Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Fri 22 May 2026 - Fri 28 May 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
Tue 26 May - Sat 31 Oct 2026
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 deadp...
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 the...
Oliver Tree
Friday 25 September 2026
Gen Z's meme-making extraordinaire takes his millions of followers on an unpredictable roller coaster ride through a cracked world full of comic disaster and otherworldly experiences. The American singer, rapper and comedian found fame in 2...
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 ...
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, to...
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 show...
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 to...
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 Famous...
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.. ...
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 passi...
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 laughter...
Robert White
Sunday 4 October 2026
Robert White, that gay autistic keyboard-wielding comedian who you've almost forgotten [from Britain's Got Talent 2018], brings you his unique form of musical stand up in a laugh packed hour, but this time with a little more edge, a little ...
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 show...
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 'T...
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 ...
Tits Up
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Crissy Rock, Leah Bell, and Alison Stanley star in "Tits Up", a powerfully funny and deeply moving play about life, choices and the bonds that get us through the rollercoaster of emotions felt by anyone who has ever travelled this road. ...
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 p...
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 t...
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 t...
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 pr...
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 big...
Phil Ellis
Friday 9 October 2026 - Friday 15 January 2027
 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 ...
Maisie Adam
Saturday 10 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, firec...
Maisie Adam
Saturday 10 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, fi...
Christopher Hall
Saturday 10 October 2026
Showman, Jester, Attention Chaser, come with Chris on the ultimate hometown holiday night out. Â From your 1.5 star hotel, he'll give you a hilariously fun soiree and have you tucked up back in bed at a sensible time. Christopher Hall, once...
Celya AB
Saturday 10 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 p...
Rachel Fairburn
Sunday 11 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 F...
Nurse Georgie Carroll
Sunday 11 October 2026
As seen on Britain's Got Talent 2023, and winner of 'Best Comedy Show' at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, don't miss Nurse Georgie Carroll - she is just what the doctor ordered. Hospital-grade humour from everyone's favourite Mancunian nurs...
Tim Key
Monday 12 - Thursday 15 October 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...
Tim Key
Monday 12 - Thursday 15 October 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...
Rich Hall
Monday 12 October 2026
 Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, and 2024 tour Shot From Cannons, Montana's transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable k...
Myki, Darlene & Nini
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Straight from Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Myki Meeks, Darlene Mitchell, and Nini Coco bring three powerhouse energies and one unforgettable show. Nini Coco is your high-fashion, high-concept diva, delivering polished looks, theatr...
Nurse Georgie Carroll
Friday 16 October 2026
As seen on Britain's Got Talent 2023, and winner of 'Best Comedy Show' at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, don't miss Nurse Georgie Carroll - she is just what the doctor ordered. Hospital-grade humour from everyone's favourite Mancunian nurs...
Ania Magliano
Friday 16 October 2026
Fresh from starring in the latest series of Taskmaster, Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee) brings a brand-new show full of jokes, confessions, and occasionally unhinged observations to venues nat...
Mo Gilligan
Saturday 17 October 2026
Mo Gilligan is a British stand-up comedian known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found global success in 2017. He hosted The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which debuted in 201...
Troy Hawke
Sunday 18 October 2026
 Following The Greeters Guild sellout world tour, 1930's throwback Troy Hawke is back to his globe sweeping with his new show Never Stop, Never Change! Angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound as Troy navigates...
Phil Wang
Sunday 18 October 2026
UH OH. Phil Wang's back with a new stand - up show, and he's older than ever before. He's got a moustache now. It bristles with wisdom. His eyes shine with good humour. His shoulders groan under the weight of being the only cool millennial ...
Joe Wells: Daddy Autism
Sunday 18 October 2026
There are 700,000 autistic people in the UK but who is their leader?  2 years ago, Joe Wells decided he should be ?King of The Autistics? and it all went horribly wrong. 'One of my favourite comics' (Frankie Boyle).  'Some of the most ...
Paul Smith
Wednesday 21 - Thursday 22 October 2026
 Liverpool comedian Paul Smith, who is best known for the many viral social media clips of his lightning quick audience interaction, is hitting the road again with his brand-new tour Happy and this is the biggest, boldest show of his car...
Daniel Foxx
Wednesday 21 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 ligh...
The Umbilical Brothers
Thursday 22 October 2026
 Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more.  Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it. The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance and...
Scott Bennett
Friday 23 October 2026
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 foc...
Simon Amstell
Sunday 25 October 2026
Simon Amstell returns on tour with a brand-new stand-up show - funnier, truer, and more healing than anything ever before or after. I Love It Here is the latest creation from the internationally acclaimed comedian and filmmaker behind the N...
All Killa No Filla
Sunday 25 October 2026
The smash-hit true crime comedy podcast heads out on its biggest tour yet! To celebrate ten years of talking murder, oversharing, and rapidly veering off topic, Kiri & Rachel hit the road and head to some of their favourite venues in their ...
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. ...
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. ...
