Up to 20 comedians fight it out on stage, with the audience able to vote them off if they’re annoying, rude, or simply not funny by beating the gong. Whoever stays on stage the longest is declared the winner

The penultimate chance to catch ComedyDubai’s free monthly outdoor gigs before summer hits

Comedy Dubai has found a new permanent home and is celebrating with a diverse one-off bill, with performances from Emirati Sheida Ibrahim, South African Feyaza Khan, Pakistani Salman Qureshi, Brit Robert Hillier and American Brent Jenkins

Fresh-faced comic troupe ComedyDubai, featuring Sheida Seddiq, ‘the second female Emirati comedian ever’, gets going at a brand new venue

The local comedy troupe make their debut at The Fridge’s new home in Alserkal Avenue

The local comedy troupe play a free gig

Palestinian-Italian-American comic Obeldallah performs two nights at The Gramercy’s second monthly comedy night

Tonight’s there are two ticketed events

The final day sees two ticketed events

Bader Saleh and Thamer Al Hazmi headline

Nemr Abou Nassar headlines the first paid-for gig of the festival, plus support from Dubai’s Mina Liccione

In the first of two concerts to mark their fifth birthday influential comedy promoters Dubomedy host an evening of Arabic language comedy starring Egypt’s Mohamed Salem

Get Up Standup's weekly comedy nights continue at West 14th New York Grill & Bar on The Palm. Enjoy a free evening of standup comedy with a great selection of Dubai's best up-and-coming comedians

A new weekly comedy night showcasing local talent at venues across the city

ComedyDubai returns for season three, with an open mic night

Legendary comedian Jason Byrne performs his critically acclaimed Cirque Du Byrne show in Dubai for the first time

London compère Demis Kyriacou presents a new free show of laughs

Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani will perform in Dubai

The Gramercy’s stand-up comedy nights resume with a return from Texas-based Mo Amer, known as ‘the Eddie Murphy of Arab-American comedy’

A new weekly comedy night led by the enduring partnership of American stand-up Mina Liccione and Emirati comedian Ali Al Sayed

Former Saturday Night Live impressions guru Dean Edwards brings his observational marriage humour and trademark rip-roaring impersonations to Dubomedy

A one-off celebration of desi comedy

Improv games, sketches and more from the UAE’s first pro improv gang, hosted by Mina Liccione

Dubomedy present a bill of local musical comedians with Sach Holden, The T-E-M-Ps and Irish comic Paddyman – known for songs such as ‘Paddy Goes to Dubai

Dubomedy’s weekly comedy night roles on with an ensemble sketch show that promises to present a string of Dubai-based scenarios – including board meetings gone wrong, toll gate dilemmas and ‘mood swings’