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03/06/2026
TUESDAY 4TH AUGUST
6:30 p.m. Callum Mackenzie: 1 Hour of Clean Comedy
Full of laughs, free from swears. This is sharp, joke-heavy stand-up that’s suitable for all. Following a fully sold out run in Edinburgh 2025, Callum Mackenzie and featured guests present an hour of non-stop laughs, that you can listen to while sitting next to your nan.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/callum-mackenzie-1-hour-of-clean-comedy-2/
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8:00 p.m. Adryan Gerrits: Confessions Of A Serial Friendship Killer
Breaking news: the infamous Serial Friendship Killer has finally been caught.
After years of ghosting, emotional negligence and catastrophic social behaviour, one gay man stands trial for the countless friendships he may or may not have ruined along the way.
Part courtroom drama, part public ex*****on, “Confessions of a Serial Friendship Killer” is a darkly funny one-man show exploring intimacy, loneliness and the emotionally unhinged decisions we make in the name of connection.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/confessions-of-a-serial-friendship-killer/
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9:30 p.m. Tim Swanton: Bear The Load
So-called comedian Tim Swanton presents his breakout comedy special – a gut-busting appreciation of the struggles we all face in life, from love for Legoland to running over old ladies (with shopping trolleys). A show of stand-up comedy and theatre meshed together that looks at what it means not just to be a stand-up comedian, but a performer, and what happens when it’s just not possible to bear the load any longer.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/tim-swanton-bear-the-load/
03/06/2026
We’re very excited to begin to announce our 2026 Camden Fringe run!
MONDAY 3RD AUGUST
6:30 p.m. Callum Mackenzie: 1 Hour of Clean Comedy
Full of laughs, free from swears. This is sharp, joke-heavy stand-up that’s suitable for all. Following a fully sold out run in Edinburgh 2025, Callum Mackenzie and featured guests present an hour of non-stop laughs, that you can listen to while sitting next to your nan.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/callum-mackenzie-1-hour-of-clean-comedy/
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8:00 p.m. Amy Nic: School Disco Party Bags
Amy is obsessed with 3 things: gossip, party dances and herself. And she blames it all on her stint as an entertainer at a Caravan Park.
School Disco Party Bags, is an ode to the classic British holiday, only this time it’s a behind the scenes documentary. Join Amy to find out how she became infatuated with lifeguards, an expert in bingo calling and … what’s really underneath that tiger costume?
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/amy-nic-school-disco-party-bags/
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9:30 p.m. Lovebugs Comedy: The Bug Hotel
Welcome to the Bug Hotel. A fast-moving hour of stand-up from the Lovebugs Comedy Collective.
Your Night Manager, Kieran Dee (G&B Comedy 2026 All Stars winner), guides your short stay through travel mishaps, cultural misunderstandings and the indignities of hotel workplace life.
Each show introduces you to five comedians, with no two shows the same.
Check in for laughs. Check out the staff and guests. North London’s finest hospitality awaits.
Questionable service is included.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/bug-hotel/
02/06/2026
Weekend of live music at Aces…
02/06/2026
THURSDAY 4TH JUNE! Sharon Wanjohi is finally getting her s**t together.
It’s time. I’ve bought some crystals, taken an iron supplement and finally stopped avoiding my taxes.
Will this be enough to undo years of avoidance? My therapist (girl I met in a nightclub toilet years ago) says no but I say yes. Because delusion is the key to success.
Sharon Wanjohi is a q***r British Kenyan comedian, who’s been making waves on the circuit with her take on the lack of Gen-z homeowners and maybe too much material on the cartoons that inspired a generation of sexual awakenings.
She has written on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Late Night Lycett and The Jonathan Ross Show.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/sharon-wanjohi-a-perfect-life-wip/
02/06/2026
TUESDAY 9TH JUNE! Comedians Abi Clarke and Courtney Buchner bring you a Work-in-Progress of their latest stand up hour.
Abi Clarke – Revenge in Progress.
Abi’s had a bad year. Lost her home, friends and for a few months… her ability to walk. She may not have a finished show, but oh baby does she have gossip. Join Abi as she refines and develops her new show in preparation for her 2027 tour. As seen on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Comedy Central and Sky. Over 2 million followers online.
‘Hilarious and relatable’ The Independent
‘Compelling observational humour’ The Scotsman
‘She has star quality’ The Times
Courtney Buchner – One of the Girls
A show that will make you laugh, cringe and text your best friend immediately.
Following her sold out Edinburgh Fringe Debut “I Wrote this Show Last Night” and her five-star follow-up “Big, If True”, Courtney returns with a story about friendship. Or rather, the end of a friendship.
“Uniquely charming.” EdFringe Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A star in the making.” ThreeWeeks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/abi-clarke-and-courtney-buchner-split-the-bill/
02/06/2026
TONIGHT - SOLD OUT… Ages ago!!!
01/06/2026
June highlights.
Plus Everywhere All At Once Festival at the end of the month.
29/05/2026
TONIGHT the very welcome return of KN/GHTS electrifying project of James Knights, renowned for his work with Scarlet Soho and as one half of the cult synth duo Boytronic. Combining heavy HI-NRG, raw electro with an hypnotic vocal range...
“A potent mix of dark disco energy and fearless performance.”
Support from Ras Bolding maverick Danish explorer of the outskirts of synth, wave, goth, postpunk and 8-bit. He is also the founder of the infamous Klub Golem.
Tickets £15 adv or more on door...
https://www.seetickets.com/event/kn-ghts/aces-and-eights-saloon-bar/3595000
22/05/2026
TONIGHT
The very welcome return of our dear friends The Penny Dreadfuls following their sell out debut here at Aces & Eights last year…
Penny Dreadfuls present: On The Ropes – Volume II
kicking off the night with words from writer, poet, and playwright Angelica May, setting the tone with some powerful spoken word. Alt-rock trio
Shedd will then take the stage to turn up the volume, followed by the grunge-fuelled chaos of Pigeon Dog. Finally, Penny Dreadfuls close the show with a hard-hitting set of brand new music.
Line-up:
Penny Dreadfuls
Pigeon Dog
Shedd
Angelica May (Poet)
Get your tickets now — this one’s going to be loud, raw, unforgettable… AND SOLD OUT!.. Don’t MISS out!
https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/select/pbmqyornegwv
14/05/2026
TONIGHT SOLD OUT
Markus Kan
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Room 33
12/05/2026
MONDAY 1ST JUNE! Hello! we are putting 2 different shows together and would love to show the shows to you. (let us express that there is an interval)
From Nate:
It’s roughly about repeating & losing yourself whilst manufacturing a life & act.
“unique..pushing at the edges of what stand-up can be” Chortle
“like jazz” ★★★★★ The Scotsman
“Laughs that come from out of nowhere” ★★★★★ Entertainment Now
PS my work has been nominated for various awards if that is your thing? – (comic originality best show etc)
From Loz:
It’s my (LOZDODD) show—a special show like NO other. DIFFERENT EVERYTIME. Powerful. Urgent. What even is this? Where are we going? How do we know what’s real? COME. You’ll leave changed—GUARANTEED
Cheers,
Loz & Nate
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/nate-kitch-lawrence-dodd-doing-2-comedy-shows-in-a-state-of-flux/
30/04/2026
THURSDAY 9TH JULY! Amy Annette and Li Jin Hao present an evening of comedy
(two work in progress shows with a chic interval between them)
Amy Annette: Say What You Like About Me. WIP.
This show is about being hot (or not). As heard on: Off Menu and BBC Radio 4. As seen on: The Way Out (U&Dave). As smelt on: Tour support for Aisling Bea.
‘Brilliant, hilarious. If I didn’t love her so much, I’d hate her’ Suzi Ruffell
Top 50 best reviewed shows 2025 (BCG)
★★★★ Guardian
★★★★ Chortle
★★★★ List
Li Jin Hao: Falling From A Moon. WIP.
I’m addicted to time travel. I keep living in the past. I want to go back. Not too far though. Not Pangea. What would I even do there? I could beat a T-rex at rock paper scissors, but he wouldn’t know what was going on. I think these thoughts as I hold a dino nugget in my hand. I think the present feels heavy and the past feels like the moon, where there was less gravity and I was lighter. Meet me on the moon.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee 2024.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/li-jin-hao-and-amy-annette-work-in-progresses/
27/04/2026
MONDAY 22ND JUNE! Kwami Odoom (Winner: Max Turner Prize 2025) & Jack Henry (Finalist: LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025) need some help. Kwami is worried he’ll be a bad father, Jack can’t work out how to be gay, sane and sexy all at the same time. Two very different guys, two very different problems and not a single solution between them. They need some outside perspective. They need a support group. They need you.
A sharp, honest and hilarious split-bill for anyone who’s ever thought that whatever it is they’re doing, they’re doing it wrong.
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/jack-henry-kwami-odoom-support-group/
27/04/2026
WEDNESDAYS 27TH MAY & 22ND JULY! “I’ve always hated period dramas… until I found myself starring in one.
On December 8th 2025, I went in for surgery: an endometriosis diagnostic laparoscopy. I was terrified I was putting myself under the knife for absolutely no reason, not even for a new set of b***s, especially after years of doctors insisting I was “fine”. What followed was the most chaotic, surreal and eventful 48 hours of my life… and the sudden realisation that I probably need checking into the Priory, because I’m seriously addicted to attention. A Period Drama is a stand-up comedy show about my story – and about the quiet, shared experiences women are rarely allowed to laugh about.”
MAY 27 TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/sophie-garrad-work-in-progress/
JULY 22 TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/sophie-garrad-work-in-progress-2
27/04/2026
SUNDAY 31ST MAY! Hallo we are doing a double work in progress show pls come pls. X
Alex Franklin
What if we kissed? Right now?
Xx xXx Xx xxX X X x x (*kissing*)
Wow. That was wonderful. Until we meet again.
Brighton Fringe Best Comedy Show Nominee 2024.
As seen / heard on Channel 4 / HBO Max / BBC Radio 4.
‘Deeply affecting and incredibly funny’ ★★★★★ (The Wee Review). ‘A one-woman multiverse of gleeful possibility’ ★★★★½ (The Reviews Hub). ‘Fabulously funny, absurd and intelligent’ ★★★★ (Everything Theatre).
James Trickey
After his sell out debut hour last year ended with a bang, James Trickey got more than he bargained for.
This year, he’s back with a vengeance (and a brand new hour) in an attempt to fill his boots with as much as you’ll give him.
★★★★ “A seamless, polished delight that guarantees one thing: you will leave laughing” – The List
★★★★ “A very funny comedian” – Beyond The Joke
★★★★ “An impressive level of performance” – Fest
“Trickey has certainly got it” – The Guardian
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/alex-franklin-james-trickey-work-in-progress/
27/04/2026
THURSDAY 11TH JUNE! Sweetie pie angels Michael McPheat & Lianna Holston reunite for one night only to work on entirely new shows that they haven’t even seen each other do yet!
A stand up comedy show with two shows within it, like a delicious sandwich that’s caprese at one end and PB&J at the other. I’m NOT saying who is which!
Love you all big kisses
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/starter-pack-2-0/
26/04/2026
WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY! A comedy hour about the couple next door. The perfect couple. Except… What were those noises coming through the wall this morning? And who was that knocking at their door in the middle of the night? And what were they really throwing out at the recycling bins? Currer smells a rat, and not just because his flat’s infested. Notting Hill meets Rear Window in a true story packed with jokes and twists.
MORE DETAILS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/currer-ball-the-neighbours-wip-3/
26/04/2026
TUESDAY 5TH MAY! Greedy and Silly Night of Bank-themed Comedy/ Writing
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Following on from the sellout success of our spooky halloween short story night AND lovely vday romance night, another small group of writers and comedians (see line-up) will once again gather in the gorgeous red velvet basement of Aces and Eights in honour of the BEST and ONLY holiday of the year – the early May bank holiday – to rapidly write (brave) and read (beautiful) some serious and/or funny fiscal tales by candlelight.
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Expect grubby deals, meetcutes at the s***m, a bank heist but inside the safe there is a smaller safe inside of which there is a smaller safe – could be anything, BANK on it being a giggle. Join us for one night only. Money talks xx
TICKETS: https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/bank-on-it-comedy-new-writing-night/
25/04/2026
TONIGHT some classic grassroots heritage Indie with
Liverpool Post Punkers The Room joined by Vernons Future and Drunk Keith! for a night of old school indie swagger and majesty!
The Room:
Liverpool post-punk band are back with new music. Formed by Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer, early releases earned support from John Peel, appearance on ‘The Whistle Test’ and production from Television’s Tom Verlaine.
Vernons Future:
Originally forged in the white heat of indie’s golden age in the 80’s, Vernons Future play at the poppier end of the indie spectrum. They think you’ll like their music if you like XTC, Blur, The Bunnymen, Lightning Seeds, The Teardrop Explodes.
Drunk Keith!..
Crystal Palace-based artist, producer, singer and songwriter Keith Robert Haworth who has been creatively active since the 90s and is clearly a man who likes an exclamation mark. Music is quirky stuff. starts off all drifty and punches its way out with deep basslines and snappy melody….?vocals are quasi-theatrical, arrive on the showtime drum and bass of ‘Concrete Jungle’, which comes on like something from a Terry Gilliam film. There’s a darkness here for sure, an edge. It’s like musical theatre dragged down a south-east London back alley for a good kick-in. We look forward to ‘Drunk Keith! The Musical’
Tickets at https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/Aces-And-Eights/The-Room-Vernons-Future-Drunk-Keith/41965326/
Or a tenner on the door
23/04/2026
TONIGHT
Featuring Botox, London’s hottest punk band,
with DIY support from Skål 59.
DJs
Venue: Downstairs at at Aces and Eights
Doors 8pm.
Upstairs bar open until 12:30 am.
Admission £7
https://wegottickets.com/event/694249
Address
156-158 Fortress Road
London
NW5 2HP
To get to Fortress Road in London, you can take the Northern Line on the London Underground and get off at Tufnell Park station. From there, it's a short walk to Fortress Road.
If you prefer to drive, there are several parking options available in the area. There is a car park located on Lady Margaret Road, just off of Fortress Road. Alternatively, there is street parking available on some of the nearby roads.
Please note that these directions are for general information purposes only and may not be accurate or up-to-date. It is always recommended to check travel routes and parking options before setting out on your journey.
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| Tuesday |
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| Wednesday |
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| Thursday |
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| Friday |
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| Saturday |
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| Sunday |
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What people say
Aces & Eights - NW5 is a neighbourhood bar located on Fortress Road in London that offers an unforgettable experience to its patrons. The bar has a rock and roll vibe, and it serves up delicious whiskey, cocktails, and pizza that will leave you wanting more.
One of the best things about Aces & Eights - NW5 is the live music performances that take place regularly. The bar hosts talented musicians from various genres, including roots, Americana, folk, and more. The recent performance by Hilltoppers was a huge hit among the audience who enjoyed their brand new EP.
The bar also provides a platform for upcoming artists like Max Bianco and Georgia Crandon duo with Harry Denton to showcase their talent. The Folkandroots nights are particularly popular among music lovers as they get to enjoy some fantastic performances by artists like Daisy Chute and Steve Gifford.
Apart from the music, Aces & Eights - NW5 is also known for its excellent selection of beers and cocktails. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about the drinks they serve, making it a great place to hang out with friends or colleagues after work.
Overall, Aces & Eights - NW5 is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a fun night out in London. With its lively atmosphere, great music, delicious food and drinks, this neighbourhood bar is definitely worth checking out!
