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Josh Glanc: Family Man
Sat 15 Feb - GRUB - 7.30pm - £16
The brilliantly offbeat Josh Glanc arrives in Manchester fresh from a smash hit, sold out Edinburgh Fringe run.
Demi Adejuyigbe is Going To Do One Backflip
Sun 16 Feb - FSC - 7pm - £22
A very special comedy show featuring original comedic songs, presentations, bits, and one (1) single backflip.
Chris Cantrill: Easily Swayed
Thu 20 Feb - GRUB - 7pm - £15
Join Chris as he wrestles with the consequences of exile, middle-aged friendships, and cape stuff. Nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award!
Paddy Young: If I Told You...
Fri 21 Feb -FSC - 7pm - £16/17
A second show has hit Paddy Young, and this time he's yearning. 'Young is surely on the road to stardom' ★★★★★ Rolling Stone
Eric Rushton: Real One
Sat 22 Feb - FSC - 7pm - £11
Channel 4 Sean Lock Award winner Eric Rushton is a comedian with a chequered past. This is his (funny) story.
Title Fight
Wed 5 Mar - GRUB - 7pm - £3/6
Manchester's most inventive comedy night comes to a head as all of 2024's winners face off for a final battle royale!
John Meagher: Big Year
Fri 7 Mar - GRUB - 7pm - £12
Directed by Vittorio Angelone; “Big Year” was one of the breakout shows of the Edinburgh Fringe, receiving critical acclaim and playing to sold out crowds.
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe LIVE!
Fri 7 Mar - GRUB - 7pm - £15
Multiple award winning comedy creation Frankie Monroe is bringing his debut tour to GRUB in March of 2025!
Adam Flood: Back of the Spoon
Sat 8 Mar -FSC - 7pm - £14
Following a hit debut show, The Times – Top 3 Rising Stars of the Fringe is back with a fresh new hour.
​‘Despicably multi talented’ - Ivo Graham
Joey Page: Nice One
Sat 8 Mar - GRUB - 7.30pm - £15
Joey Page is easily wound up. But why does he sweat the small stuff? Let's find out shall we? ...nice one.
Tour support for Laura Smyth and Rob Beckett.
Alexandra Haddow: Third Party
Fri 14 Mar - Cultplex - 7pm - £15
A show about sex, politics, ageing, nihilism and maybe hope. Best New Show nominee (Leicester Comedy Festival).
Adult Film Club
Fri 14 Mar - FSC - 7pm - £10
Sam O’Leary & Chris Cantrill return with comedy short films, weirdo music videos and forbidden content from the darkest corners of the internet.
Rosalie Minnit: Clementine
Sat 15 Mar - FSC - 7pm - £12
Set roughly "in the past'', this is a story about sickly sisters, self-love and Sylvanian Families.
​Top 10 Comedy Shows 2023 | Guardian
Stuart Laws: Has To Be Joking?
Thu 20 Mar - FSC - 7pm - £13.50
Last year Stuart started telling the truth on stage & was diagnosed autistic: he got the best reviews he’s ever had & his show was a must-see. He's back baby.
Chelsea Birkby: This Is Life, Cheeky Cheeky
Thu 20 Mar - GRUB - 7pm - £14
The double-award nominated sophomore stand-up hour from Chelsea Birkby (Best Show: Comedian's Choice, Edinburgh Comedy Festival ISH Awards).
Sean McLoughlin: White Elephant
Fri 21 Mar - Fairfield Social Club - 7pm - £14
Sean McLoughlin is back on the road with a sensational new show about getting on, getting lost and getting the feeling he might be useless forever.
Simon Munnery: On Tour
Thu 27 Mar - Fairfield Social Club - 7pm - £16
Simon Munnery – ‘one of the all-time great British stand-ups’ (Stewart Lee) – is back on tour in 2025. ‘Perennial fringe maverick’ (Guardian).
Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate
Fri 28 Mar - GRUB - 7pm - £15/16
Acclaimed stand up Kemah Bob takes their unmissable, critically acclaimed debut stand-up show on tour after a sell-out Fringe run.
Sean Morley: The Bones Show
Fri 28 Mar - FSC - 7pm - £12
Cult comedian Sean Morley revives his 2019 skeleto-comedy pre-pandemic masterpiece.
​"The doyen of surreal comedy" - Chortle
Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
Thu 3 Apr - FSC - 7pm - £14
Hannah Platt brings her critically-acclaimed, triple award-nominated debut show 'Defence Mechanism' to Manchester.
John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever
Fri 4 Apr - GRUB - 7pm - £14
The critically-acclaimed John Tothill brings his fantastic new show on his debut UK tour. Chortle’s Best Newcomer nominee 2024.
Lauren Pattison: Big Girl Pants
Sat 5 Apr - GRUB - 7pm - £16
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show.
​★★★★★ 'A breath of feisty fresh air' The Herald
Phil Ellis: Tour Warm Up
Sun 6 Apr - FSC - 2.30pm - £10
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Phil Ellis brings his smash hit show "Come On And Take The Rest Of Me" to FSC before his run at Soho Theatre
Louise Young: Feral
Sat 19 Apr - GRUB - 7pm - £12
Geordie rising star, Louise Young, is bringing her debut stand-up show on tour! Feral is a show all about class, chaos and coming out.
Sam O'Leary Night
Thu 17 Apr - Cultplex -7pm - £10
Sam O'Leary welcomes you to his new daft comedy variety show with special guests. Songs. Laughs. Thick, Thick, Curly Hair.
Patrick Spicer: Absolutely
Sun 20 Apr - GRUB - 7pm - £15
Freshly minted viral superstar Patrick Spicer is hitting the road for his first-ever tour, heading to Manchester in April.
Jamali Maddix: Aston
Fri 25 Apr - Fairfield Social Club - 7pm - £22
Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix (Taskmaster, ViceTV) is back on the road with a brand new tour show: Aston.
Eddy Hare: This One's On Me
Thu 1 May - Grub - 7pm - £12
Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour.
“A special talent” Rolling Stone
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe LIVE!
Thu 8 May - FSC - 7pm - £15
Multiple award winning comedy creation Frankie Monroe is bringing his debut tour to GRUB in March of 2025! Extra show added due to phenomenal demand!
Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything)
Thu 15 May - FSC - 7pm - £15/16
Rob Copland brings his Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show to Fairfield Social Club. The smash hit of the Fringe!
Marc Jennings: Marc'sism
Fri 16 May - Grub - 7pm - £12.50
Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and host of the Some Laugh podcast Marc Jennings is coming to Manchester on his 1st UK tour.
Jamali Maddix: Aston
Thu 22 May - Fairfield Social Club - 7pm - £22
Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix (Taskmaster, ViceTV) is back on the road with a brand new tshow: Aston. Extra show added due to demand.
Russell Hicks: Notes (WIP)
Thu 22 May - GRUB - 7pm - £6
Russell will be trying out new ideas out of his notebook for his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show about the time he got stranded on a cruise ship...
Amy Annette: Thick Skin
Wed 28 May - Grub - 7pm - £12/10
Fresh from a SOLD-OUT RUN at the Edinburgh Fringe, with EXTRA DATES added, Amy Annette’s debut show ‘THICK SKIN’ is on tour.
Harry Stachini: Grenade
Thu 29 May - FSC - 7pm - £16
Harry Stachini serves up an hour of relatable, honest, and hilarious stand-up, shining a light on the Grenades we all carry.
Tom Lawrinson: Buried Alive (And Loving It!)
Sun 29 Jun - The Lowry - 7.30pm - £22.50
Everything is awful but that’s okay, argues Tom in his ridiculously entertaining show about family and growing up in a Spanish subterranean cave.
Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core
Fri 3 Oct - Fairfield Social Club - 7pm - £15
Elliot Steel returns with more of his biting wit and trademark dark sense of humour about the hellish year he, and humanity, has had.