Four-nights-a-week topical comedy show. Very close to the bone and possibly libellous humour! The Canal Cafe Theatre is in a great location above the Bridge House pub in Little Venice, which is a gorgeous, off the tourist rat-run part of London.

www.newsrevue.com
www.canalcafetheatre.com
Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, London W2 6ND 020 7289 6056
Warwick Ave tube (Bakerloo)

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A smallish comedy club (capacity is around 120) with a high proportion of students from nearby Goldsmith's College, Happy Mondays Comedy Club manages to consistently pull in a variety of big-name UK comedians for a low price (£6 / £4 conc).

Russell Brand, Daniel Kitson, Phil Nichol, Russell Howard, Stewart Lee and more have all graced the stage in recent months, usually accompanied by some suprising talent from less well known acts.

It's just one stop by train from London Bridge, so pretty easy to get to for a cheap and entertaining night out.

The Amersham Arms, New Cross Road, South London.

Right over the road from New Cross station (BR/underground: East London Line).

More info and line-ups: www.pappysfunclub.co.uk/happymondays

Map to venue: maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=SE14%2B6TY

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A cracking, friendly South London pub/comedy club with great acts and a top atmosphere. Perfect antidote to some stuffy West End night spots. Inside, its like a tardis with a maze of coridors and old fashioned function rooms which are packed by 7 on weekends. Comedian's who have cut their teeth at the famous 'banana caberet' include Dave Gorman, David Baddiel and Ross Noble. Get there early!

77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD, www.thebedford.co.uk, 020 8682 8940

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It may be a fair way out of London, but that tube trip to Ealing is well worth it to catch up with the new generation of British comedians at Ealing Live, a regular gang show about to go into its fourth season. The fact that it's already challenging the hegemony of the central London comedy clubs is testament to the kind of talent they've managed to attract in its fairly short history.

Tel: 020 8584 5282; www.ealingstudios.com/ealinglive

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