"The Banana Cabaret at The Bedford is one of the finest and most respected comedy clubs in the country. Not only is the room perfect for comedy but they curate one of the best line-ups of live stand-up comedy on the circuit. I’ve played the club dozens of times and have always had an absolute blast!"

Joe Lycett

"The Balham Banana is in every comedian's favourite 'top 5' clubs to play. Its in my top 2. The Balham Banana has been a hapless midwife at the birth of many a comedy monster. Well known comics often think of certain comedy clubs with a shudder. The Balham Banana induces more of a warm glow."

Milton Jones

“The Banana Cabaret is a colossus of London Comedy.”

Rich Hall

“Banana Cabaret is the heartbeat of London’s comedy scene. A magnificent club with long history of booking the very best acts.”

SHAPPI KHORSANDI

“The Banana Cabaret at the Bedford in Balham is a fantastic comedy venue. If you've never been there you need to go. It's one of my favourite places to play and the atmosphere is always brilliant. (By the way my shoes are made of bananas. They're slip-ons.)”

Tim Vine

“Banana Cabaret at The Bedford was the first place I ever got a paid stand-up gig, in September 1989, on a bill with David Baddiel and Alastair McGowan. Despite the gentrification of Balham, and the economic cleansing of Alternative Comedy's original audience of latter-day beatniks and threadbare intellectuals, the club has survived to continue as a vital part of the London live comedy scene, globally recognised as the best stand-up proving ground in the world.”

Stewart Lee

"The Banana Cabaret at The Bedford is a cracking night out! "Every comedian I know loves the Banana and loves The Bedford. You only have to look at who’s played there to know you're always going to get a stellar line up of comedians. The Banana is up there with The Comedy Store - best Comedy Clubs in London."

Marcus Brigstocke

“One of the few truly great comedy clubs in the UK”

- Ed Byrne

“This unusual venue is one of the finest in London.The club is held in high regard by the comics too,which means it almost invariably offers one of the strongest bills in town”

- Chortle