Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Sun 17 Jan - Fri 28 May 2027
Fri 23 Oct 2026 - Wed 1 Sep 2027
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
An Evening with Jimmy Tarbuck
Sunday 25 October 2026
After more than 60 years at the very top of his profession Jimmy Tarbuck OBE relives many of the most iconic moments of a life on stage and screen. Featuring a huge collection of anecdotes and video clips highlighting a fabulously glitteri...
Jack Carroll
Sunday 25 October 2026
Britain's Got Talent Runner-Up, Star of BBC's Live at the Apollo, QI and Sky sitcom Trollied, as well as award winning movie Eaten by Lions, returns to the stage with his new stand up comedy show, Walking Funny. ...
Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years
Sunday 25 October 2026
Book Now What?! Mark Thomas has been ?standing up? for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you?? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at...
Waitress
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 October 2026
"Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie" (The Times) as the hit musical comedy WAITRESS comes to Lowry for one week only. Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doct...
Rachel Fairburn
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2024 show Side Eye, co-host of international smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla, renowned Manchester stand up comedian and "rock'n'roll star of British Comedy" (Rolling Stone), Rachel ...
Daniel Foxx
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn't. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and lig...
Barry From Watford
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Demagogue? Iconoclast? Dilettante? Virtuoso? Ok, these words have nothing to do with the show but they do make it sound clever and that's what it's all about. Shooting from the (new) hip, still alive and kicking, the nation's favourite oct...
Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric & Ern
Thursday 29 October 2026
From the Olivier Nominated duo behind the hugely celebrated and critically acclaimed West End Hit. This is a show for all the family from 8 to 108! A brilliant homage crammed full Morecambe & Wise's most loved routines, songs and sketches ...
Thomas Green
Thursday 29 October 2026
One of Australia's best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, Brainstorm, following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlw...
Rachel Fairburn
Friday 30 October 2026
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2024 show Side Eye, co-host of international smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla, renowned Manchester stand up comedian and "rock'n'roll star of British Comedy" (Rolling Stone), Rachel ...
Stevie Martin
Friday 30 October 2026
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster, Mitchell & Webb's brand new sketch show, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Horne Section TV Show) has been doing online comedy for awhile (45 million views worldwide) but is now returning to live comedy with h...
Maisie Adam
Saturday 31 October 2026
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, fire...
Rob Rouse
Saturday 31 October 2026
Star of BBC's Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project and Dave's One Night Stand goes on tour with his new show "Funny Bones." "He's a man with genuinely funny bones" (The Sunday Times) and recently crowned Comics' Comic B...
Joe Marler Will See You Live
Sunday 1 November 2026
Joe Marler Will See You Live is a live podcast tour. Since retiring in 2024 as one of England's great rugby players, host Joe Marler has come a long way - his appearance in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors helping push him firmly...
Akaash Singh
Sunday 1 November 2026
Join stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor Akaash Singh on his Generational Triumph Tour. Akaash Singh shot to fame with appearances in TV shows including MTV's Wild'n Out, Netflix's Brown Nation and HBO's The Leftovers. He then piv...
Pauline Eyre
Sunday 1 November 2026
A Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimms on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room, and why line judges are OUT! In Anyone For Tennis? expect smashing stories, ace a...
Trainspotting The Musical
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 November 2026
Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL has its world premiere. Written by Irvine Welsh with Music & Lyrics by Stephen McGuinness & Irvine Welsh and Directed & Developed by Caroline Jay Ranger. Ren...
Cody Dahler
Monday 2 November 2026
Why are our rivers full of more shit than the average tabloid newspaper? Why are seemingly intelligent people voting for Reform UK? And why do our PMs change more often than your bedsheets? If you've found yourself asking an...
It Walks Around The House At Night
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 November 2026
A ghost story by Tim Foley · Directed by Neil Bettles Following a sell-out UK tour and London run, the award-winning ThickSkin present this chilling new play by Tim Foley (former Bruntwood Prize-winner). When an out-of-work actor takes a ...
The Highwayman
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 November 2026
The Highwayman is waiting, and there is no escape. It's 1769 and Yorkshire's population has exploded, the races at York are packed, the new theatre in Hull is thriving, and the Spa towns are full. Everyone is flocking north, every ale hou...
Desperate Scousewives - Nessa's Story
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Fast, funny and full of attitude, Desperate Scousewives Nessa's story is the perfect Christmas night out. It's Christmas Eve on a Liverpool street where nothing ever goes to plan.A prisoner is on the run, the girls are locked out in the f...
kaarija
Friday 6 November 2026
The boundary-breaking artist Kaarija made Finnish music history in 2023 when he became the fan favourite of the Eurovision Song Contest with an overwhelming amount of votes. His entry song "Cha Cha Cha" reached number 7 on the global Spoti...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 6 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.....
Rachel Parris
Saturday 7 November 2026
The BAFTA-nominated comedian is back on the road, bringing some of her favourite songs from the last fifteen years of her comedy career, alongside brand new standup. Whether you are a Speedy Boarder, a Girl With A Diamond Finger, a Gy...
Hannah East
Sunday 8 November 2026
Hannah East's brand-new show is a hilarious deep dive into the highs and lows of parenting. With millions of views across her viral comedy reels, she brilliantly captures the chaos, joy, and absurdity of mum life. From pregnancy and labour...
Paddy Young
Sunday 8 November 2026
The award-winning stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK's Weekend Update heads out on tour with a brand new show, Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?. You're born alone, you die alone. That's true enough. But what happened to that part in th...
Wankernomics
Monday 9 - Tuesday 10 November 2026
With two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, 50 million+ views online and a Sunday Times best-selling book, you could say Wankernomics is crushing it right now. They'd say they're delivering key outcomes with impact in a fast-pa...
Red Richardson
Monday 9 November 2026
London-based Devon comedian, writer and actor Red Richardson is renowned for his Stay Toxic videos and stand up clips, which have well over 250 million views on Instagram alone, and has seen his shows sell out theatres across the globe. In...
Omid Djalili
Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 November 2026
The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet. No go...
Forever Funny Comedy Night
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Join us for a night of laughs at the Frog and Bucket for our Forever Funny Comedy Night...
Harriet Kemsely
Saturday 14 November 2026
Harriet's life has been in constant chaos for as long as she can remember. So what happens when things start to go right for her? Following her eye opening appearance on Last One Laughing UK, Harriet is back on tour with a new show abo...
Ginger Johnson
Sunday 15 November 2026
You've seen her in the Masterchef kitchen... You've seen her on the Drag Race runway... Now it's time to see her in her element: outrageous, untamed and completely off the reins. Following the explosive success of her smash hit 2024 ...
Rob Rouse
Sunday 15 November 2026
Star of BBC's Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project and Dave's One Night Stand goes on tour with his new show "Funny Bones." "He's a man with genuinely funny bones" (The Sunday Times) and recently crowned Comics' Comic B...
Ian Ashpitel & Jonty Stephens as Eric & Ern
Monday 16 November 2026
From the Olivier Nominated duo behind the hugely celebrated and critically acclaimed West End Hit. This is a show for all the family from 8 to 108! A brilliant homage crammed full Morecambe & Wise's most loved routines, songs and sketches ...
Blackadder Goes Forth
Monday 16 - Sunday 22 November 2026
A stage adaptation produced by Altrincham Garrick based on the original BBC Television Series. Created by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton and John Lloyd. One of TV's most enduringly popular comedies returns to the Garrick stage, ...
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 November 2026
The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol.A new production of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG smashes into Aylesbury Waterside Theatre direct from a...
Jamie Hutchinson
Tuesday 17 November 2026
Following his record-breaking Waterslide tour, Manchester comic and podcaster Jamie Hutchinson is back with Can My Mate Come He's Sound, a brand-new hour of unfiltered mayhem, questionable logic and emotional chaos held together by take...
Daniel Kitson
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Thrum is the new comedy show from Daniel Kitson. There's the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There's figs and worms and an old dog r...
Tiny Tim's Biggest Adventure
Wednesday 18 November 2026
8 years ago Tiny Tim (Manchester comedian Tim Bradbury) decided to go on his own adventure navigating through adult life and posting about his calls on social media. With over 120 million views on YouTube and over 10 million followers on a...
Michael Spicer
Thursday 19 November 2026
Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we're w...
