Every year we present a selection of the top shows warming up before heading North to the Edinburgh Festival. Your ticket entitles you to see both full shows for less than the price of one in Edinburgh.
NOTE EARLIER START TIMES and any CHANGES to advertised running order.
1st show starts 8pm, 2nd show starts 9.15pm.
Check www.downstairsatthekingshead.com for details of who's on tonight.

Simon Munnery

They say you only play Downstairs at the Kings Head 37 times in your career, once on the way down, and 36 on a plateau. It'll be good to be back. Simon Munnery ("Quite simply, one of the comedians in the country" - The Times) returns to Crouch End to try and make amends for last time. Lock up your goats. Expect the usual unusual melange of aphorisms, jokes, anecdotes, sketches, poetry & art.


JOHN ROBERTSON
Viral for his wild improv and crowdwork, John Robertson storms back with a brand-new hour of high-voltage comedy. The mastermind behind cult sensation The Dark Room, Robertson has racked up millions of views for his wild, sharp interactions and unpredictable onstage mayhem.
Fresh from earning British Comedy Guide’s Best-Reviewed Comedy Show of the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, he returns with even more speed, chaos and razor-edged spontaneity. Expect fast riffs, audience interplay that borders on supernatural, and a performer who treats the stage like a live wire waiting to be grabbed.
“A Rocky Horror for nerds...Reader, I howled!" ***** The Telegraph
“A splendid comedy beast" **** The Scotsman

Important Notes:
Bills may alter at late notice - check on www.downstairsatthekingshead.com for any last-minute changes.
There is no reserved seating Downstairs. We can seat 70 and have 10 standing spaces. Your ticket guarantees entry, but if you want a good seat, please be with us by the advertised door opening time.
Please bring evidence of booking (i.e; your confirmation email). On phone is fine - save trees!
You can book tickets up to 6pm on the day of the show. After then, any remaining tickets will be sold on a first-come first-served basis on the door at the advertised “doors open” time.
Also please note that, as an intimate venue, we discourage large group bookings, so tickets are limited on this show to a MAXIMUM of 4 per person.
We want everyone to enjoy the show. Please don’t talk during the performance and ensure your mobile phone is turned off. You will be required to leave without refund if your behaviour is disruptive. No recording in any medium is allowed without prior permission.
Intoxicated persons will not be admitted.
The use of E cigarettes is prohibited
Note we do not allow food downstairs. If you are planning on eating upstairs before the show, please allow plenty of time to finish before coming downstairs.