Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Sat 24 Oct - Sun 29 Nov 2026
Sun 17 Jan - Fri 28 May 2027
Wed 17 Feb - Wed 1 Sep 2027
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Sat 8 Jan - Thu 8 Jun 2028
Thu 20 May - Thu 3 Jun 2027
Tom Davis
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 a...
Basketmouth
Saturday 13 February 2027
One of Nigeria's most famous comedians, Basketmouth has grown from strength to strength with his ever hilarious sense of humour. His accolades in Africa are endless and he his currently seen as the greatest African comedian of all time....
Adam Hills
Saturday 13 February 2027
The UK's favourite Monopedal Aussie (and host of Channel 4's The Last Leg) is back, with Shoes Half Full, combining positive stand-up comedy with rampant spontaneity! "Effortlessly brilliant" - The Guardian "Achingly funny and uplifting" -...
Lost Voice Guy
Sunday 14 February 2027
Britain's Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy is back on the road after 5 years with his brand new show, The Cerebral Palsy Puppet, mainly because he's spent all his benefit money on stuff he didn't need, just to annoy the Daily Mail. Sinc...
Abi Clarke
Tuesday 16 February 2027
Stand-up comedian and online sensation Abi Clarke has had a bad year... She lost friends, her home and for a while, her ability to walk, but no matter how hard she tried (or didn't try) she could not lose her ex! Best known for her super...
Luke Kidgell - Live in the UK and Ireland
Tuesday 16 - Sunday 21 February 2027
Luke Kidgell brings his brand new high-energy stand-up show packed with sharp observations, relatable storytelling, and quick-witted crowd interaction...
Scott Bennett
Wednesday 17 February 2027
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to fo...
Rhys James
Wednesday 17 - Thursday 18 February 2027
Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It's been staring him in the face the whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can ignore his own problems for long enough, he might just be able to solve yours. A fast, foren...
Trouble with Kids
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 27 February 2027
Ben Nickless in association with Edward J Productions brings a brand new comedy drama about fertility, fame, family and friendship. Will and Marc are best mates and both in show business. Will is a TV actor, a house hold name but desper...
Jimmy Rees
Friday 19 February 2027
A long overdue debut UK Tour from Australian Comedy Star Jimmy Rees. Having recently played to 150,000 in the southern hemisphere and a huge run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026, comedian and internet sensation Jimmy Rees brings his hit show "...
Clinton Baptiste
Saturday 20 February 2027
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation's favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay's 'Phoenix Nights', Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy...
Andrew Ryan
Saturday 20 February 2027
Irish Comedian Andrew Ryan and host of 'Cork in the North' podcast embars on his latest tour, "Let Me Know How You Get On." Andrew's quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural stand up. ...
A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Saturday 20 February 2027
Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and fandom. Based solely on your suggestions, Jon will improvise an entirely new Star Wars film all by himself. He's all the trailers, a...
The Totally Improvised Musical
Saturday 20 February - Saturday 16 October 2027
The Totally Improvised Musical returns. Every night is opening night as these top Mancunian improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions. That's right; the story, songs, characters and "choreography" are all ma...
Shoot From The Hip
Sunday 21 February 2027
Shoot From The Hip's award-winning viral improvised comedy hits Lowry. Featuring chaotic games, epic scenes, and ever-so-slightly unhinged performances, their Metro, Evening Standard, and Time Out-recommended shows are completely unscripte...
An Evening with The Fast Show
Monday 22 February 2027
Fans of the celebrated sketch classic The Fast Show are in for a real treat as the original cast members, Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Arabella Weir, reunite to celebrate the 30th ...
Morgan Jay
Thursday 25 February 2027
A musician and comedian based in Los Angeles, Morgan Jay has made appearances on MTV's Wild'N'Out, NBC, and Comedy Central. He has carved out his own genre of performance art and comedy creating a show built on imperfection, authenticity, ...
Clinton Baptiste
Thursday 25 February 2027
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation's favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay's 'Phoenix Nights', Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy...
Scott Bennett
Saturday 27 February 2027
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to fo...
Phil Mealey - Early Doors: Behind The Bar & Beyond
Saturday 27 February 2027
Best known as the co-creator and star of Early Doors and his writing on The Royle Family, BAFTA award-winning writer and performer Phil Mealey invites audiences back into The Grapes for an evening of laughter, nostalgia, favourite clips, u...
Ireland The Show
Saturday 27 February 2027
Join an all star cast of Ireland's most talented singers and performers accompanied by the fabulous Keltic Storm band and world champion Keltic Fusion Irish dancers for an unmissable Ireland the Show that will take you on a journey throu...
Mike Bubbins
Sunday 28 February 2027
Mike Bubbins, star of hit podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar, and of BBC television comedies Mammoth, Tourist Trap and The Unexplainers, unleashes his second solo stand-up tour. Ideas Man, noun : 'A person who is particularly goo...
Harry Enfield
Sunday 28 February 2027
Join us for a rare and entertaining evening with legendary satirical comedian and self-styled "stupid idiot", Harry Enfield: And No Chums. From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney, a Thatcherite Visionary, to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, H...
Lawrence Chaney
Sunday 28 February 2027
Drag Race UK star Lawrence Chaney is known for taking jabs at others - now the table has turned... In his brand-new solo stand-up show Weight a Minute, the Scottish drag superstar serves up razor-sharp wit as he deep dives into weight loss...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Monday 1 March 2027
2025 marked the 40th anniversary of The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, who, from their humble beginnings in small rooms above old pubs, took the world by storm with their off-beat humour and four-stringed virtuosity. Formed in 1985 as...
Heathers the Musical
Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 March 2027
Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she's unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossib...
Opera North - Don Giovanni
Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 March 2027
Alessandro Talevi's eclectic production for Opera North follows the legendary womaniser, whose outward charm masks cruelty and violence, through time and space, bringing fresh insights to Mozart's darkest, craziest opera. As he seduces h...
Ruby Wax
Wednesday 3 March 2027
It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows 'Ruby Wax Meets' and 'Full Wax'. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamala Anderson, Madonna and many more. Her provocative, abra...
Chloe Petts
Thursday 4 March 2027
Chloe Petts, breakout star of Taskmaster S22 (Ch4) and "one of the most compelling young comics" (The Guardian), returns with a new stand-up hour of trademark critically-acclaimed cerebral laddishness, Call Me By My Surname. After four suc...
Aurie Styla
Thursday 4 March 2027
Aurie Styla is one of the most naturally charismatic and hilarious comedians around. Following his acclaimed 100+ date worldwide tour, he's back on the road with his brand-new show Maverick. Maverick looks at life from the end of The Au...
John Kearns
Friday 5 March 2027
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...
A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Saturday 6 March 2027
Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and fandom. Based solely on your suggestions, Jon will improvise an entirely new Star Wars film all by himself. He's all the trailers, a...
Trigger Happy TV
Wednesday 10 March 2027
It's been twenty-five years since Trigger Happy TV burst onto our screens, transforming the hidden camera format with its surreal universe of characters and unforgettable pranks. Now, to celebrate a quarter-century of chaos, Dom Joly is br...
Gary Delaney
Friday 12 March 2027
Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he's doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and ut...
Simon Brodkin
Saturday 13 March 2027
He's the prankster who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with cash, handed Prime Minister Theresa May her P45, and created the smash-hit BBC comedy series Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. A former junior doctor working in the NHS in Manches...
Pierre Novellie
Saturday 13 March 2027
Pierre Novellie returns with more observational nerd comedy, Okay, One More Time Before Bed. Following the success of last year's show, You Sit There, I'll Stand Here, Pierre is back with a brand-new show, Okay, One More Then Bedtime, that...
Rachel Parris
Sunday 14 March 2027
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...
Gregor Fisher
Tuesday 16 March 2027
Gregor Fisher is back on the road with the second leg of his UK tour following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival season. Join the Scottish stage and screen legend for a laughter filled evening to share s...
Matt Mathews
Wednesday 17 March 2027
Matt Mathews is a comedian, Country singer/songwriter, and unapologetic trailblazer from Birmingham, Alabama, whose raw honesty, razor-sharp wit, and unmistakable Southern charm have made him one of comedy's fastest-rising stars. Life rare...
The Uncrackable Case
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 March 2027
Tabloid media, conspiracy theorists and familiar fairy-tale faces collide in The Uncrackable Case - a wild, hilarious musical that's part courtroom comedy, part murder mystery and part musical fever dream. Think the gloriously ridiculous l...
Tatty MacLeod
Friday 19 March 2027
In August 2025, Tatty posted a video of her 73 year old mum digging a trench on social media. 25 million views later and DIY Liz is a viral sensation. This year Tatty turns the same age as 'Trench Lady' was when she had her. In her new ...
Gary Delaney
Saturday 20 March 2027
Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he's doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and ut...
Pierre Novellie
Saturday 20 March 2027
Pierre Novellie returns with more observational nerd comedy, Okay, One More Time Before Bed. Following the success of last year's show, You Sit There, I'll Stand Here, Pierre is back with a brand-new show, Okay, One More Then Bedtime, that...
Count Arthur Strong
Sunday 21 March 2027
An unmissable night of unbelievable entertainment for all the family (no pets), as character comedian Steve Delaney returns as everyone's favourite elderly, pompous, mostly out-of-work, deluded thespian from Doncaster, in the second pa...
Tape Face
Sunday 21 March 2027
Celebrating 20 years. TAPE FACE is back in the UK! Mime with noise, stand-up with no talking - drama with no acting. Las Vegas headliner TAPE FACE has become a global sensation. See the critically award-winning show that started it all. Ph...
Peter Serafinowicz
Tuesday 23 March 2027
Spend an evening inside the genius comedic mind of Peter Serafinowicz. Showcasing cutting edge face-swap technology - developed by Peter himself - the master impressionist delivers a show packed with his trademark absurd comedy, beloved fa...
Ruby Wax
Thursday 25 - Friday 26 March 2027
It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows 'Ruby Wax Meets' and 'Full Wax'. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamala Anderson, Madonna and many more. Her provocative, abra...
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