COMEDY PLAYS & PRODUCTIONS IN MANCHESTER
COMEDY PLAYS & PRODUCTIONS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Comedy Plays & Productions in Manchester
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Fri 12 Jun - Sat 4 Jul 2026
Fri 25 Sep - Sun 29 Nov 2026
The Good Life
Tuesday 2 - Sunday 7 June 2026
Altrincham Garrick's production of Jeremy Sams' stage play, based on the hugely popular sitcom by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, reunites the well-loved characters (not forgetting Geraldine the goat) as they get themselves into and out of scr...
Clothes Swap
Wednesday 3 - Saturday 6 June 2026
Waterside presents its first in-house production - a powerful new play by emerging writer Liam Mansfield, inspired by his work as an LGBTQ+ youth worker. This powerful new play is set inside a youth club, a space of refuge, resistance and r...
Desperate Scousewives
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Get ready for a riotous, fast-paced comedy following the lives of three loud, no-nonsense Liverpool women and one nervous newcomer, all navigating life, love, loyalty, and lipstick on a tightly knit street. Susan, Vanessa and Lily dominate ...
F*ck Machine
Wednesday 3 - Saturday 6 June 2026
A dark, surreal comedy from Ricochet Theatre featuring clowning, puppetry and cabaret style showtunes, F*CK MACHINE invites you to consider the complex and often contradictory truths behind online sex work, human connection, and the com...
Murder For Two
Friday 5 - Saturday 27 June 2026
A hilarious fast-paced musical whodunit, Murder For Two is a madcap murder mystery with a twist. Two actors play thirteen characters... and the piano. They put the laughter into manslaughter! When famous novelist Arthur Whitney is found d...
An Idiot's Guide to Wine
Saturday 6 June - Friday 24 July 2026
A hilarious comedy show paired with six different wine varietals from around the globe, the smash-hit stand-up comedy show, An Idiot's Guide to Wine is the brainchild of Merrick Watts, one of Australia's best-known comedians and the only co...
Nell Gwynn
Friday 12 June - Saturday 4 July 2026
London, 1660. The theatres are alive, the monarchy's restored, and women are finally allowed on stage. One woman is about to take it by storm. Orange-seller, wit, trailblazer, Nell Gwynn is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid ...
Sooshi Mango
Friday 12 June 2026
What began just nine years ago as three mates filming relatable ethnic-family sketches in their cars has evolved into one of Australia's most dominant comedy success stories. Brothers Joe and Carlo Salanitri, alongside lifelong friend Andre...
Desperate Scousewives
Friday 12 June 2026
Get ready for a riotous, fast-paced comedy following the lives of three loud, no-nonsense Liverpool women and one nervous newcomer, all navigating life, love, loyalty, and lipstick on a tightly knit street. Susan, Vanessa and Lily dominate ...
Silent Struggles
Sunday 14 June 2026
A play that follows a young Black boy coming out as gay within the Black Christian community. Please note that whilst the drama explores serious and emotional themes, there are also moments of humour throughout. ...
ISMO: Perseverance Tour
Thursday 18 June 2026
Finnish comedian ISMO brings his sharp observational humor and unique perspective on language, culture, and everyday life back to the UK! Known for his clever wordplay and hilarious takes on English quirks, ISMO?s comedy resonates with audi...
All The Single Ladies
Friday 19 June - Friday 16 October 2026
"All The Single Ladies" is the latest comedy from MaD Theatre Company which explores the modern phenomenon of the 'Sandwich Generation' where people find themselves looking after their adult children as well as their ailing parents. Cath ...
Scummy Mummies
Wednesday 24 June 2026
British-Australian comedy double act, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn, of the mega popular "less-than-perfect parents" podcast, are back with a new live tour, "Hot Mess." From menopause to mansplaining, teenagers to Tinder, no subject is sa...
Twelfth Night (by HER Productions)
Wednesday 24 June - Sunday 5 July 2026
HER Productions return in 2026 with Unseemly Shakespeare, taking on the Bard's ultimate romantic comedy: 'Twelfth Night'. Shipwrecked and separated from her twin, Viola washes ashore in Illyria. Disguising herself as the suave Cesario, she...
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 July 2026
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 July 2026
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....
Judge Jackie - Disorder in the Court
Tuesday 7 - Friday 10 July 2026
Musical comedy justice is about to be served! Judge Jackie rules her courtroom with an iron fist, presiding over a series of chaotic (and downright bizarre) cases on American TV. She's queen of the screen until her stardom's threatened by...
All The Single Ladies
Friday 17 July 2026
"All The Single Ladies" is the latest comedy from MaD Theatre Company which explores the modern phenomenon of the 'Sandwich Generation' where people find themselves looking after their adult children as well as their ailing parents. Cath ...
Murder, She Didn't Write
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 July 2026
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...
Twelfth Night
Tuesday 21 - Friday 24 July 2026
The brilliantly bold Not Too Tame return with an electrifying production of Twelfth Night, starring Les Dennis as Malvolio. The company that brought you 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' return with their unique brand of high octane theatre in a ...
Tides (An Autism Story)
Thursday 23 July 2026
Dylan Ward is autistic. He has his own way of thinking and his own way of doing things, but no one seems to understand him. How do you navigate a world which operates on a completely different wavelength to the one that you're on? Follow...
Oh Zeus!
Tuesday 28 July - Saturday 1 August 2026
Kings of Comedy Le Navet Bete are back! For lovers of Fawlty Towers, Bottom and The Play That Goes Wrong, Oh Zeus! is a riotous, all-out hilarious ride through Greek mythology. When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of ...
In Pour Taste - A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience
Tuesday 28 July - Saturday 1 August 2026
Two of Melbourne's fastest-rising and extravagantly overdressed comedians, Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh, will be joined by an illustrious wine expert to guide you through tasting five wines and at least five jokes. Everyone from savvy...
Comedy Striptease
Thursday 30 July 2026
The best, most daring stand-up comedians from around the world showcase their skills but if they can't make you laugh... then they must Strip...
Rosie Holt
Saturday 1 August 2026
As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and heard on Radio 4, Social Media sensation and Chortle Award winner Rosie Holt returns with her third live tour, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed. Rosie and her MP alter-ego are back, fighting their big...
Grindr The Opera!
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 29 August 2026
Grindr The Opera! puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world of opera. With musical styles ranging from baroque to contemporary pop, Grindr: The Opera! is a daring, humorous look at the changing landscape of gay rela...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thursday 27 August 2026
Step into candlelit winter woods and discover the shadowy underbelly of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream To escape a society ruled by tyrannical law, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. Unbeknownst to them, th...
The Schitt's Show - A Drag Celebration of Schitt's Creek
Friday 28 August 2026
A drag tribute to the classic sitcom. It's been 10 years since the Rose empire crumbled and our favourite well-to-do family were forced to become small-town simpletons... Over the following 5 years the people of Schitt's Creek carved a plac...
Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience
Saturday 29 August 2026
Interactive Theatre's globetrotting show is truly quite legendary, selling out at venues like Edinburgh Fringe, Raffles Singapore and Sydney Opera House. When the audience become diners in the 'Faulty Towers' restaurant and are served by Ba...
Swamplesque
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 September 2026
After taking Australia by storm and smashing box office records at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 & 2025, everyone's favourite ogre-inspired burlesque and drag parody returns to the UK! Swamplesque is the award-winning, critically acclaimed, bur...
Laughterama: Stewart Lee & Fern Brady
Wednesday 2 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. STEWART LEE FERN BRADY CELYA AB ELIS JAMES IVO GRAHAM "One of the finest comedi...
Laughterama: Nick Mohammed & Ania Magliano
Thursday 3 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. NICK MOHAMMED ANIA MAGLIANO KIRAN SAGGU VITTORIO ANGELONE AMY GLEDHILL Star of ...
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Friday 4 September 2026
The award-winning West End smash-hit comedy Austentatious comes to you on a strictly limited tour. For a delightful evening, the all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from...
East is East
Friday 4 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
The 30th anniversary production of Ayub Khan Din's modern classic, a story about identity, generational conflict, and the messy, unbreakable bonds of family. Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line ...
Laughterama: Nina Conti & Josh Pugh
Friday 4 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. NINA CONTI BRIDGET CHRISTIE EVALDAS KAROSAS JOSH PUGH THANYIA MOORE British Com...
Laughterama: Jack Dee & Red Richardson
Saturday 5 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. JACK DEE RED RICHARDSON JEN NOLAN STEPHEN BAILEY RACHEL FAIRBURN One of Britain...
Laughterama: Sara Pascoe & Tom Rosenthal
Saturday 5 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. SARA PASCOE TOM ROSENTHAL MICHAEL ODEWALE MICHELLE DE SWARTE JEN BRISTER Stand-...
Laughterama: Chris McCausland & John Robins
Sunday 6 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. CHRIS MCCAUSLAND HARRIET KEMSLEY JANINE HAROUNI RHYS JAMES JOHN ROBINS One of t...
Laughterama: Rose Matafeo & Sarah Keyworth
Sunday 6 September 2026
LAUGHTERAMA, Manchester's biggest comedy festival returns to Castlefield Bowl with five nights of astounding all-star stand-up, craft beers, street eats & more. ROSE MATAFEO BELLA HULL AMY ANNETTE SARAH KEYWORTH PHIL ELLIS A special guest h...
LAUGHING HORSE WEEKEND (2 DAY) COMEDY COURSE
Saturday 12 September 2026
Learn the skills and art of stand-up comedy on this 2-day (9 hour) comedy course, led by professional comedians and comedy tutors, plus graduation show Sunday Night - full course info on http://www. laughinghorsecomedy. co. uk/comedy/course...
Piff and Pop's Magic Shoppe
Thursday 17 September 2026
Bringing together two icons of magic for the first time in the UK for an unmissable stage spectacular. This unique show is the result of the pairing of legendary magician Penn Jillette, of world-renowned duo Penn & Teller, (who will tour th...
Danny Beard
Friday 18 September 2026
Descibed by Graham Norton as "high fashion, hilarious and hairy! What's not to love?", the Liverpool-born, Manchester-living winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. is hitting the road again! Multi-award winning cabaret artist Danny, one half of...
Little Shop of Horrors
Friday 25 September - Sunday 29 November 2026
We are thrilled to announce a bold new revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, is coming to Manchester in Autumn 2026. This cult classic musical will be brought to life in a major new production, continuing the...
Tits Up
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Crissy Rock, Leah Bell, and Alison Stanley star in "Tits Up", a powerfully funny and deeply moving play about life, choices and the bonds that get us through the rollercoaster of emotions felt by anyone who has ever travelled this road. ...
Calendar Girls The Musical
Thursday 8 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Based on the play Calendar Girls, written by Tim Firth and on the motion picture written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, Paul Robinson directs Tim Firth and Gary Barlow's musical in a new production. The death of a much loved husband pr...
Rosie Holt
Thursday 8 October 2026
As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and heard on Radio 4, Social Media sensation and Chortle Award winner Rosie Holt returns with her third live tour, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed. Rosie and her MP alter-ego are back, fighting their big...
Myki, Darlene & Nini
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Straight from Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Myki Meeks, Darlene Mitchell, and Nini Coco bring three powerhouse energies and one unforgettable show. Nini Coco is your high-fashion, high-concept diva, delivering polished looks, theatr...
Joe Wells: Daddy Autism
Sunday 18 October 2026
There are 700,000 autistic people in the UK but who is their leader? 2 years ago, Joe Wells decided he should be ?King of The Autistics? and it all went horribly wrong. 'One of my favourite comics' (Frankie Boyle). 'Some of the most ...
The Umbilical Brothers
Thursday 22 October 2026
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it. The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance and...
