Most Popular Comedy in Manchester
Wed 30 Apr 2025 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
Wed 25 Jun 2025 - Sun 15 Mar 2026
Fri 28 Mar - Sat 10 May 2025
Sat 19 Apr - Fri 13 Jun 2025
Glorious!
Tuesday 25 - 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 ...
Scratch - Spoken Word Night
Tuesday 25 March - Tuesday 16 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly spoken word night is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. For Scratch we are looking for seasoned performers that are looking for opportunities to showcase t...
Olga Thompson & Riona O'Connor
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Get ready for a hilarious night with Irish and Greek comedy sensations Riona O'Connor and Olga Thompson! With over 1 million followers and viral videos, these West End and Edinburgh Fringe stars are tackling perimenopause with belter songs,...
Anora (18)
Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025
★★★★★ Gorgeous, deranged - and one of the films of the year - the director of The Florida Project delivers an unpredictable rags to riches tale about a young stripper. ~ The i. ★★★★★ Sean Baker's story of a Russian olig...
Mickey 17 (15)
Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025
★★★★ The South Korean director Bong Joon-ho packs everything but the kitchen sink into his follow-up to the Oscar darling Parasite. ~ The Times.--- From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of "Parasite," Bong Joon Ho, comes hi...
Oh My Goodness (12A)
Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025
★★ This silly French comedy pits one convent against another in a contest that could fund a trip to Rome but won't raise many laughs. ~ The Guardian. --- Fun and frothy, Laurent Tirard's hilariously absurd comedy, Juste Ciel!, will hav...
Sister Midnight (15)
Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025
★★★★ This Mumbai-set comic horror finds the terror in arranged marriage. ~ The Guardian. --- The BAFTA nominated film written and directed by Karan Kandhari. A newly arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mu...
Y2K (18)
Tuesday 25 - Thursday 27 March 2025
★★★ Former Saturday Night Live member Kyle Mooney's directorial debut goes for laughs and horror and ends up all over the place. ~ The Guardian. --- From writer/director Kyle Mooney and starring Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian D...
Catherine Bohart
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...
National Theatre Live - Dr Strangelove (15)
Thursday 27 March - Saturday 12 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...
Imaginary Friends
Thursday 27 March 2025
Welcome to the warped mirror world of Imaginary Friends, the new solo show by award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye, exploring everything from grief, morality and the end of the world, to authenticity in the contemporary media landscape...
Manford's Comedy Club
Thursday 27 March - Thursday 19 June 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.. ...
Simon Munnery
Thursday 27 March 2025
"One of the all time great British stand-ups" (Stewart Lee) performs a truly unique stand-up show. Expect all your classic Munnery one-liners, sketches and anecdotes from the British Comedy Award nominee, serial innovator and 'Perennial ...
Sickbag - The Alternative Comedy Variety Show
Thursday 27 March 2025
This chaotic comedy variety show fizzes with the energy of a late-night after-party run by Cameron Jones, the kind of spectacle that spreads like a dirty rumour. It's the show you'd find packed to the rafters during a fringe festival at mid...
Have A Word - Murderers Row
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 March 2025
The Have A Word Podcast presents a night of stand-up comedy hosted by Adam Rowe & Dan Nightingale - two of the best comedians in the game. Guest comics include superstars and rising talents. The one thing they have in common: they all absol...
Zoe Lyons
Friday 28 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...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 28 March - Friday 28 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.. ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 28 March - Friday 3 October 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.. ...
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 p...
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...
LAUGHING HORSE WEEKEND (2 DAY) COMEDY COURSE
Saturday 29 March - Saturday 14 June 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...
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...
Tambo & 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...
Tom Houghton
Wednesday 2 April 2025
After phenomenal, sold-out, international tour, the multi-viral social media sensation and former resident of The Tower of London, Tom Houghton - star of Netflix's The Circle and host of Very British Problems: Live and Bad Manors podcast...
ComedySportz
Wednesday 2 April 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...
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...
First Thursday Comedy
Thursday 3 April - 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. ...
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...
Manford's Comedy Club
Saturday 5 April - 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.. ...
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...
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...
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...
So You Think You Want Funny?
Sunday 6 April 2025
A 90s-style Blind Date show hosted by Comedian Natalia Schwartz, this unforgettable night of laughter, awkward flirting, and spontaneous fun sees 3 comedians compete for a blind date with brave audience members! How it works: One round fe...
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...
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...
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...
Brew Haha - Queer as Fuck Comedy Night with Morgan Rees
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Get ready for brew. haha comedy night headlined by queer Welsh comedian Morgan Rees, known for his hilarious storytelling. Headlining the night is Morgan Rees - one of the UK's sharpest, wittiest comedians! You've heard him on Mock the Week...
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...
Improv Comedy @ 33 Oldham Street
Wednesday 9 April 2025
An evening of fully improvised comedy - every Wednesday at 33 Oldham StreetThe Line Up.... Skunkhaus - A Manchester based long form improv group+Barnish & Carmichael - Improv Comedy Duo Barnish & Carmichael take a one word suggestion from t...
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. ...
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 ...
Manford's Comedy Club
Friday 11 April - Friday 12 December 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.. ...
Matt Forde
Sunday 13 April 2025
Finally, the UK has a new government. That can only mean one thing: new people to take the piss out of. Leading political comedian and satirist Matt Forde makes this his personal mission. Host of hit political podcast 'The Political Party',...
