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XS Malarkey Award winning comedy since 1997 BARGAIN indeed!)
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XS Malarkey is an award winning comedy club, based at The Bread Shed (formerly known as Zoo)

Hosted and compered by Toby Hadoke every Tuesday, who started the club in 1997, XS Malarkey is well loved by comics and audiences alike due to the friendly nature of the club, and the fact that the club runs on a not-for-profit basis, which is why the door charges are so cheap, but the quality of the acts is so high. More information: www.xsmalarkey.com

We've recently adopted a Pay What You Want model, the below prices are the minimum, but please feel free to pay more if you can/want.

£3 for members
£6 for non-members
£12 to join up for life (which includes entry on the night as as well.

Flaming 'eck. JOIN US at 53two | MCR Arts Hub on Tuesday 3rd November when we'll be bringing you the final, red hot perf...
02/10/2026

Flaming 'eck. JOIN US at 53two | MCR Arts Hub on Tuesday 3rd November when we'll be bringing you the final, red hot performance of cult icon hannah platt's brilliant tour show Cult Classic. Let Hannah lead you into a revelatory, incendiary hour that you'll drink up like kool-aid, while you ponder the question: once you've sacrificed everything, should you sacrifice your soul? And can you do it online? It promises to be an immolatory climax to the tour, but don't worry, we'll make sure Toby Hadoke is waiting in the wings with a fire extinguisher. Usual XS prices, and your one-way ticket aboard the mothership is available now at WeGotTickets .

Right, that's the birthday show out of the way, so let's see what we've got coming up to kick off our THIRTIETH (😱) year...
23/09/2026

Right, that's the birthday show out of the way, so let's see what we've got coming up to kick off our THIRTIETH (😱) year! Here are all the headliners and shows that we've currently got booked in until Christmas, all at lovely 53two | MCR Arts Hub , there might be a few more special shows to come too but there's plenty to be getting on with, and all ready to book over at WeGotTickets . Next week we've got delightful silly sausage and Edinburgh Award winner Amy Gledhill (who will also be popping in on a few other Tuesdays to try out some new stuff). Swipe through to see who else is coming up!

On Tuesday the 6th of October it's the return of another lovely friend of Malarkey, the brilliant poetic polymath

On the 13th of October we've got hilariously cheeky Britain's Got Talent winner and disability campaigner Lost Voice Guy

Heidi Regan is an absolute comedic whirlwind and we're super excited to have her back on October 20th 💙

A deliciously dark treat for Halloween week, as ultimate agent of gothic chaos Mr John Robertson is joining us on October 27th. 🎃🖤

Flaming torch at the ready, Malarkey fave hannah platt is bringing her brilliant new tour show Cult Classic to XS on the 3rd of November

The world's greatest bookseller-cum-comedian (steady) Benedict Pope is gracing us with his presence on November 10th 😍

The Duchess is back! It's only lovely Joe Lycett, returning to the Malarkey stage on November 24th. Always a pleasure. This one has already sold out, sorry, but you can add yourself to the waiting list on WeGotTickets

Grab your gilet and lock up your nandad, because our pal Stuart Laws is back on the 1st of December (and check out his latest brilliant special on youtube, partly filmed at XS!)

Kathy Rivett is here to remind you of the reason for the season, and the reason is silliness. She's bringing us her Edinburgh hit Comedians Put on a Nativity with the help of a heavenly host of cult comedians. Join us on the 8th of December for this most Christmassy of comedy delights! All tickets at WeGotTickets ❤️💚

A most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational evening for our 29th birthday extravaganza! Three brilli...
23/09/2026

A most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational evening for our 29th birthday extravaganza! Three brilliant acts that sum up the joyful eclecticism of live comedy, with Kate Butch, The Puppet Folk Experience, Jessica Fostekew, a lovely audience, and, of course, Toby Hadoke supping on a p***s straw. Gorgeous. Thanks as always to 53two | MCR Arts Hub and its brilliant team for providing us with such a lovely venue (and we've had a *lot* of venues). And next year it's the thirtieth, so we better start planning something bloody spectacular...

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSICIT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS...In 1997 Toby Hadoke had a dream, a dream of creating a little...
22/09/2026

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC
IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS...

In 1997 Toby Hadoke had a dream, a dream of creating a little live comedy community where the joke-starved citizens of Manchester could laugh their Tuesdays away. And he called it... well, oh, he called it Murphy's Malarkey, but it takes a while to get the details ironed out, right? And 29 years (and numerous venues) later we're still ironing out the details, but we've created something special and our birthday show is the time to celebrate that. As always the lineup is top secret (it's more fun that way), but it's going to be delightfully eclectic, and it is also SOLD OUT. You're welcome to come down and see if there are any tickets on the door, but no promises. Doors 7.30pm, and I'd recommend turning up in good time to get a prime seat, show 8pm, at lovely 53two | MCR Arts Hub . See you there!

It's Tuesday, Tuesday, gotta get down on Tuesday... Oh? *Bethany* Black? That makes much more sense. Yesss, what a treat...
15/09/2026

It's Tuesday, Tuesday, gotta get down on Tuesday... Oh? *Bethany* Black? That makes much more sense. Yesss, what a treat to have one of our favourite pals, the brilliant Bethany Black, back at 53two | MCR Arts Hub and back on the Malarkey stage once more! She's hilarious, *and* she's been in Doctor Who, what more do you want? Well how about some lovely support from q***r punk icon Eddie French, alongside some exciting XS debuts from Devin Gray, fresh off another great Edinburgh run, swashbuckling silliness from Joe Peden (to prepare you for International Talk Like A Pirate Day this Saturday), and a loveky little guest spot from Lily Melody . Beautiful. And we'll even throw in a liberal sprinkling of Toby Hadoke to make it even better. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, tickets at WeGotTickets, see you later! ❤️🤖❤️

Oh, hello! Last night's Malarkey is barely cold in the ground, but here we are thinking about next week's show already, ...
02/09/2026

Oh, hello! Last night's Malarkey is barely cold in the ground, but here we are thinking about next week's show already, like a mysteriously veiled widow eyeing up her next late husband. And can you blame us, when the lineup is this good? It's a DOUBLE HEADLINER show (to get you in the mood for our multi-headliner birthday show in a few weeks), with a very exciting XS debut from Scout Boxall alongside a return from last year's Edinburgh award winner Sam Nicoresti . Sam is no stranger to the Malarkey stage, having most recently performed her WIP during previews season, and is always an absolute delight; Scout is coming to us off the back of a fantastic Edinburgh debut, having already made huge waves on the Australian comedy circuit, and we can't wait to welcome them to 53two | MCR Arts Hub . Lovely Phil Buckley will be supporting, and Toby Hadoke will be at the heart of everything, tucking XS in snugly between performances of Maria, which is playing at 53two from tonight until next Friday! Tickets for that on the 53two website, tickets for Malarkey at WeGotTickets as always. See you there!

Get stoked! Because tonight at 53two | MCR Arts Hub we have the return of Chris Stokes, who is long overdue a repeat app...
01/09/2026

Get stoked! Because tonight at 53two | MCR Arts Hub we have the return of Chris Stokes, who is long overdue a repeat appearance at XS because he's brilliant, a delightful storyteller and a joy to watch. Alongside Chris we have the fantastically silly Ben Silver, one of our favourite new acts of the last few years, lovely Kerry Leigh returning to the Malarkey stage after a loong time, and a debut from Rhys Harris-Clarke. And who else is back? Why, it's Toby Hadoke of course (who is also starring in Maria at 53two for the next week and a bit!); doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, tickets at WeGotTickets ❤️🤖❤️

Toniiiiiight at 53two | MCR Arts Hub! We've got the wonderfully idiosyncratic Jain Edwards (the first person to move to ...
18/08/2026

Toniiiiiight at 53two | MCR Arts Hub! We've got the wonderfully idiosyncratic Jain Edwards (the first person to move to Manchester) returning to the XS stage with her unique brand of brilliance. Then we've got Somerfield stan Paul Campbell back to try some new stuff, lovely support from Jacob Nussey and Cal McKie, and plenty of Toby Hadoke to keep it all together. Gorgeous. Join us tonight, Tuesday 18th August, doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, tickets at WeGotTickets

TONIIIIIIIGHT at 53two | MCR Arts Hub! Previews season is over and we're back to your regularly scheduled Malarkey, with...
04/08/2026

TONIIIIIIIGHT at 53two | MCR Arts Hub! Previews season is over and we're back to your regularly scheduled Malarkey, with the incredible Abigoliah headlining! We've got lovely support from Ben Stead, Gabriel Featherstone, and Abbie Hale, and plenty of Toby Hadoke in-between. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, tickets at WeGotTickets, see you sooooon

TONIIIIIIIGHT! It's the penultimate show in our Edinburgh previews season at , and a very special one because we have TH...
21/07/2026

TONIIIIIIIGHT! It's the penultimate show in our Edinburgh previews season at , and a very special one because we have THREE previews for you this evening. For those who'd just like to come to the regular show, starting at 8pm, we have the spectacular inviting you to review his new show The Critic's Way, and brilliant Eric Lampaert (Lamb Pear) bringing us fractured memories and multiple personalities with Zero Minus One. But for anyone who can make it along early, doors will open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start for a preview of Adam's new one man theatre show The Captain (his last one, Jimmy, was a critically acclaimed sellout in 2024). All three are included in the normal price, so that could be as little as £1 per show for members (but if you can afford more it's definitely appreciated!). All that, plus our very own captain ! Tickets at WeGotTickets . See you tonight!

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53Two, Watson Street
Manchester
M34LP

Opening Hours

7pm - 10:30pm

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