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The Top Secret Comedy Club is the UK's highest-rated comedy club, loved by comics and audiences! Enjoy iconic acts, vibrant crowds, and unforgettable laughter! The ultimate destination for comedy lovers, Top Secret boasts two fantastic venues: Drury Lane's intimate NYC-style rooms and Kingsway's spacious theatre. With an electric vibe and irresistibly affordable drinks, every night guarantees unforgettable laughter. Whether you're discovering new talent or catching big-name stars, Top Secret is where the UK's comedy scene thrives. Many top comics regularly drop in to test material for tours or TV specials, including renowned performers such as Amy Schumer, Andi Osho, Andy Parsons, Aisling Bea, Aziz Ansari, Bridget Christie, Daliso Chaponda, Dara Ó Briain, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Ellie Taylor, Holly Walsh, Jack Whitehall, Jason Manford, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Ross, John Bishop, Jamali Maddix, Joel Dommett, Judah Friedlander, Katherine Ryan, Kerry Godliman, Kevin Bridges, Lee Nelson, Louis CK, Luisa Omielan, Micky Flanagan, Michael McIntyre, Paul Chowdhry, Reginald D. Hunter, Rich Hall, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Noble, Russell Howard, Sara Pascoe, Seann Walsh, Simon Amstell, Stephen Merchant, Tom Allen, Trevor Noah, and many more. The club's mixed-bill shows ensure every show is fresh and hilarious, with comics often sprinting between the two venues to perform for sold-out crowds. The vibrant energy of the audience adds to the magic, making it the go-to spot for stand-up enthusiasts. Shows often sell out well in advance, so booking ahead is essential. Top Secret Comedy Club – comedy's worst-kept secret! Trevor Noah - Comedian - "Dude I had a blast. Favourite room in London" Jack Whitehall - Comedian - "Top Secret is one of London's best comedy clubs, it won't be a secret for long!"

Black Cat Music and the TUC presents. An evening ofSolidarity and Song, bringing together trade unionists, MP's and anyone else who wants to sing a tune to raise money for MAP A special event to enjoy music and raise funds for a good cause featuring Paul Nowak Matt Wrack Dave Ward Michael J Sheehy Ella Spencer Picket Line Poetry Martin Furlong and Warren Hobden Annette Mansell-Green and Gawain Little Paul Ray-Burns And hosted by James Hodder with more to be added This will be in the upstairs room at the Betsey and is mainly unreserved seating

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a two-man trad tornado tearing through the folk world with foot percussion, fiddle, guitar, vocals, and groove to spare. Kitted out with grooving basslines, tight harmonies, and offbeat charm, they’re just a couple of lads with a tangle of strings - yet they somehow summon the sound and swagger of a much bigger band. Their music blends original compositions with tunes and songs they’ve found in the wild, delivered with harmonies, tall tales, and a streak of serious silliness. Their shows mix clickety clacks, plucks and strums, with easy repartee and sharp turns - every piece crafted to keep toes tapping, faces smiling, and the whole room leaning in. It’s groove, grit, and guaranteed good times. Musically, they straddle tradition and invention, bridging the folk archive with a fearless modern edge. Some tracks glisten with clean lines and elegant harmonies - crystalline structures that shimmer in the light of contemporary trad. Others veer gleefully off course, hopping on the blues train for a whistle-stop tour of the Québécois folk line. One moment it’s reels and foot taps, the next it’s jazz chords, pop turns, and grooves that could jump the track and land somewhere between Vulfpeck and Le Vent du Nord. Arthur, a fiddler raised in Aberdeenshire, builds rolling, riff-heavy tunes grounded in his family’s musical traditions and shaped further by studies with Jonny Hardie (Old Blind Dogs). Kerran, a melodic schemer from Cumbria, draws on pop and choral training to weave in crisp harmonies and satisfying twists.

Grieving is a uniquely human emotion – or is it? Is the apparent attachment of elephants or orcas to the bodies of dead relatives a sign of grief, or simply an instinctive behaviour without emotional implications? Why do some people seem able to handle grief so much better than others? And how close are we to finding a pharmaceutical ‘cure’ for grief…and if we find it, should we use it?

End of the year special starring coedy legend Angelos Epithemou, Dan Evans and Eleanor Tiernan with Mark Maier as you host

AUTUMN: Monday 15th September – Saturday 13th December 2025 (Half term - Monday 27 October - Saturday 1st November 2025) SPRING: Monday 5th January – Saturday 28th March 2026 (Half term: Monday 16 February – Saturday 21st February 2026) SUMMER: Monday 20th April – Saturday 18th July 2026 Monday classes - Monday 20th April – Monday 20h July 2026 (Half term: Monday 25th May - Saturday 30th May 2026)