Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Tue 26 Jan - Sat 6 Feb 2027
Sun 21 Mar - Sun 25 Apr 2027
Fri 25 Sep - Sun 29 Nov 2026
Tue 15 Dec 2026 - Thu 25 Feb 2027
Sun 18 Oct 2026 - Sat 1 May 2027
East is East
Friday 11 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
The 30th anniversary production of Ayub Khan Din's modern classic, a story about identity, generational conflict, and the messy, unbreakable bonds of family. Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line...
Kyla Cobbler
Saturday 12 September 2026
Ticket with Book offer available. Join one of the fastest-rising names in comedy Kyla Cobbler for an in-conversation about her hilarious and honest memoir, Happy, Thank You. More, Please. Kyla will be chatting about her path to self...
LAUGHING HORSE WEEKEND (2 DAY) COMEDY COURSE
Saturday 12 September 2026
Learn the skills and art of stand-up comedy on this 2-day (9 hour) comedy course, led by professional comedians and comedy tutors, plus graduation show Sunday Night - full course info on http://www. laughinghorsecomedy. co. uk/comedy/cours...
Sindhu Vee
Sunday 13 September 2026
Born and raised in India, Sindhu Vee (full name Sindhu Venkatanarayanan) came to London in her 20s to begin a career in investment banking before shocking her parents and switching to comedy. Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid ...
Desi Central Comedy Show
Sunday 13 September 2026
Find tickets and full event details for Desi Central Comedy Show - Birmingham live in the UK, including venues, performance dates, and accessibility information. Where can I buy tickets for Desi Central Comedy Show - Birmingham?Tickets for...
Desi Central Comedy Show - Manchester
Sunday 13 September 2026
Get ready folks, Desi Central returns with another hilarious line up? so round up your friends & family and join us for an uplifting night of laughter with this infamous tour!Acts:Preet Singh (British Comedian of the Year Semi Finalist, BB...
Miriam Margolyes
Monday 14 September 2026
Following three bestselling memoirs and sold-out tours that left audiences in stitches, Britain's most outspoken national treasure is back on the road-and she's not holding back. Expect memories & mammaries, Arsenal & arseholes, politics, ...
Piff and Pop's Magic Shoppe
Thursday 17 September 2026
Bringing together two icons of magic for the first time in the UK for an unmissable stage spectacular. This unique show is the result of the pairing of legendary magician Penn Jillette, of world-renowned duo Penn & Teller, (who will tour t...
Danny Beard
Friday 18 September 2026
Descibed by Graham Norton as "high fashion, hilarious and hairy! What's not to love?", the Liverpool-born, Manchester-living winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. is hitting the road again! Multi-award winning cabaret artist Danny, one half o...
Off The Hook - Daz and Will Unhooked
Friday 18 September 2026
Daz Black (Daz Games) and Will, of the successful fishing, adventure and travel YouTube channel Off The Hook, are hitting the road for the first time, bringing their Unhooked show to a theatre near you! Expect laughs, audience participatio...
Gallifrey Cabaret
Friday 18 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Jump aboard the queerest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe - Doctor Who. Following sell-out shows across the UK, the LGBTQ+ARDIS is materialising once agai...
Larry Dean
Friday 18 September 2026
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a hilarious brand new show, Hellbent. Recently married, emotionally feral, the Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refus...
Larry Dean
Sunday 20 September 2026
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a hilarious brand new show, Hellbent. Recently married, emotionally feral, the Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing...
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Sunday 20 September 2026
Immortalised by The Two Ronnies, this Jack the Ripper parody is raspberry-jam-packed with Spike Milligan's and Ronnie Barker's love of surreal absurdism, clever puns, near-the-knuckle ribaldry, quick-fire jokes and famous wordplay. Cel...
John Cleese and The Holy Grail
Monday 21 September 2026
This once-in-a-lifetime event features a special screening of the beloved cult classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, followed by an uproarious conversation and audience Q&A with Cleese himself, where he'll share behind-the-scenes stori...
XS Malarkey 29th Birthday Extravaganza
Tuesday 22 September 2026
HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy 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...
Paul Foot
Thursday 24 September 2026
Pioneering alt-comedy hero and star of Cats Does Countdown Paul Foot is back on tour with a brand new stand-up show, The Future. Remember when people were excited for the future? With visions of jetpacks, friendly robots wheeling ...
Little Shop of Horrors
Friday 25 September - Sunday 29 November 2026
We are thrilled to announce a bold new revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, is coming to Manchester in Autumn 2026. This cult classic musical will be brought to life in a major new production, continuing th...
John Cooper Clarke In Conversation with Simon Armitage
Saturday 26 September 2026
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original "people's poet". His unique poetry and delivery style was recorded and put to music by legendary producer Martin Hannett and a band of Mancunian stars, including Buzzcocks ...
Matt Winning
Sunday 27 September 2026
Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller's fortune. But right now, he's busy: his son is being born and he's...
Michael Spicer
Thursday 1 October 2026
Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we're w...
Morgan Rees
Thursday 1 October 2026
The softly-spoken acclaimed Welsh stand-up and online sensation Morgan Ree is back on the road with his new show What a Bummer. After Morgan and his partner went on separate holidays - one to a Mathematics Forum in Coventry and the other t...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 1 October 2026
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. ...
Grace Petrie
Saturday 3 October 2026
Folk singer-songwriter and stand-up comedian Grace Petrie performs a stripped-back solo set followed by a full band retrospective. For a decade and a half, Grace Petrie has been one of the UK's most urgent and passionate songwriters. Her p...
Jason Byrne
Sunday 4 October 2026
Jason Byrne is back and "Byrning" brighter than ever, celebrating 30 glorious years of stand-up with his brand-new show, 30 Years Byrning. Byrne delivers a riotous night of high-energy storytelling, surreal tangents and unstoppable laughte...
Robert White
Sunday 4 October 2026
'THAT' Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy! is going on tour with a brand new show!Whether you're a fan from his series of Britain's Got Talent, or you're one of his millions of online viewers but only just realising that Robert is '...
Calendar Girls The Musical
Thursday 8 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Based on the play Calendar Girls, written by Tim Firth and on the motion picture written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, Paul Robinson directs Tim Firth and Gary Barlow's musical in a new production. The death of a much loved husband p...
Rosie Holt
Thursday 8 October 2026
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...
Murder Inc Presents: Police Interview With a Vampire
Thursday 8 October 2026
Can you pick an absolute favourite vampire story? We couldn?t either. That?s why Murder Inc.?s October show is ALL THE VAMPIRES as Murder Inc. Presents: Police Interview With a Vampire. Which of the fang favourites make it into the story i...
Application 39
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 October 2026
This black comedy by Palestinian playwright Ahmed Masoud imagines Gaza hosting the 2048 Summer Olympics A sharply satirical, future‑facing drama, Application 39 imagines a Gaza risen from ruin, unexpectedly awarded the right to host th...
Allo Allo Tribute Comedy Train
Friday 9 October 2026
'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 ...
Maisie Adam
Saturday 10 October 2026
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, fire...
Christopher Hall
Saturday 10 - Wednesday 14 October 2026
Showman, Jester, Attention Chaser, come with Chris on the ultimate hometown holiday night out. From your 1.5 star hotel, he'll give you a hilariously fun soiree and have you tucked up back in bed at a sensible time. Christopher Hall, onc...
Paul Foot
Sunday 11 October 2026
Pioneering alt-comedy hero and star of Cats Does Countdown Paul Foot is back on tour with a brand new stand-up show, The Future. Remember when people were excited for the future? With visions of jetpacks, friendly robots wheeling ...
Tim Key
Monday 12 - Thursday 15 October 2026
Comedian and poet Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme) again pops his suit on, plods about, in a brand new show, Loganberry. Bit gutted he's old. Guzzling continental lager. Magnet...
Michael Palin
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Fresh from his latest television series and companion book, Michael returns to the stage to share the story of one of his most ambitious journeys yet. With the help of stunning photography, behind-the-scenes footage and rarely seen mome...
Myki, Darlene & Nini
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Straight from Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Myki Meeks, Darlene Mitchell, and Nini Coco bring three powerhouse energies and one unforgettable show. Nini Coco is your high-fashion, high-concept diva, delivering polished looks, theat...
All The Single Ladies
Friday 16 October 2026
"All The Single Ladies" is the latest comedy from MaD Theatre Company which explores the modern phenomenon of the 'Sandwich Generation' where people find themselves looking after their adult children as well as their ailing parents. Cath...
The Totally Improvised Musical
Saturday 17 October 2026
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...
Troy Hawke
Sunday 18 October 2026
Following The Greeters Guild sellout world tour, 1930's throwback Troy Hawke is back to his globe sweeping with his new show Never Stop, Never Change! Angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound as Troy navigate...
Joe Wells: Daddy Autism
Sunday 18 October 2026
There are 700,000 autistic people in the UK but who is their leader? 2 years ago, Joe Wells decided he should be ?King of The Autistics? and it all went horribly wrong. 'One of my favourite comics' (Frankie Boyle). 'Some of the most...
Katherine Ryan
Monday 19 October 2026
Join Katherine Ryan in discussion with a special guest as she delves into her new book First Born Daughter and much more. In Firstborn Daughter, the Ontario-born comedian turns her sharp, self-deprecating wit on the role she never audit...
Daniel Foxx
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn't. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and lig...
Meera Syal
Thursday 22 October 2026
Dame Meera Syal shares the hilarious and heartwarming true stories that have shaped her life and work as one of Britain's most beloved comedy legends. Growing up in the only Asian family in a West Midlands mining village, Meera Syal wanted...
The Umbilical Brothers
Thursday 22 October 2026
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it. The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance an...
House of Comedy
Friday 23 October 2026
For one night only, enjoy a lineup of budding stars making waves in the comedy scene alongside nationally celebrated headline acts. House of Comedy night welcomes everyone, from die-hard comedy fans to those just looking for a last-minute ...
