Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Manchester AO Arena
Comedy in England
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: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Duchess Theatre
Price: £24 to £104.75
Show starts: 14:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Chris Washington, Maureen Younger, Mick Ferry
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £25.30 (£22 cons)
Plus: Kazeem Jamal. Two shows: 4pm and 8pm.
Show starts: 16:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Big Belly Southbank
Work in progress
Show starts: 17:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Dropout’s Um, Actually with Ify Nwadiwe and Brian David Gilbert
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Venue: Roundhouse
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Kate-Lois Elliott: Trad
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2026
Venue: The Bill Murray
Price: £9
Work in progress
Show starts: 17:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Curtis Walker, Kyrah Gray, Richard Blackwood
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2026
Venue: Birmingham Glee Club
COBO Comedy Shutdown. Jamaican independence special
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Dropout’s Dirty Laundry with Lily Du & Grant O'Brien
Date: Sun 9 Aug 2026
Venue: Roundhouse
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Kail Lowry: Fatherless Behavior Tour
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Price: £37
Podcast tour
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Getting There by Rohan Joshi
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £22
Visiting Indian comedian
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Old Rope
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Comedy Store
New material night
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Beat the Frog
Date: Mon 10 Aug 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £8.80 (£5.50 concs)
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
Date: Tue 11 Aug 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Price: £19.50 to £29.50
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Getting There by Rohan Joshi
Date: Tue 11 Aug 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £22
Visiting Indian comedian
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
Date: Wed 12 Aug 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Price: £19.50 to £29.50
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Getting There by Rohan Joshi
Date: Wed 12 Aug 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £22
Visiting Indian comedian
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: The Tommyfield
Work in progress
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Price: £19.50 to £29.50
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Getting There by Rohan Joshi
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £22
Visiting Indian comedian
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Loughborough Town Hall
Price: £26.75
Work in progress
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Amy Gledhill, Ed Gamble, Jamali Maddix, Sam Nicoresti
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Roundhouse
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Alex Boardman, Allyson June Smith, Jack Hester, Stephen Bailey
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £17.60 (£13.20 cons)
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
I’m a Philosopher! Why the Fuck am I Here?
Date: Thu 13 Aug 2026
Venue: Cockpit Theatre
Price: From £10 to £15
Show starts: 21:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
The (Almost) Complete History of Britain
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Prescot Shakespeare North Playhouse
Price: £15.00
Show starts: 18:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre
Price: £19.50 to £29.50
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Getting There by Rohan Joshi
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Soho Theatre
Price: From £22
Visiting Indian comedian
Show starts: 19:15 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Roundhouse
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Sheffield City Hall
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Alex Boardman, Allyson June Smith, Lateef Lovejoy, Stephen Bailey
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Manchester Frog And Bucket
Price: £25.30 (£22 cons)
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
I’m a Philosopher! Why the Fuck am I Here?
Date: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Venue: Cockpit Theatre
Price: From £10 to £15
Show starts: 21:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)