Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Sun 17 Jan - Fri 28 May 2027
Fri 23 Oct 2026 - Wed 1 Sep 2027
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Fri 25 Sep - Sun 29 Nov 2026
Cloud Cuckoo Comedy night
Sunday 20 September - Sunday 20 December 2026
A monthly comedy showcase featuring hand-picked acts from the North West and beyond...
John Cleese and The Holy Grail
Monday 21 September 2026
This once-in-a-lifetime event features a special screening of the beloved cult classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, followed by an uproarious conversation and audience Q&A with Cleese himself, where he'll share behind-the-scenes stori...
Ricky Gervais
Tuesday 22 September - Tuesday 13 October 2026
Ricky Gervais will tour the new show, Legend, from autumn 2026 through to the end of 2027, when it will be filmed and become his fifth in a string of globally successful Netflix specials. "This is my most personal show so far and because...
XS Malarkey 29th Birthday Extravaganza
Tuesday 22 September 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...
The Wigan Joker
Wednesday 23 September 2026
You've seen him all over Facebook now come down for a hugely funny night at Georgia Browns. For just £5 we've got a full evening of entertainment...
Paul Foot
Thursday 24 September 2026
Pioneering alt-comedy hero and star of Cats Does Countdown Paul Foot is back on tour with a brand new stand-up show, The Future. Remember when people were excited for the future? With visions of jetpacks, friendly robots wheeling ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Thursday 24 September - 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.....
A Dinner with the SLTS Creatures Tour Show
Thursday 24 September 2026
Join Amelia Fritz & Laura Moss for a delectable hour of comedy. Expect naughty laughs & INTERACTIVE ADVICE on being your best, sluttiest self...
Urzila Carlson
Friday 25 September 2026
Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson is one of Australia and New Zealand's biggest comedy stars. In 2026 the fan-favourite comedian returns to the UK with even more understated punchlines and her signature dead...
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 th...
Tom Rosenthal
Friday 25 September 2026
Arctic Monkeys' album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, hit the shelves in January 2006. Tracks like 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' and 'When the Sun Goes Down' became anthems, showcasing Alex Turner's sharp lyrics...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 25 September - 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.....
John Cooper Clarke In Conversation with Simon Armitage
Saturday 26 September 2026
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original "people's poet". His unique poetry and delivery style was recorded and put to music by legendary producer Martin Hannett and a band of Mancunian stars, including Buzzcocks ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 26 September - 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.....
Crown Comedy
Saturday 26 September 2026
A fantastic line up of top talent on the UK comedy circuit. Click for line-up. ...
John Kearns
Sunday 27 September 2026
Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner,John Kearns. A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man's life, alluding to books he hasn't read, t...
Mike Rice
Sunday 27 September 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 adven...
Matt Winning
Sunday 27 September 2026
Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller's fortune. But right now, he's busy: his son is being born and he's...
Susan Calman
Thursday 1 October 2026
Scottish comedian Susan Calman hasn't been on tour in ten years, but now she's back with a brand-new show. A decade older, but not necessarily wiser, Susan has found herself in some improbable situations over the years. Tall Tales is a sho...
Morgan Rees
Thursday 1 October 2026
The softly-spoken acclaimed Welsh stand-up and online sensation Morgan Ree is back on the road with his new show What a Bummer. After Morgan and his partner went on separate holidays - one to a Mathematics Forum in Coventry and the other t...
Sam Serrano: Mars Creatures Comedy Club
Thursday 1 October 2026
The debut tour from star of comedy central Sam Serrano. In 2020 Sam was the victim of a hate crime and in 2026 they're monetizing on it through comedy...
Chris Ramsey
Friday 2 October 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 Famou...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 2 October - 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.....
Grace Petrie
Saturday 3 October 2026
Folk singer-songwriter and stand-up comedian Grace Petrie performs a stripped-back solo set followed by a full band retrospective. For a decade and a half, Grace Petrie has been one of the UK's most urgent and passionate songwriters. Her p...
Nish Kumar
Sunday 4 October 2026
The UK's leading political comic Nish Kumar - co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster's greatest losers - is back on tour with a formidable batch of pass...
Jason Byrne
Sunday 4 October 2026
Jason Byrne is back and "Byrning" brighter than ever, celebrating 30 glorious years of stand-up with his brand-new show, 30 Years Byrning. Byrne delivers a riotous night of high-energy storytelling, surreal tangents and unstoppable laughte...
Susan Calman
Sunday 4 October 2026
Scottish comedian Susan Calman hasn't been on tour in ten years, but now she's back with a brand-new show. A decade older, but not necessarily wiser, Susan has found herself in some improbable situations over the years. Tall Tales is a sho...
Robert White
Sunday 4 October 2026
'THAT' Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy! is going on tour with a brand new show!Whether you're a fan from his series of Britain's Got Talent, or you're one of his millions of online viewers but only just realising that Robert is '...
Serena Terry
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Join Serena Terry, creator of online sensation Mammy Banter, on her biggest UK & Ireland stand up tour to date, Therapy. Over the last 6 months, Serena has tried and tested 22 different types of therapy in a bid to improve her physical and...
Celya AB
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Following multiple sell out tours, Birmingham-based French-Algerian comedian Celya AB is back with her new show We Must Stop Meeting Like This. Have you ever forensically over-thought your life choices? Are they all somehow connected to a ...
Aries Spears
Thursday 8 October 2026
Critically acclaimed comedian, Aries Spears, known for his sharp wit and charisma, is finally heading to Europe with his Euro Trip tour. Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with in ...
Vittorio Angelone
Thursday 8 October 2026
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in stand-up comedy or stand-up comedy related activities. Despite this, after two completely sold-out tours in 2023 and 2024 - with over 100 packed...
Aries Spears
Thursday 8 October 2026
Critically acclaimed comedian, Aries Spears, known for his sharp wit and charisma, is finally heading to Europe with his Euro Trip tour. Ever since Chicago native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with in ...
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 p...
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 bi...
Murder Inc Presents: Police Interview With a Vampire
Thursday 8 October 2026
Can you pick an absolute favourite vampire story? We couldn?t either. That?s why Murder Inc.?s October show is ALL THE VAMPIRES as Murder Inc. Presents: Police Interview With a Vampire. Which of the fang favourites make it into the story i...
