Paul McCaffrey: What a Time to Be Alive
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Comedy in England - North West
Stand-up comedy listings. These line-ups are as accurate as we can make them, but things change, and it may be worth checking before you travel.
What's on
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Chester Storyhouse
Gyles Brandreth: Can't Stop Talking
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Show starts: 14:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
The Comedy Roast
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: Free
Plus: Callum Oakley, Marty Riley, Davy Rowlands, Rob Counsell, Tom Lewtas, Jack Palmer, Jay Gorman
Show starts: 17:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
New Act Night
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: Free
Comics: Phil Chapman, Sam Serrano
Plus: Jacob Kohn, Kate Robb, Felix Wightman, Jay Gorman
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Smug Roberts: Live & Almost Famous
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sun 17 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Joe Tracini: Ten Things I Hate About Me
Date: Mon 18 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Beat the Frog
Date: Mon 18 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £8.80 (£5.50 concs)
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jamie Hutchinson: Can My Mate Come? He's Sound
Date: Wed 20 May 2026
Venue: Blackpool Comedy Station
Date: Wed 20 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 20 May 2026
Venue: Chorley Theatre
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Wed 20 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jamie Hutchinson: Can My Mate Come? He's Sound
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Chorley Theatre
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Morecambe Platform
Just The Tonic Comedy Club
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: £20
Work in progress
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Laugh For Life Comedy Showcase
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: £5.00
Plus: Henry Churney, Matt Jones
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
3 Minutes Of Fame
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: Free
Comics: Danny McLoughlin, Phil Chapman, Slim
Plus: James Hart
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
Price: £25.20
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Albert Hall
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Barry Dodds, Joey Page, Mark Nelson
Date: Thu 21 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £17.60 (£13.20 cons)
Plus: Joe Gurski, Muhsin Yesilada
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Price: 19:30
Christian Reilly, Dan Nightingale, Danny McLoughlin, Jamie Sutherland
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: £18.00
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Stockport Plaza Theatre
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
CroppaChoppa's Slumber Party
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Price: £10
Stand-up comedy & sleepover games 'for girls, gays, theys, & emotionally intelligent men' – with Charlotte Cropper, Eli Matthewson, Sam O'leary, Shugufta Choudhry, Beth Moore
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Two Mr P's In a Podcast Live: Let That Be a Lesson...
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Salford Lowry
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Sale Waterside Arts Centre
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Manford's Comedy Club
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Barrow-in-Furness The Forum
Price: £15
Comics: Dave Williams, Hayley Ellis
Plus: Jacob Nussey, Dominic Hatton-Woods
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Hot Water\'s Green Room Podcast Live
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
Price: £15.00
Comics: Jamie Hutchinson, Tony Carroll
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Barry Dodds, Joey Page, Mark Nelson
Date: Fri 22 May 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £25.30 (£22 cons)
Plus: Alex Stringer
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)