Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Fri 15 Nov 2024 - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Sat 1 Feb - Sat 5 Apr 2025
Tue 28 Jan - Tue 4 Feb 2025
Fri 20 Jun 2025 - Thu 5 Feb 2026
Sat 9 Nov 2024 - Fri 24 Oct 2025
Wed 19 Mar - Fri 6 Jun 2025
Wed 6 Nov 2024 - Sun 5 Oct 2025
Thu 31 Oct 2024 - Tue 1 Apr 2025
Stones in his Pockets
Wednesday 23 October - Saturday 2 November 2024
Directed by Matthew McElhinney, son of the play's writer and original director, this new production brings a fresh take on the hysterically funny, thought-provoking and witty award-winning Irish comedy. Lights Camera Action! Hollywood is co...
Maisie Adam
Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Sunday 9 February 2025
Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show, Appraisal. She's five years into her job as a comedian now, so she's due an appraisal. Join...
Pith by Daniel Kitson
Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 October 2024
A new storytelling experiment by Daniel Kitson. There might be music. There might be music and the phrase "You will one day", and a man in a coffee shop asking if they charge for Babycinos. There might be someone's hand in mine when I wak...
Kneecap (18)
Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 October 2024
★★★★ Belfast rappers Kneecap use the Irish language as their weapon in Rich Peppiatt's exhilarating comedy drama co-starring Michael Fassbender; a fictionalised origin story which is one of the funniest films of the year. ~ The Obs...
Paddy McGuinness
Thursday 24 October 2024
Making a long-awaited return to stand-up, one of the country's best-loved and most popular comedians, Bolton funny man Paddy McGuinness embarks on his first major UK tour since 2016, with his new show Nearly There... Paddy McGuinness is a m...
Vittorio Angelone
Thursday 24 October 2024
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy's fastest-rising stars. Having started comedy in 2018 he has already cultivated a huge online following from stand-up clips and podcasts, regularly amassing millions...
Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin Double-Bill with Live Accompaniment
Thursday 24 October 2024
As the projector whirrs to life and the silver screen lights up, organist Darius Battiwalla and RNCM students perform a live improvised soundtrack to accompany two of silent cinema's most iconic comedy films. In Charlie Chaplin's The Immig...
Mark Thomas
Thursday 24 October 2024
Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don't know what he does ask your parents. In his time he has won awards (current total is now officially 'fuckloads'), forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and ...
Henry Rowley: Just Literally
Friday 25 October 2024
Join this Gen-Z internet twat for fast paced stand-up and character sketch comedy featuring some familiar faces....
Tez Ilyas
Saturday 26 October 2024
Blackburn-born British-Pakistani comedian Tez Ilyas, one of the most most celebrated stars in British comedy, and Sunday Times best selling author (Secret Diary ofa British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4) is back with his hilarious new show, After...
COMEDYSPORTZ
Saturday 26 October 2024 - Saturday 22 February 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...
Lady Bushra - Drag Comedy Cabaret
Saturday 26 October - Saturday 21 December 2024
Join the BBC New Comedy Award shortlisted drag comedian Lady Bushra - the brainchild of British Asian Bradford comedian Amir - known for her viral digital content and one liners. Get ready to hear about life from a British South Asian per...
No Such Thing As A Fish
Sunday 27 October 2024
In 2014 Dan, James, Anna and Andy gathered around their microphones in QI's office and made Episode 1 of No Such Thing As A Fish. 500 episodes and half-a-billion downloads later, they are celebrating 10 years of podcasting. Age guidance: 12...
WiFi Wars
Sunday 27 October 2024
Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on UK TV's hit comedy/gaming show Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit) and aided by Guinness World-Record-Breaking tech whizz, the award-winning Rob Sedgebeer, WiFi Wars returns with the live interactive ...
Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
Sunday 27 October 2024 - Friday 14 February 2025
Tez Ilyas and Dan Tiernan preview their brand new tour shows at Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth Scroll down for comedians details. Preview shows are works in progress. Acts subject to change. Fully seated. 18+ Proper sweary, swearing....
Fern Brady
Monday 28 October - Thursday 7 November 2024
Scotland's queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back on tour with a brand new show, I Gave You Milk to Drink. What happens when you get everything you want and it's not e...
XS Malarkey with HEADLINER TBA
Tuesday 29 October - Tuesday 10 December 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester 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 possible to k...
Rotten
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Hitchcock meets Lord of the Flies in this exciting new comedy-thriller by emerging writer Josie White. presented by Emmerson & Ward Productions. Three young, regional actresses: Saoirse, Coco and Sonia are struggling to survive in London. ...
Chris McCausland
Thursday 31 October 2024
A brand-new show for 2025! You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "o...
Clinton Baptiste
Thursday 31 October - Friday 1 November 2024
Solo again, Britain's most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights returns with his brand new hilarious one-man stand up show. As well as venturing into the audience to offer his unique spirit readings, Clinton...
Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself
Thursday 31 October - Friday 1 November 2024
Hark! And Boo! Recent revelations hath shone a torch upon the ancestry of Edy Hurst! What visions await in our dark voyage? And why are the Vengaboys here? The latest bonkers show from the man behind "Edy Hurst's Comedy Version of Jeff Wayn...
Patrick Monahan
Thursday 31 October 2024
It's the year 2024 and there's a lot of talk about AI taking over humans. Only one man can out-talk the chat-bots & robots. One hour of standup comedy written by a human, performed by a human... Edinburgh Fringe favourite Patrick Monahan...
Nanna's OnlyFans Film
Thursday 31 October 2024
A New Black Comedy from MaD Theatre Company; a hilarious look at the Baby Boomer generation and their refusal to grow old gracefully. Dolly and her best friend Nellie are making a few extra quid by making films on their OnlyFans page, whic...
Peter Kay
Friday 1 November 2024 - Saturday 20 September 2025
One of Britain's best loved comedians, Peter Kay is finally returning to stand-up comedy with his first live tour in twelve years - a tour which still officially ranks in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest selling comedy tour...
Chorlton Comedy Club Manchester
Friday 1 November 2024 - Friday 7 February 2025
Carey Marx, Lou Conran, Samantha Day and MC Stephen Bailey all at Chorlton Comedy Club, Manchester. Scroll down for details on the comedians. Please arrive in plenty of time. The bar temporarily closes at 8.30pm until the first interval. Do...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 2 November 2024 - Saturday 27 September 2025
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.. ...
Jack Rhodes
Sunday 3 November 2024
Amassing over 125 million views online with his unique brand of comedy, magic and nonsense, and a stand-out performance on Britains Got Talent 2024, Jack Rhodes is finally leaving his garage and heading out on the road for his first live to...
Greg Jenner - Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy
Sunday 3 November 2024
Join ex-Horrible Histories historian and chart-topping You're Dead to Me podcaster Greg Jenner, as he goes back in time to explore Roman Britain! You can expect myth-busting, quick-fire quizzes and to discover mind-boggling truths about eve...
Jason Byrne
Sunday 3 November 2024
The biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jason Byrne's inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades includi...
Nat's What I Reckon
Monday 4 November 2024
Australian viral comedy champion, rock musician, mental health advocate and award-winning, best-selling author Nat's What I Reckon has sold out tours and comedy festivals, published three books, a board game and a podcast, and clocked up ov...
Simon Brodkin
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up After selling out 110 dates across the UK and Europe, Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Salfo...
John Bishop
Wednesday 6 - Thursday 7 November 2024
Comedian, TV presenter and actor John Bishop took a less travelled route into show business. Born and raised in Liverpool, the younger Bishop was a semi-professional footballer for Southport and Hyde United, following in the footsteps of ol...
OUTPATIENT
Wednesday 6 - Saturday 9 November 2024
Fresh from their Edinburgh run, Crowded Room (The Listening Room, EDITH) return with OUTPATIENT: an explosive autobiographical comedy about the fantasies of human minds and the fragility of human bodies. DEATH. It's coming for us all, so wh...
Creepy Boys
Thursday 7 November 2024
From real-life-lovers-turned-identical-twins, Sam Kruger (Winner - Just for Laughs Comedy Award 2019) and S.E. Grummett (Winner - Best Theatre, Adelaide Fringe 2021) comes a bizarre comedy with just a splash of the occult. You're invit...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 7 November - Thursday 5 December 2024
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. ...
An Evening with Jimmy Anderson
Friday 8 November 2024
Following his recent retirement, hear from one of England's greatest ever pace bowlers, Jimmy Anderson to mark the release of his new autobiography. 21 years. 188 Test Matches. 704 Test Wickets. A story of dedication and resilience, Jimmy w...
The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III
Friday 8 - Saturday 9 November 2024
Award-winning Out Of The Forest Theatre's irreverent comedy - featuring live music inspired by Bulgarian and Jewish folk tunes - tells the incredible true story that the world forgot. The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler where...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 8 November 2024 - Friday 11 July 2025
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.. ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 8 November 2024 - Friday 12 September 2025
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.. ...
Jason Manford
Saturday 9 November 2024
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...
Best of Buzz Comedy
Saturday 9 November - Saturday 7 December 2024
Waterside's legendary monthly comedy night showcasing new and established talent upstairs in the Old Courtroom Chambers. Buzz Comedy is a long-running, well-respected, and award-winning comedy night fronted since 1989 by the veteran wit...
Grace Campbell
Sunday 10 - Monday 18 November 2024
Grace Campbell, "one of the funniest women in Britain" (Times), is On Heat. About to enter her 30s, Campbell has recently made some huge life changes. She got a dog, she stopped replying to internet trolls, she tried non-monogamy, and then...
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Monday 11 - Saturday 23 November 2024
Stick a pony in your pocket - The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-year sold-out run-in London's West End - featuring Del Boy, Rodney,...
Ricky Gervais
Monday 11 November 2024 - Tuesday 21 January 2025
Ricky Gervais has today announced the highly-anticipated first set of official UK dates for his brand-new stand-up show 'Mortality'. Fresh from his most recent stand-up special 'Armageddon' winning a Golden Globe, hitting Number 1 on Netf...
Simon Brodkin
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up After selling out 110 dates across the UK and Europe, Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Salfo...
After the Act
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 November 2024
Breach Theatre presents a new 1980's-inspired musical about pride, protest... and abseiling lesbians. Thatcher's Section 28, which banned the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools, was the landmark legislation that silenced a generation, ...
Kevin Bloody Wilson
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Kevin Bloody Wilson (a.k.a. Dennis Bryant) is a comedy singer/songwriter who uses his heavy Australian accent/style with great success. Without the aid of radio or TV coverage (due to the explicit, crude and sexual nature of his songs and ...
XS Malarkey with Stephen Bailey
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester 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 possible to k...
Paul Foot
Wednesday 13 November 2024
As seen on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, multi-award-winning and trail-blazing comedian, Paul Foot, is back on tour with Dissolve, his most personal, surprising and ground-breaking show e...
Opera North - Ruddigore
Thursday 14 November 2024
Bad baronet Sir Despard Murgatroyd has inherited a centuries-old witch's curse forcing him to commit a crime a day or die in agony. So it's a huge relief when timid Robin Oakapple is revealed as his long-lost elder brother and the true inhe...
