Manchester Comedy of the week ft. The Delightful Sausage, Randolph Tempest & Sarah Kendall

The Delightful Sausage and Sunil Patel | Gullivers | Wed 19 Jul | 8pm | £4
There’s a last chance to catch a couple of great acts before they head further north to the Fringe in August with Manchester’s own The Delightful Sausage and London based Sunil Patel. Patel has been described as both one of ‘the Fringe’s great alternative comedians’ by EdFest and ‘a psychopath’ by The Scotsman, head down to decide for yourself which of those binary choices it is. The Sausage meanwhile have been honing their act at their monthly comedy night for the past year or so, a great chance for die hards to see it all forced together in one lumpen casing.
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SOS Summertime Festival | 3MT | Thu 20 Jul | 7pm | £5
Love comedy but don’t want the stress of an Edinburgh Fringe preview hanging over you? Then join in with the summer party at 3MT below Affleck’s Palace with Randolph Tempest and pals at this bonkers variety show. It’s been a while since the gang down at was once known as Superstars on Saturday have got together to muck about so this Thursday night treat will be all the more special as the likes of used car shop Vin’s Diesels, boatmaker turned philosopher Mick Sergeant and conspiracy theorist Rod Shepherd all put in an appearance.
www.threeminutetheatre.co.uk

Sarah Kendall | The Lowry | Sat 22 Jul | 8pm | £12
The two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Sarah Kendall returns with another hour of storytelling from one of the best in the business. This close to the Fringe this ‘preview’ will be as meticulously close to the finished article as possible and really a chance to see Kendall’s new show ‘One Seventeen’ before it wows people at the Fringe next month.
www.thelowry.com