COMEDY PLAYS & PRODUCTIONS IN MANCHESTER
COMEDY PLAYS & PRODUCTIONS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Comedy Plays & Productions in Manchester
Mind Mangler - Member of the Tragic Circle
Palace Theatre
Wed 15 - Sat 18 May 2024
The Importance of Being Earnest
Royal Exchange Theatre
Fri 14 Jun - Sat 20 Jul 2024
42 Balloons
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 27 April - Sunday 19 May 2024
2nd of July 1982. Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand f...Little Shop of Horrors
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 27 April - Saturday 18 May 2024
The mean green monster musical explodes into Bolton! Downtown on Skid Row, weedy flower shop assistant Seymour is down on his luck until he stumbles across a mysterious new plant with killer potential. Fame and fortune follow but will this ...RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 27 April 2024
Eleven Global Glamazons from seven regions of the world unite for the official Drag Race UK vs The World Tour. Experience your favourite Queens in an all-new production and witness the best drag the mother-tucking world has to offer in this...COMEDYSPORTZ
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 27 April 2024 - Saturday 22 February 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, ...Napoleon's 100 Days
53two, Manchester
Saturday 27 April 2024
Napoleon's 100 Days tells the story of Little Boney's Second Coming, accompanied by a Mancunian friend and a dog called Fido. Napoleon once famously stated 'I am the Revolution.' And he was. Once. However, in 1814 he gets banished to the l...
Manchester Comedy Club
Xs Malarkey With Chelsea Birkby
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. This week:CHELSEA BIRKBYEDDIE FRENCHBEN LUND-CONLONMARY CROSSMC TOBY HADOKEA minimum of just ?3 fo...The Totally Improvised Musical
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Wednesday 1 May - Wednesday 5 June 2024
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...Rhod Gilbert
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 May 2024
Rhod is embarking on a full UK & Ireland tour playing more than 90 dates, and running until October 2025. Previously, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about...Howerd's End
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century. But he had a secret. And the secret's name was Dennis. This hugely acclaimed play by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman) takes you to the heart of F...Kate Smurthwaite : Fire Snake
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Friday 3 May 2024
Kate Smurthwaite invites us to contemplate whether being foot soldiers in the death march of disaster capitalism is really as much fun as we hoped. Join the comedian and activist for a brilliant (achievable) alternative future. With punchli...Send in the Clowns - Tw*ts
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 May 2024
Send In The Clowns is a raucous, wild, and tantalising drag revue show celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre. This time the Clowns are taking on the Lord himself, with a celebration-cum-assassination of the work of Andrew Llo...Xs Malarkey With Rob Rouse
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. This week:ROB ROUSEJACOB NUSSEYMARIE GOULBOURNEBOBBIE JONESMC TOBY HADOKEA minimum of just ?3 for ...
The Adult Pantomime - Cinderella and The Two Ugly S!*@S
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 11 May 2024
The Adult Pantomime is back with an invitation to the Prince's Ball for all you bigger boys and girls (aged 18+). Be prepared to laugh your adult socks off with this hilarious take on Cinderella. With a fun and filthy laugh a minute script,...Punt and Dennis
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 13 May 2024
Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt are back on tour for the first time in 10 years. Older but not really much wiser, Punt and Dennis are returning to what they do best. What have they learned from a decade of following the news for Mock The Week an...Xs Malarkey - 14th May 2024 At The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. This week:CIARAN MULLINSMATTHEW WILLIAMSMORE TBCMC TOBY HADOKEA minimum of just ?3 for members and...Mind Mangler - Member of the Tragic Circle
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18 May 2024
Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, the multi award-winning team behind the sold-out global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC TV series The Goes Wrong Show, star in this hilarious new comedy by Mischief. Join the "Mind Mangler" as...Rhod Gilbert
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Thursday 16 May 2024
Rhod is embarking on a full UK & Ireland tour playing more than 90 dates, and running until October 2025. Previously, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about...That'll Be The Day
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Monday 20 May 2024
Celebrate the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll and Pop from the '50s right the way through to the '80s from Trevor Payne and an exceptional cast of who combine hilarious comedy sketches and impersonations with brilliant vocals and superb musicia...Xs Malarkey With Avital Ash
53two, Manchester
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. This week:AVITAL ASHJUSTINA SESELSKAITEBALTHAZAR DARKMICHAEL THORNTONMC TOBY HADOKEA minimum of ju...The Eric Andre Show Live
Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 May 2024
Eric Andre is a comedian, actor and, not least, host of Adult Swim's hit series, The Eric Andre Show, an American sketch comedy television series which had aired since 2012. Throughout its lifetime, the parody series has taken the internet...Testmatch
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 23 May - Saturday 1 June 2024
Cricket's past & present collide in this compelling new play It makes the whole of western history make sense, this weather. If I had to live in this, I'd get off this island as fast as I possibly could, And take over whatever land I came a...The Vivienne
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 May 2024
The Vivienne emerged as the original champion of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for the BBC, before going on to star in Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars All Winners globally. Her brand-new show of comedy, music and audience participa...Rhod Gilbert
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 25 May 2024
Rhod is embarking on a full UK & Ireland tour playing more than 90 dates, and running until October 2025. Previously, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about...Rude Science
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 26 May 2024
The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates' revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it's a riot of ...Rosie Holt
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 26 May 2024
As seen on the Russell Howard Hour and heard on Radio 4, Social Media sensation and Chortle Award winner Rosie Holt returns with her second live tour, That's Politainment. The worse the political career, the more lucrative the subsequent en...
'Allo 'Allo
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 30 May - Saturday 1 June 2024
"Listen very carefully. I will say this only once ..........." Barton Theatre Company present an amateur production of 'Allo 'Allo by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. Based on the hugely successful British television series, which ran for se...Count Arthur Strong
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 1 June 2024
An unmissable night of unbelievable entertainment for all the family (no pets), as character comedian Steve Delaney returns as everyone's favourite elderly, pompous, mostly out-of-work, deluded thespian from Doncaster, in this never to be ...Dear Billy: A Love Letter to The Big Yin
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 1 June 2024
There's a guy. You know him. You know... big hair, wee beard, glasses, talks like that. You know? You know. The guy... The Big Yin. Billy Connolly needs no introduction. He is a national treasure. From the shipyards of the Clydeside to h...Mrs Kapoor's Daughter's Wedding 2 Mauritius
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 2 June 2024
After an extremely successful run of the first show Mrs Kapoor's Daughter's Wedding, with over 57,000 people having seen it, AK Productions now proudly bring to you the sequel, as the Kapoors are back for their second daughter's wedding!. T...The Winners Tour - Lawrence Chaney, Krystal Versace, Danny Beard & Ginger Johnson
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 4 June 2024
UK! Get ready for drag royalty. Join the winners of Drag Race UK - Lawrence Chaney , Krystal Versace, Danny Beard & Ginger Johnson for a superstar show as the queen's sashay across the country in one action packed extravaganza! ...Opera della Luna - Sweeney Todd: The Victorian Melodrama
The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 June 2024
The story of Sweeney Todd first appeared on the stage in 1847, in a melodrama at the Britannia Theatre in the east end of London. The String of Pearls, as it was originally called, was based on a popular "penny dreadful" serialised story. C...What's Next
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 7 - Saturday 8 June 2024
Returning from an award-nominated 2023 UK tour, Middle-Weight Theatre present their latest original comedy / drama, recounting the incredible life of Harriet Quimby, the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel, and uncovering the...Brian Butterfield
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 8 June 2024
September (and a bit of October) 2023 was an important month in the world of business, as comic actor Peter Serafinowicz's off-the-wall comedy sketch show character Brian Butterfield made his live stage debut, imparting all his business kno...Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 8 June 2024
Joshua Beaumont and Matthew Emeny present the Roxy Dog production of Why I Stuck A Flare Up My A**e For England Written and performed by Alex Hill It's the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley and Billy's gone viral for sticking a flare up his a**e! ...Brian Butterfield
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sunday 9 June 2024
September (and a bit of October) 2023 was an important month in the world of business, as comic actor Peter Serafinowicz's off-the-wall comedy sketch show character Brian Butterfield made his live stage debut, imparting all his business kno...Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 29 June 2024
A hilarious and madcap comedy retelling of the iconic gothic classic It's 1900. Dracula, the best-selling novel by Bram Stoker was released three years ago and Professor Abraham Van Helsing is not happy. He was there. He knows The Truth. Th...The Importance of Being Earnest
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Friday 14 June - Saturday 20 July 2024
This timeless tale of identity, opulence and sharp-tongued wit follows the lives of the rich and ridiculous, all looking for something to do, someone to love and somewhere to belong. For Jack and Algernon, being young and rich isn't easy. I...Flat Pack Music - The Marriage of Figaro
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 14 June 2024
Get ready to laugh out loud with Flat Pack Music's hilarious production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" in English! Join us for an evening packed with comedy, romance, and catchy tunes. Follow the adventures of Susanna, the clever maid...Faulty Towers - The Original Dining Experience
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Sunday 16 June 2024
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...
Isabella Bliss - An Evening with Marilyn
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 19 June 2024
A brand-new show from Entertainers, direct from rapturous success at the Edinburgh Festival and starring blonde Bombshell and platinum pin-up Isabella Bliss, undeniably one of the most popular burlesque artists on the UK cabaret scene. What...Six Chick Flicks
Waterside, Manchester
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Two actors. Six beloved films. One hilarious parody! Fresh from a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, this smash hit comedy parodies your favourite chick flicks in one hysterical, fast-paced show. From the deck of the Titanic to the glitt...Trash Test Dummies
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 22 June 2024
Everyone put your bins out, tonight's bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award winning, sidesplitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine takes the household wheelie bin to new heights, and delivers a dump-truck full of hi...Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 28 - Saturday 29 June 2024
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End - this smash-hit 2016 Olivier Award-winning improvised show brings something new to life at each and every performance! Transforming audience suggestions into al...I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical
