Halloween Spooktacular!

It’s nearly time for the ComedySportz Halloween Spooktacular at Waterside Arts! Players will be adding a little pumpkin spice to our usual family friendly show as teams get you screaming with laughter with spooky sketches and songs inspired by your suggestions.

Once again, the Dead Team take on the Boo Team with ghoulish games and frightfully fun gags. Don't worry there's still a referee on hand to ensure a good clean match and make sure the teams are raising laughter from the audience instead of raising the dead. Speaking of the audience, any loyal fans in fancy dress will get a treat… or will it be a trick? Find out on Saturday 28th October - book tickets here!

Be sure to catch the match if you're looking for some family friendly fun this Halloween Half-Term. Find out more about all of our upcoming shows, including our Totally Improvised Pantomimes in December, by visiting our shows page. You can also follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list for regular updates on all of our upcoming shows, workshops and events.

Autumn Shows and Workshops

It might not feel like it during this heat wave but summer is nearly over! We've just about recovered from our Edinburgh Fringe run - full houses, glowing audiences, lots of fun and very little sleep - and it's time to look to what the rest of the year has in store. With more improv comedy shows and workshops to look forward to there's something for everyone...

The fun kicks off with some fierce competition as ComedySportz heads to Fierce Bar, Manchester on Tuesday 12th September. Get ready for a night of all action, all improvised competitive comedy fun. The venue may be adults only but it'll still be a good clean match! Tickets are just £5 and available online or on the door.

Fierce Bar is also the new home of The Totally Improvised Musical. We'll be composing brand new comedy musicals every first Tuesday of the month. Our next show there on Tuesday 3rd October - get your tickets here. Fierce Bar is a really exciting space in the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter with plenty of great shows every week.

Wait, there's more...?

We're back for another season at Waterside Arts starting with ComedySportz on Saturday 23rd September (tickets here). Join us for some award-winning family friendly fun and don't forget to dress up for Halloween Spooktacular in October!

The Totally Improvised Musical will also be returning to Chorley Theatre in September. Then we'll once again be celebrating another ComedySportz birthday there in November.

The New Adelphi Comedy Night will be returning to the University of Salford from next month. A night of improv, stand-up and sketch featuring some of the best and brightest up and coming voices in comedy. The first show is in October - tickets are available on the door only.

And is it too early to start talking about the return of The Totally Improvised Pantomime in December? With family friendly and adults only shows there will be plenty of festive fun! Oh yes there will! Some dates are on sale now with more dates and venues to be added soon...

Improv Comedy and Stand-Up Comedy Courses

Want to get in on the fun yourself but don't know where to start? There is still time and space to sign up to our upcoming Foundation Improv, Intermediate Improv and Beginning Stand-Up Comedy courses. Under expert tutelage, you'll learn core skills, develop new connections and have plenty of fun and laughter with workshops for every level of experience. We also have two remaining scholarship places for global majority applicants - get in touch to find out more.

New to comedy? Our Foundation Improv and Beginning Stand-Up Comedy courses are designed to help you find your feet, hone your voice and build up confidence. Got some improv experience? Try our Intermediate Improv course with deep-dives into specific skills and performance tools to help develop your improv. All courses start Saturday 30th September so don't delay and sign up today!

ComedySportz at Waterside Arts

It's the last of our regular ComedySportz matches at Waterside Arts in Sale this month before we take a summer break (not really a summer break as we'll be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe!). Think of this month's show like the FA Cup Final of ComedySportz before our next season kicks off in September. Who wins? YOU decide!

Join us on Saturday 24th June for some all action, all improvised comedy fun! Don't miss the weekend's funniest fixture and book tickets now.

15 Years At Waterside Arts!

This weekend we're celebrating 15 years of fun and laughter at Waterside Arts! Join us on Saturday 22nd April for an evening of all action, all improvised fun for all ages. Tickets can be booked here or via venue box office.

Never seen a ComedySportz match before? Two teams will be going for gold with quick-witted gags and games inspired by your suggestions. Who wins? YOU decide! Don't miss the weekend's funniest fixture - the fun kicks off at 6.30pm.

If you've got children aged 6 and under, check out ComedySportz 4 Tots at 3pm. It's a show with plenty of big laughs for little kids as our players entertain with silly songs and sketches. Book tickets here.

And before all of that, Sean and Bron will also be appearing on BBC Radio Manchester Saturday morning at 10.40 am to talk all things ComedySportz.

We're so excited to be celebrating 15 years at Waterside Arts and want to say a big thank you to the venue staff and audiences that have made the shows so much fun! Whether it's a regular show, a Halloween Spooktacular or March Mayhem Match, we've loved entertaining audiences at Waterside Arts and watching our audiences grow... literally!

The Totally Improvised Pantomime Returns!

"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, Sale TICKETS (5pm and 7pm show on the 10th)

10th December - Wateride Arts, Sale TICKETS (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!

6th December - The Peer, Hat Manchester SOLD OUT!

14th December - Fierce Bar, Manchester TICKETS

16th-17th December - Waterside Arts, Sale TICKETS

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!