COMEDY IN LIVERPOOL
Most Popular Comedy in Liverpool
Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Mon 9 - Sat 21 Jun 2025
Fawlty Towers - The Play
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Tue 11 - Sat 15 Nov 2025
Clinton Baptiste
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri 23 May 2025 - Fri 6 Mar 2026
Here & Now - The Steps Musical
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Tue 25 - Sat 29 Nov 2025
Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine

Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Tuesday 25 - Saturday 29 March 2025
Willy Russell's one-woman show, Shirley Valentine, comes home to the Liverpool Everyman as part of our 60th birthday celebrations. Originally commissioned and staged by the Everyman, the role of Shirley will be played by Liverpool actor ...Scratch - Spoken Word Night

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 25 March - 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...Tambo & Bones

Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 26 - Saturday 29 March 2025
Winner of 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and UK Theatre Awards. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. In thi...Imaginary Friends

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 27 March 2025
Welcome to the warped mirror world of Imaginary Friends, the new solo show by award-winning writer-performer Daniel Bye, exploring everything from grief, morality and the end of the world, to authenticity in the contemporary media landscape...Bingo Lingo

Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
Friday 28 March - 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...Do I Love You?

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 April 2025
Why not join twenty somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle in this hilarious comedy written and directed by John Godber, the award-winning writer of "Bouncers", as they develop a love for, and the people involved with, Northern Soul. What started a...Lou Sanders

Storyhouse, Chester
Saturday 5 April 2025
The queen of surreal stand-up returns to UK stages with her 'No Kissing In The Bingo Hall' 2025 UK Tour. It's a show about being human - can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A de...An Audience with Mark & Lard

Storyhouse, Chester
Sunday 6 April 2025
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...An Evening with Phil Rosenthal - Somebody Feed Phil

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Tuesday 8 April 2025
"Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator, executive producer, writer, and host of "Somebody Feel Phil," Netflix's most popular food and travel show, which premiered its fifth season in May 2022. This Emm...Rita, Sue & Bob Too!

Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 April 2025
St Helens' Regal Entertainments Ltd proudly presents the return of the record breaking Adults Only hilarious 1987 cult classic Rita, Sue & Bob Too!TV favourite Jake Quickenden heads the stellar cast as Bob in the production. Jake will be ...Comedy Night

Thornton Hough Village Club, Thornton Hough
Friday 11 April - 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...Adam Rowe & Friends

Alexanders, Chester
Sunday 13 April 2025
Adam Rowe hosts and headlines whilst introducing some of the best comedians in the country who also happen to be his mates. ...Richard Herring

Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 17 April 2025
In 2021 Richard Herring went to his GP to find out why his right ball seemed to be growing bigger. It turned out that he had testicular cancer and one month later he was lying in hospital waiting to have his murderous gonad removed. Would h...Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim

Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Friday 18 April 2025
The 20th anniversary tour of the play exploring bigotry and ethnic identity. "Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim" is a phenomenon in Scotland where it has sold out countless nationwide tours, a sensation at the Edinburgh Festival and now t...Dara Ó Briain

Storyhouse, Chester
Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 April 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...An Audience with Mark & Lard

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Tuesday 22 April 2025
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson

St Oswalds Club, Warrington
Friday 25 April 2025
In conversation about his life and career, with BBC Radio Merseyside presenter and established singer and entertainer Asa Murphy, Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson is an English actor (and former plasterer) best known for his television roles as Bobby...Geoff Norcott

Alexanders, Chester
Sunday 27 April 2025
Basic Bloke 2 - There's No Bloke Without Fire is the latest tour from Conservative Party supporting comedian, author, podcaster and radio host Geoff Norcott. It's Geoff's first under a Labour government, so he's got plenty to get off his ch...Jason Manford

Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Wednesday 30 April 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...Menopause The Musical 2

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Thursday 1 May 2025
The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit show Menopause the Musical®, Cruising Through Menopause! Starring Mary Byrne (X Factor), Jessica Martin (Copycats), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Susie Fenwick (West End Star), we present Menopause ...Sophie McCartney

Storyhouse, Chester
Thursday 1 May 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...Making It

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Thursday 1 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Making It! began as a homegrown one woman show in 2018 called Our Bev's Christmas Cracker, winning a Liverpool Echo Theatre Award, and played to sell-out crowds. This time, writing duo Stephen Fletcher and Cath Rice have developed the show ...Irish Annie's

Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Friday 2 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comedy. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap customers for a fun nigh...The Prat Pack - Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Shane Richie & Joe Pasquale

Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Saturday 3 May 2025
Four of the country's greatest comedy entertainers will tour the UK in 2025 with their own special take on the Rat Pack - Bradley Walsh (The Chase, Gladiators), Brian Conley (The Brian Conley Show, EastEnders), Shane Richie (EastEnders, I'...The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (12A)

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 3 May 2025
Star-studded Exclusive Documentary on the private and public life of Sir Ken Dodd featuring thoughts from his private notebooks - "Happiness is a frame of mind" THE REAL KEN DODD - The Man I Loved is an exclusive feature documentary film wh...Stewart Lee - Snowflake / Tornado

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Tuesday 6 - Wednesday 7 May 2025
A double-bill of two new 60 minute sets, performed back to back each night by the world's greatest living stand-up - The Times. Tornado questions Stew's position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as "repor...Nick Mohammed is Mr. Swallow

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 31 May 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 ...Harry Hill

Storyhouse, Chester
Thursday 8 May 2025
The Badger Parade is back on! Join Harry Hill on his Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as he celebrates 60 Glorious Years of fun, laughter and low level disruption! Marvel! As he offers new insights into the hot topics of the day such as the d...Jason Manford

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Wednesday 21 May 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...Clinton Baptiste

Salt & Tar, Liverpool
Friday 23 May 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 ...Beating Berlusconi

The Dome at Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
Friday 23 - Saturday 24 May 2025
Cult comedy Beating Berlusconi! returns to the Liverpool stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Liverpool FC's Champions League triumph in Istanbul. The hilarious smash hit play by John Graham Davies is performed by Paul Duckworth and d...The Adult Pantomime - Dick Whittington

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Saturday 24 May 2025
The Adult Pantomime is back for its 7th year with the pantomime paved with gold... Dick Whittington - Adults Only! Dick is trying to seek fame and fortune in the city of London with his faithful feline friend Tommy. While there, they manage...Sophie McCartney

Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 30 May 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...Speedo Mick - The Scouse Stomper

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Friday 30 May - Saturday 5 July 2025
The world premiere of the musical that celebrates one of the biggest characters to come out of this city. Over its illustrious 150-year history Everton Football Club has had many heroes but perhaps none of them have been absorbed into the w...Grace Petrie

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Friday 30 May 2025
Folk singer, lesbian and checked-shirt-collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir every day of her adult life, and, having finally run out of things to write whiny songs about, she's putting down the guitar to try and work out w...The Gentleman of Shalott

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 3 - Wednesday 4 June 2025
The Gentleman of Shalott is a queer adaptation of Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott, influenced by Theatre of the Absurd, exploring isolation; social media-induced anxiety; neurodiversity and our unwillingness to confront the climate cris...Terminal 2

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 June 2025
With their plane delayed due to a power cut, George and Lynda Sumner debate the meaning of life, the common bluebottle, sex tapes and the pros and cons of WH Smith... but it soon becomes clear that Lynda's journey is one way and that George...Rock On Tommy - An Evening with Tommy Cannon & Sons Of Bobby Ball The Harper Brothers

Whitby Sports And Social Club, Chester
Friday 6 June 2025
ROCK ON TOMMY ?An Evening With Tommy Cannon? & sons of the fantastic Bobby Ball The Harper Brothers. He?s a national treasure who became a household name as one half of Cannon and Ball. Tommy Cannon played the straight man to the late Bobby...Jenny Eclair

Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 7 June 2025
In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show, Jokes Jokes Jokes Live! From drama school,...Harry Hill

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sunday 8 June 2025
The Badger Parade is back on! Join Harry Hill on his Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as he celebrates 60 Glorious Years of fun, laughter and low level disruption! Marvel! As he offers new insights into the hot topics of the day such as the d...Only Fools and Horses The Musical

Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Monday 9 - Saturday 21 June 2025
Stick a pony in your pocket - The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-year sold-out run-in London's West End - featuring Del Boy, Rodney,...Jonny Cole: Armagudd'n

Alexanders, Chester
Sunday 15 June 2025
Jonny Cole returns in 2024 with his biggest and best show yet!...Dara Ó Briain

Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 20 June 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...CLINTON BAPTISTE

Future Yard, Birkenhead
Tuesday 24 June 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 ...Tim Minchin
