A huge new comedy festival is coming to Manchester this month

Manchester is set to host a brand new comedy festival with a line up of some of the UK’s most celebrated comedians later this month.

Laughterama will be taking over Castlefield Bowl for five nights from September 21st with a line up of multi-act shows, as well as the very best from Manchester’s street-food and drink scene.

Each show scheduled across the festival presents a compilation of the biggest names in stand-up alongside the brightest new talents, guaranteeing comedy fans  a seriously good time in the heart of the city.

The line-up includes James Acaster, the legendary Dylan Moran, British Comedy Award winner Aisling Bea, Taskmaster’s Phil Wang, observational master Josh Widdicombe, the Last Leg’s Rosie Jones, and the inimitable Daniel Kitson, plus many more.

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Other acts include Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo, one-liner king Milton Jones, lo-fi hero David O’Doherty, the Mash Report’s Nish Kumar, and homegrown Manchester talent including Stephen Bailey and Josh Jones.

Laughterama comes courtesy of siblings Will Briggs and Cass Randolph, the brains behind a string of successful comedy festivals that run annually across London and the south.

While the pair have spent the last fifteen years delivering their signature blend of comedy programming in boutique-festival settings to sell-out crowds exclusively in the south, they are now looking forward to making their northern debut in Manchester.

Will said: “We’ve been dreaming of bringing this festival to Manchester for a long time now, the city should absolutely have a stand-out event showcasing the wealth of comedy talent around at the moment.

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“Many of our acts have their own TV or podcast series, but nothing beats live, and we can’t wait to put these acts in front of a Manchester crowd. We already know the shows are going to be electric!”

This year’s event is partnered with Heycar, whose Chief Commercial Officer Karen Hilton said: “With this year’s inaugural Laughterama in Castlefield Bowl, it’s shaping up to be an incredible, feel-good summer. We have so much laughter to catch up on after the last few years and I can’t think of a better way to do it.”

“Heycar is honoured to be sponsoring this incredible event and we can’t wait to see everyone in Manchester this September.”

The Laughterama Comedy Festival will take place at Castlefield Bowl from September 21st – September 25th 2022, and tickets are on sale NOW.

Get your tickets here.