We’re delighted to announce we’ll be curating and hosting at The Black Heart on Sunday May 5th 2012 from 2.30pm-6pm. We had a brilliant time last year and had some excellent reviews. One ticket allows you access to all the brilliant music, comedy and arts venues. Click here for tickets: : http://www.seetickets.com/camdencrawl

 Check back soon for lineup announcements!

Abandoman and Friends

Award-winners Abandoman

On December 1st 2011 we have a one off special at the amazing Kings Place. Curated by TimeOut Critics’ Choice Really Lovely Comedy it’s headlined by award-winning improvised comedy hip-hop stars Abandoman. This unique act have been featured on BBC2 and BBC6 Music and taken their ‘killer punchlines and note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing hip-hop improv’ (The Stage) to venues and festivals all over the world, including Glastonbury, Latitude, Edinburgh and the Just For Laughs North America Tour 2011. Tickets are £9.50 online here  http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/comedy/really-lovely-comedy-presents-abandoman-friends or £12.50 at the Box Office.

The show also features:

 THE BETA MALES as heard on BBC Radio 4

 “A slick, hilarious sketch show… Genius” (The Sunday Times)

“Highly inventive…one of the most exciting, gloriously funny acts out there.” Time Out

JAY FOREMAN Fresh from supporting a 47 date UK tour and appearing at the Hammersmith Apollo

“Sharp and sophisticated… classy and funny ★★★★” ( Chortle)

McNeil and Pamphilon as heard on BBC Radio 4

“Marvellous. Face-achingly funny. Electrifying gags executed with enviable panache” ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks
 

and more acts to be announced! 

 Kings Place is a beautiful new venue with 2 restaurants, and is 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross/St Pancras at 90 York Way London N1 9AG

Tickets www.wegottickets.com

November 9th’s lineup features;

JAMES ACASTER
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News and e4’s Show and Tell.
☆☆☆☆ London Evening Standard
“A show about unexpected delights that is an unexpected delight.”
☆☆☆☆☆ Edinburgh Evening News
“a mixed style of story-telling and philosophising that hasn’t been perfected so well since possibly Daniel Kitson.”

THE BETA MALES
As heard on BBC Radio 4
“A slick, hilarious sketch show… Genius.” The Sunday Times

“Highly inventive…one of the most exciting, gloriously funny acts out there.” Time Out

PAUL MCGARRITY
Amused Moose Finalist 2011

KIERAN BOYD
“Impressively funny…terrific material” The Scotsman

“Genuinely funny…very talented comedian” ThreeWeeks

and MC Ben Van der Velde “Whip sharp” (Chortle)

Doors 7.30pm for an 8pm show at THE WILMINGTON ARMS 69 ROSEBERY AVE EC1R.

Tickets £5 in advance www.wegottickets.com, £4 NUS, £6 on the door.

8 tickets will be always be available on the door after 6pm.

After an award winning summer at the Edinburgh Fringe with sister outfit Ditto Productions (www.dittoproductions.co.uk) We return with a brand new season of shows!

October 12th’s Lovely lineup features…

Patrick Monahan

PATRICK MONAHAN

Winner ITV’s Show Me the Funny
“This gifted livewire commands the stage with a mix of wit and force of personality.” (Evening Standard)
“You might just want to smuggle him out under your coat…instantly loveable, wonderfully unique.” (Metro)

THE BETA MALES

★★★★★ Spoonfed ★★★★★ FringeGuru ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks ★★★★ Chortle

 ★★★★ Fest ★★★★ The List ★★★★ Time Out

“A slick, hilarious sketch show… Genius.” (The Sunday Times)
“Highly inventive and gloriously funny.” (Time Out)

NISH KUMAR

“A comic force not to be ignored.” (Chortle)

★★★★★ The Scotsman

ELLIOTT TINEY
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“Slick, sharp and delightful” (Time Out)

MC Ben Van der Velde “Whip sharp” (Chortle)

Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm show at The Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Ave, EC1R.
Tickets from www.wegottickets.com or on the door STA.
Nearest Tube Angel/Farringdon

Paul Sinha

July 13th 2011 

features a dazzling double bill of  Edinburgh Fringe previews for a FIVER.

Tickets from http://www.wegottickets.co​m/event/123264

PAUL SINHA
“Looking at the Stars”
Versatile BBC Radio 4 and 5Live regular, Paul Sinha returns with his characteristic mix of topical comedy and memorable storytelling. This year Paul draws inspiration from more of life’s lunacies and shows why he has become one of the most critically celebrated Edinburgh Festival comedians of recent years.
‘Mesmerising’ (Scotsman).
‘Hugely entertaining’ (Skinny).
‘Truly exceptional. The best, cleverest, funniest, most thought-provoking piece of stand-up comedy I have ever seen’ (FringeGuru.com).

JAMES ACASTER
“Amongst Other Things”
After a fantastic year touring the UK supporting Milton Jones and Josie Long, James Acaster presents his exciting debut solo show. James often makes good/very good first impressions on other people’s parents, he believes this bodes well for his show and wants you to know that. Expect gangly limbs, fond memories and references to Weetabix.
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News and Dave’s One Night Stand.
‘Inherently funny, the merest gesture can have the audience laughing out loud’ (BroadwayBaby).
‘Delightful’ (Time Out)

MC Ben Van der Velde “Whip sharp” (Chortle)

Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm show at The Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Ave EC1r.

Nearest Tubes Angel/Farringdon.

BBC2's Pippa Evans at May 15th's Tea Party

Tickets are a mere £6 from www.wegottickets.com and include a FREE CUPCAKE! It’s also Ben and Beth’s birthday that weekend so we’ll be in extra-celebratory mood.

May 15th’s lovely lineup features;

 PIPPA EVANS as LORETTA MAINE
if.comeddie award (aka Perrier) Nominee
Star of BBC2’s Fast and Loose, Channel 4’s The Morgana Show and Radio 4’s Showstoppers! 

 BRETT GOLDSTEIN
” a performance dynamo, with punchily amusing material to match. His set has a pace and energy that can generate a high-voltage spark… perfect presentation for his gag-driven material (Chortle)
“Very amusing” (Time Out)BEN TARGET
Winner Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2011

MAX DICKINS
Host of his own show on Absolute Radio. “Impressive…his modest, careful delivery perfectly showcases his often sterling material, derived from imaginative thinking and expressed with exquisite use of English” (Chortle)

MC BEN VAN DER VELDE
“Whip sharp” (Chortle)
Doors open 6pm for a 6.30pm show at THE PEMBROKE, GLOUCESTER AVE NW1 8JA Tickets £6 from www.wegottickets.com  or on the door, subject to availability.

Tony Law; Star of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle at May 11th's Show.

 

Tickets £5/£4 NUS from www.wegottickets.com or on the door.

TONY LAW

JAMES ACASTER
Star of Russell Howard’s Good News and Dave’s One Night Stand
“Elevating the most everyday occurrence into a grand anecdote and celebrating petty triumphs as magnificent victories.” (Chortle)

CARLY SMALLMAN

Star of  BBC2’sThe Rob Brydon Show
“Delightfully ebullient.” (Time Out)At The Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Ave EC1R. Doors 7.30pm for an 8.15pm start. Tickets £5/£4 NUS from www.wegottickets.com or on the door STA.

ROMESH RANGANATHAN
Finalist So You Think You’re Funny?, Latitude New Act of the Year and Amused Moose 2010

JIGSAW
Amazing new sketch group featuring the multiple award-winning talents of Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine.

MC BEN VAN DER VELDE
“whipsharp…a live-giving compere.” (Chortle)

 

We’re thrilled to announce we’ll be hosting one of the comedy venues at the 2011 Camden Crawl and at its sister festival The Comedy Crawl.

 

The Camden Crawl; Over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend (April 30th/May 1st) we’ll be staging 2 days and nights of brilliant comedy at The Camden Head as part of this renowned urban festival of the best live music, comedy, spoken word and art. Expect to see acts at our venue including Abandoman, Adam Bloom, Frisky and Mannish, Michael Fabbri, Patrick Monahan, Luke Wright, Iain Stirling, Jay Foreman, Carly Smallman, Delete the Banjax, James Acaster, Brett Goldstein, Ben Van der Velde, Elliott Tiney and Naz Onsmanoglu.

 

 In the evenings our venue will play host to The Comedy Crawl, its separately-ticketed sister festival devoted to the best in live comedy. Acts at our venue include Frisky and Mannish,  Andrew Maxwell, Dan Antopolski, Pappy’s, Hal Cruttenden, Pippa Evans, William Andrews, Tom Rosenthal, John Luke Roberts, The Beta Males, Max and Ivan, Jim Campbell, Joel Dommett and Eric Lampaert, Joe Lycett, Thom Tuck and Sara Pascoe.

Channel 4's Josh Widdicombe

Tickets are £6 from
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/115864

April 17th’s  lineup features;

JOSH WIDDICOMBE
as seen on Channel 4’s Stand Up for The Week.
Chortle Award Nominee and FHM’s Stand Up Hero.

CAROLINE MABEY

“Fabulous off-the-wall lines… will endure in the memory long after you’ve forgotten every word from the big-name stand-ups.” – Steve Bennett, Chortle

JONNI MUSIC
“Gleefully vicious” NME
“Hilarious” The Sun

THE GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE
***** The Scotsman

MATT RICHARDSON

So You think You’re Funny? Finalist 2010.

and MC Ben Van der Velde “whip sharp” (Chortle)

AND FREE DELICIOUS CUPCAKES!
Doors open 6pm for a 6.30pm Show at The Pembroke, Gloucester Ave NW1 8JA.