North West Comedy News

 Molly Stewart

Review: Sham Bodie, Kraak, Manchester

Review: Sham Bodie, Kraak, Manchester

Sham Bodie returned this month to an inexplicably cool new venue with a fabulous line-up that included Foster’s Comedy Award nominees Gein’s Family Giftshop, character comedian Jayne Edwards and the incomparable Spencer Jones, who made his Sham Bodie debut.

 Andrew Dipper

Funtime Comedy returns to Manchester

Funtime Comedy returns to Manchester

The comedy club, ran by comic Chris Tavner, returns to the Strawberry Gardens in Droylsden on Thursday 29 January with another belting line-up. And best of all, it’s free.

 Andrew Dipper

UK Women In Comedy Festival to return in 2015

UK Women In Comedy Festival to return in 2015

The UK Women In Comedy Festival is set to return for a third year as organisers announce new dates for 2015.

 Nic Wright

Laughing Cows returns to Manchester with Suzi Ruffell

Laughing Cows returns to Manchester with Suzi Ruffell

Laughing Cows is kicking off 2015 with another brilliant line-up featuring up-and-coming comic Suzi Ruffell.

 Andrew Dipper

Filming underway on new series of Inside No. 9

Filming underway on new series of Inside No. 9

As Gein's Family Giftshop enter No. 9 for series two.

As Gein’s Family Giftshop join the cast.

 Nic Wright

Ellie Taylor embarks on first UK stand-up tour

Ellie Taylor embarks on first UK stand-up tour

The star of Snog Marry Avoid, Fake Reaction and 8 Out of 10 Cats will take her sell-out Fringe show Elliementary on the road for fourteen UK dates, beginning in February.

 Nic Wright

Comedy-horror podcast screams into the UK

Comedy-horror podcast screams into the UK

The blackly funny podcast embarks on its first-ever international tour next year, arriving in the UK in March for a week-long series of dates.

 Nic Wright

Sham Bodie Christmas Show

Sham Bodie Christmas Show

What do you want for Christmas, little tyke? Comedy? Music? Outrageous party games you’re frankly too old for but secretly love? Then behold! Sham Bodie has got you covered.