We're very excited about our upcoming shows at this years Leicester Comedy Festival and the UK Kid's Comedy Festival! These are some of the biggest comedy festival's in the UK and we're delighted to be back this February with two shows.
First, we're bringing ComedySportz to the festival on Sunday 19th February. Join us for an afternoon of all action, all improvised competitive comedy fun for all ages. Don't miss the festival's funniest fixture and book your tickets here.
Then we're back a week later with The Totally Improvised Musicalon Sunday 26th February. We'll be composing a brand new comedy musical from your suggestions which will play for one night only! Book tickets here.
Leicester Comedy Festival is celebrating 30 years of laughter this year and we can't wait to bring these shows to the festival. Don't forget to follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list for the latest on upcoming shows, workshops and ticket deals!
"Oh yes it does!" Every show is different as our panto players craft a loving pastiche of pantomime tropes and characters using your suggestions. There are even more opportunities to watch this year, with our all ages pantos and, by popular demand, even more adults only shows. Bored of the same old panto stories every year, don't miss this alternative Christmas-time comedy show!
We're back at Waterside Arts for a weekend of family friendly festive fun! Our pantomime players have no idea who they're going to play or what the adventure will. Everything is improvised from your suggestions and a sprinkling of fairy dust!
There are four chances to catch the show over the weekend, including a specially adapted version for ages 6 and under.
9th-10th December - Waterside Arts, SaleTICKETS(5pm and 7pm show on the 10th)
10th December - Wateride Arts, SaleTICKETS(3pm Show for Ages 6 Under)
This year we have just as many adults only pantomimes as family friendly shows... Why should kids have all the fun? It's the same format show but a little bit bawdier and with more innuendo than you can stuff into a panto dame's bra!
These will be our last shows of 2022 so don't miss out! We'll be back in January with ComedySportz, ComedySportz 4 Tots, The Totally Improvised Musical and the return of the New Adelphi Comedy Night! Sign up to our mailing list for regular announcements on upcoming shows and workshops.
...Speaking of workshops, there is still time to book a space on our January intake. You can book a space for yourself or give the gift of laughter this Christmas and book for a friend!
Is it nearly the end of the year already? That means it's nearly time for us to celebrate 21 years of fun and games at the place where it all began, Chorley Theatre. Join us on Saturday 3rd December for a special Chorley vs. Manchester match, it's the funniest fixture of the weekend!
‘We started in 2001 with just two teams, one ref, no script and lots of jokes. Not much has changed, except our kits!” says Brainne Edge, who started ComedySportz in the UK. "It was a one-off show for charity at Chorley Theatre, and we had no idea what we were doing. Audiences loved it anyway and here we are today... Still not sure we know what we're doing though!"
Since 2001 we have enjoyed residencies at renowned comedy clubs The Frog and Bucket and The Comedy Store and our monthly shows at Waterside Arts. We have played to sold out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and we won Best Alternative Comedy Act in the 2022 North West Comedy Awards. We have performed shows for everyone from soap stars to royalty and teach regular workshops in improv and stand-up comedy. You can read more about the history of our shows here.
Returning to Chorley Little Theatre is always a highlight of our year and we promise there will be plenty of audience favourite games including object tag in which the audience donate everyday items that players have to turn into props for jokes. Brainne says, “People seem to save up their items and always surprise us! We’ve had everything from a spare tyre to a microwave. Once, someone even took the wing mirror off their car… at least we hope it was theirs!”
Doors open at 7pm and the fun kicks off at 7.30pm. You can book tickets online or direct from the venue box office. This is our last ComedySportz match of the year before our Totally Improvised Pantomimes!
There's no online match this Saturday because as it clashes with bonfire night and we're all going to be out watching fireworks! But don't worry, we've rescheduled the match for Saturday 12th November instead so you only have to wait a week for more all action, all improvised competitive comedy fun! We hope you can join us online as this will also be the last virtual match... for now anyway!
We've been doing regular online shows since March 2020, when lockdown in the UK closed comedy venues and theatres. Since the world started opening up again we've tried to keep up with monthly online matches but, as our schedule fills up - all of our weekends in December are busy with shows, for instance - we've decided it's time to rest the online shows for a while. We have done hundreds of online shows and have grown a loyal community of fans. We're sure that we will return with more online shows in some way in the future, but for now we're taking a break...
...Well, not much of a break, did we mention all of our weekend's in December are full of shows? Don't miss our 21st Anniversary show at Chorley Theatre and the return of our Totally Improvised Pantomimes (more info coming soon)!!!
So, join us for some gags, games and maybe even a couple of surprises on Saturday 12th November. The stream will go live at 6.45pm GMT with the action kicking off at 7pm GMT. Shows are free to watch but donations are gratefully received. You can watch the stream live here:
And if you want to catch ComedySportz live, we'll be back at Waterside Arts in Sale on the 19th November. Book tickets here. Finally, don't forget to follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list for regular updates on all of our upcoming shows and workshops.
Okay, we know it's a little early, but if Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year, why not Halloween? We're back at Waterside Arts on Saturday 22nd October 2022 for some frightfully funny family friendly comedy shenanigans as the Boo Team take on the Dead Team with ghoulish gags and games galore!
PLUS any one who turns up in fancy dress will also get a free treat - and that's no trick! Tickets are available now from Waterside Arts (Book Online or via Box Office) with the fun kicking off at 6.30pm. Join us for some spooky improvised competitive comedy in this special themed match.
Got kids aged 6 and under? Check out ComedySportz 4 Tots at 3pm on the same day (Book Online or via Box Office). ComedySportz 4 Tots is a non-competitive version of our main show with plenty of silly songs and games guaranteed to get you giggling!
