Welcome

   Welcome to the Monkey Business Comedy Club     

 

 Camden comedy club

  

Monkey Business is a friendly, intimate critically acclaimed comedy club : 

The atmosphere is relaxed and each show is designed to be both hilarious and exciting.


Voted  London`s best comedy club by The Camden Gazette


  The Monkey Business Comedy Club clearly deserves its reputation as one of the finest laugh-emporiums in the capital.  Jon Dean Islington gazette 9/2/2012


Monkey Business now offers a choice of two comfortable

 air conditioned venues on Saturday nights

with soft seating / sofa areas & lots of tables to place your drinks on

very reasonable ticket price entry / award winning comedy acts

 providing for your maximum enjoyment

(not many other North London comedy clubs can make our claims)

 

Critic's Choice in Time Out a Time Out Recommended Stars. We have repeatedly been Critic's Pick, or Choice or "Must See" event in The Evening Standard, The Metro, The London Lite, London Paper, The Guardian,Islington gazette,camdenguide.co.uk,Spoonfed,View London, The Daily Mirror and been featured on BBC Radio, LBC, FM & Capital radio. If you're looking for comedy in North London The Monkey Business comedy club is the Critics' Favourite.


 

PLEASE PRESS RIGHT  What top comics  say about  Monkey Business


so  now  its just a matter of choosing  between our two great Camden  clubs 

Saturdays nights 

  at Camden`s

THE SIR RICHARD STEELE

 97 Haverstock Hill NW3 Chalk Farm /Belsize Park
(Just a few mins walk from Chalk Farm tube) or take 168 bus from Camden Town get off when they call Steeles Road.
Bar till midnight good food available 

and on

Saturdays

 Thursdays nights    

at Camden`s

 The Oxford  

256 Kentish Town Road NW5 

just 1 minute turn left from Kentish Town tube

or a short 134 bus ride from Camden Town

air conditioned .good food 15 % off if going to show

 

Some of the world`s biggest names have performed at 

                                     Martin Besserman`s 

                           fabulous Monkey Business Comedy Club   


                                Harry Hill performing at Monkey Business on Wednesday 30 March 2011

                                                                                           


                                                                                 Lee Mack performing at Monkey Business  Saturday 25 July 2009 

                                                            

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                                                                        Lee Nelson performing at Monkey Business Sat 11 June 2011

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                         

 

 Stephen Merchant performing at Monkey Business Friday 6 March 2009

 

 

 

 

Martin Besserman +  Stephen Merchant +  Russell Howard  

relaxing in The Green Room  after show on Friday 6 March 2009 

 

 

Noel Fielding  performing at Monkey Business

 

 

Martin Besserman and Noel Fielding playing with ducks 

 

 

photo below is of Michael Mittermeier & Martin Besserman taken in the summer of 2011

 

Russell Howard  performing in March 2009

 

                                                          Martin Besserman with a bunch of attractive girls at Monkey Business during the break.                                         

 

media 

I really recommend this club as a great night out. Time Out magazine  

 The Monkey Business comedy bills remain as highly appealing as ever  Bruce Dessau Evening Standard

 The idiosyncratic amiable Martin Besserman hosts in his own imitable way.CRITICS`CHOICE Tim Arthur Time Out magazine  

  The  superb established  Monkey Business comedy club  has good solid line-ups Time Out magazine

Monkey Business is a small, intimate comedy club in the heart of Camden that has built a reputation for hosting top comics, including names like Harry Hill, Sean Lock, Alan Carr and more. A good night out. Saturday nights. camedenguide.co.uk 

 The Monkey Business comedy night comes highly recommended!: Maddy Savage reporter /presenter Newsround BBC Television Centre 

  Monkey Business has been such a roaring success that it now runs three nights a week in 2 different venues in North London. Attracting big names, such as Noel Fielding, Harry Hill and Russell Brand, Monkey Business always has good billings of varying acts from musical, to sketch and stand-up. …Spoonfed  

The Monkey Business comedy club has put on acts like Harry Hill, Michael McIntyre, Chris Addison, Lee Nelson Russell Kane & Russell Howard. Its truly an amazing  club for  entertainment. Daily Mirror 

Martin Besserman  brings some of the biggest names in the UK comedy circuit to his excellent club.What a plan.com

Head down to Monkey Business for a guaranteed excellent night of stand up comedy Fix magazine

The Monkey Business Comedy Club clearly deserves its reputation as one of the finest laugh-emporiums in the capital.  Jon Dean Islington gazette 


Jerry Springer chat show king 
           has taken an interestJERRY SPRINGER in Monkey Business
 saying that he would consider hosting one of the shows

 

 


                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Perry Fenwick who plays Billy Mitchell
 BBC1`S East Enders
     "Monkey Business is a great comedy club with wonderful acts
run by  wonderful Martin Besserman
I will be back there soon"




 Zoe Lister
  who plays Zoe Carpenter in Channel 4s
Holly Oaks says  
" I love The Monkey Business club and i intend to
 return when i am not filming in Liverpool "

Zoe Lister




Jon Culshaw
Britain`s top impressionist
 star of Dead Ringers
  "Monkey Business is a very nice comedy club
I really enjoyed my both evenings there. Top acts and
Martin Besserman really knows how to put on a great show.

 

 


Beth Winslet
(sister of Hollywood superstar Kate Winslet
( "Monkey Business is the best comedy club I have
ever been  too I will be back.

 

 



Kate Moss top model
 " Martin I  really had a wonderful evening at your club.
 thank you so much.



BILL BAILY  
Time Out  Monkey Business comedy club puts on top shows .

I strongly recommend the club.

 

 

Frankie Boyle 

" I really enjoyed my night
at The Monkey Business Comedy Club.



Lord Paddy Ashdown :former Liberal leader 
 "I`ve heard very good things about the Monkey Business Comedy Club,
so I must try to make it to one of your shows.
very nice meeting you Martin

 


Pete Dochety " You run a nice club man !

 

 

Matthew Wright from The Wright Stuff " Monkey Business is a wonderful comedy club 

 

 

These are some of the acts that Monkey Business has put on in recent years

  Harry Hill, Russell Brand, Michael McIntyre, Omid Djaili, Jimmy Carr, Alan Carr, Dara O Brian,

, Noel Fielding, Rich Hall, Adam Hills, Rhod Gilbert, Stewart Lee, Stephen Merchant,

Lee Mack,Tim Vine, Reginald D Hunter, Russell Howard,Sean Lock,Ed Byrne Stephen K Amos ,Lee Nelson

,Jack Whitehall, Patrick Monahan,Patrick Kielty, Simon Amstell, Dave Gorman, Chris Addison, Danny Bhoy

,Sara Millican, Russell Kane, Micky Flanagan, Kevin Bridges, Lucy Porter, Nina Conti,Magnus Betner,Michael Mittermeier 

,Howard Marks aka Mr Nice ,Sean Hughs, Stephen Grant, Danny Bhoy,Rainer Herch,Rob Derring ,Ricky Grover,Bob Mills

 and  just about every other top name .

PLEASE  PRESS  TO RIGHT   What top comics say about Monkey Business

 

 

             Saturdays  award winning comedy acts doors7.30 pm Show starts 8.45pm                                                

                                                                   

Thursdays    new acts & top acts trying new material  doors on Thursdays 7pm /show starts 8pm

 


Click on 'Full Listings' to see what's coming up  To reserve tickets for any of our shows please either email monkeybusinesscomedyclub@yahoo.co.uk or tel 07932  338203 or you can order your tickets online  click on the 'Buy Tickets' banner at the top right of the screen .

 

Monkey Business is an independant  comedy club

with heart & soul.