Manchester Comedy of the Week ft. Barking Tales & Dane Baptiste

Gein’s Family Giftshop | Kosmonaut | Mon 4 Apr | 8pm | FREE
Information about the special guests at this night are thin on the ground but it’s more than worth heading down to check out Gein’s work through sketches new and old, as well as the wonderful compering of Kiri Pritchard-McLean. They’re in the middle of a nationwide tour so will be glad of the chance to try some new things, and it’s free so you really shouldn’t be anywhere else.
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Barking Tales | Zombie Shack | Wed 6 Apr | 7pm | £5adv/£6otd
This charitable endeavor posing as a hilarious comedy night from Harriet Dyer continues to go from strength to strength. This month the mindful stand up event welcomes John Cooper’s creation ‘Danny Pensive’, an idiot savant in a duffle coat. Along for the ride are Katie Mulgrew and Jay Hampson for a cracking night that donates profits to the mental health charity Manchester Mind, doubling the feel good factor of a live comedy event.
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Murder Inc. | Ape and Apple | Thu 7 Apr | 8pm | £5
Improv is often generated by the audience on the night, but Murder Inc like to get the crowd involved from the very inception as they let social media voting dictate the setting for their next murder mystery. This month’s event is set on those most murderous of television staples; the game show and brilliantly entitled ‘Take ‘Em Out’. The price is right too at just a fiver for an evening of immersive comedy theatre with a snack at the break.
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Sham Bodie | Soup Kitchen | Thu 7 Apr | 7.30pm | £5
Hot dog giveaway posing as a comedy night Sham Bodie returns to Soup Kitchen for a night of laughs and live music. Welcoming back sketch duo Sam & Tom, they also have appearances from Alastair Clark and Peter Fleming, with live music from Hey Bulldog. But it might be there latest game ‘Host-age Negotiation’ that is the most intriguing, as they search for a substitute host for their upcoming mammoth 8 hour stint at our pals Sounds From the Other City in May. A comedic version of Pop Idol that has every chance of going massively awry.
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Dane Baptiste | The Lowry | Sun 10 Apr | 8pm | £12
Rising star Dane Baptiste confirmed his next big thing status in 2014 when he became the first black British comic to be nominated for best newcomer at the fringe for his show ‘Citizen Dane’. Since then he has appeared on numerous television shows including a knock out performance on ‘Live at the Apollo’, produced a sitcom for the BBC and his new show ‘Reasonable Doubts’ is set to cement his place as one of the best comedians in the country. See him in this smaller stage before he starts doing the stadium tours.
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