Comedy at The Albany Great Portland Street Theatre & Performing Arts

Wednesday 28th May 2025 Collywobblers Comedy at The Albany 240 Great Portland Street W1W 5QU

Double Bill of Work in Progress/ Preview Shows: Ali Woods , Mark Thomas plus Host Siôn James

The Albany 240 Great Portland Street, Central London, W1W 5QU ( Opposite Great Portland St Tube)

https://www.thealbanyw1w.co.uk

The Albany is one of London’s longest-running comedy venues, boast a rich comedy heritage having hosted alternative standup since the ’80sBirthplace of Robin Ince’s Book Club, fringe favourite Spank!, and hosted Bob Monkhouse’s Last Stand for BBC4

Nearest Transport : Great Portland Street Tube Station

Advanced Tickets available Online :

https://the-albany.designmynight.com/67ffdccf0ae4d0111d0551bd/collywobblers-comedy-at-the-albany-with-ali-woods-mark-thomas

Tickets : £10 for One Show Or Two Show Deal Price £15 Early Bird , £17.50 Advanced Bookings
and £20 Door Price ( Subject to Availabity)
Limited Capacity , Book Early to avoid Disappointment
Doors 7.00pm Show 8pm to 10.30pm with Interval
The Albany is open for Pre Show Food and DrinksPlease arrive earlier if ordering food

Collywobblers Comedy are very excited to bring live comedy monthly to The AlbanyWe bring you a fantastic double bill of Work in Progress Hour Shows from two wonderful comediansproviding the lols all hosted by your cheeky MC Sion James in the friendly atmosphere of The Albany cosy basement live comedy room

Thanks so much for supporting live comedy!

Please email sionjamescomedy@me.com so we can reserve you seats together if booking or groups of 3 or more

Line up

Wednesday 28th May 2025

8pm Ali Woods ( Edfringe Preview/ Work In Progress ) ( 60mins)
Join Ali Woods, star of Comedy Central and Stand-Up Sketch Show, after his third sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and sell-out UK tour, for his brand-new showKnown for his viral online sketches (@aliwoodsgigs) with millions of views, Ali Woods has supported comedy greats like Russell Kane, Axel Blake, and Adam KayWith his unique blend of sharp wit and relatable humour, his performances are a must-see'Ali Woods is a simply brilliant storyteller' ***** (Everything-Theatre.co.uk)'Thoroughly entertaining' **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)'Hilarious' **** (Entertainment-Now.com)

9.30pm Mark Thomas ( Edfringe Preview/ Work In Progress ) ( 60mins)
Comedy Legend and the UK's finest political comedian , Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the micIn those years he has changed laws on tax, jailed arms dealers, helped start a comedy circuit in Palestine, given evidence before three Parliamentary select committees and has taken the police to court three times and wonMark is widely recognized as one of the boldest and the most uncompromising comedians in the last thirty years! Probably best known for the political stunts as performed on his cult Channel 4 show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product , cult BBC Radio comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience , BBC Radio 4 Manifesto showsMark won 8 awards for performing, 3 for human rights work and 1 he invented for himself“Thomas is a terrific performer and raconteur, and he has the gift of making an instant community out of a group of strangers.” – The Guardian

MC Sion James
"Utterly charming ..Lovable giant' Time Out London

Please follow Sion on Instagram for updates https://www.instagram.com/sionjamescomedy/

Collywobblers Comedy was recently mentioned in The Londonist List Of the all-time best comedy clubs in London, in their humble opinion — the GOAT London comedy clubs; venues bringing the creme de la creme of mirthmakers, consistently

Artists listed are correct at time of going to press, in the unlikely event that an act needs to cancel we reserve the right to amend the line up without notice and no refunds will be dueWe will endeavour to bring back that artist to this venue in the future

Artists: Mark Thomas, Ali Woods

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