Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Sun 28 Jun 2026 - Fri 28 May 2027
Tue 26 May - Sat 31 Oct 2026
Wed 22 Jul - Thu 22 Oct 2026
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
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...
Kumar
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
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
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
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. ...
Saturday Night Comedy Showcase
Saturday 23 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
Saturday 23 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. ...
Comedy at the Cricket
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
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
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
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
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...
Roy Walker
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 ...
Hatched
Monday 25 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. ...
Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)
Monday 25 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)...
Waitress
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
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...
XS Malarkey
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
Tuesday 26 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! ...
Spin The Set Creatures Comedy Club
Tuesday 26 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....
Laugh Therapy
Wednesday 27 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...
Shrek - 25th Anniversary Screening (U)
Wednesday 27 - Sunday 31 May 2026
Once upon a time - well, 25 years ago (2001) - in a faraway swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. The ogre's precious solitude is shattered by the arrival of an assortment of annoying fairytale characters - all banished from their kingdom...
Hump Night Creatures Comedy Club
Wednesday 27 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....
Our Public House
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30 May 2026
Your Round. Your Say. A bighearted and funny new play. With Kit Esuruoso (Tina The Musical), Chaya Gupta (EastEnders), Gabriella Leon (Casualty), Lauren Moakes (Romeo and Juliet), Fergus O Donnell (Downtown Abbey, Holby City) and Bharti Pat...
Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far
Thursday 28 May 2026
The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid's comedy which will be the stupidest he has ever let trickle from his brain. Expect sausage ...
Derek Mitchell
Thursday 28 May 2026
Double Dutch 2 is the brand-new live show from Dutch-American Ted Lasso actor Derek Mitchell, comedian and viral creator behind @letsdoubledutch. After hundreds of sold-out performances of his hit debut Double Dutch - seen by tens of thousa...
Thursday Night Comedy Showcase
Thursday 28 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
Thursday 28 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...
Paddy Young
Friday 29 May 2026
The award-winning stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK's Weekend Update heads out on tour with a brand new show, Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?. You're born alone, you die alone. That's true enough. But what happened to that part in the...
Tom Lawrinson
Friday 29 May 2026
Everything is awful but that's okay, argues Tom in his ridiculously entertaining show about family and growing up in a Spanish subterranean cave. Buried Alive (and Loving It) is a show for siblings who shared a rubbish childhood and comedy ...
Friday Night Comedy Showcase
Friday 29 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. ...
Emily Catalano Quiet Is The New Loud Tour
Friday 29 May 2026
Emily Catalano is an LA comic known for dry, slow-paced jokes, viral clips, and sharp double-surprise punchlines. A Time Out 'Comic to watch'...
Friday Comedy Kick-Off Creatures Comedy Club
Friday 29 May - Friday 17 July 2026
6:45PM - Start your weekend with a laugh Our Friday early show works on a 'Pay what you think the night is worth' model and lasts for an hour...
Rachel Fairburn
Saturday 30 May 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...
The Adult Pantomime - The Wizard of Oz Adults Only
Saturday 30 May 2026
The Adult Pantomime is back for its 8th year with a trip over the rainbow for The Wizard of Oz -Adults Only! Prepare to experience the story like you've never seen it before. Follow Dorothy as she is whisked away by a tornado to the Merry ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 30 May - Saturday 28 November 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.. ...
A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny
Saturday 30 May 2026
An uplifting queer parody musical and the story of Hunter's transition, set in the Wild Wild (North) West. Join Hunter King in his gender journey of self discovery and explore themes of dysphoria, joy and discovering your authentic self. Th...
