TODAY IN LONDON Al Murray, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and a glam ruminant all feature in the following TW-recommended events…

COMEDY: Al Murray – The Only Way Is Epic, Richmond Theatre, 23 Nov
The drinking man’s deep-thinker stands a full-sized pint o hilarity in his momentous new show about sausages and society. Look, here he is introducing it. Details and tickets here.

MUSIC: Essentially Ellington, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 23 Nov
Jazz nobel Duke Ellington’s timeless repertoire is re-built by an ensemble of musicians including Polar Bear drum-beater Seb Rochford, lauded flautist/saxophonist Finn Peters and Tommy Smith’s Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Details and tickets here.

THEATRE: Jack And The Beanstalk, Lyric Hammersmith, 23 Nov – 4 Jan 2014 (pictured)
It’s panto time! And that means, in this particular case, giants, huge legumes, a bling-ified cow and a snappy script by playwright Tom Wells. Details and tickets here.