Happy Mondays Comedy at The Amersham Arms New Cross : Mark Thomas , Phil Nichol ( Double Bill Previews /WIPs) , & MC Sion James

Monday 13th April 2026 8pm 

Happy Mondays Comedy at The Amersham Arms New Cross : Mark Thomas , Phil Nichol ( Double Bill Previews /WIPs) ,  & MC Sion James

Legendary Happy Mondays Comedy bring you weekly live comedy, kick off your week in style , come hear brand new jokes & fresh ideas from stars of TV, Radio & comedy circuit & beyond. We bring you fantastic line up of comedy talent with a double bill of work in progress /preview shows from two brilliant comedians , multi award winning South London Comedy legend that is Mark Thomas, the UK's finest political comedian , probably best known for the political stunts as performed on his cult Channel 4 show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product & BBC Radio 4 Manifesto shows. “Thomas is a terrific performer and raconteur, and he has the gift of making an instant community out of a group of strangers.” – The Guardian plus much loved audience favourite brilliant comedy circuit legend Canadian Phil Nichol- 'Attacks his material with all the restraint of a Tasmanian Devil in a foghorn factory' (The Times) if you have never seen Phil Nichol then you are in for a treat! All hosted by your cheeky compere Sion James in the friendly atmosphere of The Amersham Arms. ( Across the Road from New Cross station)

Airy spacious venue with reasonable priced bar
Front Pub Bar is open all day for pre show drinks for early arrivals
Student Discounted Tickets , Tickets with Donations to Lewisham Foodbank

Great Value Live Comedy in a Great Live venue

Please email happymondayscomedy@gmail.com so we can reserve you seats together if booking or groups of 3 or more.

Presented by Happy Mondays Comedy.

This is an 18+ event.

Advanced Tickets available Online 

Advanced Booking £8 
General Admission + Additional Lewisham Foodbank Donation £12.50
Student Discount Ticket  £5

Doors 7.30pm Show 8.00pm to approx 10.30pm, Including Interval(s)

The Amersham Arms 388 New Cross Rd, New Cross, London SE14 6TY

Nearest Transport : New Cross Zone 2 ( 2 mins walk) or Free Street parking available nearby

Line Up :

Mark Thomas  ( Preview / Work In Progress) 
Don't miss chance to see a work in progress from the UK's finest political comedian , none other than the legendary Mark Thomas!  South London's finest -Probably best known for the political stunts as performed on his cult Channel 4 show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product , cult BBC Radio comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience , BBC Radio 4 Manifesto shows and his many award winning touring theatre shows. Mark won 8 awards for performing, 3 for human rights work and 1 he invented for himself. “Thomas is a terrific performer and raconteur, and he has the gift of making an instant community out of a group of strangers.” – The Guardian 
“You’ll leave recommitted to the fight against this appalling authoritarian government, to keep that tradition alive.”– The Guardian
https://markthomasinfo.co.uk

Phil Nichol  ( Preview / Work In Progress) 
Phil Nichol is a truly unique performer. An acclaimed actor, award winning comedian, producer, presenter, writer and musician, there is no end to his talent! WINNER - Scotsman Fringe First Award 2011 WINNER - IF.COM Eddie Award 2006 (previously The Perrier, now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Award) WINNER - Time Out Best Comedy Performer. As seen on The Graham Norton Show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Altitude Festival , Annually Retentive, The World Stands Up, Comedy Shuffle, and many more. 'Nichol is absolutely born to perform, and the show is brilliant' (The Skinny) 'Attacks his material with all the restraint of a Tasmanian Devil in a foghorn factory' (The Times) 'Phil Nichol is an extraordinary performer – entrancing and alarming in equal measure' (The Stage) 'Seismically powerful award-winning comic force' (The Scotsman). https://www.philnichol.com/

MC Sion James
"Utterly charming ... Lovable giant' Time Out London

Check out https://www.instagram.com/happymondayscomedy/ for previous & current lineups

Artists listed are correct at time of going to press, in the unlikely event that an act needs to cancel we reserve the right to amend the line up without notice and no refunds will be due. We will endeavour to bring back that artist to this venue in the future.