COMEDY TV & FILM IN MANCHESTER
COMEDY TV & FILM IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Comedy TV & Film in Manchester
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Fri 9 - Sat 10 May 2025
13 Going On 30 - The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Sun 21 Sep - Sun 12 Oct 2025
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Palace Theatre
Thu 19 - Sat 28 Feb 2026
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Based on Brian Helgeland's iconic 2001 film (originally starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany), A Knight's Tale, the brand-new comedy musical, charges into Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere, prior to the West End. From the Prod...Abigail's Party
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 9 - Saturday 24 May 2025
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...The 39 Steps
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller. Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwin...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Friday 9 May - Wednesday 31 December 2025
If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...Dad's Army Radio Show
Lowry, Salford
Friday 16 May 2025
The nation's favourite sitcom returns! The boys are delighted to bring us three new episodes. Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters - and lots of sound effects! Dad's Army Radio Show bring's Perry and Croft's classic BBC ...Come Fall in Love
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 29 May - Saturday 21 June 2025
Change all your plans! Come Fall in Love, the hilarious, heart-winning new musical comedy from the co-writer of Legally Blonde and lyricist of Mean Girls - and based on a record-breaking Bollywood phenomenon - makes its UK premiere at the M...Spy Movie: The Play
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
From two of the minds behind The New Musketeers (Trinity Theatre) and stars of The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Spy Movie: The Play! is a new hilarious homage to Bond movies and fringe theatre suitable for the whole family...Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 - Friday 6 June 2025
A funny and touching tribute to this much loved and sorely missed national treasure. Written and performed by BBC1's All Together Now star, Paulus, ('King of Cabaret', The Stage) this brand-new show sees him in a fresh light as a lifelong...'Allo 'Allo Comedy Train
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 20 June - Friday 3 October 2025
'Allo! 'Allo! This is nighthawk calling! Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once! Renѐ was hoping for a quiet night in his humble little cafe in Nouvion, but things aren't quite going according to plan. The Resistance wants to u...Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 12 July 2025
A funny and touching tribute to this much loved and sorely missed national treasure. Written and performed by BBC1's All Together Now star, Paulus, ('King of Cabaret', The Stage) this brand-new show sees him in a fresh light as a lifelong...Bonding - The Myth, The Legend & The Legacy of Bond
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 July 2025
Cyril Blake's sell-out hit from the Edinburgh Fringe explores the myth, legend and legacy of Bond - and what it all means to guys trying to find their way through life and love. Stephen has always wanted to be James Bond. He's got a tux, a ...Biff to the Future
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 July 2025
The iconic villain of "Back to the Future" takes centre stage in this comedic reimagination of Marty's time-traveling escapades, turning the celebrated cinematic trilogy on its head from the perspective of Biff, the bully audiences love to ...The Last Laugh
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 29 July - Saturday 2 August 2025
Direct from a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes - Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse. F...An Evening with Sir David Jason
Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 August 2025
For the first time ever, Sir David Jason takes to the stage at Lowry, Salford, with a brand-new show, joined by a special guest presenter for an unforgettable evening of fun, laughter, and never-before-heard stories. From Only Fools and Hor...IDEAL - Starring Johnny Vegas
Lowry, Salford
Monday 8 - Saturday 13 September 2025
Critically acclaimed and a ratings hit, the multi-award winning BBC sit-com Ideal ran for 7 seasons and 53 episodes. Now Moz and friends are back. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first episode's broadcast, this new stage show is da...
The Apartment (12A)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 12 September 2025
★★★★★ Absolutely brilliant. ~ Empire. Not to be missed on any account. ~ The Guardian. --- To celebrate the centenary of screen icon Jack Lemmon's birth, The Apartment returns to cinemas in a dazzling 4K restoration. Winner of...Eric Idle
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 18 September 2025
Eric Idle-star of stage, screen and crossword puzzle-has often been compared to Noel Coward. But never favourably. He has been in showbusiness since 1961. 'Unfortunately I can't find the exit,' he says. 'My role in life seems to be cheering...13 Going On 30 - The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 21 September - Sunday 12 October 2025
13 Going On 30 - The Musical is a totally grown up new musical comedy based on the hit 2004 film that starred Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, and it's coming to Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere next year!Jenna Rink is an ador...Su Pollard
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 25 September 2025
A night of hilarious laughter, fabulous songs and wonderful stories. For 50 years the legendary Su Pollard has delighted audiences, starring in the nation's best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world's most-l...An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson
Horwich RMI, Bolton
Friday 3 October 2025
In conversation about his life and career, with BBC Radio Merseyside presenter and established singer and entertainer Asa Murphy, Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson is an English actor (and former plasterer) best known for his television roles as Bobby...Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein - The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 10 October - Sunday 30 November 2025
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein! Grandson...Dead Ringers
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 12 October 2025
To mark its 25th anniversary, BBC Radio 4's legendary, multi-award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour for the first time. Starring long-standing cast members Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, and Dun...Listen Very Carefully - The 'Allo 'Allo Podcast
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 12 October 2025
Attenzion! You will listen very carefully. I shall say this only once. Following the success of their hit podcast, 'Allo 'Allo! stars Kim Hartman (Helga!), Guy Siner (Lieutenant Gruber!), and Richard Gibson (Herr Flick!) are now ...Trigger Happy TV
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Sunday 12 October 2025
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 bri...Inside No 9 Stage/Fright
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Welcome to a world of intrigue, as we invite you to step Inside Number 9 for a theatrical experience like no other. Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, fresh from a sell out West End run, weaving its...Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Sunday 2 November 2025
From the genius of Victoria Wood and based on the iconic sketch from her weekly television show, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV, Hope Mill Theatre bring Acorn Antiques the Musical back to the stage for One Night Only!Come along to Manchesterfo...Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques The Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 2 November 2025
From the genius of Victoria Wood and based on the iconic sketch from her weekly television show, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV, Hope Mill Theatre bring Acorn Antiques the Musical back to the stage for One Night Only!Come along to Manchesterfo...Fawlty Towers - The Play
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 November 2025
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the "Greatest British sitcom of all time" (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger. Featuring your favourite ...An Evening with The Fast Show
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 12 November 2025
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 a...Two Pints Live With Will Mellor & Ralf Little
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 13 November 2025
Will Mellor and Ralf Little, of the cult British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, take their smash hit Podcast out on tour when they ask people to join them for Two Pints, LIVE! Following two sell-out tours of their huge...
John Cleese on Fawlty Towers
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 16 November 2025
Ah, happiness, yes, I remember that." And for over 50 years, Fawlty Towers has delivered just that - to millions. Now, to mark the sitcom's golden anniversary and the release of his new book Fawlty Towers: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, Jo...Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Friday 21 November 2025
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 Ba...A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 21 - Thursday 22 January 2026
Celebrate one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, as renowned actor and stand-up comedian Joe Rooney presents a night of all things Father Ted! Joe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic Father Ted episode The Old Grey Whis...Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 19 - Saturday 28 February 2026
PGet ready to turn up the glam - PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is back with a dazzling UK and International tour, bringing all the glitz and show-stopping magic you've been waiting for!From the producers of Hairspray and The Full Monty, thi...Looking For Me Friend - The Music of Victoria Wood
