COMEDY IN MANCHESTER
COMEDY IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Victoria Wood's dinnerladies
Manchester Opera House
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Manchester Opera House
Tue 17 - Sat 21 Nov 2026
Fascinating Aida
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 17 January 2027
The world's greatest cabaret troupe is back with a brand new show, Bawdacious! Devilishly funny and gloriously glamorous Dillie, Liza and Adele, with Michael Roulston on piano, are back on the road following their hugely successful 40th An...The Adult Panto - Puss & Dick
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 17 January 2027
Taking the UK by storm since 2004, the Market Theatre's Adult Panto Company are back on tour and out to corrupt another classic fairy tale beyond recognition with their unique style of Adult Panto. The fearless company of just 3 actors are...Rosie Holt
Fairfield Social Club, Manchester
Saturday 23 January 2027
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...Grief Sucks - A One Man Show starring KevOnStage
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 23 January 2027
Kevin Fredericks (aka KevOnStage) - stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, author, and filmmaker - takes to the stage with his one-man show Grief Sucks. Ever since the loss of his big brother Jason in 2022, KevOnStage has struggled internal...WiFi Wars
Heywood Civic, Heywood
Saturday 23 January 2027
WiFi Wars returns with the live comedy game show where you all play along!Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes! Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain...Dan Tiernan
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 24 January 2027
Manchester comic Dan Tiernan is back at it again: and this time he's got magic rocks in his pocket. With a hat trick of sold-out Edinburgh Festival runs, Dan's a two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who has received countless five-star...Victoria Wood's dinnerladies
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 26 January - Saturday 6 February 2027
A brand-new stage adaptation starring Les Dennis as maintenance man Stan, Sue Cleaver as Jean, Karen Henthorn as Dolly, and introducing Amy Drake as Bren. More than 25 years after it first aired on BBC One, Victoria Wood's much-loved sitco...An Evening with The Fast Show
Lowry, Salford
Friday 29 - Saturday 30 January 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 ...How Far Away Are They? - An Evening With The Cast Of Phoenix Nights
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Saturday 30 January 2027
Twenty five years after Phoenix Nights first burst onto our screens, the people who made it happen are back together for a hilarious evening of stories, secrets, memories and mayhem from one of Britain's most loved comedy series. This is ...A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception
Lowry, Salford
Monday 1 - Wednesday 3 February 2027
DIRECT FROM THE WEST END! A laugh-out-loud comedy whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting vanishes at a manor auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock and his unlikely ally must i...Cluedo
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 1 - Sunday 7 February 2027
An Altrincham Garrick production written by Sandy Rustin and based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Cluedo is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist. The hilarious whodunnit play!It's a dark...Noises Off
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 5 - Sunday 14 February 2027
Theatre Royal Bath Productions present Liza Goddard, Matthew Kelly and Simon Shepherd in Noises Off By Michael Frayn Directed by Lindsay Posner DIRECT FROM THE WEST END One of the greatest British comedies ever written returns to The ...Rosie Holt
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
Friday 5 February 2027
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...Noises Off (by Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company)
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 5 - Sunday 14 February 2027
From the team behind Pride and Prejudice and Sister Act, come and join Hope Mill Amateur Dramatic Company in this classic farce. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when a theatre production goes spectacularly wrong? Welcome to No...Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Saturday 6 February 2027
Interactive Theatre's globetrotting show is truly quite legendary, selling out at venues like Edinburgh Fringe, Raffles Singapore and Sydney Opera House. When the audience become diners in the 'Faulty Towers' restaurant and are served by B...
Iain Lee
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 7 February 2027
Star of The 11 O'Clock Show, winner of (the hearts and minds of the nation on) I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and fired from almost every radio station in the UK, Iain Lee invites you to commemorate his 30 years in show business. For...Ricky Gervais
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 February 2027
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...Murder, She Didn't Write
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 9 February 2027
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll cre...Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 February 2027
Television favourites Tom Rosenthal, best known for his role as Jonny in the hit sitcom Friday Night Dinner, stars as the gloriously hapless Bertie Wooster and Adrian Scarborough, much-loved star of Gavin & Stacey and Miranda, stars as his...Clinton Baptiste
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Thursday 11 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...Not That Asian
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 11 - Friday 12 February 2027
Not That Asian is a bombastic clown musical that uses comedy, video projection and music to playfully investigate and celebrate ESEA culture. Follow two clowns as they attempt to put on the most authentic East Asian production known to man...Clinton Baptiste
Lowry, Salford
Friday 12 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...Rosie Holt
The Point, Leigh
Friday 12 February 2027
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...Dan and Phil
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saturday 13 - Thursday 18 February 2027
YouTubers Dan and Phil are back to heal your inner child and take back what the internet took from them. With Hard Launch, they are crash landing in a city near you. In this unhinged and unafraid new era, join Dan and Phil live with their ...ComedySportz
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 13 February 2027
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. One winner. No script. Lots of laughs! Join ComedySpor...Rhys James
Lowry, Salford
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
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
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...National Theatre Live - Hay Fever (15)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 17 February 2027
After its West End run, National Theatre Live brings Hay Fever to cinemas worldwide from 14 January. Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut alongside Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Gran...Clinton Baptiste
The Albert Halls, Bolton
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...A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Waterside, Manchester
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
Chorley Theatre, Chorley
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
Lowry, Salford
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
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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 ...Julius Caesar (Garrick Ensemble production)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Monday 22 - Saturday 27 February 2027
The Garrick Ensemble, a company of aspiring actors in their 20s and 30s from Greater Manchester and Cheshire who perform one production each year as part of the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Main House Season, present their version of Shake...National Theatre Live - The Motive and the Cue (15)
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 23 February 2027
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play. 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in anexperimental...Clinton Baptiste
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
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...Phil Mealey - Early Doors: Behind The Bar & Beyond
Waterside, Manchester
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...Harry Enfield
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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
The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
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
Lowry, Salford
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
Palace Theatre, Manchester
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
Lowry, Salford
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
Theatr Clwyd, Mold
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
Lowry, Salford
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...A Star Wars Improv Show - The One-Man Made-up Movie Parody
Lowry, Salford
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...
Dom Joly - Trigger Happy TV
The Albert Halls, Bolton
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...Gregor Fisher
Lowry, Salford
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...Benidorm - The Reunion
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 17 March 2027
We're having the biggest, best Benidorm cast reunion party and YOU are invited! Join us to celebrate the 20th anniversary of legendary ITV comedy Benidorm. Hear songs from the show sung live, listen to captivating stories and behind-the-sc...Matt Mathews
Albert Hall, Manchester
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
