November is a big, busy month for live comedy, the apex of the autumn touring season. This year’s gig roster is also conspicuously indicative of the mid-season break for season two: Paddy Young, Larry Dean and show writer Bella Hull are all finally bringing their acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows to London, and newcomer Freddie Meredith finally gets to complete his Soho Theatre run. There’s plenty of other stuff to see besides, from Frankie Thompson’s brilliant Edinburgh Fringe hit to latest shows from Nish Kumar and Bill Bailey.

There are far, far too many one-off, multi-performer comedy nights in London for us to compile a single coherent page with our favouites on, which is entirely to London’s credit. So do check individual bills of comedy clubs online for that sort of thing. But if you’re looking for an individual comedian with a full headline show then this page is here to compile the editorial team’s top choices, often with our reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The best comedy clubs in London.
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