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
Dr. John Cooper Clarke
Saturday 29 March 2025
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the 'Godfather of Punk Poetry' and the original people's poet, John's cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic poet...
Milton Jones
Saturday 29 March 2025
Most people know Milton Jones as the comedian with the loud shirts and messed up hair, however his stand-up is built on much more than a funny appearance. Radio Times said that the "wild-haired Jones has raised wordplay to the level of fine...
Richard Blackwood
Saturday 29 March 2025
Richard Blackwood brings his jam packed hour of pure heavyweight punchlines and anecdotes. Get set for a night that's not just comedy - it's a rollercoaster of laughter, stories, and a sneak peek into Richard's incredible 30-year journey. C...
Richard Blackwood
Saturday 29 March 2025
Richard Blackwood brings his jam packed hour of pure heavyweight punchlines and anecdotes. Get set for a night that's not just comedy - it's a rollercoaster of laughter, stories, and a sneak peek into Richard's incredible 30-year journey. C...
Laughing Horse Weekend (2 Day) Comedy Course
Saturday 29 March 2025
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/course...
Rachel Fairburn
Sunday 30 March 2025
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 Fairburn is back with a brand-new tour, Side Eye. She's bringing...
Murder, She Didn't Write
Sunday 30 March - Wednesday 23 April 2025
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...
Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
Sunday 30 March - Sunday 25 May 2025
Held on the last Sunday of every month at The Royal George, Greenfield, a large country pub set in the stunning Saddleworth countryside, Off The Rails comedy night hosts some of the biggest names in comedy. Attracting eager comedy fans, fro...
Chris McCausland
Tuesday 1 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...
Tambo and Bones
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Winner of 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and UK Theatre Awards. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. In thi...
XS Malarkey with Stuart Goldsmith
Tuesday 1 April 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...
Do I Love You?
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Why not join twenty somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle in this hilarious comedy written and directed by John Godber, the award-winning writer of "Bouncers", as they develop a love for, and the people involved with, Northern Soul. What started a...
Stuart Mitchell
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Stuart Mitchell - one of the UK's finest comedians and TikTok stars with over 50M views online - commences his debut tour Tips Not Included. In this show, the Scot will be making us laugh whilst talking about the loss of his parents and how...
National Theatre Live - Dr. Strangelove (15)
Thursday 3 April 2025
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in this pre-recorded cinema screening of the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear a...
Eddie Kadi
Thursday 3 April 2025
The highly anticipated nationwide debut tour from one of comedy's fastest rising stars. A Son, Brother, Dad and Friend. From one culture to another. Join stand up sensation Eddie Kadi as he tells us how he got there in Let Me Land. Star of ...
Vinny Peculiar
Thursday 3 April 2025
Described as 'The Tony Hancock of pop' by UNCUT magazine, Salford-based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes) grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records. V...
Phil Chapman Creatures Comedy Club
Thursday 3 April 2025
With millions of views online, Phil Chapman has made his name as one of the top MCs in the country. See his tour show in Manchester...
Celeste Barber
Friday 4 April 2025
Actress, writer, comedian and internet sensation Celeste Barber has been hailed as the "Australian Queen of Comedy", with her original celebrity parody Instagram account which has attracted over 9.6 million followers including Reese W...
Abigail's Party
Friday 4 April - Saturday 17 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...
Lou Sanders
Friday 4 April 2025
The queen of surreal stand-up returns to UK stages with her 'No Kissing In The Bingo Hall' 2025 UK Tour. It's a show about being human - can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A de...
The Totally Improvised Musical
Friday 4 April 2025
Every night is opening night as the team of top improvisers, create a completely unscripted comedy musical from your suggestions. A brand-new show from the award-winning team behind ComedySportz (Best Alternative Act - North West Comedy Awa...
Rachel Fairburn
Saturday 5 April 2025
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 Fairburn is back with a brand-new tour, Side Eye. She's bringing...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 5 April 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe
Saturday 5 April 2025
Here he is! Yorkshire's biggest bastard. For 1 night only! Join owner and MC of The Misty Moon (working men's club in Rotherham/portal to hell) for a slap-up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter. Can Frankie save showbiz? Can he protect...
Lauren Pattison
Saturday 5 April 2025
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Newcastle satnd-up Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show, Big Girl Pants. She's decided she wants to come back bigger, braver and maybe blonder... either way it's time to put her big girl ...
The Very Best of Tommy Cooper
Sunday 6 April 2025
With the blessing of the Tommy Cooper Estate, this hilarious one-man show written and performed by Danny Taylor focuses on the much missed West Country comedian and magician's legendary act, recapturing his trademark mayhem and misfiring ma...
MC Hammersmith
Sunday 6 April 2025
The multi-award winning freestyle rap comedian is the world's leading gangsta rapper to ever emerge from the ghetto of middle class west London. He presents his latest show "The MC Stands for Middle Class" - an evening of improvised com...
Octagon Comedy Club
Sunday 6 April - Sunday 18 May 2025
After sell-out shows, the Octagon Comedy Club is back for even more laughs! Join us one Friday a month and enjoy a hilarious night of live stand-up from some of the best names in comedy. To see who is performing, more details can be found h...
The Muslims Are Coming
Sunday 6 April 2025
The Muslims are coming... so round up your friends for an uplifting night of laughter and belly laughs that are big enough to burn off an entire Biryani. It's a comedy night with a whole heap of halal-hilarity to celebrate Ramadan & Eid wit...
Heatons Comedy Club Stockport
Sunday 6 April - Sunday 4 May 2025
Phil Nichol, Julian Deane, TBC and MC Tom Wrigglesworth all coming to Stockport...
TommyInnit
Monday 7 April 2025
One of the world's most popular YouTubers and Twitch Streamers, gamer, comedian and writer Tom Simons (aka TommyInnit) has announced returns with The Survival Tour. Not content with writing the definitive book on how to survive the worl...
Monday Night Comedy at Bar Three
Monday 7 April 2025
For the very first time, we are proud to announce our first comedy night at Bar Three, hosted by the legendary UKIP's Nightmare Adam Anwar....
Kim's Convenience
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 April 2025
Following hugely successful runs in London and internationally, Kim's Convenience is heading out on a UK tour! Now a global smash hit, this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store that inspired the Netflix phenomeno...
Sammy Obeid
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Lebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he's also appeare...
XS Malarkey with Sean Morley
Tuesday 8 April 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...
An Evening with Phil Rosenthal - Somebody Feed Phil
Wednesday 9 April 2025
"Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator, executive producer, writer, and host of "Somebody Feel Phil," Netflix's most popular food and travel show, which premiered its fifth season in May 2022. This Emm...
Deirdre O'Kane
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Comedic fireball Deirdre O'Kane is mad for road, mercilessly mining hilarity from the human condition. Will she conquer the chaos or revel in it? Tame the mayhem or "O'Kane it"? Either way you're in for a night of relentless laughs fuelled ...
Mothers Of The Brides
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Mothers of the Brides is a fun-filled, sketch-packed, gag-fuelled, laugh-heavy trip through the marital maze of getting your offspring to the altar from the writers of the hit comedies Hormonal Housewives and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. 3 Mo...
Lawrence Chaney
Wednesday 9 April 2025
These pipes have a lot of stories to tell! Lawrence Chaney's triumphant return to the stage for another stand up comedy tour, "Memoirs from My Shagpipes!" The Scottish BAFTA winner talks Living in America during an election year, life 4 yea...
Kerry Godliman
Thursday 10 April 2025
Kerry Godliman, comedian, actor, writer, podcaster and broadcaster, returns to the stage with her straight-talking charm and quick wit on a brand new stand-up show, Bandwidth. While parenting teenagers, bogged down with knicker admin and c...
Adam Rowe & Friends
Thursday 10 - Friday 11 April 2025
Adam Rowe hosts and headlines whilst introducing some of the best comedians in the country who also happen to be his mates. ...
Macclesfield Comedy Club
Thursday 10 April - Thursday 18 December 2025
Always with as seen on TV and award winning comedians - names you will know, and names you soon will, it's a night out like no other in Macclesfield. [Click Tickets for line-up]...
Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain
Thursday 10 April 2025
One of Britain's most beloved and most scatterbrained stand-ups lets you back into her mind!Shaparak Khorsandi is here to walk you through her life as a Scatterbrain?Having reassessed her life through the prism of an ADHD diagnosis, join Sh...
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Friday 11 April - 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...
Jon Culshaw
Friday 11 April 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 ...
