Half of Manchester may well be currently in Scotland hawking their jokes at TV execs and shivering punters at the Edinburgh Fringe, but the Manchester comedy scene is still here, slightly diminished but still ruddy healthy. For...
Read MoreRound about now, the arts scene generally starts to wind down for the summer – but not the comedy. Here people are gearing up to the Edinburgh Fringe next month. But if you’re unlikely to get up to Scotland, then...
Read MoreAs the weather heats up, live comedy usually drifts away on holiday or into festival tents – not in Manchester though. This June there’s all sorts of comedic shenanigans going on. Edinburgh festival previews, big...
Read MoreAh the lovely month of May. Month of maypoles and burning virgins in Wicker Men. Or is that November? Anyway get your laughing chops round this little lot. Glenn Wool, Joshua Brooks, Mon May 2, £8 First Trapdoor promoted gig of...
Read MoreWith its reputation as a riotous first fixture in the festival calendar and an unmissable event for the connoisseur of indie, the annual music marathon that is the Gigantic Indie All Dayer proudly returns to kick-start the...
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