MCF DAILY ROUND-UP - THURSDAY 21ST
Can't decide which of the great shows on offer tonight at Manchester Comedy Festival? Here's our daily guide to help you.
Tony Basnett: Simon Says “Grow Up” & Kahn Johnson: Cakes and Violence (Apotheca, 7.15pm)
Tickled Pig Finalist, Tony Basnett, explores what it actually means to be an adult. The equally funny former news writer, Kahn Johnson, tells tales on recent news events in an engrossingly likable manner. This is one not to be missed, and click here to buy tickets.
Quentin Reynolds, Comedy Mindreader (Lass O’Gowrie, 21st Oct, 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.
Comedy Poetry Slam With Marvin Cheesman & Julian Daniel (The Northern, 8pm)
The Manchester Comedy Festival has teamed up with the Manchester Literature Festival to bring the region’s top talent together for a poetry stand-off hosted by Julian Daniel and featuring special guest, Marvin Cheesman. Who will be crowned this year’s winner and leave with a cash prize? Click here to buy tickets.
Jeff Leach on Society – With Special Guests (Opus, Door time 7.30pm, Show time 8pm)
This 5-star reviewed comic has come straight from packed out venues at the Edinburgh Fringe to give you an unrelenting insight into his weird and wonderful mind. He’s been seen on BBC Switch and Big Brother’s Big Mouth, and was a recent finalist in the London New Comedian Awards. Definitely not one to miss! Click here to buy tickets.
Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club (XS Malarkey, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
Time Out Comedy Award Winner and three-time Chortle Award Winner, Robin Ince has been on Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and The News Quiz, and tonight he’s come to Manchester to discuss the wonderful and the bizarre in books. Come and see who The Independent has described as one of the UK’s most ‘intellectually audacious’ comedians. Click here to buy tickets.
Stand Up Thursday (The Comedy Store, 8pm)
The world-famous Comedy Store bring you an evening of classic stand-up, with four comics at the top of their game, along with open spots that give you the chance to see fresh raw talent on a professional stage for the first time. MC'd by local favourite Justin Moorhouse. Click here to buy tickets.
Big Value Thursday (Frog and Bucket, Door time 7pm, Show time 8.15pm)
The witty and spontaneous Dan Nightingale hosts afantastic evening of comedy, featuring the critically acclaimed Terry Alderton, David Longley, Christian Steel, and Ryan McDonnell. It really is great value for money! Click here to buy tickets.
Brendan Riley – Happy Days! (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 8pm, Show time 8.15pm)
This hilarious scouser is a sought after act at major comedy venues up and down the country. He’s hosted C4’s So You Think You’re Funny and BBC New Act of the Year. ‘One of the brighter names from the North West… a great compere’ says The Guardian, and who are we to argue. Click here to buy tickets.
Bobby Carroll – I Hope You Don’t Live Like Me (Apotheca, 8.30pm)
Self-confessed misanthrope, Bobby Carroll, has travelled up and down the country to entertain audiences. Now he’s in Manchester for one night only, and you surely don't want to miss out. Click here to buy tickets.
Ian Fox Exposes Himself (Tiger Lounge, 8.30pm)
This clever, witty comic headlines big gigs all around the country. Tonight, the idiot son of David Bailey is in Manchester presenting around fifty funny photos. Don’t miss Ian Fox exposing himself! ‘Funny, Fascinating and Engaging’ The Scotsman. Click here to buy tickets.
Happypotamus (Lass O’Gowrie, 21st Oct, 9.45pm)
This weird and wonderful Geordie comes to Manchester with an act that asks, ‘Is happiness possible?’ The four star reviewed Seymour Mace recently appeared in a BBC3 show with Johnny Vegas, and shares with him a similar adult humour... Don’t miss out! Click here for tickets info.
James Sherwood: One Man and His Piano (Apotheca: 21st Oct, 9.45pm)
Award winning stand-up and comedy writer, and regular on Radio 4 and 5, James Sherwood, brings you first-class musical comedy. This show was a hit in Edinburgh Fringe and here's your chance to see why. Click here to buy tickets.
Wil Hodgson: Punkanory (Tiger Lounge, 9.45pm)
Perrier Best Newcomer Award Winner (2004) and Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Wil Hodgson, has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News and has his own show on Radio 4. Now, he is in Manchester for one night only! ‘An effortlessly spellbinding narrator. His stories are wry, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely affecting, running with a rhythm that makes him the closest thing we have to a West Country beat poet’ The Guardian Guide. Click here to buy tickets.
Tony Basnett: Simon Says “Grow Up” & Kahn Johnson: Cakes and Violence (Apotheca, 7.15pm)
Tickled Pig Finalist, Tony Basnett, explores what it actually means to be an adult. The equally funny former news writer, Kahn Johnson, tells tales on recent news events in an engrossingly likable manner. This is one not to be missed, and click here to buy tickets.
Quentin Reynolds, Comedy Mindreader (Lass O’Gowrie, 21st Oct, 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.
Comedy Poetry Slam With Marvin Cheesman & Julian Daniel (The Northern, 8pm)
The Manchester Comedy Festival has teamed up with the Manchester Literature Festival to bring the region’s top talent together for a poetry stand-off hosted by Julian Daniel and featuring special guest, Marvin Cheesman. Who will be crowned this year’s winner and leave with a cash prize? Click here to buy tickets.
Jeff Leach on Society – With Special Guests (Opus, Door time 7.30pm, Show time 8pm)
This 5-star reviewed comic has come straight from packed out venues at the Edinburgh Fringe to give you an unrelenting insight into his weird and wonderful mind. He’s been seen on BBC Switch and Big Brother’s Big Mouth, and was a recent finalist in the London New Comedian Awards. Definitely not one to miss! Click here to buy tickets.
Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club (XS Malarkey, Door time 7pm, Show time 8pm)
Time Out Comedy Award Winner and three-time Chortle Award Winner, Robin Ince has been on Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and The News Quiz, and tonight he’s come to Manchester to discuss the wonderful and the bizarre in books. Come and see who The Independent has described as one of the UK’s most ‘intellectually audacious’ comedians. Click here to buy tickets.
Stand Up Thursday (The Comedy Store, 8pm)
The world-famous Comedy Store bring you an evening of classic stand-up, with four comics at the top of their game, along with open spots that give you the chance to see fresh raw talent on a professional stage for the first time. MC'd by local favourite Justin Moorhouse. Click here to buy tickets.
Big Value Thursday (Frog and Bucket, Door time 7pm, Show time 8.15pm)
The witty and spontaneous Dan Nightingale hosts afantastic evening of comedy, featuring the critically acclaimed Terry Alderton, David Longley, Christian Steel, and Ryan McDonnell. It really is great value for money! Click here to buy tickets.
Brendan Riley – Happy Days! (MCF @ The Engine House, Door time 8pm, Show time 8.15pm)
This hilarious scouser is a sought after act at major comedy venues up and down the country. He’s hosted C4’s So You Think You’re Funny and BBC New Act of the Year. ‘One of the brighter names from the North West… a great compere’ says The Guardian, and who are we to argue. Click here to buy tickets.
Bobby Carroll – I Hope You Don’t Live Like Me (Apotheca, 8.30pm)
Self-confessed misanthrope, Bobby Carroll, has travelled up and down the country to entertain audiences. Now he’s in Manchester for one night only, and you surely don't want to miss out. Click here to buy tickets.
Ian Fox Exposes Himself (Tiger Lounge, 8.30pm)
This clever, witty comic headlines big gigs all around the country. Tonight, the idiot son of David Bailey is in Manchester presenting around fifty funny photos. Don’t miss Ian Fox exposing himself! ‘Funny, Fascinating and Engaging’ The Scotsman. Click here to buy tickets.
Happypotamus (Lass O’Gowrie, 21st Oct, 9.45pm)
This weird and wonderful Geordie comes to Manchester with an act that asks, ‘Is happiness possible?’ The four star reviewed Seymour Mace recently appeared in a BBC3 show with Johnny Vegas, and shares with him a similar adult humour... Don’t miss out! Click here for tickets info.
James Sherwood: One Man and His Piano (Apotheca: 21st Oct, 9.45pm)
Award winning stand-up and comedy writer, and regular on Radio 4 and 5, James Sherwood, brings you first-class musical comedy. This show was a hit in Edinburgh Fringe and here's your chance to see why. Click here to buy tickets.
Wil Hodgson: Punkanory (Tiger Lounge, 9.45pm)
Perrier Best Newcomer Award Winner (2004) and Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Wil Hodgson, has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News and has his own show on Radio 4. Now, he is in Manchester for one night only! ‘An effortlessly spellbinding narrator. His stories are wry, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely affecting, running with a rhythm that makes him the closest thing we have to a West Country beat poet’ The Guardian Guide. Click here to buy tickets.
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