Comedy

Andy Parsons - Darwen Library Theatre

Date: 15th Oct 2026

Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it.After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with a brand-new show. As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and his 2025 Ne...

Seann Walsh: After This One, I'm Going Home - Burnley Mechanics

Date: 16th Oct 2026

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is 'unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation' (The Guardian). Returning from his run in America, where he made his USA television debut...

Cal Halbert: 100 Impressions in One Hour

Date: 17th Oct 2026

The Totally Improvised Musical - Chorley Theatre

Date: 17th Oct 2026

Book now for The Totally Improvised Musical, for an evening of unscripted and unmissable songs and laughter. Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose a brand new musical from your suggestions – hitting all the right not...

Tom Stade - Darwen Library Theatre

Date: 17th Oct 2026

Canadian powerhouse Tom Stade is back on the road with a brand-new show - taking aim at the absurdities of modern times with his contagious charm and incisive, gloriously unfiltered wit.Direct from the Edinburgh festival, join this fre...

Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You - Dukes Theatre and Cinema

Date: 17th Oct 2026

Tez Ilyas, one of the most most celebrated stars in British comedy, returns to stage in 2023 with an hour of his trademark, no-holds barred, crowd participation and fun.As seen on Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three), Live At The Apollo (BBC Tw...

Ken Webster - Outrageous Comedy Hypnotist! - Viva Blackpool

Dates: 17th Oct 2026 - 27th Nov 2027

Celebrating his 38th season in Blackpool - the longest running hypnosis show in the World!

Daniel Kitson - Thrum - Dukes Theatre and Cinema

Date: 22nd Oct 2026

There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There’s a woman, on a train, wearing a...

Woofers Comedy Club - Lowther Pavilion & Gardens

Date: 22nd Oct 2026

Woofers comedy club is back! Featuring some of the best comedic talents in live comedy right on your doorstep here on the Fylde Coast. Hosted by our very own regular MC Phil Walker, you are pretty much guaranteed a great night of side-splitting fu...

Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing - The Muni Theatre Colne

Date: 22nd Oct 2026

Gary Delaney’s last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates.People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he’s doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and...

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious - Burnley Mechanics

Date: 23rd Oct 2026

Nurse turned comedian Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, INFECTIOUS!

Chris Ramsey: Here Man - Opera House & Winter Gardens

Date: 23rd Oct 2026

Following overwhelming demand (mainly from his wife Rosie who is desperate to get him out of the house), Chris Ramsey will be back on the road in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up show.‘Here Man’ is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Chri...

Rob Rouse - Darwen Library Theatre

Date: 24th Oct 2026

Star of BBC’s Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday Night Project and Dave’s One Night Stand.“He’s a man with genuinely funny bones” - The Sunday TimesRecently crowned Comics’ Comic - Best Act of the Year 2025 by the U...

Jon Richardson in Conversation: the Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian - Lancaster Grand Theatre

Date: 24th Oct 2026

Join Jon Richardson along with a special guest as he takes you through his new book and much more. What possible value could there be in revisiting the awkward, unfiltered thoughts of a 14-year-old boy, especially now, in his forties and a success...

The Art of Comedy Workshop - Showtown

Date: 25th Oct 2026

Inspired by the Comedy Parade Illuminations in 1966, this hands-on workshop invites you to dive into the playful world of caricature art. Led by a local published illustrator, you'll explore bold shapes, bright colours and exaggerated features in...

An Evening with Jimmy Tarbuck - Lowther Pavilion & Gardens

Date: 26th Oct 2026

An Evening with Jimmy Tarbuck will see the acclaimed comedian and raconteur reflecting on a remarkable life in showbusiness, the seeds of which were sown in childhood. Jimmy will present a hugely entertaining mix of anecdotes and jokes, including...