New comedy festival for Balham in July

Harry Hill, Ardal O'Hanlon and Al Murray are all heading to the Bedford in Balham for a four-day festival this July.

The Banana Cabaret, long-time residents in the back room of the Bedford, will also host Milton Jones, Stephen K Amos, Ed Byrne, John Moloney, Marcus Brigstocke and Richard Herring.

There will also be Edinburgh previews from Diane Spencer, Alistair Barrie and Paul Chowdrhy.

Tickets are priced from £8 to £25, with full details here: http://www.balhamcomedyfestival.com/ .

July has become increasingly busy for comedy festivals, with Olympics-linked Scipmylo ending the month in the capital, and other festivals held in the Lakes, Newcastle Gateshead, Cardiff and Cambridge.