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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
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
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
Sun 19 May
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
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
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


