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A rib-tickling new comedy season at The Lowry

September – December 2010

This Autumn/Winter season has more comedy than ever before. Side-splitting nights of laughs come from the likes of Sean Lock, Julian Clary, Ardal O’Hanlon and Jenny Eclair.

Surreal storyteller Ross Noble arrives to spin some hilarious nonsense. Following a sell-out visit last season, Kevin Bridges the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with his unique brand of social commentary. Following phenomenal demand, Reginald D Hunter has extended his sell-out summer tour and returns to The Lowry.

• Thu 2 September Busting Out

• Fri 3 & Sat 4 September Rhod Gilbert & The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst

• Fri 3 & Sat 4 September Julian Clary – Lord of the Mince

• Mon 6 – Sun 19 September Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

• Sat 11 September Rob Deering

• Sun 12 September Danny Bhoy

• Sun 19 September Pete Firman – Jokes & Tricks

• Sat 25 September Gusset

• Sat 25 September Sean Lock – Lockipedia

• Sun 3 & 10 October Kevin Bridges SOLD OUT

• Sun 10 October Ardal O'Hanlon

• Sat 23 October Stewart Lee – Vegetable Stew

• Sun 24 October Murray Lachlan Young – Poems, Tales & Songs of Deviant Folk

• Sun 31 October Jenny Eclair – Old Dog New Tricks

• Sat 6 November Shazia Mirza – Multiple Choice

• Sun 7 November Chris Addison

• Tue 9 November Reginald D Hunter

• Thu 11 November Stewart Francis – Tour de Francis

• Fri 12 November & Sun 12 December Rich Hall

• Thu 18 & Fri 19 November Ross Noble – Nonsensory Overload

• Fri 19 November Alun Cochrane – Jokes. Life. And Jokes About Life.

• Mon 29 November Micky Flanagan – The ‘Out Out’ Tour

• Sun 5 & Sun 19 December Jeremy Hardy

• Sun 12 December Dan Antopolski – Turn of the Century

• Tue 24 & Wed 25 May John Cleese – Alimony Tour

Thu 2 September

Busting Out

Direct from the Edinburgh Festival and jam-packed with music, stand up, theatre and cabaret, this is without a doubt the feel-good show of the year!

Adults only.

Times 7.30pm

Tickets £15

Fri 3 & Sat 4 September

Rhod Gilbert & The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst

Hurt by accusations that he over-reacts to situations (not to mention mince pies), the Welsh wonder sets out on a soul-searching journey to discover the truth…

Times Eves 7.30pm

Tickets £20

Fri 3 & Sat 4 September

Julian Clary – Lord of the Mince

Julian Clary is 50. The shame of it. This will be an intimate evening – a celebration, no less, of his 25 years in the camp spotlight.

Times Eves 8pm

Tickets £20

Mon 6 – Sun 19 September

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Featuring classic gags and a great meal, this is interactive comedy theatre where you, the audience, are the diners, and the cast are your warring waiters!

Times Eves 8pm, Sat mats 2.30pm, Sun mats 12.30pm. No show Mon 13 September.

Tickets £37.50 & £42.50. Includes a 3-course meal.

Sat 11 September

Rob Deering

The finest double-act working in Britain today, Rob and his guitar combine razor-sharp stand-up with incredible flights of musicianship in this brand new show.

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sun 12 September

Danny Bhoy

One of the best-selling comedians at the Edinburgh Festival, the popularity of this natural-born storyteller continues to rise at a meteoric pace.

Times 8pm

Tickets £14

Sun 19 September

Pete Firman – Jokes & Tricks

Following sell-out shows in Edinburgh for the past three years, this comedic conjuror is one of comedy’s hottest tickets. A spectacular fusion of comedy and illusion!

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sat 25 September

LaurieLorry Theatre Company & Makin Projects

Gusset

Factory worker and wannabe writer Pauline Potter’s gusset is her guiding light – and with her new book, Gusset Path to Life, anything is possible!

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sat 25 September

Sean Lock – Lockipedia

A second chance to see Sean Lock’s Lockipedia – a witty take on Wikipedia, Lockipedia is an unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource…sloppy knowledge if you will.

Times 7.30pm

Tickets £17.50

Sun 10 October

Kevin Bridges

Following a sell-out visit last season, the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with his unique brand of social commentary.

Times 7.30pm

Tickets £15

Sun 10 October

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal returns to The Lowry with a brilliant new stand-up show, laughing in the face of mounting adversity such as recession, inclement weather, and impending doom!

Times 8pm

Tickets £18

Sat 23 October

Stewart Lee – Vegetable Stew

You are the critics as the acclaimed writer and comedian presents a mixture of brand new material in preparation for his 2011 TV series.

Times 5pm & 8pm

Tickets £18

Sun 24 October

Murray Lachlan Young – Poems, Tales & Songs of Deviant Folk

An evening of lyrical musings from the BBC’s resident poet at Glastonbury Festival. Let Murray lead you down a deeply amusing road to some of society’s darkest corners.

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sun 31 October

Jenny Eclair – Old Dog New Tricks

Following a sell-out visit and having dug up some fresh new comedy bones, Jenny Eclair is back, wagging her arthritic tail and resisting the urge to sniff lamp-posts.

Time 8pm

Tickets £18.50

Sat 6 November

Shazia Mirza – Multiple Choice

What happens when you don’t follow the obvious path? Find out in this brand new stand-up show from the international award-winning comedian, writer and TV star.

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sun 7 November

Chris Addison

Back by popular demand, the star of The Thick of It, In The Loop, Skins and Lab Rats, returns for an extension of his critically acclaimed tour.

Times 8pm

Tickets £17.50

Tue 9 November

Reginald D Hunter

Following phenomenal demand, Reg has extended his sell-out Summer tour and returns to The Lowry. Catch this immensely innovative comedian before he’s playing arenas!

Times 7.30pm

Tickets £17

Thu 11 November

Stewart Francis – Tour de Francis

Fancy a top date? Lonely, well-endowed, white Canadian male, with dreamy hazel eyes, 6’ 4”, 40+… The king of dry one-liners is back by popular demand!

Times 7.30pm

Tickets £17

Fri 12 November & Sun 12 December

Rich Hall

Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, How the West Was Lost, the master of absurdist irony and general grouchiness is back on the road.

Times Eves 8pm

Tickets £15

Thu 18 & Fri 19 November

Ross Noble – Nonsensory Overload

Fresh from his travels and his TV show, one of the world’s best live comics is here to spin more hilarious nonsense for your amusement.

Times Eves 8pm

Tickets £21

Fri 19 November

Alun Cochrane – Jokes. Life. And Jokes About Life.

Observational comedy, droll storytelling and fantasy all collide to create very funny sort-of-jokes, amusingly articulated by arguably the best comedian you've never heard of.

Times 8pm

Tickets £14

Mon 29 November

Micky Flanagan – The ‘Out Out’ Tour

One of just a handful of comics granted his own Comedy Central special, Micky hits the road again to perform the best from his last two Edinburgh shows.

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Sun 5 & Sun 19 December

Jeremy Hardy

A regular on radio shows such as I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Jeremy – older, but still able to speak unaided for lengthy periods – returns following previous sell-out visits.

Times Eves 8pm

Tickets £15

Sun 12 December

Dan Antopolski – Turn of the Century

Triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, veteran Fringe sell-out and winner of the 2009 Dave Award for Funniest Joke of the Fringe, Dan presents his seventh solo stand-up show.

Times 8pm

Tickets £12

Tue 24 & Wed 25 May

John Cleese – Alimony Tour

For the first time ever, in the spring of 2011, comedy legend and the most senile member of Monty Python will be bringing his Alimony Tour to the UK.

Times Eves 7.30pm

Tickets £20 - £32.50

Posted on Monday, 05 July 2010 under Theatre Press