LAST UPDATED: 25th July 2018
This is a current list of stand-up comedy open-mic nights in London where you might be able to get a spot. Nights marked “bringer” in the notes require you to bring a guest who will stay for the entire show.
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| Name | Venue | Nights | Link | Notes |
| We Are Funny Project | Farr’s School of Dancing 17 – 19 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF |
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday |
We Are Funny FB Page | Good fun night, run in the cavernous basement of a bar. They open bookings every other month via an announcement on the FB page, they also have walk-in spots available some nights. |
| Funny Feckers | The Constitution, 42 St Pancras Way, London, NW1 0QT |
Thursday | Funny Feckers FB Page | Popular night, always good fun. Open bookings once a month via the FB page. Bringer. |
| Lion’s Den Comedy Car Crash | Bar Rumba 36 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7EP |
Tuesday | Lions Den Web Page | £ 5 admission, register on the door, 18 spots each night allocated on a first come first served basis. If you bring 3 guests you can call ahead to reserve a spot. |
| Comedy Virgins | Cavendish Arms 128 Hartington Road Stockwell SW8 2HJ |
Monday Tuesday Wednesday |
Comedy Virgins FB Page | One of the most popular open mic nights in London, and with good reason. Monthly bookings via the FB group OR you can get there really early (5pm) and try to grab one of 5 walk in spots every night. Bringer. |
| Battersea Power Comedy | Duchess 101 Battersea Park Rd Battersea London SW8 4DS |
Thursday | Battersea Power Comedy FB Page | Email the organiser to get on his list, he will send out regular alerts when they are booking spots. Bringer. |
| Birdies Comedy | Savoy Tup, 2 Savoy St, London WC2R 0BA |
Friday | Birdies Comedy FB Page | Email the organiser. Bringer. |
| Downstairs at the King’s Head | 2 Crouch End Hill N8 8AA London |
Thursday | King’s Head Web Page | 14 spots each night, you need to call the organiser – number on the website |
| The Blackout | Up The Creek, 302 Creek Rd, Greenwich, London SE10 9SW |
Thursday | Up the Creek Web Page | Email/Call for a spot |
| King Gong Show | The Comedy Store, Oxenden Street |
Last Monday of every month | Comedy Store Web Page | Call or email ahead of time – they also ask for volunteers on the night. You try to last 5 mins without getting gonged off. Massive, rowdy crowd – not for the faint-hearted. |
| Freedom Fridge | The Rose & Crown 71-73 Torriano Avenue Kentish Town London NW5 2SG |
Thursday | Freedom Fridge Web Page | Email to reserve a spot. Bringer. |
| Jesters: Raconteur Night | Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BL |
Wednesday | Raconteur FB Page | Reserve a spot online via FB page, or turn up on the night and you might get an empty spot if you’re lucky. |
| Instant Laughs | Tues/Thurs: The Grove, 83 Hammersmith Grove, London, W6 0NQ.
Check with organisers for Weds venue |
Tuesday Thursday Sunday |
Instant Laughs FB Page | Book in advance (info on FB page) – there are also a limited number of walk-in spots. |
| Cockney Comedy | The Victoria, 110 Grove Rd, London E3 5TH |
Monday | Cockney Comedy FB Page | 12 x 5 min spots every night, book through FB page |
| Dalston Chuckles | The Duke of Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road N1 4BL London |
Third Thursday of the month | Dalston Chuckles FB Page | Email, details on FB page. Bringer. |
| Rising Stars | Monday & Tuesday at the Old Crown, 33 New Oxford St, WC1A 1BHThursday and Sunday atKing and Queen, 1 Foley St, Fitzrovia, W1W 6DL |
Monday
Tuesday Thursday Sunday |
Rising Stars FB Page | Book on FB page. Bringer. You can be your own bringer, which means attend one full night as an audience member, then you don’t need a bringer on your own night. |
| Jollies at the George | The George Tavern, 373 Commercial Road London, E1 0LA |
First Monday of the month | Jollies at the George FB Page | Book via FB page. |
| Comedy Gobbledegook | The Gregorian, Bermondsey, 96 Jamaica Rd, London SE16 4SQ |
Second Tuesday of the month | Comedy Gobbledygook FB Page | Book via FB page |
| TNT Comedy | The Vine 86 Highgate Rd, Highgate, London NW5 1PB | Tuesday | TNT Comedy FB Page | Book via FB page |
| Heavenly Comedy | The Forrester pub
2 Leighton Rd, London W13 9EP |
Thursday | Heavenly Comedy FB Page | Friendly night. Book by email on FB page. Not a bringer, but you get 10 minutes instead of 5 if you bring an audience member. |
| South Kensington Comedy Club | 34a Thurloe Place,
South Kensington SW7 2HQ |
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunday |
South Kensington Comedy Club Facebook Group | Not a bringer, but you are asked to stay for the whole show.
Different nights are run by different promoters/organisers, but details for requesting spots are on the FB group. There are no walk-in spots. |
| Healing Comedy Club | The Grange Pub, Warwick Rd, Ealing, London W5 3XH. | Monday | Healing Comedy Club Facebook Group | Bringer.
Join the FB group to get details for spots. 5 min spots, but you can get a 10 be being voted best act of the night. |
| G&B Comedy | Tuesday at the Royal George, 133 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0EA
Wednesday at Arch One, West Ham Arches, Cranberry Lane, E16 4BJ |
Tuesday
Wednesday |
G&B Comedy Facebook Page | Bringer. Bookings via email only – but join the FB page to get details. |
| Lost Comedy | Lost & Co, 339 Battersea Park Rd, London SW11 4LS | Thursday | Lost Comedy Facebook Page | Bringer. Booking info on the FB page. |
| Comedy Cabin | Hoxton Cabin, 132 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DP | Saturday | Comedy Cabin Act Bookings Facebook Page | Not exactly an open mic, but the promoter offers spots to acts on the open circuit. Join the booking page for more info. |
Hey,
Thanks a million for this!! Super useful. Did myn first open mic last night, hitting up my second tonight, aiming for 4 next week… keep it up, you can do it!
Really useful. Thanks. Ceciliax
This is a really helpful website. It’s organized in a way that I can easily see which nights to go different places.
I’m from the US so I’m not quite fluent in English and it’s hard to navigate these sites!
Thank you!
Really interesting to read of your ‘journey’. Hopefully see you around on the circuit. 🙂
Comedy-by-Bow is a new open mic night I’m running in the east end. Every Monday at the Galvanisers Union in Bromley-by-Bow, 2 Devas St E3 3LL. Not a bringer, but a stayer. Facebook page is Comedy-by-Bow, book by email at comedybybow@gmail.com