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Grounds For Comedy @ The Alma

Grounds For Comedy @ The AlmaEntertainment
18NOV
NOV18
Date
Wednesday 18 November 2026
At 19:00 – 21:30
📍
Location
The Alma, 499 Old York Road, London, SW18 1TF
Price
£19.67
EntertainmentStand-up
Event details

An evening of stand-up comedy featuring established and emerging comedians performing in the intimate upstairs space at The Alma. The line-up includes Eli Hart (BBC New Comedy Award winner 2025), James Osei, Leah Davis (Funny Women finalist and Capital Xtra presenter), Roman Harris (fresh from Edinburgh Fringe 2024), and Vinny Shiu (British Comedian of the Year finalist and Chortle's 2025 Hotshot).

The show runs from 7.30pm with an interval, finishing by 9.15pm. Unreserved seating means arriving early secures the best spots. The venue offers a private bar upstairs, and dinner is available downstairs before the performance begins.

The Alma, 499 Old York Road, London, SW18 1TF

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