Jason Byrne | Fri 3 Nov | Town Hall | £22
We finally know why Jason byrne is so hyperactive. Turns out he has three brains, each with a different function and all geared to making us laugh. See for yourselves as the madcap irishman brings his ‘The Man With Three Brains’ tour to The Town Hall. www.thsh.co.uk

Stephen K Amos | Sat 4 Nov | Old Rep | £17.50
Trying times call for desperate measures. You can curl up in a ball in the corner and wail at the world of Trump, Brexit and the obtuse horror of it all, or maybe escape for an hour at least in the company of the effusive wit of Stephen K Amos. His ‘Bread and Circuses’ show is an intelligent distraction and don’t worry, you can get back in the corner when it’s over. www.oldreptheatre.co.uk

Rob Brydon | Sun 5 Nov | Symphony Hall | £30
Who wouldn’t want to spend a couple of hours in the company of the urbane and loquacious Rob Brydon? We’re convinced his reassuringly dry tones are behind nearly every advert voiceover on television, not to mention his terrestrial ubiquity on shows such as ‘Would I lie To You’ and the gloriously hilarious ‘The Trip’. ‘I Am Standing Up…’ is Brydon’s first tour since 2009 and has already sold out one night at The Symphony Hall so don’t hang about. www.thsh.co.uk

Tom Stade | Wed 8 Nov | Artrix | £17.50
Let Canadian comedian Tom Stade hold your hand and guide you through these precarious times in new show ‘I Swear’. An apt title considering the blaze of foul language that peppers Stade’s on stage routine, the abrasive comic pulls no punches as his laser guided wit focuses on the vagaries of the modern age, oh and the joys of driving a 2002 Honda Civic. Be prepared to engage as Stade’s shows can go in any direction dependent on audience reaction. Interesting fact, Tom was once mugged in Bilston. uk.patronbase.com

Rob Coleman | Thu 9 Nov | Patrick Kavanagh | Free
UK Pun Championship finalist 2015 and possessor of one of the finest heads of hair in comedy, Rob Coleman is another welcome addition to the riotous laugh in’s taking place every week at Patrick Kavanagh’s. The increasingly curmudgeonly Coleman is at his best telling sharply written gags and bantering with an audience.www.facebook.com

Shazia Mirza | Sun 12 Nov | Penthouse Conference & Events Centre | £11
Daughter of Birmingham and one time science teacher to Dizzee Rascal, Shazia Mirza gained worldwide recognition with her show ‘The Kardashians Made me Do It’. Shazia’s renown deadpan delivery and fearless exploration of taboos no matter how dark knows no bounds. This is a comedienne who once declared ‘Look at me, Isis would stone me to death’. www.wegottickets.com

Eddie Kadi | Mon 13 Nov | Glee | £9.50
The ubiquitous British Congolese funnyman Eddie Kadi has turned his hand to just about everything with great success. MC, actor, voiceover, presenter, musician and even selling out London’s 13,000 capacity O2 Arena. The Glee is a tad smaller but a much better venue to get up close and personal with true comic force. www.glee.co.uk

Festival of the Spoken Nerd | Wed 15 Nov | Town Hall | £20
The most obvious subjects for comedy are of course maths and experiments or maybe a combination of the two with a selection of similarly themed songs thrown in for good measure. Welcome to the world of the Nerds and their new show ‘You Can’t Polish a Nerd’. Imaginative, hilarious and well, very nerdy. Oh you don’t have to be a nerd to attend, non-nerds are very welcome. www.thsh.co.uk

James Cook | Fri 17 Nov | mac | £8.50
The Kings Heath comic and Birmingham’s 248th most influential tweeter brings his new show ‘Too Many Jameses’ to the mac. James has an incredible 1,000 gigs under his belt and teaches comedy classes so he knows a thing or to about the old art of rib tickling. Always a riot live. Special guests are promised. macbirmingham.co.uk

Kerry Godliman | Fri 24 Nov | Glee | £15
The mistress of bewilderment brings her ‘Stick or Twist’ show to The Glee, Kerry’s trawl through the cultural oddities of contemporary life are as hilarious as they are good natured. Most renown for appearing as Hannah in the Ricky Gervais nursing home sitcom Derek, she has made numerous television and radio appearances including a Birds Eye frozen king prawns advertisement, it doesn’t get much better than that. www.glee.co.uk

Mitch Benn | Fri 24 Nov | mac | £14
Musician, sci-fi novelist and presenter. Comedian Mitch Benn is a talented geezer. Trouble is he’s getting old now, only three years off the big 5-0 and with age comes not wisdom but the overwhelming compunction to share the misery such landmarks engender. Luckily for us Benn’s bitching is hilarious and very musical too. macbirmingham.co.uk

Margaret Cho | Wed 29 Nov | Glee | £25
Abrasive and caustic Margaret Cho is a relentlessly fearless comic who happily mines the taboo for uncomfortable and hilarious laughs, she’s also quite fond of laying into her mother with almost sadistic glee. In new show ‘Fresh off the Boat’ Cho promises to tackle typical cheery subjects such as drugs, drink and suicide. You may wince, you may even cringe but we guarantee you will laugh.  www.glee.co.uk