Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Thu 12 Mar - Fri 24 Apr 2026
Sun 15 Mar - Fri 22 May 2026
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Wed 17 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Thu 19 Feb - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Thu 30 Apr - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 6 February - Friday 4 December 2026
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...
Chorlton Comedy Club
Friday 6 February - Friday 6 March 2026
Chorlton's longest running comedy night moved from the Irish Club in 2020 and changed it's name to Chorlton Comedy Club in the process. Brought to you by Comedy in a Van, you can expect the very best in live stand up from the UK and abro...
OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 6TH FEBRUARY - STOCKPORT GARRICK
Friday 6 February 2026
MICHAEL AKIDIRI - Michael?s natural charm and cheeky, observational style has already seen him make an impact on the UK comedy scene. He?s the inaugural winner of the Komedia New Comedy Award and starred in the London finals of the BBC New ...
Bitches in Stitches
Friday 6 February 2026
Manchester newest and best female only act night. Everyone welcome for laughs...
Sue Perkins
Saturday 7 February 2026
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy - but stand-up Sue is full of surprises. In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight. W...
Bingo Lingo
Saturday 7 February - Friday 17 April 2026
Taking bingo, shaking all the dust-out and turning it into one mad, confetti-filled, party-bingo night of mayhem, this is Bingo like you've never experienced before. You'll be sat at a table with all of your friends playing bingo in a f...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 7 February - Saturday 28 November 2026
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...
Sam Nicoresti
Saturday 7 February 2026
Sam Nicoresti returns with a glorious new hour of stand-up about losing your mind, finding it again, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit. Baby Doomer is the follow-up hour to their 2024 comedy special Wokeflake, "One of the definitive d...
Justin Moorhouse
Sunday 8 February 2026
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with "The Greatest Performance of My Life". After a successful and extensively extended tour of his 2022 show Stretch and Think (which you can catch in full on YouTube), he's back ...
Marcus Brigstocke
Sunday 8 February 2026
Vitruvian Mango is the new stand-up show from multi award-winning comedian Marcus Brigstocke. What are men for? Most heavy things can be lifted by machines and most problems can be solved by computers and most puddles can be crossed with...
Mark Watson
Sunday 8 February 2026
Comedian and novelist Mark Watson's 12-year-old son has just got a phone. His 70-year-old dad has been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself, around the midpoint of his life, the Taskmaster star a...
Connor Burns
Sunday 8 February 2026
Gallus is the all-new show from Scotland's hilarious new international breakthrough stand-up star. A hit at the 2024 Fringe Encore Series as part of the New York Comedy Festival, Connor's previous show "1994" also sold 10,000+ tickets in Ed...
Nina Gilligan & Friends
Sunday 8 February 2026
Join Comedian's Comedian award-winning Salford stand-up Nina and some of her funniest pals as they try brand new material. ...
Trapdoor Comedy Club
Monday 9 February 2026
Some of the best comedians from the UK at affordable prices. Click on tickets for line-up. ...
XS Malarkey: Sam Lake
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Don?t you just love a laugh? Well, get into this new stand-up hour from ?a rare gem of a comic? (Rolling Stone), Sam Lake. Feeling like life and his career has become repetitive, Sam is asking himself ?are we really doing this again??. Has ...
Jack Rhodes
Wednesday 11 February 2026
From finishing runner-up on last year's Britain's Got Talent, Jack Rhodes is bringing his debut comedy magic show to Lowry! With a background in close-up magic and stand up comedy, Jack has amassed over 150 million views online with his 'c...
Trapdoor Comedy Club
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Some of the best comedians from the UK at affordable prices. Click on tickets for line-up. ...
Macclesfield Comedy Club
Thursday 12 February 2026
Always with as seen on TV and award winning comedians - names you will know, and names you soon will, it's a night out like no other in Macclesfield. [Click Tickets for line-up]...
Women Aren't Funny
Thursday 12 February 2026
"All women joke about is periods and bras!" Well, at Shakespeare North, they love a "Period BRAma!" Get ready for a glorious night of standup comedy that's here to prove one undeniable truth: women are in fact hilarious. Featuring a stellar...
Wisecrack Podcast
Thursday 12 February 2026
Edd Hedges brings his hilariously dark true crime story to stage, blending punchlines and plot twists. The laughs are real and the danger is no joke....
Jason Manford
Friday 13 February 2026
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...
Tom Davis
Friday 13 February 2026 - Saturday 13 February 2027
Tom Davis is back on the road, firing out his freshly cooked observations on life's hot topics with his new show Spudgun. Co-host of the mega-hit podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan, star of BAFTA and Royal Television Society aw...
Road
Friday 13 February - Saturday 14 March 2026
By Jim Cartwright, featuring Lucy Beaumont, Shobna Gulati, Lesley Joseph, Johnny Vegas, and with special guest Sir Tom Courtenay on film. 'Road's coming round us!' It's 1986. Your rumbustious chaperone Scullery guides you down the road, pic...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 13 February - Friday 11 December 2026
Bringing the best comedians to a theatre near you. Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford! Many comedians from TV plus the best of the UK and International comedy circuit. Live at the Apollo.. ...
Stephen Catling: Clownfish out of water and friends
Friday 13 February 2026
Award winning comic Stephen Catling brings you his new WIP featuring some up and coming acts providing support. When clowns can't breathe water and fish can't breathe air- what's a poor clownfish to do in this cruel world?In 2025, Catling (...
Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
Saturday 14 February - Sunday 29 March 2026
Held on the last Sunday of every month at The Royal George, Greenfield, a large country pub set in the stunning Saddleworth countryside, Off The Rails comedy night hosts some of the biggest names in comedy. Attracting eager comedy fans, fro...
Galentine's at FSC
Saturday 14 February 2026
This Valentine's Day, we're doing it the FSC way. A full evening celebration of friendship, fun and female led creativity. Crafts, comedy & cocktails...
Mark Simmons
Sunday 15 February 2026
Winner of Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award 2024 and as Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, 'Master of one-liners' Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland...
Cloud Cuckoo Comedy night
Sunday 15 February - Sunday 16 August 2026
A monthly comedy showcase featuring hand-picked acts from the North West and beyond...
Operation Mincemeat
Monday 16 - Saturday 28 February 2026
This production is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It's London's biggest hit with 88 Five-Star reviews, making it the best-reviewed show in We...
Send in the Clowns - Unpopular
Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 February 2026
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the megamusicals of the 80s, 90s, and 00s in their biggest show yet, 'UNPOPULAR!...
XS Malarkey with LARA RICOTE
Tuesday 17 February 2026
HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just ?3 for members and ?6 for normal people- we keep tickets as low as ...
Chris McCausland
Wednesday 18 February 2026
You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "overnight success" - Even th...
Mike Rice
Wednesday 18 February 2026
There's a cruelty to Mike Rice, a wickedness. In his latest show, Cruel Little Man, the Irish stand-up talks about doing psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish Sausage Dog named Nino, and many other such rotten advent...
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Thursday 19 - Saturday 28 February 2026
The Broadway and West End musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is a joyous celebration of unity...
The Useless Hotline
Thursday 19 February 2026
Max Balegde and George Clark are set to hit the road in 2026 with The Useless Hotline: Now Hiring! Live Tour, as they search for a new hire on their second tour. Known for their chaotic humour, outrageous dilemmas, and unfiltered advice...
