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The Comedy Store Players

With , Lee Simpson, Ruth Bratt, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Marcus Brigstocke

The Comedy Store Players have been wowing audiences for many years with their improvisational skills, creating unique shows every Sunday in the heart of London’s West End. The concept is simple – the team will ask the audience for suggestions of locations, genres and characters, then improvise hilarious scenes and sketches around those ideas. No two performances are ever the same and the only limit is your imagination!

The Comedy Store Players are Neil Mullarkey, Josie Lawrence, Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson and Ruth Bratt. They perform an entirely different  improvised comedy show every Sunday at the London Comedy Store.
 

On Sunday 26th October the Players will be celebrating their 40th birthday. They are the Guinness World Record holder for the longest running comedy show with the same core team, and they were presented with the Legend of Comedy Award at the 2025 Leicester International Comedy Festival.

They have performed at Shakespeare's Globe annually since 1998 as well as on the Olivier stage at the National Theatre. They appear at festivals and theatres around the UK and toured India in 2004. 

Guest performers include Marcus Brigstocke, Pippa Evans, Julian Clary, Cariad Lloyd, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris, Lauren Shearing, Monica Gaga, Eddie Izzard, Joshua C Jackson, Rosie Holt, Mike McShane, Sophie Duker and Niall Ashdown. Improvised music is provided by Steve Edis, Kirsty Newton, Richard Baker, Chris Ash and Yshani Perinpanayagam.
 

More details of special guests and line-ups for their Sunday shows can be found at www.comedystoreplayers.com
 

The extremely live improvised comedy show is the best I have ever seen. I have had the privilege of a few shows and it always inspires and never disappoints. The skills and sublime interaction between the comedians are often breath-taking. Pure happiness. Thank you all!

Andy R, Trip Advisor

"The troupe more than lives up to its hallowed reputation... The livewire skill underpinning all that wanton creativity quite takes your breath away"

The Telegraph

"These are masters of their craft, there was never a dull moment" 

Manchester Evening News

"The best ad-lib ensemble in the UK" 

Evening Standard
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