MCF DAILY ROUND-UP - MONDAY 25TH
We can't quite believe we're in to the second week of the 10th Manchester Comedy Festival already, and there's loads more great shows on offer this evening. Here's our daily guide to help you...
Laughter Yoga (The Comedy Store, 4pm-6pm)
We wouldn’t want to spend our afternoons doing yoga. Laughter yoga on the other hand… This playful participatory session is aimed at businesses and organisations who want to enhance wellbeing in the workplace. It is based on the idea that laughing is good for us, and rather than being based on jokes, it incorporates a willingness to laugh into gentle exercise along with some yogic breathing. Trust us when we say that with a sense of playfulness, this will soon lead to real laughter! Click here to buy tickets.
Flecky Bennett’s Manchester Ghost Walk, (City centre, 7pm)
Having frightened victims in Manchester and London, Flecky Bennett returns to Manchester for the second year running with his popular ghost walk. Flecky’s mixture of history and performance in his one-man show has earned the walk a ‘Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’ status. Click here to buy tickets.
An Audience With The Lomos (Apotheca, 7.15pm)
Why not start the week off with some top-quality FREE comedy? Comedy-pop duo, Pete Marshall and The Lomos come to Apotheca to give you some cracking comic entertainment. Don’t miss this! Click here to buy tickets.
Bright Club – Masks (Nexus Art Café, 7.30pm)
This is comedy for the thinking person! Prepare yourself for a blend of comedy, science, music and anything else that happens on stage. Get down to the Nexus Art Café to see the theme of masks dissected from 8 different perspectives. Click here to buy tickets.
Quentin Reynolds, Comedy Mindreader (Lass O’Gowrie, 7.30pm)
Winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2005, this comedy mindreader explores the psychic and the paranormal to a comic backdrop of laughter and astonishment. Quentin's is also the only show to be running for every day of the festival, so he's also got stamina. Click here to buy tickets.
Frankie Boyle – I Would Happily Punch Everyone Of You In The Face (O2 Apollo Manchester, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
One of comedy’s gurus, Frankie Boyle, comes to Manchester following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008 with some stellar stand up. Unfortunately if you're reading this today, tickets for one of Britain's best known stand-ups have sold out, and we're very proud to have him involved once again.
Jim Jefferies: Alocholocaust (The Comedy Store, 8pm)
One of the most controversial and opinionated, but absolutely ****ing hilarious, comics on the circuit is in Manchester for one night only, with some first-class stand up. He’s had five sell-out shows at the fringe, numerous TV appearances and an HBO hour-long comedy special. Get down to The Comedy Store for a rollercoaster ride of emotions through shock and awe. "Better than Jesus" Kate Copstick, The Scotsman. Click here to buy tickets.
Lady Garden Presents… At Manchester Comedy Festival With Ginger & Black (Band On The Wall, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
This all female and critically acclaimed sketch group have enjoyed sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe. They’ve performed at Glastonbury and for Prince Charles, and are accompanied by Chortle Best Newcomer Award nominees and C4’s So You Think You’re Funny finalists, Ginger & Black. Click here to buy tickets.
Beat The Frog World Series Grand Final (Frog and Bucket, Door time 7pm, Show time 8.15pm)
40 contestants have battled it out to win one of 8 places in the World Series Grand Final. Now it’s judgement day. Who will you, the audience, vote for? Get down to The Frog and Bucket for Manchester’s best amateur comedy night, to discover which combatant will win a paid weekend at the Frog and Bucket and a cash prize. Featuring the fabulously funny compere, Jason Cook, and headlined by the witty Noel James. Click here to buy tickets.
Stuart Goldsmith – The Reasonable Man (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 8pm, Show time 8.15pm)
This hilarious comic has an infectious and effortless charisma that will have you laughing from the offset. Book your tickets and support the finalist of BBC 7 Witty & Twisted Radio Comedy Competition and C4’s So You Think You’re Funny. Click here to buy tickets.
Mike Sheer & Kirsty Mac In Dog Bite – Comedy With Rabies (Simple Bar, 8.30pm)
This hilarious pair have come fresh off the international circuit. Toronto’s bright star, Mike Sheer, combines some colourful stories, strange truths, and on-the-money punchlines to create a light and dark comic experiences. Melbourne’s Kirsty Mac tackles the absurdities of being a woman today with an honest approach and is certainly on her way to cracking through the walls of the ‘boy’s club’. Click here to buy tickets.
The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society (Lass O’Gowrie, 8.30pm)
Comedy duo Johnny Sorrow and Richard Swan, AKA The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society are at The Lass with some top-notch stand up. Richard has played at comedy venues up and down the country with gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe, while Johnny Sorrow has been out of the circuit for some time but is back with a vengeance! They are in Manchester tonight following a successful six-month residency at Dudley Labour Club. Click here to buy tickets.
Mirth on Monday (Iguana Bar, 9pm)
This class comedy night is in its 8th year, and is still hosted by its charismatic and effortless creator, Des Sharples. Over the years it has pulled in some of the biggest names in comedy such as Alan Carr, Roy Walker, and Johnny Vegas. Acts include the critically acclaimed The W.A.R.T. Show, the witty Michael J. Dolan, plus two special guests. Click here to buy tickets.
Mick Ferry – The Missing Chippendale (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 9.15pm, Show time 9.30pm)
One of the most sought after comedians on the UK and international circuit, Mick Ferry is now in Manchester, straight from the Edinburgh Fringe with his sell out show The Missing Chippendale. Make sure you catch one of the city's own favourites. Click here to buy tickets.
Norman Lovett – LOL :) (Apotheca, 9.45pm)
Despite being most famous for his role as Holly the Computer in BBC2’s Red Dwarf, Norman has been a stand up comedian for 30 years. He’s had countless credits in Radio and TV, and has even been on tour with The Clash! Get down to Apotheca for some great quality stand up. Click here to buy tickets.
Nik Coppin (Simple Bar, 9.45pm)
This London-based comedian makes his debut at the MCF after years on the international circuit. His confident, affable, and energetic style of comedy will have you charmed from the word ‘go’. “Slick and engaging. He goes off on the sort of wild tangents beloved of messers Izzard and Noble" Chortle. Click here to buy tickets.
Laughter Yoga (The Comedy Store, 4pm-6pm)
We wouldn’t want to spend our afternoons doing yoga. Laughter yoga on the other hand… This playful participatory session is aimed at businesses and organisations who want to enhance wellbeing in the workplace. It is based on the idea that laughing is good for us, and rather than being based on jokes, it incorporates a willingness to laugh into gentle exercise along with some yogic breathing. Trust us when we say that with a sense of playfulness, this will soon lead to real laughter! Click here to buy tickets.
Flecky Bennett’s Manchester Ghost Walk, (City centre, 7pm)
Having frightened victims in Manchester and London, Flecky Bennett returns to Manchester for the second year running with his popular ghost walk. Flecky’s mixture of history and performance in his one-man show has earned the walk a ‘Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’ status. Click here to buy tickets.
An Audience With The Lomos (Apotheca, 7.15pm)
Why not start the week off with some top-quality FREE comedy? Comedy-pop duo, Pete Marshall and The Lomos come to Apotheca to give you some cracking comic entertainment. Don’t miss this! Click here to buy tickets.
Bright Club – Masks (Nexus Art Café, 7.30pm)
This is comedy for the thinking person! Prepare yourself for a blend of comedy, science, music and anything else that happens on stage. Get down to the Nexus Art Café to see the theme of masks dissected from 8 different perspectives. Click here to buy tickets.
Quentin Reynolds, Comedy Mindreader (Lass O’Gowrie, 7.30pm)
Winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2005, this comedy mindreader explores the psychic and the paranormal to a comic backdrop of laughter and astonishment. Quentin's is also the only show to be running for every day of the festival, so he's also got stamina. Click here to buy tickets.
Frankie Boyle – I Would Happily Punch Everyone Of You In The Face (O2 Apollo Manchester, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
One of comedy’s gurus, Frankie Boyle, comes to Manchester following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008 with some stellar stand up. Unfortunately if you're reading this today, tickets for one of Britain's best known stand-ups have sold out, and we're very proud to have him involved once again.
Jim Jefferies: Alocholocaust (The Comedy Store, 8pm)
One of the most controversial and opinionated, but absolutely ****ing hilarious, comics on the circuit is in Manchester for one night only, with some first-class stand up. He’s had five sell-out shows at the fringe, numerous TV appearances and an HBO hour-long comedy special. Get down to The Comedy Store for a rollercoaster ride of emotions through shock and awe. "Better than Jesus" Kate Copstick, The Scotsman. Click here to buy tickets.
Lady Garden Presents… At Manchester Comedy Festival With Ginger & Black (Band On The Wall, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
This all female and critically acclaimed sketch group have enjoyed sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe. They’ve performed at Glastonbury and for Prince Charles, and are accompanied by Chortle Best Newcomer Award nominees and C4’s So You Think You’re Funny finalists, Ginger & Black. Click here to buy tickets.
Beat The Frog World Series Grand Final (Frog and Bucket, Door time 7pm, Show time 8.15pm)
40 contestants have battled it out to win one of 8 places in the World Series Grand Final. Now it’s judgement day. Who will you, the audience, vote for? Get down to The Frog and Bucket for Manchester’s best amateur comedy night, to discover which combatant will win a paid weekend at the Frog and Bucket and a cash prize. Featuring the fabulously funny compere, Jason Cook, and headlined by the witty Noel James. Click here to buy tickets.
Stuart Goldsmith – The Reasonable Man (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 8pm, Show time 8.15pm)
This hilarious comic has an infectious and effortless charisma that will have you laughing from the offset. Book your tickets and support the finalist of BBC 7 Witty & Twisted Radio Comedy Competition and C4’s So You Think You’re Funny. Click here to buy tickets.
Mike Sheer & Kirsty Mac In Dog Bite – Comedy With Rabies (Simple Bar, 8.30pm)
This hilarious pair have come fresh off the international circuit. Toronto’s bright star, Mike Sheer, combines some colourful stories, strange truths, and on-the-money punchlines to create a light and dark comic experiences. Melbourne’s Kirsty Mac tackles the absurdities of being a woman today with an honest approach and is certainly on her way to cracking through the walls of the ‘boy’s club’. Click here to buy tickets.
The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society (Lass O’Gowrie, 8.30pm)
Comedy duo Johnny Sorrow and Richard Swan, AKA The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society are at The Lass with some top-notch stand up. Richard has played at comedy venues up and down the country with gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe, while Johnny Sorrow has been out of the circuit for some time but is back with a vengeance! They are in Manchester tonight following a successful six-month residency at Dudley Labour Club. Click here to buy tickets.
Mirth on Monday (Iguana Bar, 9pm)
This class comedy night is in its 8th year, and is still hosted by its charismatic and effortless creator, Des Sharples. Over the years it has pulled in some of the biggest names in comedy such as Alan Carr, Roy Walker, and Johnny Vegas. Acts include the critically acclaimed The W.A.R.T. Show, the witty Michael J. Dolan, plus two special guests. Click here to buy tickets.
Mick Ferry – The Missing Chippendale (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 9.15pm, Show time 9.30pm)
One of the most sought after comedians on the UK and international circuit, Mick Ferry is now in Manchester, straight from the Edinburgh Fringe with his sell out show The Missing Chippendale. Make sure you catch one of the city's own favourites. Click here to buy tickets.
Norman Lovett – LOL :) (Apotheca, 9.45pm)
Despite being most famous for his role as Holly the Computer in BBC2’s Red Dwarf, Norman has been a stand up comedian for 30 years. He’s had countless credits in Radio and TV, and has even been on tour with The Clash! Get down to Apotheca for some great quality stand up. Click here to buy tickets.
Nik Coppin (Simple Bar, 9.45pm)
This London-based comedian makes his debut at the MCF after years on the international circuit. His confident, affable, and energetic style of comedy will have you charmed from the word ‘go’. “Slick and engaging. He goes off on the sort of wild tangents beloved of messers Izzard and Noble" Chortle. Click here to buy tickets.
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