Thursday Night Chortles

Our relationship with carousels has been mixed at best. Aged five, there was an incident, and actually that was it for us. Until The Glee's weekly Comedy Carousel came along and thwacked those pesky levitating horses straight between their unfeasibly dark eyes. A rollicking, reactive show, the line-up changes weekly, with a big screen on which to curate the bestest bits from the online world. And though the stand-up you'll see is always stellar, there's a particular crop of incredible coming up, which is demanding of your attention. Tonight, straight-talking Suzi Ruffell is it, while likeable everyman Steve Williams is in town in a fortnight. On May 18 get most modish Sofie Hagen — as well as Nathan Caton — a consummate gig smasher, who always delivers. Book

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