sharp gags as the 2011 Comedy Cafe New Act Of The Year award-winner talks about trying to revive the lost art of letter writing.

Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin, Brighton

Sat 18 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 19:15

Sun 19 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 19:15

Ben Verth: What Is this Place?

(One of) our fave hirsute funny types takes to the stage for an evening of warm, witty humour.

Beehive Inn, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 225 7171

Please note: this is a work in progress Edinburgh preview show.

  • 20:30

Benefit For Diabetes

Observations, storytelling and quick-fire one-liners from John Scott. Also featuring Lee Kyle, Will Duggan, Danny Sutcliffe and MC Katie Mulgrew.

The Stand, Newcastle upon Tyne

Mon 20 May

£7 (£6; £6) / 0844 693 3336

  • 20:30
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Benefit for Diabetes UK

Diabetes UK Scotland helps those affected by diabetes, aiming to improve their quality of life. Tonight is all about raising funds for the charity, with a top line-up of comedians including Fred MacAulay, Keir McAllister, Eleanor Morton, Becky Price and host Bruce Devlin.

The Stand, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

£9 (£8) / 0131 558 7272

Benefit in Aid of the Women's Support Project

A night featuring some of The Stand's finest, all helping to raise funds to support work against violence against women.

The Stand, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

£8; £6 / 0844 335 8879

With Janey Godley, Elaine Malcolmson, Keiron Nicholson, Davey Connor and Scott Gibson hosting.

Bent Double

With MC Zoe Lyons.

Komedia, Brighton

Sun 2 Jun

£19.50 inc meal; £10.50; £5 adv (£8.50) / 0845 293 8480

  • 19:30

Bent Double

With MC Zoe Lyons.

Komedia, Brighton

Sun 7 Jul

£19.50 inc meal; £10.50 (£8.50; £5) / 0845 293 8480

  • 19:30

Best Friends Club

Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble and James Acaster share stories of their friendship and perform stand-up sets.

Leicester Square Theatre, London WC2H

Tue 9 Jul

£10 / 0844 873 3433

  • 21:00
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Best Friends Club

Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble and James Acaster share stories of their friendship and perform stand-up sets.

Leicester Square Theatre, London WC2H

Wed 22 May

£10 / 0844 873 3433

  • 21:00

The Best In Live Stand-Up Comedy

Stand-up from Eddy Brimson, Jarred Christmas, Keith Farnan and Nathan Caton.

The Glee Club, Birmingham

Fri 24 May

£15.50 ( £6.50) / 0871 472 0400

  • 19:45

The Best In Live Stand-Up Comedy

Edgy storytelling and provocative humour from Geordie stand-up and resident MC at The Stand in Newcastle, Gavin Webster. Also featuring Gar Murran, Rob Rouse and Paul Ricketts.

The Glee Club, Birmingham

Sat 1 Jun

£18.50 / 0871 472 0400

  • 19:00

The Best In Live Stand-Up Comedy

Observational satire from stand-up and writer of seven sports books, Eddy Brimson. Also featuring Jarred Christmas, Keith Farnan and Nathan Caton.

The Glee Club, Birmingham

Sat 25 May

£18.50 / 0871 472 0400

  • 19:00

The Best In Live Stand-Up Comedy

Edgy storytelling and provocative humour from Geordie stand-up and resident MC at The Stand in Newcastle, Gavin Webster. Also featuring Gar Murran, Rob Rouse and Paul Ricketts.

The Glee Club, Birmingham

Fri 31 May

£15.50 ( £6.50) / 0871 472 0400

  • 19:00
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