About Us

The Funny Side launched its first club, 'The Funny Side...of Covent Garden', in April 2006. Originally running just once a week, within the space of a year it had won 'Best Comedy Venue (London Small)' in The Chortle Awards and, due to its rapidly increasing popularity, had expanded to operate on Wednesdays and Fridays in addition to Sundays. Today it is one of the only clubs in the country to offer top quality stand-up comedy five nights a week [Our usual Covent Garden venue is currently undergoing refurbishment. Because of this there is a revised schedule of shows in operation].

In September 2008 the company launched a second location 'The Funny Side...of The City' to bring the same high level of comedic talent to London's Square Mile.

The club received extensive press coverage owing to the fact that 2008 also saw the worst effects of the global economic downturn.

Bucking the trend; a year on, it still runs every Thursday and Friday evening and has become a thriving hub for City workers seeking an antidote to the area's trademark financial doom and gloom.

The company continues to see healthy growth, seeking out new venues in keeping with The Funny Side's 'boutique' appeal. The Funny Side of...Clapham Common launched in November 2009 and currently runs on the last Thursday of every month.

New clubs for 2010 include The Funny Side...of Camden which will initially operate on the first Saturday of every month from March 6th.

In addition to clubs, The Funny Side operates in a range of other areas within the comedy industry including writing and directing, production, promotion, graphic and web design and artist management.