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NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR HeatsTuesday 1 0ctober 7pm & 9pmSundays - Tuesdays 6 - 8 and 13 - 15 October7pm & 9pm | £6Quarter FinalsSundays & Mondays 20, 21, 27 & 28 0ctober 7pm & 9pm | £6300 new comedians compete to win the title of NewComedian of the Year. You, the audience, can castyour vote to make sure your favourite makes the finalin the Main House on 24th November.

GARETH MORINAN: Playing the Numbers GameWednesday 2 October 7pm | £5 Gareth Morinan's colourful multimedia comedyabout love, politics and graphs. He can also beseen guest starring in C4's The IT Crowd.

SHERLOCK HOLMES 10 MINUTE PLAYS Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 October 9pm | £12.50A delightful evening of original short stories withthe world's greatest detective and his long timeassociate Dr. Watson.

PAUL THORNEThursday 3 - Saturday 5 October 7pm £8, Conc £6Paul Thorne is a topical, satirical, musicalcomedian who’s quirky brand of improvisationand finely crafted material have made him oneof the UK’s most sought-after stand - ups.

FUNNY WOMEN Introductory Comedy WorkshopSaturday 5 October 11am - 1pm | £49.50Funny Women teach you how a humorousapproach to life can be empowering byintroducing you to the techniques of stand up.

LEWIS SCHAFFER: American In London Sundays 6, 13, 20 & 27 October 5pm | £10UK-based New York comic takes on England.Lewis Schaffer isn't a tourist. He isn't here onbusiness. He's a hostage.

BRIAN APPLETON: A History of the World in 3 DartsWednesday 9 October 7pm | £12Selly Oak’s most bitter man-rock musicologist andpart-time lecturer in Media Studies takes to the road. A creation of Graham Fellows – the man behindcomedy legend John Shuttleworth.

MANOS KANELLOS: GreekonomicsWednesdays 9 & 16 October 9pm | £7See this show and save the world economy! It's about money, politics and moussaka.

THE REAL MACGUFFINS COME AGAIN Thursdays 10 & 17 October 7pm | £8Dan, Jim and Matt return fitter, stronger andfatter, bringing a brand new hour of 'charminglyfoolish' (Daily Telegraph) sketch chaos andsilliness direct from this year’s sell-outEdinburgh Fringe.

JOE FAIRBROTHER: In the Words of Meatloaf…Thursday 10 October 9pm | £7, Conc £6For one night only, catch Joe’s cult Edinburghshow in London. Expect big laughs, uniquecharacters and an almost overwhelmingly goodtime. It has almost nothing to do with Meat Loaf.

LEAD PENCIL Friday 11 October 7pm | £8.50Imagine the lovechild of Saved by the Bell and ArtAttack! That's Lead Pencil. Louise Beresford,Maddie Rice and Dave Bibby present acolourful and nostalgic crew of characters theymade earlier.

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Brian Appleton Lewis Schaffer Doggett & Ephgrave Tommy Ho

RACHEL PARRIS: The CommissionFriday 11 October 9pm Thursday 17 October 8.45pm£7Rachel Parris brings her highly acclaimed debuthour to London. A darkly twisted comedy showfrom the award-nominated musical comedian. “One sometimes doubts that Britain’s gottalent, but Parris has it in spades”HHHH The Guardian

FUNNY WOMEN LONDON NIGHTSSaturday 12 October 7pm | £10, Conc £8Funny Women is a celebration of all thingsfunny and womanly. The best female comics,new and established, perform on a night thatwas casually described as ‘like the VaginaMonologues but with knickers on.’

AN EVENING WITH THE SONDHEIM SOCIETYAND CHARLOTTE BRADFORDWednesday 16 October 7pm | £15Charlotte is back, with another outing of ‘Songsmy Dad said I should sing’ adapted especiallyfor The Stephen Sondheim Society!

MARK DOLAN: You’re Awesome!Thursday 17 October 9pm | £8 Fresh from a sell-out run at this year’s EdinburghFringe, Mark Dolan’s hilarious new stand-upshow celebrates all the awesome things in life,like dogs leaning out of car windows, finding atenner in an old pair of trousers and discoveringyour difficult girlfriend isn’t pregnant. Don’t miss!

MAWAAN RIZWAN: HappyFriday 18 October 7pm | £7A night of stand-up comedy from two of London'sfreshest faced comedians. And the other guy.

SEX GURU Friday 18 & Saturday 19 October 9pm | £24 Riotously funny, obscenely cheeky, yet alwaysintelligent, this is a bold new approach toresolving the battle of the sexes!

THE RH EXPERIENCE: Stuck!Saturday 19 October 7pm | £10An improvised comedy using audiencesuggestions! Three strangers stuck in a lift.Three stories unfold. Sometimes tragic,sometimes joyous, always absurd.

NOT THE MESSIAHTuesday 22 - Saturday 26 October 7pm £14, Conc £12The 5-star London transfer, direct from a sell-out,critically-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe.Graham Chapman – doctor, mountaineer,comedian, raging alcoholic, pioneering gay-icon –and currently the only non-living member of MontyPython’s Flying Circus.

DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE’S Mostly Comedy ClubTuesday 22 October 9pm | £10, Conc £8A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music fromsome of the finest acts on the scene, hosted bysmall-town comic duo, Doggett & Ephgrave, withPhil Kay, Holly Burn and Luke Benson

MISTER MEREDITHKnees Up Round the OrganWednesday 23 October 9pm | £8If variety is the end of the pier, Mister Meredithwent and jumped off the end. Right into theworld of singalong, all wrapped up in originalsongs and a good old knees-up round the piano.

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Lounge - October

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COMES AGAIN!Bigger , Longer , HarderBigger, Longer, HarderCOMES AGAIN!

written and directed by

Stuart SaintStarring:

Miss Dusty ‘O’ as Dame Sofonda Cox

WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY 19 JANUARY

TANIA EDWARDS: The Art of WarThursday 24 October 9pm | £7, Conc £6 Tania is engaged in a fierce argument aboutwhether she’s a bad loser with her betterhalf* & it’s proving difficult to win. *Joke #1.

LAUGHS AT THE LOUNGEFriday 25 October 8.30pm | £7Laughs at the Lounge is back for theAutumn! Brand new line up TBA!

THE BIG BITESIZE HOUR OF DESIRESaturday 26 October 3.30pm | £12, Conc £10Join Bitesize for an ‘afternoon tea party’ witha juicy selection of ten minute plays from their‘Desires’ Menu.

THE LOST LETTERS OF CATHY G & MY SON'S NOT RAINMANTuesday 29 October 7pm | £10The Lost Letters of Cathy G“Innocently sweet and very funny”HHHH ThreeWeeksMy Son’s Not Rainman“Well crafted, funny and full of heart. Go and see it.”HHHH The Skinny

HUGGERS: Family Friendly Comedy & Cabaret Wednesday 30 October 11am & 1.30pm£8, Family Ticket £24With comedy, cabaret and a huge amount offun for all the family to enjoy together.

TOMMY HOLGATE’S GOOD SPIRITSWednesday 30 October 7pm | £7 So forget vodka and whisky - come and findout what good spirits really means.

MELMOTH DARKLEIGH: Mind F*ckerWednesday 30 & Thursday 31 October 9pm | £10 - £8A deliciously dark Halloween treat, an hour ofhilarious character comedy and mind reading.

RICHARD SANDLING’S PERFECT MOVIE:Hallowe’en SpecialThursday 31 October 7pmA gloriously ramshackle, fun & informativeevening of film based fun and you'd be a foolto miss it!

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