Get ready to bust a gut and split your sides because Laughterama is back with a bang in 2024!
After the roaring success of last year’s event, this year’s lineup is promising a rib-tickling extravaganza featuring some of the finest comedic talents the UK has to offer.
Laughterama line up 2024
Catch a compilation of comedy luminaries including 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain and stand-up master Jon Richardson, British Comedy Award winner Stewart Lee multi award-winning Sara Pascoe Taskmaster star Phil Wang and task-champion Dara Ó Briain, BAFTA nominee Simon Amstell, and Irish queen of comedy and podcast supremo Joanne Mcnally.
Further stand-out stand-ups on this year’s impeccable bill include cult comic/poet Tim Key, bumbling charmster Ivo Graham, Live At The Apollo’s Jen Brister, Masked Singer host Joel Dommett, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Sophie Duker, wildly acclaimed Rob Auton, the unmissable Reginald D Hunter plus homegrown Manchester superheroes Rachel Fairburn, Dan Tiernan and Josh Jones to name just a few.
Come and discover your new favourite entertainers with our host of fast-rising break-through acts, like Edinburgh Comedy Award best newcomer nominee Lindsay Santoro, viral sensation Janine Harouni, hotly tipped Jin Hao Li, Louise Young, and many more besides.
What to expect at Laughterama 2024?
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Combining exceptional mixed-bill shows with a top selection at the bars and the very best eats from Manchester’s street-food scene, this five-night festival is already a stand-out city favourite.
Bursting onto the scene in 2021 with a dazzling series of sell-out shows starring James Acaster, Aisling Bea, Josh Widdicombe and many more, the crowd-pleasing festival welcomed over 10,000 comedy lovers from Manchester and beyond.
Each show at this year’s comedy spectacular will present a compilation of the biggest names in stand-up, alongside the brightest new talents, guaranteeing ticket holders an outrageously good time.
57 Festivals
This is the latest venture from the sibling team behind a series of successful comedy festivals running annually across London and the South.
Will Briggs and Cass Randolph of 57 Festivals have been delivering their signature blend of meticulous comedy programming in boutique-festival settings for the last fifteen years.
This is the latest venture from the sibling team behind a series of successful comedy festivals running annually across London and the South.
Following the hugely successful first year in Manchester, the pair are looking forward to returning.
Will says “We’re thrilled to be returning to Castlefield Bowl with our biggest line-up yet. To have some of my all-time favourite acts on the bill alongside some really exciting new talent is a dream. The atmosphere is going to be electric and we’re counting down the days till our opening night.”
Cass adds “We can’t wait to get back to Manchester and welcome back our audiences for more amazing shows. This will be our third year, and with this year’s incredible line-up we’ll once more hear the laughter ring out across the city.”
Chief Marketing Officer Dermot Kelleher said: “We’re delighted to continue as presenting partner for our third year working with our friends at Laughterama. With a fantastic line-up of the UK’s top comedians, heycar is thrilled to continue being part of the summer of feel-good.”
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