COMEDY IN LIVERPOOL
Most Popular Comedy in Liverpool
Fawlty Towers - The Play
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Tue 11 - Sat 15 Nov 2025
Here & Now - The Steps Musical
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Tue 25 - Sat 29 Nov 2025
Kinky Boots

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 July 2025
This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony® and Grammy® winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nik...Bingo Lingo

Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
Friday 11 July - Friday 12 December 2025
Taking bingo, shaking all the dust-out and turning it into one mad, confetti-filled, party-bingo night of mayhem, this is Bingo like you've never experienced before. You'll be sat at a table with all of your friends playing bingo in a f...Adam Rowe & Friends

Hot Water Comedy Club, Liverpool
Thursday 17 July 2025
Adam Rowe hosts and headlines whilst introducing some of the best comedians in the country who also happen to be his mates. ...The Legend Of Rooney's Ring

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Friday 18 July - Saturday 23 August 2025
Helen Serafinowicz (Motherland, Amandaland, Nova Jones) has created the ultimate scouse sword and sorcery tale that is packed with magic, romance, original songs and stupid gags. Based on a half-true rumour, this story of myth and missus wi...Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Saturday 19 July 2025
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. bring the biggest names and the freshest acts from around the globe; Liverpool, Los Angeles, Lafta Republic and Oldham. Resident host Ch...Jason Manford

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...Living the Life of Riley

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Starring Vicky Entwistle, Living the Life of Riley is a heart-warming, heart-breaking and hilarious tale of a family, trying to negotiate their way through teenage tantrums, autism, and Grandma. Joanne Riley always knew there was something...Dancing in the Aisles

Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Sunday 27 July 2025
Let your hair down whilst having a knees upSunday afternoon Cabaret. Part of the Regular Epstein Theatre events programme....Royal Court Variety Lunch Club

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Wednesday 30 July - Wednesday 3 December 2025
The Addams Family

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 August 2025
MAKE THIS SUMMER AN ABSOLUTE SCREAM! Following two hugely successful UK tours, and sold-out concerts at The London Palladium last year, everyone's favourite kooky family are back on stage this summer in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, the spectacular mu...An Hour With Mick Miller

St Oswalds Club, Warrington
Saturday 16 August 2025
SATURDAY 16TH AUGUST 2025 - Join us to see Comedy Legend and one of our most treasured entertainers Mick Miller at St Oswalds Club in Warrington. This will be a masterclass in stand-up comedy not to be missed!One of our most treasured ente...Twelfth Night

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 29 August 2025
The brilliantly bold Not Too Tame return with an electrifying production of Twelfth Night, starring Les Dennis as Malvolio. The company that brought you 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' return with their unique brand of high octane theatre in a ...Miriam Margolyes

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 9 September 2025
What do arseholes, America, apostrophes, and ageing all have in common? In Miriam Margolyes' world, they're the perfect material for wit, wisdom, and unfiltered stories. Off the back of her sold-out 2024 tour and Edinburgh show, Miriam r...Russell Kane

Storyhouse, Chester
Friday 12 September 2025
Whirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is out on the road again, setting it on fire with his unique recipe of sharp wit and "storming physical comedy" (Mail on Sunday). Hyperactive, his brand-new tour ...The Derby-Days

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Friday 12 September - Saturday 11 October 2025
Ian Salmon (Girls Don't Play Guitars, The Comeback Special) has written a brand new comedy about a subject close to his heart. If you are a red, or a blue or just someone who likes to watch families raging at each other, then come and join ...Comedy Night

Thornton Hough Village Club, Thornton Hough
Friday 12 September - Friday 14 November 2025
Laugh is in the air as a Wirral comedy night returns for another serving of hilarity on Valentine?s Day -February 14, 2025. The pro-nights of comedy featuring an MC and three great acts from the UK comedy scene plus food from Wirral caterer...Suzi Ruffell

Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 13 September 2025
It's hard to be good all the time. A good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a good person. To be ambitious but not ruthless; a success but not a sell-out. A gentle parent but not a pushover. To be smashing life and ...Eric Idle

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Sunday 14 September 2025
Eric Idle-star of stage, screen and crossword puzzle-has often been compared to Noel Coward. But never favourably. He has been in showbusiness since 1961. 'Unfortunately I can't find the exit,' he says. 'My role in life seems to be cheering...Eddie Fortune

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Saturday 20 September 2025
Single, 40 and living back with his Mum. Eddie has a history of failed relationships. He has done it all, he has dated thatcher loving Tories, evil math teachers from Dudley, ginger spiritualists and even slept with someone dressed as a Cra...Elis James & John Robins & Dave Masterman

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Comedians Elis James and John Robins. together with Stockport's finest radio producer Dave Masterman, from BBC Sound's popular The Elis & John Show, are hitting the road! How does that feel?! I'll tell you how it feels... SIGNIFICANT! Yes! ...Comedy Night Live with Headliner Archie Kelly

Whitby Sports And Social Club, Ellesmere Port
Friday 26 September 2025
ELLESMERE PORT FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER. Comedy Night Live is back at The Whitby Sports and Social Club with a quality line up of 3 fantastic professional comedians alongside your brilliant host and compere Bobby Murdock. On the nights line up...Kunt and the Gang 25th Anniversary Tour

Outpost, Liverpool
Friday 26 September 2025
Kunt and the Gang?s dark comedy songs had slowly racked up millions of listens over 20 years before the self-proclaimed ?minor internet hit singer? suddenly became best known for a string of Top 20 sweary punk protest songs about the Royal ...The Night Sky Show

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Saturday 27 September 2025
Comedy, astronomy and so much more. A show for anyone with a slight interest or more in the night sky. A night for those who want to laugh, learn and enjoy. The Night Sky Show will take you on an epic journey from our celestial back yard an...The Book of Mormon

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 30 September - Saturday 18 October 2025
The New York Times calls it 'The best musical of this century.' The Washington Post says, 'It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.' And Entertainment Weekly raves, 'Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.' It's Th...Clinton Baptiste

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas, Southport
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation's favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay's 'Phoenix Nights', Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy ...Jason Manford

Storyhouse, Chester
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...Sophie McCartney

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Thursday 9 October 2025
After a phenomenal debut tour, award-winning comedian Sophie McCartney is back! A new decade beckons and she DOES NOT BELIEVE IT! What does life look like when you're too old to be young, but too young to be old? Grab your glow sticks and j...Ardal O'Hanlon

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas, Southport
Thursday 9 October 2025
Oh, it's all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal's latest show. Beautifully crafted stand-up comedy? Yes. Celebrated use of language? Tick. Lateral thinking, surreal flourishes, sharp observations? Of course. As for the occas...Dead Ringers

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Saturday 11 October 2025
To mark its 25th anniversary, BBC Radio 4's legendary, multi-award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour for the first time. Starring long-standing cast members Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, and Dun...Scratch - Spoken Word Night

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 14 October - Tuesday 16 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly spoken word night is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. For Scratch we are looking for seasoned performers that are looking for opportunities to showcase t...Dr. John Cooper Clarke

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas, Southport
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the 'Godfather of Punk Poetry' and the original people's poet, John's cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic p...Stephen Bailey

Hot Water Comedy Club, Liverpool
Thursday 16 October 2025
Comedian, presenter, actor and writer, Stephen Bailey is a fiercely proud Mancunian, working class, gay man and he's back with a brand new live show, TART. From a working-class background in Manchester, six years working at Sainsbury's,...Rich Hall

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas, Southport
Friday 17 October 2025
Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, and 2024 tour Shot From Cannons, Montana's transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable k...Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Wednesday 22 October 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as "payback ...The Very Best of Tommy Cooper

Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Wednesday 22 October 2025
With the blessing of the Tommy Cooper Estate, this hilarious one-man show written and performed by Danny Taylor focuses on the much missed West Country comedian and magician's legendary act, recapturing his trademark mayhem and misfiring ma...Tom Houghton

Hot Water Comedy Club, Liverpool
Thursday 23 October 2025
After phenomenal, sold-out, international tour, the multi-viral social media sensation and former resident of The Tower of London, Tom Houghton - star of Netflix's The Circle and host of Very British Problems: Live and Bad Manors podcast...John Bishop

M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
Comedian, TV presenter and actor John Bishop took a less travelled route into show business. Born and raised in Liverpool, the younger Bishop was a semi-professional footballer for Southport and Hyde United, following in the footsteps of ol...Glamrou

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Saturday 25 October 2025
Renowned Iraqi queen Glamrou, and renowned Iraqi queen, Glamrou's mother, fight for the spotlight with their competing narratives of what really happened in Drag Mother. Come get lost in this drag hall of mirrors, where one queen's truth ...Dara Ó Briain

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Sunday 2 November 2025
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...Russell Kane

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sunday 2 November 2025
Whirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is out on the road again, setting it on fire with his unique recipe of sharp wit and "storming physical comedy" (Mail on Sunday). Hyperactive, his brand-new tour ...John Cleese on Fawlty Towers

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Ah, happiness, yes, I remember that." And for over 50 years, Fawlty Towers has delivered just that - to millions. Now, to mark the sitcom's golden anniversary and the release of his new book Fawlty Towers: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, Jo...Two Pints Live With Will Mellor & Ralf Little

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Thursday 6 November 2025
Will Mellor and Ralf Little, of the cult British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, take their smash hit Podcast out on tour when they ask people to join them for Two Pints, LIVE! Following two sell-out tours of their huge...The Scouse Christmas Carol

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Friday 7 November 2025 - Saturday 17 January 2026
Ha! Bumbug! It's that time again when the Royal Court searches "Christmas shows" on Google and picks one to scousify! This year we're improving on the great Charles Dickens, who always wanted his shows to have more stupid jokes and live mus...John Robertson

Alexander's Live, Chester
Sunday 9 November 2025
90 minutes of improv, mayhem, gaming comedy, crowdwork and songs from the UK's most manic comic on his first-ever stand-up tour! Best known for his high-octane improvisation and game show The Dark Room, come get played with! First half: In ...Fawlty Towers - The Play

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 2025
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the "Greatest British sitcom of all time" (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger. Featuring your favourite ...Inside No 9 Stage/Fright

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 2025
Welcome to a world of intrigue, as we invite you to step Inside Number 9 for a theatrical experience like no other. Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, fresh from a sell out West End run, weaving its...Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Storyhouse, Chester
Friday 21 November 2025
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK's leading improvisers, present an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy. Expect a show full of fast, fabulously ...Milton Jones

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Monday 24 November 2025
Most people know Milton Jones as the comedian with the loud shirts and messed up hair, however his stand-up is built on much more than a funny appearance. Radio Times said that the "wild-haired Jones has raised wordplay to the level of fine...Here & Now - The Steps Musical

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 November 2025
Happiness is only a heartbeat away with HERE & NOW, the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon, Steps. Don't miss this sparkling celebration of love and friendship when it emba...Love Actually In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Monday 1 December 2025
Directed by Richard Curtis and originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells ten separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson...Ricky Gervais
