North West

Preview: Halifax Comedy Festival

Preview: Halifax Comedy Festival

The festival runs from 23 to 31 October, with fifty events taking place across 14 venues in the West Yorkshire town.…

Review: Invisible Dot Cabaret, Manchester International Festival

Review: Invisible Dot Cabaret, Manchester International Festival

"It was maybe a little bit contentious that The Invisible Dot were the kingmakers of comedy at the Manchester International Festival; some argued (in small corners of the internet) that it was a dull and predictable shame that Manchester's own comedy talent was sidelined."…

Review: Simon Munnery Sings Søren Kierkegaard

Review: Simon Munnery Sings Søren Kierkegaard

"Simon Munnery treads a line between calm, quiet storytelling and excited buoyance. His delivery is relaxed and methodical, while being fast, constant and almost giddy."…

Review: Andrew O’Neill’s History of Heavy Metal

Review: Andrew O’Neill’s History of Heavy Metal

"This is like no comedy gig I’ve been to before."…

Review: MACE’s all-female comedy night

Review: MACE’s all-female comedy night

Dead Cat Comedy here produced a night of fantastic comedy entertainment, with four brilliant Manchester acts who delivered smart, sharp and wholly brilliant stuff: the acts just also happened to be women.…

Review: The Big Green Comedy Show fundraiser

Review: The Big Green Comedy Show fundraiser

A total of £400 was raised for the Green Party – which will be divided equally between the Manchester and Salford branches.…

Review: Ed Gamble, Group Therapy, Manchester

Review: Ed Gamble, Group Therapy, Manchester

An endlessly charismatic Ed Gamble headlined April’s Group Therapy, with Eric Lampert and MC Nish Kumar providing support. …

Review: Happily Ever After? 2015 Liverpool Improvathon

Review: Happily Ever After? 2015 Liverpool Improvathon

At 1pm on Saturday afternoon, improv group Impropriety, alongside a few special guests, began an improvised comedy of epic proportions, down at The Kazimier in Liverpool. …

Review: Josie Long, Cara Josephine

Review: Josie Long, Cara Josephine

Josie Long hit up Manchester’s Saturday afternoon crowd with discreet DJing at Gorilla, yelling out a pre-gig ‘cup of Earl Grey and I’m ready for the matinee’ holler and acting as the least aggressive hype man the North West has ever seen.…

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