Top 5 comedy gigs of the week

Hello comedy fans!

Time for LondonisFunny.com's picks of the week, so if you're after a bit of comedy, let this be your guide ...

• Leach on Laughter Club – the Paradise (Kensal Green)
An excellent pub gig in north London that has a quality line-up, including Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster. (Wednesday)

• 99 Club (Covent Garden)
Reliably good line-ups at this gig, and on Friday you can see Hal Cruttenden (McIntyre's Roadshow), James Acsater, Chris McCausland and MC Mowten. (Friday)

• Live at the Chapel – Union Chapel (Islington)
Omid Djalili headlines, plus brilliant sketch duo Cardinal Burns, rising star Liam Williams, Daniel Simonsen, and Andrew Maxwell MC. Take scarf and gloves. (Saturday)

• Austentatious: An Improvised Novel (Leicester Square Theatre)
You may not think you're a fan of Jane Austen-parodying improvised comedy, you just don't know it yet. (Sunday)

• Sunday Special – Up the Creek (Greenwich)
A brilliant line-up at this quality club in SE London – Andrew Maxwell, deadpan prop man Ben Target and MC Elis James. (Sunday)

As ever, full details of these listings, booking info, and loads more listings can be found at London is Funny's fabulous listings section.

Bye for now ...

Paul
Editor, London is Funny