Mon 24 November 2025 7:00pm

The Buffoonery

at Leicester Square Theatre, London

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Get ready for The Buffoonery – where brilliant comedy meets brilliant conservation.

Featuring Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Alison Spittle, Huge Davies, Robin Ince, Sikisa and more to be announced!

Did you know a group of orangutans is called a buffoonery? It’s the perfect name for this stellar line-up of comedians, coming together to help protect these incredible apes and the rainforests they call home.

Every ticket sold supports the Sumatran Orangutan Society’s work protecting critically endangered Sumatran orangutans and preserving their precious rainforest habitat, which they share with tigers, elephants, rhinos, sunbears and so much other incredible wildlife.

So gather your mates, book your tickets, and stand up for orangutans. It’s proper good fun for a proper good cause. Because sometimes the best way to make a difference is to have a good laugh whilst doing it.

Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.

Appearing:

Stewart Lee

An official Channel 4 survey of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups Ever placed Stewart Lee at number 41. His mother, whom he loves dearly, thinks Tom O'Connor the better comedian, having seen him do a joke about a sardine on a cruise ship ten years ago. And he isn't even in the top 100... 'The funniest, most cliche-free comedian on the circuit' (Ricky Gervais). 'Superlative... Remains one of the best stand-ups in the country' (Metro) 'Marvellously funny: mordant, thoughtful and crafted' (Observer) 'There's a wealth of evidence to suggest that in the last few years, Lee has gone completely mad... More skilful and playful than ever' (The Guardian) 'What is exhilarating is how many surprises he still throws in and how deft his jumps are from one tone to another….invigorating' (The Times) 'He is... the only comedian who can get away with deconstructing and critiquing his own routines as he goes along and not be repellent. He, and his material, are simply that good' (The Independent).

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Harry Hill

Surreal and disjointed. Madcap and mind-bending. The humour of Harry Hill. Coming to a theatre near you. What are the chances of that happening, eh?

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Alison Spittle

Alison has appeared on television a few times, enough times for her mam to tell strangers that she works for RTE (she doesn’t), not enough times for her to get a free drink. She has appeared on Republic of Telly and RTE’s New Comedy Awards. She was a team captain on a panel show for RTE 2 called Choose or Lose. A TV presenter for RTE’s coverage of Electric Picnic in 2015. A talking head on the year that’s in it. She has a new chat show called the Alison Spittle show with guests such as Tara Flynn, Aidan Power and Kevin McGahern. She performed at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens and performed her show Alison Spittle Needs an Agent to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Dublin Fringe.

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Huge Davies

Huge has risen to become one of the most promising new acts in the UK. He has filmed for Comedy Central online, supported acts such as Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar and is a member of the Soho Young Company Comedy Lab, performing regular sold out showcases at the Soho Theatre. ‘Jet black, funny and unsettling’ - Chortle BBC New Comedy Award 2017 – Nominee. Amused Moose 2017 – Finalist.

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The Buffoonery image © Idil Sukan