As 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 MoreThere’s no big eggstravaganza (sorry) for April this year but there is plenty of comedy in Manchester. Knock yourself out with this eggsciting (I just can’t help myself) lot. Comedy @ Chorlton Irish Club, Fri April...
Read MoreThe last time I saw Penny Arcade perform she was regurgitating raw eggs on stage after recounting painful experiences from her youth, including a stint in reform school. Like many American youngsters of the 1960s, Susana Carmen...
Read MoreWe all know the drill with academic conferences don’t we? The awkward social networking. A little passable grub, and some wine that you choke to keep down if you’re lucky. Too often the whole enterprise feels stale and distant....
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