As featured on BBC1, Evening Standard & Time Out
One of London's Top 20 Comedy Clubs (Time Out). Best comedy club in Camden (Yelp).
100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU | info@camdencomedyclub.com | 020 7485 4019
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.
CKP & PBJ Present:
An evening of stand up comedy with Tom Ward and Richard Todd…
Wednesday 11th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: Pay What You Want (Donations after the show) https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/11-nov-15-tom-ward–richard-todd—work-in-progress-camden-head/
‘Bridge Over Toddled Warder 2015’
Join us at Camden Comedy Club for a multi-coloured, off-beat evening of
stand up comedy as two men combine the carefully crafted with the here
and now. The show introduces us to the benefit of loving a woman who
values kettles over romance, hard working monsters in the local cafe,
the housing crisis facing slugs, why wig wearers don’t doff…and
more!
Richard Todd:
Amused Moose Laugh-off Winner 2012
“A smart surrealist” (The Independent)
“An inventive comic thinker” (Chortle)
Tom Ward:
Tom Ward – BBC Radio New Comedy Award Finalist 2014
“Equal parts hilarious and bizarre” (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)
“Very funny” (The Stage)
A SKETCHY NIGHT WITH MID-BROW AND FRIENDS
Date: Tuesday 10th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: £5.00
After a superb run at the Edinburgh Fringe Mid-Brow and a sell out October show at Camden Comedy Club, Mid-Brow are back with another show chock full of their favourite guest acts. This smart and insightful pair are the ones to watch.
WINNERS: Best New Sketch Act 2015
★★★★ The List
★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals
‘wondrous skits’ Edinburgh Festivals
‘A gleefully mischievous hour’ The Skinny
‘Talented duo…the pair steers a clear course through the waters of sketch comedy, lampooning their targets but staying one step ahead of expectations’ The List
Thursday 5th November. Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm) Tickets: Pay What You Want! (Donations after the show)
Two superb shows, two glorious double acts that we saw lots up at the Edinburgh Fringe. Comedians from both also performed at Camden Comedy Club’s *Lunchtime Laughs* so they’ve got our stamp of approval!
FOXDOG STUDIOS LTD
One of our favourite shows from the Edinburgh Fringe – we saw it five times! Digital, geeky, funny – basically a bit of everything! They had an outstanding Edinburgh Fringe this year and now they’re in Camden!
Seven facts that’ll change how you think about IT rock’n’roll… It is music and computer programming. It is by a real IT consultancy, who recently had a large corporation tax bill. They are recouping losses with this lecture series on PAT testing. Audiences connect their phones via our on stage wifi. Play our games, music, animatronic dogs. Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 compliant.
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Time Out
‘If Flight of the Conchords met Moss from the IT Crowd, and they had two illegitimate love children that they then left them in a room unsupervised – this would be the result’ – Broadway Baby
‘Ridiculously good fun and mightily impressive. It’s funny, too…if you don’t enjoy their brand of techy musical comedy, there must be something wrong with your hardware’ – Time Out
EXPECT THE UNEXPORCUPINE
2015 New Act of the Year Michael Stranney and Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Runner Up Olaf Falafel bring you an hour of fun-filled silly comedy. With a mixture of off-beat characters, one-liners, outlandish tales and an irrelevant spinning wheel, they invite you into their wholly unique worlds.
★★★★ Three Weeks
★★★★ EdFest Mag
‘A delight’ – Chortle
‘both ambitious and very smart’ – EdFest Mag
‘Original & entertaining’ – The Girl with the Edinburgh Tattoo
‘This is a satisfying, slick and silly way to spend an hour. – ThreeWeeks
DOUBLE BILL: ABI ROBERTS & STEPH LAING
Sunday 25th October.
Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Tickets: £5.00 https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/25-oct-15-double-bill-steph-laing–abi-roberts-camden-head/
A double bill of two tip top, critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe solo shows. You can see one or both – obviously we recommend both because they’re delightful!
STEPH LAING: NINCOMPOOP
Stephanie Laing realises that she is a very silly young woman. Her show includes odd noises, several drawings of ducks, a confession about some vomit, and a song about a newt.
We’re not saving the world here, people. We’re just trying to get by without making too much of a mess on the carpet.
FINALIST: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015.
‘natural comic timing and delivery’
– Chortle
‘Silly and self-deprecating…hilariously weird’
– Broadway Baby
‘Truly commanded the crowd. Disgusting and delightful in equal measure. She is definitely one to watch.’
– Three Weeks
‘In amongst a strong line-up – she stole the show for me. Her delivery is so good and material well written that she was the freshest and funniest act of the night.’
– Keir McAllister
‘Stephanie Laing offered up a gloriously silly set.’
– Broadway Baby
ABI ROBERTS: DOWNTOWN ABI
After last year’s packed sell-out shows at the Voodoo Rooms, Abi returns to Edinburgh with a new show all about being a “downtown” girl, singing rock and roll and kicking the Lady Dowager and her ilk where it hurts.
So pull up to the bumper and go downtown with Abi and her Labrador Al Qaeda. Join her in tales of Welsh debauchery, the perils of singing karaoke in Moscow and an unfortunate incident with Jeremy Clarkson in Harrods.
Find out what happens when your parents want you to be an opera singer and you end up tap-dancing in a pig costume, promoting a butchers shop. See what happens when you mix a Chelsea girl with rock n’ roll! Expect jokes, music and impressions that GQ Magazine described as “true comedy genius”.
★★★★★- GQ Magazine.
★★★★★ – British Airways’ Inflight Magazine.
★★★★★ – Edinburgh Reporter.
★★★★★ – OneForReview.
★★★★★ – Black Diamond FM
“One of GQ’s top 10 stand-ups to see in 2015, Roberts is brilliantly funny. True comedy genius’ – GQ Magazine
‘Raucous and just incredibly funny’ – Daily Telegraph
‘She really is more than just a stand-up.’ – Chortle
DOUBLE BILL: STAND UP & SLAM! + MUSICAL CID!
Thursday 15th October.
Time: 8:00pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Tickets: £5.00 – £9.00 https://www.musicglue.com/camden-head/events/15-oct-15-double-bill-stand-up–slam–musical-cid-camden-head/
Every now and again a show comes along which is so much fun and is different every time you watch it. So we just have to programme it. Sometimes two of those shows come along – so we have to make it a double bill! Stand Up & Slam! and Musical CID are two exciting, new format comedy shows with fantastic guests and incredible hosts. You can book for just one show or you can purchase tickets at ‘Buy 1, get 1 half price’ rates if you come to both!
STAND UP & SLAM!
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Six phenomenal acts go head to head for your approval as poetry and comedy collide with unexpected and hilarious results! Our resident team captains are joined by the most exciting comedy and poetry acts from around the UK. We’re mashing up the two art forms in an epic battle of spoken word. Who wins? You decide…
★★★★★ The Public Reviews
★★★★ Three Weeks Magazine
★★★★ Ed Fest Mag
Highly Recommended Show – Fringe Review
‘It was witty, fast paced, and most importantly funny.’
– Fringe Review
‘This is a great show, showcasing some real talent.’ – Three Weeks
‘The crowd were in stitches, their roars delivered a 1-0 victory for poetry over stand-up and my preconceptions were suitably challenged.’ – Mashable UK
‘The result – well, it was decided by audience participation. But it didn’t really matter – the audience were the winners.’
– The Public Reviews
MUSICAL CID
One Comedian. One Life. Twenty Questions. Press PLAY…
ABI ROBERTS’ MUSICAL CID is the cult comedy confessional show that asks, “Which comedian has a music collection like this?! Do they have an inner yearning to be rock ‘n’ roll icons and who listens to Michael Buble, Robbie Williams or Nirvana on the way to a gig?”
Musical CID is the show that delves into what top comedians have on their iPods, vinyl, cassettes and CDs and it’s coming to Camden Comedy Club with a different Special Guest Comedian every day!
Hosted by stand-up comedian ABI ROBERTS, it’s a forensic examination of the musical tastes, memories, hopes and dreams of well-known comedians from stage and screen.
★★★★★ – GQ Magazine.
★★★★★ – British Airways’ Inflight Magazine.
★★★★★ – Edinburgh Reporter.
★★★★★ – OneForReview.
★★★★★ – Black Diamond FM
‘Incredibly funny…raucous’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Dangerously funny. Roberts is unstoppable and very, very funny’ – New Statesman.
“A brilliant show. True comedy genius’ – James Mullinger, GQ Magazine
JOEY PAGE: CATASTROPHE PARTY
Time: 20:00 (doors open 19:30). Price: FREE (donations bucket at the end)
Alternative comedian, Joey, 30, one previous owner, with all of his own teeth and hair, has been on television (as seen on Nevermind the Buzzcocks, BBC Three Comedy Presents and Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy) yet he still lives at his mum’s house. Here he is moaning about it in a fun way, whilst simultaneously looking at how awful the modern world is and celebrating his 10th year as a stand-up comedian. *’Destined to become a leading name in British cult comedy’★★★★★ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Fans of the surreal and ridiculous will love this’ (Chortle.co.uk).*
JAMES DOWDESWELL’S PERFECT PUB
Time: 20:00 (doors open 19:30). Price: FREE (donations bucket at the end).
George Orwell wrote an essay on the perfect pub. A fictitious pub called the Moon Under Water. With the help of the audience, James, as seen on *Russell Howard’s Good News* and Ricky Gervais’ *Extras* (BBC) designs the perfect pub. *’An excellent line in comedy’ (Guardian). ‘A real master of the comedian’s craft’ ★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘I was drunk with laughter after James had been pouring me pints of jokes’ ★★★★★ (RemoteGoat.com).*
STAND UP & SLAM!
Thursday 17th September. Time: 20:00 (Doors open 19:30). Tickets: £7/£6
Our resident show is back from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Six phenomenal acts go head to head for your approval as poetry and comedy collide with unexpected and hilarious results! Each night our resident team captains are joined by the most exciting acts the festival has to offer. We’re mashing up the two art forms in an epic battle of spoken word. Who wins? You decide… London’s Evening Standard and Metro Comedy Pick!
**PRESS FROM EDINBURGH:**
★★★★★ The Public Reviews
★★★★ Three Weeks Magazine
★★★★ Ed Fest Mag
Highly Recommended Show – Fringe Review
*’The crowd were in stitches, their roars delivered a 1-0 victory for poetry over stand-up and my preconceptions were suitably challenged.’
– Mashable UK*
*’It was witty, fast paced, and most importantly funny.’
–Fringe Review*
*’This is a great show, showcasing some real talent.’
–Three Weeks*
*’The result – well, it was decided by audience participation. But it didn’t really matter – the audience were the winners.’
–The Public Reviews*
PAUL DUNCAN McGARRITY: TODAY IS THE GOOD OLD TIMES OF TOMORROW.
Sunday 13th September. Time: 20:00 (Doors open 19:30). Price: FREE (donation bucket at the end).
After a superb month at the Edinburgh Fringe Paul Duncan McGarrity brings his solo show to Camden.
Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences. This year I’m using the words Australopithecus Afarensis, in the hope it happens again. Paul Duncan McGarrity returns with his third solo hour. After looking at himself in Awkward Hawk and the positive side of failure in Fail!, this years show looks at why we revere the past and why we are absolute fools to do so. ‘Like a very tall, funny, excited child’ (Scotsman).