XS Malarkey Comedy Club

HI BLUESKY! We are XS Malarkey, a non-profit comedy club based in Manchester. We're a community of friendly comedy nerds who have been putting on inclusive and affordable gigs every Tuesday for 27 years. Excited to be part of a less explicitly evil social media platform.

TONIGHT! There's just 20 tickets left for lovely @robinince.bsky.social's headline spot at XS, so grab one now if you haven't already. wegottickets.com/f/28205

And while we're at it there's less than half of tickets remaining for @robinince.bsky.social next Tuesday too! wegottickets.com/f/28205

Only six tickets left for tonight's show with @amygledhill.bsky.social headlining! Get yourself over to wegottickets.com/f/25408 asap

And for (possibly) our last show of the year, star of wonder @kathyrivett.bsky.social brings us the gift of Comedians Put On A Nativity. Joined by a heavenly host of comic cameos, Kathy will be reminding us that the true meaning of the season is to be as silly as possible wegottickets.com/f/28215 🌟❤️

Our favourite Willennial comedian, and chief proponent of the autistic Jesus theory, beautifully-begileted @stuartlawscomedy.bsky.social returns to the Malarkey stage on December 1st, and we can't wait (catch his latest special on YouTube to see him at XS earlier this year!) wegottickets.com/f/28213

I'm afraid that @joelycett.bsky.social on the 24th of November has already sold out, but you can always add your name to the reserve list on wegottickets just in case wegottickets.com/f/28212

On the 10th of November we are being blessed with the return of the world's premier bookseller-cum-comedian Ben Pope. Swoon. wegottickets.com/f/28210

The brilliantly idiosyncratic @heidiregan.bsky.social is headlining on October 20th, she is always ready to take her audience on a voyage of charmingly surreal silliness and we love her wegottickets.com/f/28207

Next up, on October 13th, we've got the hilariously cheeky Britain's Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, always a joy and always ready to poke fun at the non-disabled world wegottickets.com/f/28206

Kicking off October it's one of our favourite humans @robinince.bsky.social , taking us down a path of a thousand delightful deviations in a way that no one else can. Poetic, fascinating, and endlessly hilarious (but don't bank on getting the last train home...) wegottickets.com/f/28205 ❤️

Oh, would you like to see who's coming up at XS? Good, because I'm going to tell you. Starting with next week, where we've got Edinburgh award winner and all-round excellent sausage @amygledhill.bsky.social headlining 😍 But 75% of tickets already gone, so please book ahead wegottickets.com/f/25408

Some of last night's muppetational birthday delights, with @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, @thekatebutch.bsky.social, Jess Fostekew, and The Puppet Folk Experience. A gorgeous show, and next year it's our 30th so we better get planning something bloody spectacular...

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS... Back in 1997 @tobyhadoke.bsky.social had the dream of creating a little comedy haven where the people of Manchester can laugh their Tuesdays away, and 29 years later we're still here and ready to celebrate!

Tonight I’m headlining @xsmalarkey.com in what many people are saying is the best line up of the year (don’t bother checking, just believe me) so if you’re in Manchester head on down to 53North and watch me, the greatest comedian of my generation, plus a fantastic support and Compere

TONIGHT! Not 1 headliner, but 2! Plus a third who's just popping in for ten minutes! Brilliant @samnicoresti.bsky.social & Scout Boxall head the bill, with a bonus set from lovely @tombellforever.bsky.social, support from Phil Buckley, and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social galore wegottickets.com/f/24194

Cult Manchester’s comedy pick of the month… @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social previews @samnicoresti.bsky.social at @xsmalarkey.com

IT'S MALARKEY DAY! Tonight at 53two we've got the amazing Chris Stokes headlining, alongside the return of Ben Silver, Kerry Leigh, Rhys Harris-Clarke, and (HE'S BACK) MC @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Tickets here wegottickets.com/f/24193

I’m in a play which opens on Wednesday at 53Two, Manchester. Please come. It’s the UK premiere of Maria by the mighty Simon Stephens and is a fascinating examination of resilience in an ever-changing world. Great cast, beautifully directed: www.creativetourist.com/event/maria-...

It's Malarkey Day! The last show of August, and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social is away, but guest MC Charlotte Cropper is stepping into his merciful briefs for the night, and the delightful Richard Todd is headlining wegottickets.com/f/24192

Toniiiiight at XS! Devilishly good @jainedwards.bsky.social returns to the Malarkey stage! Somerfield's finest Paul Campbell is trying some new things, there's support from Jacob Nussey & Cal McKie, and plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social to keep it all together. Tickets at wegottickets.com/f/24191

Toniiiiight! Previews season is over, and it's back to regular funny business at XS, and we're starting our August with the amazing @abigoliah.bsky.social! With support from Ben Stead, Gabriel Featherstone, and Abbie Hale, plus, of course, plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social wegottickets.com/f/24189

Then I'm previewing with the excellent @bechillcomedian.bsky.social at @xsmalarkey.com tomorrow in Manchester, but that's sold out. But then on Wednesday I'm performing in Leeds! www.ticketsource.com/sevenleeds/s...

Not uploaded a video in a while - this was a fun gig at @xsmalarkey.com back in feb - and one of my last recorded gigs with my old name. enjoyyyy youtu.be/WKRJNaw8mBQ

Two more strange and unusual previews tonight: brilliant Rob Kemp brings us Beatlesjuice, the Burton/Beatles mashup you've all been waiting for, & XS fave Hannah Platt brings us her new show Cult Classic. All that, plus our own cult hero @tobyhadoke.bsky.social - tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17342

A very special XS Malarkey Presents show on Saturday 11th July, 1.30pm- Stewart Lee will be recording the pilot episodes of his new podcast! Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/23357

Only 20 tickets left for tonight's previews with @freyaparker.bsky.social and Elf Lyons, so please book ahead if you're coming! Very excited for these shows, and for @tobyhadoke.bsky.social of course wegottickets.com/f/17340

Next Tuesday we've got two more previews, with the return of brilliant Rachel Fairburn and our first full show from Madeleine Brettingham which is very exciting. And @tobyhadoke.bsky.social is back! So if you aren't into football, come support your local comedy club instead wegottickets.com/f/17337

Gorgeous night last night with previews from Jonny Pelham and @adohertycomedy.bsky.social . Jonny will be Fringing in 2027, but you can (and should!) catch Andrew's spectacular Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE! in Edinburgh from the 5th of August www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

TONIGHT! Two more previews, and a guest MC! @tobyhadoke.bsky.social is on holiday so has regenerated temporarily into Charlotte Cropper, while brilliant Jonny Pelham and Andrew Doherty bring us their WIP shows. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, 53two Manchester, tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17335

We hate having to turn people away on the door, but had to last night as we reached capacity (even if it looks like we can fit more in, venue fire regs mean we have a strict 150 person limit). So please book ahead when you can, all shows til August up for sale www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

And there'll be plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social tonight too! As @tpneenan.bsky.social is co-presenter of @wheezingpod.bsky.social, expect a smattering of Doctor Who chat. Either way, there are only 25 tickets left, so please book ahead wegottickets.com/f/17334

Are you ready for a Hot Beef Injection? Because here comes Taskmaster (& Celebrity Mastermind) winner and all-round comedy powerhouse Sophie Duker with the second of tonight's juicy previews. 8pm tonight, £3/£6/more if you can: wegottickets.com/f/17334

It's Malarkey Day! Our first Malarkey Times cover star, and first up in our delicious double-bill of Edinburgh previews tonight, is fantastic @tpneenan.bsky.social with his new show Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan ❤️ Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/17334

Second of tonight's previews, it's @robauton.bsky.social's Jupiter "a story of an estate agent on the planet Jupiter". Expect something strange and wonderful. Show starts 8pm, doors 7.30pm, at 53two. £3 members, £6 normal people, but if you can afford more it really helps! wegottickets.com/f/17331

First up tonight is amazing @elimatthewson.bsky.social's Blood Bender. "Ready to be a star, the only things in his way are his age and the impending apocalypse. From his brief ballet career to performing at Dining In The Dark, Eli is ready to share it all to win you over...' wegottickets.com/f/17331

IT BEGINS. Previews season starts with two incredible storytellers: delightfully philosophical surrealist @robauton.bsky.social, & joyously, hilariously candid @elimatthewson.bsky.social . 2 fantastic WIPs, 1 glorious @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, just £3/£6 (or more if you can!) wegottickets.com/f/17331