comedy in camden

SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY!

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Saturday 28th November. Time: 8:30pm (Doors open 8:00pm) Tickets: £10.00/£8.50 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/335443

This Time Out Recommended, sell out Saturday night show has been going for 20 years (formerly known as Hampstead Comedy Club and now resident at Camden Comedy Club!). It is hosted by the incomparable Ivor Dembina and accompanied by the live orchestra of Andy Zapp.

IVOR DEMBINA
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ The Mirror
★★★★ Guardian
★★★★ Wow247
★★★★ Three Weeks
‘genuine comic genius’ The Skinny
‘funny and thought provoking’ Three Weeks
‘terrific gags…delivered perfectly’ Broadway Baby

Line Up:
Marlon Davis, Suzy Bennett, Geoff Aldeman, Christian Reilly with Ivor Dembina as compere.

CHATBACK COMEDY!

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CHATBACK COMEDY’S FRIDAY NIGHT!

Friday 27th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: £8.00/£7.00 https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/27-nov-15-chatback-comedys-friday-night–camden-head/

This regular Evening Standard and Time Out recommended show presents another tip top night of stand up comedy at Camden Comedy Club (Voted number 16 best comedy club in London by Time Out London!)

FUNMBI OMOTAYO
(As seen on Channel 4’s ‘Tramadol Nights’ & Comedy Central’s ‘At the Comedy Store’)
WINNER: Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2012
WINNER: Amused Moose Laugh Off 2012
‘a charming young comic…he’s got the jokes to back up his charm. Soon, he could be playing to thousands’ Time Out
‘Plenty of original insights and honest home-truths to enjoy’ Chortle
‘A classy young stand-up and, a headliner in the making’
London is funny

CONOR DRUM
As seen on the RTÉ and BBC New Comedy Awards
Delivers high quality material’ -Skinny
‘Very shrewd observational humour’ – BroadwayBaby ‘Brilliant’ – GetReading*

& your MC – GARRETT MILLERICK
FINALIST: NATYS 2014
★★★★★ Three Weeks
★★★★.5 The Public Reviews
★★★★ The Mirror
★★★★ One4Review
‘Angry, intelligent stand-up’ -Time Out
‘truly memorable and hysterical’ -Arts Award Voice
‘a commanding presence and good delivery’ -The Skinny
‘Millerick is a belter of a new comedian, well worth shouting about’ -Stage
‘A halfway house between Phil Jupitus and Stewart Lee, Millerick is a combination of some of the best British comedians in the business’ -Three Weeks

& MORE!

THE JEST & GUESTS

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Wednesday 25th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: £5.00/£4.00 https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/25-nov-15-the-jest–guests-camden-head/

Stars of Radio 4’s Sketchorama and 2015 NATYS Finalists The Jest are back at Camden Comedy Club – and they’ve brought guests with them. Come sample some of the best sketch and character comedy acts on the circuit at this monthly night.

CHATBACK COMEDY!

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CHATBACK COMEDY’S FRIDAY NIGHT!

Friday 20th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: £8.00/£7.00

This regular Evening Standard and Time Out recommended show presents another tip top night of stand up comedy at Camden Comedy Club (Voted number 16 best comedy club in London by Time Out London!)

FELICITY WARD
As seen on BBC3’s ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ and at Soho Theatre (UK) and on ‘Spicks and Speck’s, ‘Thank God You’re Here’, ‘Good News Week’ & many more (AUS).
AWARDS:
Nominee: Best UK Club Act – Chortle 2014
Nominee: Barry Award – 2012
Nominee: Best Show – MICF 2013
Winner: Time Out Best Local Act – 2011/2
Nominee: Best Comedy – Adelaide Fringe 2012
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★★ Big Issue
★★★★ Time Out
★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★ Fest
★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ The List
‘Comedy at its’ finest’ – Three Weeks
‘explosively funny routines’ Chortle
‘Extremely animated and compelling’ – The Skinny
‘A filthy high speed hour of breathless laughs’ – The List

TOM ALLEN
(As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute & Great Expectations, C4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC2’s The Review Show, E4’s The World’s Great Bodyshockers & more!)
WINNER: So You Think You’re Funny 2005
TOUR SUPPORT: Sarah Millican & Josie Long
‘One of the funniest acts on the circuit…he has continued to storm every gig he does’ – GQ Magazine
‘Tom Allen is a natural for the form – witty, engaging and a great storyteller. Expect to see him on your television screens soon’ – The Arts Desk
‘Catch him now and you’ll be able to tell people how you saw him before he was famous’ – The Telegraph
‘Gives the tradition of camp comedy a firmly 21st century twist.’ – The Guardian
‘It’s great to see his light-entertainment prowess being recognised’ – The Independent
‘Tom Allen, a great storyteller whose ability to provide riotous entertainment deserves to net him a wider audience’ – The Guardian

TIM RENKOW
WINNER: Leicester Square Comedian of the Year 2014
WINNER: Amused Moose Laugh Off 2014
NOMINEE: Chortle Best Newcomer 2014
FINALIST: Chortle Student Comedy Award 2013
★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★★ Broadway Baby
‘hilarious’ The Scotsman
‘confirms Renkow as one of the UK’s most promising new stand-ups’ Chortle
‘Genuinely funny and edgy insights into some of the bigger issues of the day’ Broadway Baby
‘Hard-hitting stuff from the boy from Memphis… anecdotes from his life that are at once appalling and hilarious…’ The Scotsman

TREVOR LOCK
(As seen on C4’s Star Stories, BBC Radio 6’s Russell Brand’s Radio Show)
‘Hilarious.’ – TimeOut
‘Truly sublime stand up.’ – London Lite
‘Superbly comic writing.’ – The Sunday Times
‘Funny, moving and clever.’ – The Scotsman
‘Strangely charming and absolutely entertaining.’ – The Independent
‘He has a totally unique wellspring of gags. In a different league really.’ – London Is Funny

& more TBC!

FERN BRADY

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FERN BRADY: PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS

Monday 16th November. Time: 9:30 pm Tickets: Pay What You Want (Donations after the show) https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/16-nov-15-fern-brady-people-are-idiots-camden-head/

Lots of people are surprised when other people turn out to be idiots. Fern isn’t and will teach you to lower your expectations for true happiness. Join award-nominated Fern (8 out of 10 Cats, Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience, Seann Walsh’s Late Night Spectacular, writer of new BBC3 show Radges) in her barely anticipated debut hour.

★★★★ Three Weeks
★★★★ One4Review
★★★★ EdFest Mag
★★★★ The List
★★★★ The Herald
★★★★ TV Bomb

‘brilliantly on point’ The List
‘dry charisma’ The Guardian
‘crude, rude and utterly brilliant’ Ed Fest Mag
‘natural, forthright comic ability’ TV Bomb
‘an erudite performer and compelling to watch’ One4Review
‘The stand-up stage is her natural habitat and the laughs flow from beginning to end’ The Herald

 

TRIPLE BILL!

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TRIPLE BILL: TAMAR BROADBENT & TEZ ILYAS/HARRIETT KEMSLEY

Sunday 15th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: FREE (Donation after the show) https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/15-nov-15-double-bill-tamar-broadbent–tez-ilyasharriett-kemsley-camden-head/

Three superb comedians present their new works-in-progress. In the first section we have the wonderful musical comedy talents of Tamar Broadbent (★★★★★ Broadway Baby) followed in the second half by Tez Ilyas and Harriet Kemsley.

TAMAR BROADBENT
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Rip It Up Australia
★★★★ Musical Theatre Review
★★★★ A Younger Theater
★★★★ Female Arts
‘something really special’ – Female Arts
‘I predict a great future’ – Michael Palin
‘Effervescent energy and easy charm’ – Rip It Up Oz
‘If we are all superheroes, then she is the leader of the pack’ – A Younger Theatre
‘Lightning-fast comedic strokes, side-splitting timing, and an impressive set of pipes’ – Broadway Baby

TEZ ILYAS
As seen and heard on BBC’s The Now Show, Asian Network’s Big Comedy Night, Comedy Shorts and London Live’s Not the One Show)
FINALIST: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2013
TOP JOKES: Edinburgh Festival 2015 – The Mirror
★★★★ Fringe Guru
★★★★ One4Review
★★★★ Broadway Baby
‘Sartorially stylish and winningly cheeky’ – Chortle
‘original, witty and incredibly clever’ – Arts Award Voice
‘A comic voice to listen out for in future’ – The Independent

HARRIET KEMSLEY
(As seen and heard on BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, London Live’s Funny Rotten Scoundrels and Radio 1’s Comedy Lounge)
NOMINEE: Leicester Mercury Award 2014
‘Top Five Up and Coming Funny Females’ – The Sun

‘Excellent writing’ – Chortle
‘Funny bones’ – Bruce Dessau
‘A hilarious combination of bashful and weird’ – Three Weeks
‘A quirky, very funny new stand up..her style is refreshingly original and she’s a seriously good writer’ – Time Out

SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY!

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Saturday 14th November. Time: 8:30pm (Doors open 8:00pm. Tickets: £10/£8.50 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/335439

This Time Out Recommended, sell out Saturday night show has been going for 20 years (formerly known as Hampstead Comedy Club and now resident at Camden Comedy Club!). It is hosted by the incomparable Ivor Dembina and accompanied by the live orchestra of Andy Zapp.

IVOR DEMBINA
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ The Mirror
★★★★ Guardian
★★★★ Wow247
★★★★ Three Weeks
‘genuine comic genius’ The Skinny
‘funny and thought provoking’ Three Weeks
‘terrific gags…delivered perfectly’ Broadway Baby

Line Up:
Funmbi Omatayo, Craig Murray, Damian Kingsley, Steve Best with Ivor Dembina as compere.

PAUL DUNCAN McGARRITY

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PAUL DUNCAN McGARRITY: TODAY IS THE GOOD OLD TIMES OF YESTERDAY 

Date: Sunday 8th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: Pay What You Can (Donation after the show)https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/8-nov-15-paul-duncan-mcgarrity-today-is-the-good-old-times-of-tomorrow-camden-head/ 

Archaeologist and stand up comedian Paul Duncan McGarrity brings his Edinburgh solo show back to Camden for a second showing! This show looks at why we revere the past and why we are absolute fools to do so. (★★★★ The Public Reviews)

SATURDAY NIGHT COMEDY!

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Saturday 7th November. Time: 8:30pm (Doors open 8:00pm) Tickets: £10/£8.50 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/335437

This Time Out Recommended, sell out Saturday night show has been going for 20 years (formerly known as Hampstead Comedy Club and now resident at Camden Comedy Club!). It is hosted by the incomparable Ivor Dembina and accompanied by the live orchestra of Andy Zapp.

IVOR DEMBINA
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ The Mirror
★★★★ Guardian
★★★★ Wow247
★★★★ Three Weeks
‘genuine comic genius’ The Skinny
‘funny and thought provoking’ Three Weeks
‘terrific gags…delivered perfectly’ Broadway Baby

Line Up:
Russell Hicks, Tim Renkow, Greg Burns, plus one act TBA with Ivor Dembina as compere.

BEN VAN DER VELDE’S BLUE PLAQUE LAUGHS

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Tuesday 3rd November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: Free (Donation after the show)

The history of London is built on the brave, fantastical and often very funny endeavour of it’s unique citizens. Boxers, boozers, poets and campaigners are all commemorated with blue plaques around the capital. Join Ben Van der Velde and friends as they tell tales of London’s finest residents and suggest a few more who should get their own memorial.