Every Friday, our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week to come. Emma McAlpine selects her top three gigs.
Monday 1st August
Jerry Sadowitz @ Leicester Square Theatre
Genius magician and controversial stand-up Jerry Sadowitz brings his not-for-the-faint-hearted brand of comedy to the Leicester Square Theatre for this work in progress gig. Born in the US and brought up in Glasgow, Sadowitz is revered on the comedy circuit and regarded as one of the best magicians in the business, having written several books on magic and invented many of his own cunning tricks. His style is definitely best suited for punters who like their comedy vitriolic and fierce.
Tuesday 2nd August-Saturday 3rd September
Doug Stanhope @ Leicester Square Theatre
Considering Stanhope whinges about coming to London every year and yet, stays a little bit longer each time, we think he might be telling porkies. For the entire month of August, the nihilistic American returns to the LST with his longest UK stint to date, no doubt with just as much stirring cynicism and fury as ever. One of the hottest comedy tickets of the summer - don't miss it (or take your mum).
Tuesday 2nd-Saturday 13th August
Lawrence Leung @ Soho Theatre
The geeky Australian comic is back at the Soho this month with another obsession to discuss. Forget Rubik's cubes and Star Wars. This time, Leuing is after something a little more mature: he wants his own jetpack and will stop at nothing to get one, even if it involves recruiting a inventor to make one for him. Illustrating his quest with movie clips, voice mails, emails and text messages, this is a funny and uplifting tale with a climax worth waiting for.
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