Women in Comedy Festival 2024

Described as one of the “UK’s best comedy festivals”, the Women in Comedy Festival MCR returns this autumn with its 11th edition of top-notch comedy.

Since its launch in 2012, the festival has grown steadily and continues to attract some of the best comedy talent to Manchester. For 2024, the Women in Comedy Festival will span 11 days with shows taking over several venues across the Northern Quarter.

Placing some of the UK’s funniest women and emerging female stand-up comics front and centre.

Placing some of the UK’s funniest women and emerging female stand-up comics front and centre, the Women in Comedy Festival has been pivotal in raising the profile of female stand-up comedy.

Multi-award winning comedian Kiri Pritchard McLean (8 out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo), who performed at the 2023 festival, told us, “The Women in Comedy Festival has been instrumental in my journey as a comedian. All my shows have started here and the audiences bring bucketloads of enthusiasm – classic Manchester. It’s also a fantastic place to get inspired with such a wealth of talent performing, you can see people performing their very first gigs and top-flight TV names.”

With a cracking line-up of comics already announced, the Women in Comedy Festival 2024 promises 11 glorious days of chortling and celebration. This year’s programme will see events taking place at the Frog and Bucket, Fierce Bar, Hope Mill Theatre Creatures Comedy Club, Gullivers and Lost Cat.

The full line-up includes stand-up, comedy theatre, improvisation and sketches alongside workshops and debates.

Always eclectic and brilliant, the full line-up includes stand-up, comedy theatre, improvisation and sketches alongside workshops and debates. A true showcase of the amount of incredibly funny, richly diverse, and supremely talented women working in comedy in the UK, and further afield, right now.

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