Mirth Control Comedy

Online Bookings, info and videos


Mirth Control… a name could not be more misleading! If you have ever been to a Mirth Control comedy club venue, laughter was undoubtedly the last thing you could have controlled on the show. If this is your first time, don’t be deluded by the name. Take your friends and family for a great evening filled with fantastic gags and outstanding gigs.

A database of over 1000 comedians selected from across the globe, and 90 comedy venues in UK, the Mirth Control is the largest comedy club booker in United Kingdom. Mirth Control has live comedy venues across London and Wales, Central, North, South East, and South West UK, and Jersey, Guernsey, including venues in Spain.

Mirth Control is dedicated towards encouraging new talent, while also showcasing comic brilliance at their shows. Most famous comedians of today, Jimmy Carr, Stuart Silver, Mackenzie Crook, Stephen Merchant, Alan Carr, Matthew Horne and Justin Lee Collins, began their comic careers with Mirth Control. The sheer wealth of talent engaged by Mirth Control is courtesy its founder Geoff Whiting. Geoff Whiting has been a stand-up comedian for the past 11 years with 3500 shows to his credit.  The constant gigging, 300 days a year in the UK comedy circuit, has made Geoff an excellent talent tracker. Mirth Control is a rare example of a famed and professional comedy club organization consciously tracking new talent to debut on professional platforms.    

When you are at a Mirth Control venue, expect to see a fantastic line-up of comic acts. Mirth Control ensures the highest quality, variety and originality of performances, and its impressive database of stand-ups bring diversity to its shows across the UK.

In London, the Mirth Control has several venues:

  1. The Rocket – Acton; nearest tube stations: Acton Central, South Action, Acton Town
  2. Watermans – Brentford; nearest tube station: South Ealing
  3. The Old Queens Head – Islington; nearest tube station: Angel, Highbury and Islington
  4. Kingsmeadow Stadium – Kingston; nearest tube station:  Norbition
  5. Comedy the Common – Plumstead; nearest tube station: Plumstead Train Station
  6. Down and Outs – St James’s Square; nearest tube station: Green Park
  7. Mirth Control II – West Hampstead; nearest tube station: West Hampstead
  8. The Grove –South Wimbledon; nearest tube station: South Wimbledon Wimbledon, Colliers Wood
  9. Rich Mix –Bethnal Green; nearest tube station: Liverpool Street

Comedians performing at Mirth Control venues are Geoff Whiting, Andi Osho, Milton Jones, Nathan Caton, Neil Cole, Helen Arney, Alex Marion, Andrew Wallace, Mitch Benn, Barry Castagnola, Danny Buckler, Martin Coyote, John Gordillo, Hannah Warman, MC-Helen Arney, Hal Cruttenden, Rob Collins, Ali Brice, Sally Tatum, MC-Donald Mack, Harry Denford, Matt Forde, Dave Keeling, Boris Witzenfeld, Mark Simmons, Paul Chowdhry, Prince Abdi, and Adnan Ahmed.

Shows are scheduled for 12th, 14th, 19th, 29th, and 30th December, 5th Feb, and 3rd Mar. All venues have individual booking call numbers. Visit the Mirth Control website http://www.mirthcontrol.org.uk to find out more. For enquiries, you can email Mirth Control at jane_s@mirthcontrol.org.uk  or call 07540 800350.

When you type ‘mirth control comedy’ in YouTube.com, you will get several video links. Most of these are individual performances by comedians who also perform with Mirth Control.

Address: 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Telephone: 020 7613 7498
Website: http://www.mirthcontrol.org.uk/    Book Tickets
Nearest Rail Station: Bethnal Green
Days of the week: Usually only Fridays