Tonight

The Banana Cabaret, The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham 020 8673 8904. Milton Jones, Tom Rhodes, Marion Pashley, Ian Moore, 7.30pm, £7-£10.

Jongleurs, 49 Lavender Gardens, Battersea, 0870 787 0707. Keith Fields, 8.15pm. £14.

Saturday

The Banana Cabaret Balham. Milton Jones, Tom Rhodes, Marion Pashley, Ian Moore, 7.30pm, £8-£13.

Jongleurs, Battersea. Phone venues for details.

The Bearcat Comedy Club Turks Head, Winchester Rd, St Margaret's, Twickenham, 020 8891 1852. Four established stand-ups every Saturday, plus the best of the new and tryouts in The Open Spot. Closed till New Years Eve Party.

Comedy Castle, The Castle, 38 Tooting High Street, SW17, 020 86727018. Phone venue for details.

Up The Creek Too, 3 Brighton Road, Croydon, 020 8680 5363. Steve Bowditch, , Tom Rhodes, MC Andrew Pipe. 8.30pm, £10.

Sunday

Brixton Comedy Club, The Hobgoblin, 95 Effra Road, SW2, 0207 633 9539. Tom Rhodes, Eddie Brimson, Jamie Matheson, MC , 7.45pm, £4-£5.50.

Howl At The Moon, The Half Moon, Lower Richmond Road, Putney 020 8780 9383. Phone venue for details.

The Laughing Horse, The Britannia, Brewers Lane, Richmond. Rob & Colin, Geoff Norcott, Jem Brookes, Nik Coppin, Liz Stephens, Karen Cockfield, Bill Horrigan, Martin Rosewood, Gary Delaney, Michael Wilson and Resident MC Kevin McCarron, 8pm, £3, half price for anyone who

produces a copy of South West Live.

Monday

Banana Cabaret (see Friday)New Years Eve Party, John Moloney, Daniel Kitson, Dave Johns, Will Smith. Tickets £50 available from 020 8682 8940, 6.30pm, sumptuous buffet before show, then dancing/DJ till late.

The Bearcat Comedy Club (see Saturday), New Year's Eve Party,

Adam Bloom, Ian Stone, Bastard Son of Tommy Cooper. 9pm, £22.

Jongleurs (see Friday). Keith Fields, 9pm, £29.

Up The Creek Too (see Friday). Ben Norris, MC Roger Monkhouse. 9pm, £30.

Tuesday

Comedy @ the Cricketers, Richmond Green, Richmond, 07799 880059.

Reopens after the new year.

Thursday

The Crane Inn, Armoury Way, Wandsworth 020 8874 2450. Comedy @ The Crane. Seven up and coming comics get a chance to showcase their talents with host for the evening, Rufus. 9pm, free.

100 Pub, 100 Clapham Park Road, SW4, MC Nik Coppin, 8.30pm, free. 7.30pm, £7-£10.

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