Angel Comedy Club @ The Bill Murray

Head down to Queen's Head Street in Islington and you'll find The Bill Murray doing double duty as both neighbourhood local and comedy venue. It's the kind of place where you can nurse a pint before the show starts, surrounded by exposed brick and the sort of low-key charm that makes North London pubs actually worth the trek. The comedy programme here is genuinely strong—they book a solid mix of circuit regulars honing their material and bigger names testing out new bits. You're getting actual stand-up in a real pub setting, not some corporate comedy factory, which means the atmosphere feels earned rather than manufactured.