Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Wed 26 Feb - Sat 1 Mar 2025
Sun 2 Mar 2025 - Wed 18 Feb 2026
Wed 30 Apr 2025 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
Fri 20 Jun 2025 - Thu 5 Feb 2026
Sat 15 Mar - Sat 5 Apr 2025
Fri 14 Mar - Sun 9 Nov 2025
Wed 19 Mar - Fri 6 Jun 2025
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Monday 24 February - 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...
Hatched
Monday 24 February - Monday 16 June 2025
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. ...
Cloud 9 Comedy night
Monday 24 February 2025
A night of stand up comedy in Bury showcasing the best local talent....
Shirley Valentine
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 8 March 2025
Be transported to sunny Greece with this beloved northern comedy! Mina Anwar reprises the title role in Willy Russell's heart-warming comedy following her acclaimed performance in our 2020 production. This will once again see Mina resetting...
National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...
Clubhouse Comedy
Tuesday 25 February - Tuesday 13 May 2025
Hosted by Charlie Lewis and Jordan Ducharme, Clubhouse Comedy is Manchester's award-nominated premier FREE comedy night in the heart of the city at legendary nightclub Joshua Brooks. Featuring the best TV acts trying new material and the ho...
Easy Comedy
Tuesday 25 February - Tuesday 27 May 2025
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! ...
Laugh Track Comedy Club
Tuesday 25 February - Tuesday 25 March 2025
Looking for local comedians performing near you? Laugh Track Comedy is the brand new biweekly stand up comedy night at one of Manchester's most iconic venues, The Eagle Inn! Featuring the best comedians right in the heart of Salford. Brough...
A Real Pain (18)
Tuesday 25 February 2025
★★★★ Jesse Eisenberg writes, directs and stars in a film that manages to be ruefully perceptive and laugh-out-loud funny, often at the same time. ~ The Telegraph. --- "One of the best films of the year." Written, directed by and s...
XS Malarkey with Sam Lake
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester 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 possible to k...
Greg Davies
Wednesday 26 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
Star of shows such as Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners, The Cleaner, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Man Down and Cuckoo, comedian Greg Davies is heading back out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Le...
Happy Hour Comedy
Wednesday 26 February - Friday 28 March 2025
An evening of uproarious comedy featuring the freshest local talents, all working out new material for your amusement. It's a free show with exit-by-donation - because laughter should be affordable and accessible. Come sip on budget-friendl...
Laugh Therapy
Wednesday 26 February - Wednesday 25 June 2025
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...
Absolute Onions - Improv Comedy
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Improvised comedy brought to you by Absolute Onions with special guests. Hilarious stories and sketches all made from audience suggestions! ...
Glorious!
Thursday 27 February - Sunday 30 March 2025
Hope Mill Theatre Presents "GLORIOUS!" The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins-The Worst Singer in the World. Written by Peter Quilter and Directed by Kirk Jameson "GLORIOUS!" will star Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins. Join ...
Clinton Baptiste
Thursday 27 February 2025
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 ...
Jon Culshaw
Thursday 27 February 2025
The star of BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers, BBC One's The Impressions Show and Channel 4's Partygate takes his brand new show on the road following a completely sold out and critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival. Join Jon ...
Late Night Comedy
Thursday 27 February - Saturday 31 May 2025
Late Night Comedy every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night from 11pm till midnight. The stage comes alive with top-tier humour as a wild late night show erupts out of the basement. ...
Thursday Night Comedy Showcase
Thursday 27 February - Thursday 27 March 2025
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. ...
Lucky Chalm Comedy
Thursday 27 February - Thursday 13 March 2025
Join Harry Chalmers-Morris, a budding comedian, for a Comedy Night with special headline guests. Click for line-up. ...
Love's Labour's Lost (more or less)
Friday 28 February - Saturday 22 March 2025
A brand-new comedy theatre show from Stephen Joseph Theatre, the team behind the UK Theatre Award-nominated The Comedy of Errors (more or less). A stag do in Ibiza. A hen do in Menorca, What could go wrong?... Everything! The stags have mad...
Jimeoin
Friday 28 February 2025
An Irishman from Australia, Jimeoin has carved a name for himself as one of the true masters of live comedy. He's bringing his brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy to the UK as part of his latest smash hit tour Ramble On...
Shabaz Ali
Friday 28 February 2025
Join Shabaz Ali, @ShabazSays, as he takes to the stage in his debut live comedy tour. Jam packed with his roaring, on point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a 'perfect' life online. Fro...
Friday Night Comedy Showcase
Friday 28 February - Friday 30 May 2025
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. ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 1 March - Saturday 29 November 2025
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.. ...
Saturday Afternoon Comedy Showcase
Saturday 1 March - Saturday 31 May 2025
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 1 March - Saturday 31 May 2025
A flagship show featuring four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners. ...
Tales of a Porkchop
Saturday 1 March 2025
Just May from Drag Race UK brings Tales of a Pork Chop to ONBAR Manchester, 1st March. Free entry, live pop, camp games, and absurd fun till 5am...
Chris McCausland
Sunday 2 March - Sunday 20 April 2025
A brand-new show for 2025! You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "o...
Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far
Sunday 2 March 2025
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 ...
Zoe Lyons
Sunday 2 March 2025
If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...
Shabaz Ali
Sunday 2 March 2025
Join Shabaz Ali, @ShabazSays, as he takes to the stage in his debut live comedy tour. Jam packed with his roaring, on point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a 'perfect' life online. Fro...
National Theatre Live - The Importance of Being Earnest (PG)
Sunday 2 March 2025
Showing as though live, on the big screen, three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a...
Made in Manchester - Rising Stars
Sunday 2 - Sunday 30 March 2025
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...
Heatons Comedy Evening
Sunday 2 March - Sunday 4 May 2025
Sunday 2 May Mark Nelson, Glenn Wool, Tal Davies, MC Justin MoorhouseSunday 6 June Mick Ferry, Tony Law, Sarah Speare, MC Alex Boardman ...
Sunday Night Live
Sunday 2 March 2025
MC Harry Stachini presents Kazeem Jamal, Aaron Wood & Danny McLoughlin...
Didsbury Comedy Club Manchester
Sunday 2 March - Sunday 4 May 2025
Rob Rouse, Paul McCaffrey, Kevin Finn and MC Justin Moorhouse at Didsbury Comedy Club, Manchester...
Femmes & Thems
Tuesday 4 March 2025
A showcase of the best female and non-binary comedy talent from across the UK in a night of upbeat, shocking, silly, and (most importantly) hilarious stand-up comedy. From TV and touring comics to brand new acts, Femmes and Thems is the bes...
The Totally Improvised Musical - March 2025
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Every night is opening night as our team of top improvisers compose brand new comedy musicals from your title suggestions. Previous shows have seen tube drivers dream of becoming west end stars, zombified celebrities rise from the dead, hob...
XS Malarkey with Athena Kugblenu
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester 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 possible to k...
Title Fight Comedy
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Manchester's most inventive comedy night comes to a head as all of 2024's winners face off for a final battle royale! An evening like no other as comedians and performers pair up and create brand new shows from the title chosen by their opp...
Comedy Circus
Wednesday 5 - Wednesday 19 March 2025
A free open mic comedy show designed to give anyone who's ever wanted a chance to try standup comedy, and for established comedians to work out new material. It's a wild fun and chaotic show featuring weekly games and contests for drinks an...
Joel Dommett
Thursday 6 March 2025
Joel returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of first-time fatherhood, Joel remains a charming, exhausted, happy idiot. As one of the nation's most famili...
Just The Tonic Comedy Club - Gary Delaney
Thursday 6 March 2025
Just the Tonic Comedy in Bowdon - Gary Delaney Special Just the Tonic bring the first of their monthly comedy gigs to Bowdon, with a special guest headliner: Gary Delaney As seen on Mock the Week and loads of other TV, he usually plays to s...
Women Aren't Funny
Thursday 6 March - Thursday 3 July 2025
"All women joke about is periods and bras!" Well, at Shakespeare North, they love a "Period BRAma!" Get ready for a glorious night of standup comedy that's here to prove one undeniable truth: women are in fact hilarious. Featuring a stellar...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 6 March - Thursday 1 May 2025
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. ...
Comedy Unleashed
Thursday 6 March 2025
A night of Free-thinking stand-up comedy from a mix of top talent and new comedians who leave their self-censorship button at the door, stand-up comedians who think outside the groupthink bubble to make us laugh. [Click Tickets for line-up]...
