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Joe Tracini

Lowry, Salford
Monday 18 May 2026
Ten Things I Hate About Me is Joe Tracini's new show about hope. It's also about mental illness, good liars, bad ideas, Lorraine Kelly and a gang lord forcing him to hold a raw chicken. But it's mostly about hope. He lives with a complex me...

The Adam Buxton Band

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 18 May 2026
Comedian Adam Buxton and his live band host an intimate evening celebrating the release of his debut album, Buckle Up, out now via Decca. Buxton, our most beloved podcaster, seasoned veteran of GarageBand and the jingle, enlisted Metronomy'...

Hatched

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Monday 18 May - Monday 20 July 2026
Be part of a warm supportive crowd for new stand-ups among a line up of baby comedians in their first year on the circuit.   ...

Saturday Night Comedy Showcase

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Monday 18 May - Saturday 18 July 2026
A flagship show featuring four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners. ...

You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card

Gift Cards, Manchester
Monday 18 May 2026 - Monday 31 December 2029
This heartfelt gift card unlocks endless exciting Fever experiences in the United Kingdom, - the perfect way to express show your gratitude to the colleague who always goes above and beyond for the team. ...

Off The Page Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Monday 18 May - Monday 13 July 2026
Top Comics from all over the UK bringing their brand new ideas to the stage....

Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)

33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Monday 18 May - Monday 12 October 2026
Unleash your inner comedian Learn joke writing, stage presence & delivery in our stand-up workshop. Find your funny & get on stage (PWYC)...

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 May 2026
The Theatre Chipping Norton and Selladoor Worldwide present a new version of the West End classic - rebooted and reimagined for 2026. All 37 plays. Three actors. One wildly funny show. The worldwide comedy hit returns with a brand-new, upda...

XS Malarkey

53two, Manchester
Tuesday 19 - Tuesday 26 May 2026
XS Malarkey is a not-for-profit comedy club, hosted every week by Toby Hadoke, and eagerly maintained by a group of minions who do his bidding on a regular basis. Despite our low door price, we put on shows with professional comedians and ...

Easy Comedy

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 21 July 2026
Michael Mannion & Alfie Carter host the top night in the city, every Tuesday, where you can see Manchester's best comedians working out new material and the newest comedians working out their best! ...

Stand Up Comedy @ Joshua Brooks

Joshua Brooks, Manchester
Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 16 June 2026
Step On Comedy Club at Joshua Brooks. Showcasing the best comedic talent from the North West, TV headliners & more...

Comedy In Crisis Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 14 July 2026
Take cover in the Creatures basement every Tuesday 7pm for stand-up comedy on a pay-what-you-think model....

Spin The Set Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 21 July 2026
Comedians get a random 3-word prompt from a fruit machine and must improvise live. New line-up every week in Manchester....

Mike Wozniak

Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Wednesday 20 May 2026
New stand-up tour show from Mike Wozniak in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.  As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down and Junior Taskma...

Laugh Therapy

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Wednesday 20 May - Wednesday 22 July 2026
Ready for a dose of comedy to cure what ails you? Join us for a night where comedians become your "therapists," offering hilarious insights and advice to brave audience members who share their personal problems. Whether you're in the hot se...

Hump Night Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Wednesday 20 May - Wednesday 15 July 2026
Midweek comedy relief. A sharp Wednesday night stand-up show to get you over the hump and into the weekend laughing....

Jonathan Van Ness

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
Queer Eye star and beloved global icon Jonathan Van Ness is heading back to the UK with their brand new solo show Hot & Healed, bringing an unforgettable night of sparkling humour, heartfelt honesty and fierce fun to stages across the count...

Andy Parsons

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Thursday 21 May 2026
Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it. After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with a brand-new show, Please #@!$ off to Mars. As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo, Mock Th...

Thursday Night Comedy Showcase

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Thursday 21 May - Thursday 16 July 2026
The best comedic talent, featuring a variety of acts, ranging from up-and-coming comedians to established favourites Manchester's only 7 night a week comedy club. ...

Comedy Debate Show Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Thursday 21 May - Thursday 16 July 2026
Comedians. Chaos. Debates decided by applause. You bring the topics - they bring the nonsense. Pay What You Think the night is worth...

Stage Invaders - The Interactive Karaoke Comedy Show Creatures

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
The only show where members of the audience compete for a chance to be on stage Perform classic songs in front of a wild audience...

Alfie Brown and Rob Thomas work in progress

Tank Bar, St Helens
Thursday 21 May 2026
Alfie Brown and Rob Thomas come to Tank Bar St Helens to work out new material ahead of a big year Adult themes 18+...

MAD HATTERS Comedy night

Hatters Food And Drinks Hall, Manchester
Thursday 21 May 2026
ARE YOU MAD ENOUGH?Don't miss Dentons newest comedy night This April we bring you some of the best comedians in the North West to @hatters...

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast

Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 May 2026
Mr P has been a primary school teacher for over twelve years. He still works part-time in a school in Davyhulme and leads training in schools all over the UK and beyond. From sharing ideas and funny insights into life in the classroom, he h...

Clinton Baptiste

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 22 May 2026
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 ...

Gary Delaney

Waterside, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
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 utt...

Janine Harouni

Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 May 2026
  Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and 'unstoppably entertaining' (★★★★★ Times) Janine Harouni hits the road with This is What You Waited For, a brand-new hour of joyful, quick-witted stand-up. Fresh off a world tour - in...

Jamali Maddix

Cultplex, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on the road with his brand-new show, Aston. Expect Jamali's trademark brutally honest and unflinching perspectives on the world at large. His last tours have sold-out shows across the ...

Neddy Goes To Glasto

Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 May 2026
Neddy Goes to Glasto  is a high-voltage, one-woman rollercoaster through grief, sisterhood, and the strange magic of losing - and maybe finding - yourself in a field of strangers. Thirty years after her first Glastonbury, Neddy returns to ...

Friday Night Comedy Showcase

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Friday 22 May - Friday 17 July 2026
Every Friday, the stage comes alive with top-tier humour, featuring a mix of rising stars and international headliners. A night of laughter and unforgettable fun at the only seven-night-a-week club in Manchester, with a diverse lineup. ...

Wyatt Feegrado and Luke Abranches: Sibling Rivalry Tour

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Friday 22 May 2026
Social Media Sensations and Biological Brothers Wyatt Feegrado & Luke Abranches bring their national Sibling Rivalry Tour to Manchester...

Scott Bennett

Lowry, Salford
Saturday 23 May 2026 - 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 foc...

Matt Forde

Lowry, Salford
Saturday 23 May 2026
In Defying Calamity, his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politic...

Kumar

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
For over three decades, Kumar has reigned as Southeast Asia's most fearless comedy icon. Sharp-tongued, brutally honest, and impossible to ignore. With over 300 million views online and a trail of sold-out shows across the globe, Kumar ha...

Buff Bingo Drag Brunch

On Bar, Manchester
Saturday 23 May - Saturday 19 December 2026
If your idea of brunch involves dancing on your chair, shouting at bingo cards, and being served by buff butlers, you're in the right place. Buff Bingo Drag Brunch is pure, unfiltered fun-a daytime party that doesn't hold back. Go big with ...

Manchester Comedy Club

Area, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026 - Saturday 30 January 2027
Hosted by Charli Angel,Manchester Comedy Club brings you the best of UK comedy. Enjoy a fantastic mix of jokes, quick wit, and laughter in a welcoming, inclusive environment. Whether you're here for the jokes, the company, or the atmosphere...

Saturday Afternoon Comedy Showcase

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Saturday 23 May - Saturday 18 July 2026
Four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners at the only seven-night-a-week comedy club in Manchester. ...

Manchester Comedy Club presents: LIAM FARRELLY AND FRIENDS

Area, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
Saturday 23rd May with the stunning Charli Angel, Mandy McCarthy as MC, Maxine Wade as opener, Adam Anwar and Liam Farrelly as headliner...

Comedy at the Cricket

Heyside Cricket Club, Oldham
Saturday 23 May 2026
Laffin Stock presents a night of Stand- Up Comedy at Heyside Cricket Club. Come down for a fantastic night of Laffter....

Jamie Hutchinson

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 24 May 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 takea...

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 24 May 2026
Yorkshire's biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back, after yet another sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! This time he's dead... dead good! And also, dead. He's a dead man. Join the nation's favou...

Daliso Chaponda

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 24 May 2026
  Hilarious Manchester-based Zambian-born Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda shot to fame in 2017 when he finished third in Series 11 of Britain's Got Talent, and was the Golden Buzzer choice for Amanda Holden. As a result of his appearance...

Made in Manchester - Rising Stars

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Sunday 24 May - Sunday 28 June 2026
A spotlight on the next generation of local comedians, fresh from the streets of Manchester and ready to bring their best material to the stage, Made in Manchester: Rising Stars is your Sunday night showcase of homegrown talent! From up-an...

Comedian of the Year Heat Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Sunday 24 May - Sunday 21 June 2026
The heats begin Rising comedians compete across 12 weeks at Creatures Comedy Club for a place in the semi-finals....

WAP: The Variety Show Creatures Comedy Club

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Sunday 24 May 2026
Return of the WAP Hosted by Kat Ronson, this anything-goes variety night blends stand-up, characters, poetry & musical comedy....

Roy Walker

The Garden Chorlton, Manchester
Monday 25 May 2026
A night of hilarity with "TV's own" Roy Walker, the star of Catchphrase, The Comedians and Phoenix Nights. The veteran Irish comic, who fled the Troubles in Belfast and moved to Manchester in the 1970s, worked the local Working Men's Clubs ...

Waitress

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 May 2026
"Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie" (The Times) as Carrie Hope Fletcher (Calamity Jane, Heathers, The Addams Family) stars as Jenna in hit musical comedy Waitress!Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of so...

Jasper Carrot & Alistair McGowan

Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Comedy legends Jasper Carrott and Alistair McGowan join forces to split the bill and your sides with a night of comedy stand-up and impressions. The two masters of comedy present a show of pure laughter and entertainment that is not to be m...
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