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Laughter is powerful medicine, and we have oodles of laughs waiting for you in our selection of fabulous London comedy shows. Get your laughing gear in working order and take your pick of everything from physical comedy to sitcoms, classic standup to the darkest black comedy. Here's our selection of top quality live comedy shows.
The Book of Mormon
Prince of Wales Theatre
4.8 5381 reviews 4.8 5381 reviews Tickets from £20.00The Book of Mormon is a wildly entertaining, award-winning show that is as hilarious as it is heartfelt. Audiences worldwide have been captivated by this production which pushes boundaries whilst delivering laughs and unforgettable performances.
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 April 2025
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Prince of Wales Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 April 2025
The Play That Goes Wrong
Duchess Theatre
4.7 2006 reviews 4.7 2006 reviews Tickets from £24.00The Play That Goes Wrong is an unmissable comedy, delivering laugh-out-loud moments as a fictional theatre company attempt to perform a murder mystery production collapses. Known for its brilliantly timed physical humour and unexpected mishaps, The Play That Goes Wrong is the longest-running comedy in the West End for a reason!
- Booking until: Sunday, 1 February 2026
- Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Duchess Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 1 February 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
President Hotel
4.7 421 reviews 4.7 421 reviews Tickets from £52.00Faulty Towers The Dining Experience debuted in Brisbane back in 1997 and is now a huge success across the world, including here in London. Enjoy the antics of Basil, Sybil and Manuel in a 2 hour interactive production whilst tucking into a 3-course lunch or dinner.
- Booking until: Sunday, 21 December 2025
- Running time: 2hr.
- Playing at: President Hotel
- Booking until: Sunday, 21 December 2025
Dr. Strangelove
Noel Coward Theatre
4 7 reviews 4 7 reviews Tickets from £35.00Embark on a darkly comedic and intellectually stimulating journey through the absurdities of nuclear war and political paranoia with the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's iconic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove. The new production stars one of the UK's most celebrated actors, Steve Coogan.
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
- Running time: 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Starring: Steve Coogan
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
Back to The Future the Musical
Adelphi Theatre
4.8 1092 reviews 4.8 1092 reviews Tickets from £23.00Love the Back To The Future movie made popular in the 1980s? See it on the stage in a spectacular award-winning stage musical with a book by Bob Gale, and a musical score by the Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Alex Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winner Glen Ballard in the heart of the West End.
- Booking until: Sunday, 27 July 2025
- Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Adelphi Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 27 July 2025
SIX
Vaudeville Theatre
4.8 295 reviews 4.8 295 reviews Tickets from £41.00SIX reinvents history with a fresh twist, giving the six wives of Henry VIII the spotlight to finally share their own stories. With catchy, empowering songs and electrifying choreography - this show is executed in a fierce pop concert that has captivated audiences worldwide.
- Booking until: Sunday, 30 November 2025
- Running time: 1hr 20min. No interval.
- Playing at: Vaudeville Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 30 November 2025
Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical
Shaftesbury Theatre
4.8 328 reviews 4.8 328 reviews Tickets from £30.00Delighting people for generations in a film that featured the beloved Robin Williams, Mrs Doubtfire has smoothly transitioned into a musical for all ages. The musical adaptation celebrates the timeless themes of family, love, and self-discovery whilst also mantaining a homage to the beloved film.
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 April 2025
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Shaftesbury Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 26 April 2025
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
4.8 4827 reviews 4.8 4827 reviews Tickets from £15.00Now celebrating its 25th year in the West End, Mamma Mia! is an irresistible musical set to ABBA's timeless hits. The show contains 23 of the biggest ABBA hits, including unforgettable hits like "Dancing Queen", "Waterloo" and the title song "Mamma Mia".
- Booking until: Saturday, 27 September 2025
- Running time: 2hr 35min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Novello Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 27 September 2025
Fawlty Towers
Apollo Theatre
4.8 135 reviews 4.8 135 reviews Tickets from £15.00One of the best British TV sitcoms in history, the classic Fawlty Towers has been adapted for the stage by John Cleese and Connie Booth. The stage adaptation combines three of the best-loved episodes to give audiences an unforgettable evening of comedy.
- Booking until: Saturday, 1 March 2025
- Running time: 1hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Apollo Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 1 March 2025
Inside No.9
Wyndham's Theatre
- Opens: Saturday, 18 January 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 5 April 2025 - Starring: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton
- Playing at: Wyndham's Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 5 April 2025
Taskmaster: The Live Experience
Dock X
Taskmaster: The Live Experience is a brand new interactive adventure, where you can compete to be crowned Taskmaster champion.
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
- Playing at: Dock X
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
Second Best
Riverside Studios
Tickets from £48.00At ten years old, Martin Hill was on the brink of stardom, down to the final two contenders for the role of Harry Potter but narrowly missing out. Now an adult, Martin is about to embark on the ultimate adventure – fatherhood. As he navigates this whirlwind of emotions, he is pulled back to that pivotal moment in his past as he struggled to move beyond imagining what his life might have been.
- Opens: Friday, 24 January 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
- Playing at: Riverside Studios
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
The Comedy About Spies
Noel Coward Theatre
Tickets from £24.00From the creators of the beloved West End hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes The Comedy About Spies—an action-packed comedy thriller set in 1960s London. Prepare for a whirlwind of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and mistaken identity in this hilarious new production.
- Opens: Monday, 14 April 2025
Booking until: Sunday, 10 August 2025
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 10 August 2025
Great comedy shows to cheer up your world
Observational comedy and slapstick, alternative comedy and satire, improv and anecdotal comedy, there are so many ways to make audiences laugh - and the West End has everything. You might adore character comedy or laugh the hardest of all at outrageous burlesque. Maybe a deadpan delivery makes you giggle so hard you can't stop, or you can't resist classic slip-on-a-banana-skin stuff.
One liners and crazy plots. Shock humour , spoofs and sketches. Topical humour, wit and word play. Take your pick of the best funny shows in town and leave the venue with an enormous smile on your face, buoyed up and inspired. More than fifty beautiful venues in an area of London stacked with great places to eat and drink make it much more than an everyday ordinary experience. The West End is built for entertainment, the perfect setting for fun.
Only the best stage comedies make it to the West End, which means every London comedy show is extra special. Chuckle at the antics in SIX and roar with laughter at The Book of Mormon, whoop all the way through Mamma Mia! or cheer your way through Back to The Future the Musical. And get your tickets from us for a seamless, efficient experience every step of the way. Enjoy exploring the best fun in town – we'll see you soon.
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