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Located in Greenwich, South East London, Up The Creek is one of the UK?s best comedy venues, offering true intimacy with a diverse range of acts throughout the week. A who's who of comedy acts have taken to its stage including Russell Brand, Rich Hall, Steven Merchant and Reginald D. Hunter, while household names such as Jimmy Carr, Harry Hill, Al Murray and Jo Brand all started their stand-up careers at Up The Creek. Best of all, a varied schedule greets comedy lovers from all backgrounds during the week. The first Wednesday of every month sees the unique innovation of comedy speed dating; Thursdays play host to the Comedy Variety show, a free open mic night where new comedians can take their first stand-up steps in front of a legendarily tough comedy audience; Fridays and Saturdays see a traditional line-up of stand-up comedians, followed by a less traditional disco after the show; finally, the weekly Sunday Special event offer a first class end to the week. Voted by The Guardian in 2009 as the UK's top comedy venue, Up The Creek is a must visit for comedy fans. Up the Creek events
Up The Creek
TIMES 8.45pm PRICING £15, concs £12
Quick-fire gags and physical humour from Paul Pirie, plus Paul Ricketts, Rudi Lickwood and MC Ninia Benjamin.
Open Mic
TIMES Thursday 24th May and Thursday 31st May 2012 - 8.15pm PRICING £4
Stand Up For The Week: Work In Progress Shows
TIMES 29th May, 5th Jun, 12th Jun, 19th Jun and 26th Jun 2012 - 7.30pm PRICING £5
Jon Richardson, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Sara Pascoe, Paul Chowdhry and Andrew Lawrence rehearse new material for the Channel 4 TV show.
Up The Creek
TIMES 8.45pm PRICING £11, concs £8
Edgy storytelling from Geordie stand-up Gavin Webster, plus John Lynn and MC Gordon Southern.
Up The Creek
TIMES 8.45pm PRICING £15, concs £12
Sharp observational gags from John Lynn, plus Mike Wilmot, Gavin Webster and MC Gordon Southern.
Open Mic
TIMES 7th Jun, 14th Jun, 21st Jun and 28th Jun 2012 - 8.15pm PRICING £4
Up The Creek
TIMES 8.45pm PRICING £11, concs £8
Energetic observational storytelling from Geoff Norcott, plus Phil Butler and MC Wade McElwain.
Up The Creek
TIMES 8.45pm PRICING £15, concs £12
Energetic stories and anecdotes from Geoff Norcott, plus Tom Deacon, Phil Butler and MC Wade McElwain.
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30 Stockwell Street, SE10 | 3 minutes from Up the Creek
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173-185 Greenwich High Road, SE10 | 6 minutes from Up the Creek
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Bugsby Way, SE10 | 28 minutes from Up the Creek
Staying at this hotel puts you right in the centre of Greenwich, with a thousand years of British naval history on your doorstep, as well shops, ...More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
66-68 Rivington Street, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 4.3 miles from Up the Creek
Don't let the gaudy red and yellow paint that mutilates the exterior of this fantastic comedy club deter you from gracing its hallowed floors. It may ...More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
County Hall, 5 Chicheley Street, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 4.8 miles from Up the Creek
Situated in the heart of London at Southbank, and right in front of tourists' favourite the London Eye, The Slug and Lettuce is the perfect place ...More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
213 Strand, London, Holborn, London WC2R | 4.9 miles from Up the Creek
The George plays host to the award winning Funny Side Comedy Club every Friday & Saturday night. Under the same ownership as East Dulwich favourites The ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
180 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 | 5 minutes from Up the Creek
This Greenwich cinema has not been a resounding success. Since opening in 1989 it's gone bankrupt twice, closing down for long periods. Fortunately for locals - ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 | 7 minutes from Up the Creek
The Greenwich Playhouse is one of the most modern theatres in the London area. It's certainly not the biggest - it has seating capacity for 84 ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
30 Creekside, London, SE8 | 10 minutes from Up the Creek
The Bonnie Bird Theatre is the Laban centre's chic modern performance space. Designed by Tate Modern architects, Herzog & de Meuron, the Laban building is a ...More
London > Events > Comedy Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 - 8.45pm
Up the Creek, 302 Creek Road, Greenwick, SE10 | At Up the Creek
Quick-fire gags and physical humour from Paul Pirie, plus Paul Ricketts, Rudi Lickwood and MC Ninia Benjamin....More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 at 11am and 1pm
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 | 5 minutes from Up the Creek
Puppet adaptation of Faustin Charles and Michael Terry's moral fable....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 - 7.30pm
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 | 5 minutes from Up the Creek
The ensemble plays experimental chamber pop and folk....More
Sights and Attractions near Up the Creek
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
King William Walk, London, SE10 | 3 minutes from Up the Creek
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William ...More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
King William Walk, Greenwich, London, SE10 | 4 minutes from Up the Creek
NOTE: The Cutty Sark is due to re-open on Thurday 26 April 2012. The restoration of the Cutty Sark has seen £50 million spent on the ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
12 Crooms Hill, London, SE10 | 5 minutes from Up the Creek
This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in a ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
26 Royal Hill, London, SE10 | 8 minutes from Up the Creek
A small but perfectly formed cheese shop in a pretty little street off the main Greenwich High Road. With over 100 different types to choose from, ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Royal Hill, London, SE10 | 8 minutes from Up the Creek
This unusual fruit and veg shop in Greenwich is certainly worth the detour from the main high street. It's just a short walk away, a left ...More
London > Shopping > Books
74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, London, SE3 | 29 minutes from Up the Creek
A book lovers gem. As one of London's oldest and last remaining second-hand bookshops, this bookshop stocks signed first editions and collectables as well as local ...More
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
45 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 | 1 minute from Up the Creek
New Zealanders take their burgers pretty seriously, and back in 2001 three Kiwis living in London found themselves homesick from the lack of well-crafted quality burgers ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Nelson Road, Greenwich, , London, SE10 | 2 minutes from Up the Creek
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London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
1-2 Stockwell Street, London, SE10 | 2 minutes from Up the Creek
In spite of its name, its Victorian pub exterior and an interesting collection of Greenwich memorabilia, the Spread Eagle is not a pub, or even a ...More
London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 3.7 miles from Up the Creek
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 4 miles from Up the Creek
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, London, Shoreditch, London E2 | 4.2 miles from Up the Creek
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
Leisure near Up the Creek
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 2.7 miles from Up the Creek
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, London, SE10 | 13 minutes from Up the Creek
As a World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) Greenwich is ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 36 minutes from Up the Creek
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Nelson Road, Greenwich, , London, SE10 | 2 minutes from Up the Creek
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
56 Royal Hill, London, SE10 | 8 minutes from Up the Creek
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
Park Row, London, SE10 | 9 minutes from Up the Creek
The pub achieved notoriety selling whitebait (still on the menu) but now the Trafalgar Tavern is a refreshment point for the capital's many visitors. It's hardly ...More
Nightlife near Up the Creek
London > Nightlife > Bars
The Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 | 3 minutes from Up the Creek
Located within the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College and a stone's throw from the world's last tea clipper, the legendary Cutty Sark, The Old ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
338 Boord Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 | 28 minutes from Up the Creek
Formely The House And Terrace, THAT London is a large 1,800-capacity nightclub venue a five minute walk away from The O2 Arena on the Greenwich peninsula. ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Peninsula Square, London, SE10 | 36 minutes from Up the Creek
A taste of 22nd century clubbing (with prices to match), Matter is more than just the most futuristic nightspot in London - it's the most advanced ...More
Meeting venue hire near Up the Creek
London > Business > Venue Hire
Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, 2, Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE10 | 3 minutes from Up the Creek
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Creekside, Deptford, London, SE8 | 10 minutes from Up the Creek
Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Peninsula Square, London, SE10 | 36 minutes from Up the Creek
The second most embarrassing legacy of Tony Blair's time in government struggled for years to find a role after the millennium show shut up shop. It's ...More
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