Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Thu 12 Mar - Fri 24 Apr 2026
Sun 15 Mar 2026 - Sat 20 Feb 2027
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Wed 17 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Thu 30 Apr - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Thu 19 Feb - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Chloe Petts
Sunday 22 February 2026
Rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour, Big Naturals, and she's delving where she's never delved before: this is a show about sex. The problem is that she blushes every...
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Sunday 22 February 2026
South African comic Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with a brand new show, Hey Hey Divorce. His first and (hopefully, for the love of all things good) only show post divorce. Schalk hasn't checked in with you all in sometime and he wants to ta...
Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
Sunday 22 February - Sunday 26 April 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...
The Repromates
Sunday 22 February 2026
6 mates performing at one comedy show. Coming to The Fitzgerald 22/02/2026, what could possibly go wrong?...
Mean Girls
Monday 23 February - Saturday 7 March 2026
Direct from the West End, MEAN GIRLS is the smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Saturday Night Live). Faye Tozer* - Steps icon, TV personality and West End act...
XS Malarkey with HEADLINER TBA
Tuesday 24 February - Tuesday 26 May 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 ...
Stuart Mitchell
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Stuart Mitchell - one of the UK's finest comedians and TikTok stars with over 50M views online - commences his debut tour Tips Not Included. In this show, the Scot will be making us laugh whilst talking about the loss of his parents and how...
Hump Night Creatures Comedy Club
Wednesday 25 February - Wednesday 15 July 2026
Midweek comedy relief. A sharp Wednesday night stand-up show to get you over the hump and into the weekend laughing....
We'd Like to See Scenes 7 O'Clock Club
Wednesday 25 February 2026
If you like Mock the Week and Scenes Wed Like to See, then youll love Wed Like to See Scenes. Familiar format, new comedians, very stupid ideas....
Chris Ramsey
Thursday 26 February 2026
Chris Ramsey is a critically acclaimed Stand Up Comedian and regular face on TV. He has hosted two series of his own show The Chris Ramsey Show on Comedy Central as well as Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central and the panel show Virtually Famous...
THAT'LL BE THE DAY
Thursday 26 February 2026
Celebrate the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll and Pop from the '50s right the way through to the '80s from Trevor Payne and an exceptional cast of who combine hilarious comedy sketches and impersonations with brilliant vocals and superb musicia...
Manford's Comedy Club
Thursday 26 February - Thursday 26 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.. ...
Andrew Doherty - Sad Gay AIDS Play
Thursday 26 February 2026
From the twisted homosexual mind that brought you Gay Witch Sex Cult, Andrew Doherty returns with Edinburgh hit Sad Gay AIDS Play. 'The finest horror pastiche I can recall on the Fringe since Garth Marenghi.' ★★★★ Guardian. Andrew r...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 27 February - Friday 27 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.. ...
BANTS @The Banyan Tree Mcr
Friday 27 February 2026
BANTS @The Banyan Tree Mcr is a brand new comedy night in a a fantastic bar with awesome new comedy every month. The last one was a sell out...
Rachel Fairburn's Trying It On
Saturday 28 February 2026
'Trying It On' is a brand new night showcasing the very best in character comedy from renowned stand-up, Rachel Fairburn (Live at the Apollo, All Killa No Filla). Having already conquered the world of stand up, Rachel is turning her sights ...
Roy Chubby Brown
Saturday 28 February 2026
Roy Chubby Brown's rude, crude and rip-roaring brand of comedy is world renowned. Performing his own unique style of stand-up since the 190s, Chubby's belly-busting banter has never held back from sharing his outlandish views on news, wome...
Desiree Burch
Saturday 28 February 2026
Authentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, storyteller and comedian Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages - AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis - in her new standup hour, The Golden Wrath. Desire...
Ross Noble
Sunday 1 March 2026
Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It's entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel*. Should that happen, then just find an incline and start rolling to see the on...
Phil Ellis
Sunday 1 March 2026
Multi-award winning 'comic genius' (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Ch4), Edinburgh award-winning North Manchester comedian Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour. Following his three big award wins ...
Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show
Sunday 1 March 2026
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK's leading improvisers, present an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy. Expect a show full of fast, fabulously ...
Mark Simmons
Sunday 1 March 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...
Heatons Comedy Evening
Sunday 1 March - Sunday 5 April 2026
Sunday 2 May Mark Nelson, Glenn Wool, Tal Davies, MC Justin MoorhouseSunday 6 June Mick Ferry, Tony Law, Sarah Speare, MC Alex Boardman ...
Randy Feltface
Monday 2 March 2026
Randy Feltface has spent his career denying the accusation that he is nothing more than a gimmick. Now it's time to own it. As seen on Netflix and heard on BBC Radio 4, Randy Feltface has written and performed a dozen solo stand-up comedy s...
XS Malarkey with PREPPERS (STUART LAWS & MATT SANDSTORM)
Tuesday 3 March 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 ...
TITLE FIGHT COMEDY
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Manchester's most inventive comedy night! An evening like no other as comedians and performers pair up and create brand new shows from the title chosen by their opponents, with the winners decided by you! ...
The Totally Improvised Musical
Wednesday 4 March 2026
An evening of fully improvised comedy EVERY Wednesday at 33 Oldham Street with award-winning house teams and special guests! THIS WEEK:Every night is opening night as these top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title s...
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Thursday 5 - Saturday 7 March 2026
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End - this smash-hit 2016 Olivier Award-winning improvised show brings something new to life at each and every performance! Transforming audience suggestions into al...
Tim Key
Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 March 2026
Comedian and poet Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme) again pops his suit on, plods about, in a brand new show, Loganberry. Bit gutted he's old. Guzzling continental lager. Magneti...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 5 March - Thursday 2 April 2026
Comedy in a Van present an hilarious evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. Click for acts on specific dates. ...
Live at Crofters
Thursday 5 March 2026
A night of Live stand up comedy at The Crofters on Thursday 05/03/26,103 Bradshaw Road, Bolton, GB BL2 3EW....
Two by Jim Cartwright
Friday 6 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Behind the bar of their northern pub, the Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear for stories of celebration, of loss, of love and of despair, the bickering couple work together to keep the locals in high...
The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody
Friday 6 March - Sunday 3 May 2026
Dropping classic sci-fi characters into the world of burlesque, the hit parody The Empire Strips Back... is coming at last! Be delivered to the dark side! With comedy and allure, loving detail, and hilarious parody, The Empire Strips Back...
Daliso Chaponda
Friday 6 March 2026
Hilarious Manchester-based Zambian-born Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda shot to fame in 2017 when he finished third in Series 11 of Britain's Got Talent, and was the Golden Buzzer choice for Amanda Holden. As a result of his appearance...
