The Good Ship in Kilburn NW6, is a bar, pub, club and music venue all rolled into one with DJ, stand up comedy, pop quiz nights.

COMEDY

Starting on Monday the 7th January 2008 and then happening each and every Monday is The Porthole Comedy Club, bringing the best in stand up to Kilburn at a very affordable price of £3 pre booked via theporthole@gmail.com, else £4. At least 2 and a half hours of the sharpest and most incisive comedy to wash those Monday blues away. Doors from 6pm. Come early to guarantee entry, get seatage and the run of the free jukebox. Acts start at 830pm sharp.

Monday 12th May
Tonight's headliner is the absolutely hilarious...
Hils Barker
"Hilarious and quite brilliant." Time Out
"Tore the roof off - far, far funnier than I can explain here." XS Malarkey
"Sharp, fine-tuned material. * * * *" Sunday Herald
Plus...
Luke Toulson
WINNER of the Hackney Empire New Act of The Year 2007
Star of BBC series 'Space Pirates'
Paul Harry Alan
'A warm hearted idiot with a surreal and funny edge' – Channel 4.
'Very talented newcomer' – Time Out.
Ben Van Der Velde
covering the usual topics of love, death, octopuses, Danny Devito, kayaking, religion, politics and gibbons.
Jody Kamali
The Porthole welcomes a weekly resident of the talented character comic performing his latest material.
'Firmly on the critics radar. Definitely one to watch.’ Metro.
Plus your ho ho ho he he he resident compere James Everett

Monday 19th May
Tonight's headliner is the multitalented surrealist...
Dan Evans
'Skilful and surreal' The Scotsman
Writer for Rory Bremner Who Else? (Channel 4), The Eleven O'Clock Show (Channel 4), and The Joan Rivers Position (Five).
Plus...
Matt Crosby
Support Act for Josie Long
Winner – Chortle Best Sketch Act Award (Pappy's Fun Club)
Brett Goldstein
Tania Edwards
Jody Kamali
The Porthole welcomes a weekly resident of the talented character comic performing his latest material.
'Firmly on the critics radar. Definitely one to watch.’ Metro.
Plus your ho ho ho he he he resident compere James Everett

Monday 26th May
Tonight's headliner is a Time Out Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy winner...
Robin Ince
Ricky Gervais' Politics Tour - UK, 2004, Warm-Up
Named best compere at the 2007 Chortle Awards, and founder of the Book Club which won the innovation award at the same ceremony in 2006.
Plus...
Mike Manera
'If most comedians jokes were as funny as Manera's true stuff the world would be a better place' – The Scotsman
"You will still be talking about this guy weeks after seeing him" NME
Gary Colman
'...soon to become a name to conjure with...' time out march 2006
Sara Pascoe
"incredibly funny...lightening intelligence" Fringe Report 2007
"very funny" The Stage, Edinburgh 2007
Jody Kamali
The Porthole welcomes a weekly resident of the talented character comic performing his latest material.
'Firmly on the critics radar. Definitely one to watch.’ Metro.
Plus your chucklemungous resident compere James Everett


Monday 7th January
Milton Jones
Benny Boot
Michael Fabbri
Monday 14th January
Shazia Mirza
Luke Toulson
Paul T Eyres
Monday 21st January
Jarred Christmas
Joe Bor
Holly Walsh
Monday 28th January
Tony Law
Henning Wehn
Broderick Chow
Monday 4th February
Patrick Monahan
Charlie Baker
Jane Bostock
Darshan Sanghrajka
Monday 11th February
Gary Delaney
Stephen Merchant
Gareth Beliner
Nat Luurtsema
Monday 18th February
Sully O'Sullivan
Tony Cowards
Andrew Watts
Ilan Elson Schwab
Monday 25th February
Sol Bernstein
Stephen Carlin
Kate Smurthwaite
Steve Parry
Monday 3rd March
Lee 'Nelsy' Nelson
Jimmy McGhie
Mark Allen
Sajeela Kershi
Monday 10th March
Adam Bloom
Paddy Lennox
Del Strain
Nathan Caton
Monday 17th March
Michael Legge
Aaron Counter
Ross Ashcroft
Rachel Anderson
Monday 24th March
Scott Capurro
Tom Wrigglesworth
Matthew Earley
Grainne Maguire
Monday 31st March
Ronnie Rigsby
Joe Wilkinson
Nick Pettigrew
Richard Sandler
Monday 7th April
Ian Cognito
Meryl O'Rourke
Chris Mayo
Richard Coughlan
Monday 14th April
Dan Antopolski
Steve Weiner
Rosie Wilby
Holly Burn
Monday 21st April
Richard Herring
Carl Donnelly
Juliet Meyers
Tommy Mack
Monday 28th April
Lucy Porter
Kevin Shepherd
Amadeus Martin
The Dog Eared Collective
Monday 5th May
Reginald D Hunter
Suzy Bennett
Tomi Walamies
Helen Arney
Jody Kamali


john@thegoodship.co.uk The Good Ship, 289 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR