Live comedy venues
With its proud tradition of stand-up comedy, you're never far from a comedy night or club wherever you live in England. Whether it's the old guard of the Comedy Store players or a monthly comedy night above a pub, you'll find a wealth of established and up-and-coming talent all pulling out the stops to tickle your funny bone. Find out about live comedy venues near you...
East Midlands
Funhouse Comedy Club
Lounge Bar, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
Bottle Rocket Comedy
Firebug, Leicester
Jongleurs
30-32 Granby, Leicester
Just the Tonic
Cabaret, Fletchergate, Nottingham
Purple Monkey
The Marquess of Exeter, Lyddington, Rutland
Big Blue Comedy Club
47 Sadler Gate, Derby
Giggling Badger
Marstons Stadium, Hinckley, Leicestershire
England's Northwest
Don’t Mention The Floods
The Brickyard, Carlisle, Cumbria
Grin & Bear
Leigh Arms, Leigh, Lancashire
A Laughing Stockport Road
M19 Bar, Levenshulme, Manchester
Beyond a Joke?
Pleasure, Withington, Manchester
Manchester Comedy Store
3 & 4 Deansgate Locks, Manchester
Purple Cactus
Northwich Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire
Off The Rails
The Railway, Saddleworth
Stand And Deliver
University of Central Lancashire SU, Preston, Lancashire
London
Amused Moose
Greek St, Soho, London
Covent Garden Comedy Club
Under The Arches, Villiers St, London
Hen & Chickens
St Paul’s Road, Islington, London
Brou-Ha-Ha at the RVT
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington Lane, London
Electric Mouse
The New Globe, 359 Mile End Rd, Mile End, London
Comedy Bunker
Ruislip Gold Centre, Ruislip
South East
Laughing Horse
The Guildford Tup, Guildford, Surrey
The Anvil
Churchill Way, Basingstoke
You Jest
Talking Heads, 320 Portswood Rd, Southampton
Leas Cliff Hall
The Leas, Folkestone, Kent
Marlowe Theatre
The Friars, Canterbury, Kent
Purple Monkey
14/15 Market St, Kettering
Komedia
44-47 Gardner St, Brighton
Jongleurs
Friar St, Reading
South West
Comedy Cavern
The Porter, George St, Bath
Jesters
142 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol
Howlers
The Wheatsheaf, Old Bath Rd, Cheltenham
Long Paws Comedy
Chamberlain St, Wells, Somerset
Merlin Theatre
Bath Rd, Frome, Somerset
Theatre Royal
Royal Parade, Plymouth