
“High-class entertainment you can count on” TIME OUT
The Comedy Carnival features an outstanding line-up of award-winning
comedians
every Saturday night. We book the best comedians working in the UK from
as far as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and the USA.
London’s world famous comedy scene attracts the best international comedy talent,
with the
Comedy Carnival presenting some of the finest on offer.
Acts that have performed at the club include winners of the prestigious Perrier Award and the
Time Out Comedy Award. Acts include Russell Brand, Flight of the Conchords, Simon Amstell,
Michael McIntyre, Rhod Gilbert, Jim Jeffries, Lucy Porter, Andy Parsons, Daniel Kitson,
Adam Hills, Stephen K Amos, Jo Caulfield and Milton Jones to name a few.
The Comedy Carnival’s first show was in June 2004 when the comedy club was a monthly showcase of antipodean
stand up comedy. That year, the club featured Adam Hills, Rhys Darby, Jim Jeffries, Sarah Kendall, Brendhan Lovegrove,
In April 2005, the club hosted Flight of the Conchords in one of their few live appearances in London. Later that year, the club’s
roster was expanded to include broader international comedy talent and featured Reginald D Hunter, Russell Brand, Sean Meo,
Kitty Flanagan, Angelo Tsarouchas, and Julia Morris.
By 2007, demand for the shows saw the comedy club go weekly. That year the club hosted comedy shows featuring key
emerging British comics such as Michael McIntyre, Rhod Gilbert, Russell Kane, Mark Watson, John Bishop, Matt Kirshen and
Andrew Maxwell.
Today, you can see the stars of tomorrow performing at the comedy club. Recent performers include Milton Jones, Glenn Wool, Micky Flanagan, Jack Whitehall, Tom Stade, Sarah Millican, Jason Rouse, Paul Tonkinson, Will Smith, Zoe Lyons and Alun Cochrane.