Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 29/09/2026And while we're at it there's less than half of tickets remaining for @robinince.bsky.social next Tuesday too! wegottickets.com/f/28205wegottickets.comXS Malarkey with ROBIN INCEHIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for... 052
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialThe Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We’ve partnered with @postcodelotteryuk.bsky.social to fund 400 annual Mill subscriptions for 16-25 year olds! Be quick and claim one of these free subscriptions before they run out. manchestermill.co.uk/free-mil-sub...manchestermill.co.ukFree Mill subscriptions for 16-25 year olds!A huge boost for our campaign 178
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialjourneyman folklorist @aniceburrito.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s fucking me up that the word elevate predates the invention of the elevator but the invention of the escalator predates the word escalate. It’s complete madness 111078157
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026Oh, would you like to see who's coming up at XS? Good, because I'm going to tell you. Starting with next week, where we've got Edinburgh award winner and all-round excellent sausage @amygledhill.bsky.social headlining 😍 But 75% of tickets already gone, so please book ahead wegottickets.com/f/25408 041
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026Kicking off October it's one of our favourite humans @robinince.bsky.social , taking us down a path of a thousand delightful deviations in a way that no one else can. Poetic, fascinating, and endlessly hilarious (but don't bank on getting the last train home...) wegottickets.com/f/28205 ❤️ 093
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026Next up, on October 13th, we've got the hilariously cheeky Britain's Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, always a joy and always ready to poke fun at the non-disabled world wegottickets.com/f/28206 032
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026The brilliantly idiosyncratic @heidiregan.bsky.social is headlining on October 20th, she is always ready to take her audience on a voyage of charmingly surreal silliness and we love her wegottickets.com/f/28207 052
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026For Halloween week we needed something suitably spooky, and who better than our most beloved agent of gothic chaos, the Dark (Room) Lord himself @robbotron.bsky.social . Join us on the 27th of October, if you dare... 🖤💀🖤 121
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026November, no problems... because Hannah Platt is bringing us her fantastically incendiary tour show Cult Classic. We love Hannah, who is absolutely at the height of her powers right now, and will gladly join the cult of Platt 🔥❤️🔥 wegottickets.com/f/28209 151
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026On the 10th of November we are being blessed with the return of the world's premier bookseller-cum-comedian Ben Pope. Swoon. wegottickets.com/f/28210 041
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026I'm afraid that @joelycett.bsky.social on the 24th of November has already sold out, but you can always add your name to the reserve list on wegottickets just in case wegottickets.com/f/28212 061
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026Our favourite Willennial comedian, and chief proponent of the autistic Jesus theory, beautifully-begileted @stuartlawscomedy.bsky.social returns to the Malarkey stage on December 1st, and we can't wait (catch his latest special on YouTube to see him at XS earlier this year!) wegottickets.com/f/28213wegottickets.comXS Malarkey with STUART LAWSHIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for... 041
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026And for (possibly) our last show of the year, star of wonder @kathyrivett.bsky.social brings us the gift of Comedians Put On A Nativity. Joined by a heavenly host of comic cameos, Kathy will be reminding us that the true meaning of the season is to be as silly as possible wegottickets.com/f/28215 🌟❤️ 051
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialThe Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thought about subscribing to The Mill but it's never quite been the time? Well now it definitely is the time. As part of our campaign to get to 5,000 members, we're running a discount for TEN MORE DAYS. We're also just ten members away from our first 100 campaign sign ups!! 122
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 22/09/2026IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS... Back in 1997 @tobyhadoke.bsky.social had the dream of creating a little comedy haven where the people of Manchester can laugh their Tuesdays away, and 29 years later we're still here and ready to celebrate! 0249
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialalecherron.bsky.social @alecherron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you're a Mill subscriber, you'll have received a somewhat pleading email from me this morning. We're pushing to reach 5000 paid subscribers by the end of next week. I thought I'd take this as a chance to share a few of the articles I've been fortunate enough to write thanks to our paying Millers 112
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialThe Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We have two weeks to reach a huge new milestone: our first 5,000 paying members. We have around 450 to go. We’re currently running a discount of just £6.95 a month for your first two months, or, hugely: Just £69 for a whole year. manchestermill.co.uk/more-than-ne...manchestermill.co.ukMore than news: Help us get to 5,000 MillersJoin our new campaign! 0811
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialJohn J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 20/09/2026Hands up who wants some fun research into The Young Ones? Brand new on Dirty Feed: the truth about Colin Baker's appearance, or rather non-appearance, on the show. www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/09/evil... 21258104
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialCook'd and Bomb'd @cookdandbombd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hello, my wee website turned 27 years old there recently, it's an old-school forum centred around comedy discussion and early onset baldness, originally a Chris Morris fansite. I thought you might be interested in having a go on it? Thanks. www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index...cookdandbombd.co.uk 13913
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialJohn Thorne @thornewip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just saw this at the local comic shop. Not sure there’s anything new in here, but it took me by surprise. Anyone know anything about it? 3151
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialInternational Anthony Burgess Foundation @anthonyburgess.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This year marks the 70th anniversary of Anthony Burgess’s debut novel, Time for a Tiger. To celebrate, we’re launching a new podcast series: INSIDE ANTHONY BURGESS. The first episode is about The Malayan Trilogy. Listen at your favourite pod-app or here: www.anthonyburgess.org/blog-posts/i...anthonyburgess.orgInside Anthony Burgess: The Malayan Trilogy - The International Anthony Burgess FoundationInside Anthony Burgess is a podcast that explores the writing of the author of A Clockwork Orange. Taking in both his fiction and non-fiction, we feature one of his books in each episode, discussing B... 073
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialElizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 15/09/2026I‘d love for Last War in Albion v2 to add “#1 Best-Selling comics criticism book” to its list of astonishingly niche accomplishments like “lost a minor Hugo Award.” So if you’re considering getting it, there’s no better time than now. www.amazon.com/Last-War-Alb... 33819
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Tonight I’m headlining @xsmalarkey.com in what many people are saying is the best line up of the year (don’t bother checking, just believe me) so if you’re in Manchester head on down to 53North and watch me, the greatest comedian of my generation, plus a fantastic support and Compere 0188
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialBen Ambridge @ambridge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Fantastic news for all @manchester.ac.uk staff and students! You can now read @manchestermill.bsky.social for free at access-manchestermill-co-uk.manchester.idm.oclc.org 0117
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialElizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 14/09/2026Elated to announce that Last War in Albion Volume 2: The Watchmen Bomb is now available in print and ebook forms. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/book-la...eruditorumpress.comBook Launch: Last War in Albion Volume 2: The Watchmen BombIt is my deep pleasure to announce the publication of Last War in Albion Volume 2: The Watchmen Bomb. Adapted from the acclaimed blog Last War in Albion, a sprawling history of the magical war between... 23514
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialTen Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026After last night's screening on BBC Four, Penda's Fen: Scene by Scene has sold out! A reprint is on its way, due back in stock later this month. 🔥 Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk 14715
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialDouglas Baptie @douglasbaptie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Kickstarter for re-issue of The Goodies' audio back catalogue: www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...kickstarter.comThe Complete Goodies Recordings (and Other Oddieties) CD SetThe complete recordings by the comedy group The Goodies - Famous for their 1970's and 80's TV series and "The Funky Gibbon" 012
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialToby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Playwright Simon Stephens came all the way to see us do his play Maria at 53Two. He was clearly delighted with the production and couldn’t have been nicer. One show left : tomorrow. Do pop on if you can. 0163
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialToby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Two nights only left to see Maria (which I am in) at 53Two. Tonight’s show is nearly sold out though so be quick and get those tickets bought! www.creativetourist.com/event/maria-...creativetourist.comMaria at 53two | Theatre | Manchester | Creative TouristSimon Stephens' Maria receives its UK premiere at 53two Manchester, exploring love, isolation and hope with his trademark emotional insight. 043
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialIan Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My work on #PendasFen would not have been possible without the access provided by the BBC Written Archives Centre. That is, until a major policy change in January 2025 effectively shut down independent, exploratory research. Background here: cstonline.net/is-the-bbc-a...cstonline.netDEFENDING THE WAC: IS THE BBC A FIT AND PROPER KEEPER OF ITS OWN PAPER ARCHIVE? Ian Greaves on Defending the Written Archives Centre (Part 1)When the creation of the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham was agreed, at a meeting of the Board of Management on 17 November 1969, it was done so with a view to history. Kenneth Lamb… 06437
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 01/09/2026I reviewed Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 8, the greatest television episode of all time, for @popheist.com. Drink full and descend.popheist.com'Twin Peaks' 3x08 Recap: Drink Full and Descend - Pop HeistAs horror, this is absolute S-tier Lynch, as unrelentingly frightening, eerie, and awful as anything in 'Lost Highway' or 'Mulholland Drive.' 1017135
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialDavid Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I’ll be donating this week, but if you don’t know Jen or her work, she’s an incredible writer and podcaster. Now she’s launching a crowdfunding campaign to write a book about the history of #VeronicaMars, a series whose creator has acknowledged #TwinPeaks as an inspiration. 1116
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 01/09/2026IT'S MALARKEY DAY! Tonight at 53two we've got the amazing Chris Stokes headlining, alongside the return of Ben Silver, Kerry Leigh, Rhys Harris-Clarke, and (HE'S BACK) MC @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Tickets here wegottickets.com/f/24193 031
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialToby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I’m in a play which opens on Wednesday at 53Two, Manchester. Please come. It’s the UK premiere of Maria by the mighty Simon Stephens and is a fascinating examination of resilience in an ever-changing world. Great cast, beautifully directed: www.creativetourist.com/event/maria-...creativetourist.comMaria at 53two | Theatre | Manchester | Creative TouristSimon Stephens' Maria receives its UK premiere at 53two Manchester, exploring love, isolation and hope with his trademark emotional insight. 02014
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialBarrett Bowlin @barrettbowlin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I really, really, really like this take from @mcastimovies.bsky.social on how this summer's liminal horror flicks reflect Gen X's, Millennials', and Gen Z's mounting anxieties. Read it if you want to say "holy shit, that's accurate" several times over this morning. www.avclub.com/liminal-horr... 2388
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialJohn J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 21/08/2026By the way, if anybody has any original 1992 BBC2 continuity for the Red Dwarf episodes "Terrorform", "Quarantine", "Demons & Angels", or "Back to Reality", I would be very interested! (I can't promise anything will be used, of course.) 01811
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 18/08/2026Toniiiiight at XS! Devilishly good @jainedwards.bsky.social returns to the Malarkey stage! Somerfield's finest Paul Campbell is trying some new things, there's support from Jacob Nussey & Cal McKie, and plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social to keep it all together. Tickets at wegottickets.com/f/24191wegottickets.comXS Malarkey with Headliner JAIN EDWARDSHIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for... 052
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialTheatre Reviews North @trnorth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Unusually for a celebrated and multi-award-winning playwright, Simon Stephens' short play 'Maria' will get its British premiere at Manchester's tiny 53two venue #53two #SimonStephens #Maria www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/simon-s...theatrereviewsnorth.comSimon Stephens UK premiere at 53two in ManchesterUnusually for a celebrated and multi-award-winning playwright, Simon Stephens' short play 'Maria' will get its British premiere at Manchester's tiny 53two venue 023
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It’s been very odd biting the bullet & revealing details only my closest friends knew about was going on around monkey cage over last few years - and now I wait for the next lot of attacks but I also know there will be solidarity www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...patreon.comThe Gaslight Years - part one | Robin Ince“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to dea 1939691
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialCult Manchester @cultmanchester.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Cult Manchester X CULTPLEX @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social talks to the new boss at @cpxmcr.bsky.social www.cultmanchester.co.uk/post/we-re-a...cultmanchester.co.uk‘We're a group of film fans putting on films for film fans - by any means necessary!’What's next for CULTPLEX? We talk to Rob Jones, boss of Manchester's coolest cinema. 052
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialCult Manchester @cultmanchester.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Cult Manchester is live… Sex Pistols at Piccadilly Radio Hannah Platt Cult Classic comedy Paul Hanley’s Top 10 Mcr venues And more… www.cultmanchester.co.ukcultmanchester.co.ukHome | Cult Manchester 0107
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialCult Manchester @cultmanchester.bsky.social · 08/08/2026What’s going to be on the new Cult Manchester site? Well, I’ll tell you… 066
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialInternational Anthony Burgess Foundation @anthonyburgess.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This week, why quoting Anthony Burgess’s work may be more difficult than it seems, and why even the dictionaries of quotation often get it wrong. Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com/p/the-art-of...anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.comThe Art of QuotationThe aphorisms and epigrams of Anthony Burgess 033
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialXS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 04/08/2026Toniiiiight! Previews season is over, and it's back to regular funny business at XS, and we're starting our August with the amazing @abigoliah.bsky.social! With support from Ben Stead, Gabriel Featherstone, and Abbie Hale, plus, of course, plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social wegottickets.com/f/24189wegottickets.comXS Malarkey with HEADLINER Abigoliah SchamaunHIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for... 063
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialInternational Anthony Burgess Foundation @anthonyburgess.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Anthony Burgess hated Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, right? This week’s newsletter attempts to set the record straight… Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts by and about Anthony Burgess, twentieth century literature and more: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com/p/kubricks-h...anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.comKubrick's HorrorshowDid Anthony Burgess hate Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of A Clockwork Orange? 032
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialGary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Ach, you know what? Why not. Here’s Alan Bennett’s closing monologue from ‘On the Margin’, missing for nearly 60 years, and found on a Sony CV2000 tape in the Galton and Simpson archive You, dear viewer, are one of the few people ever to have seen this. Enjoy! discover.york.ac.uk/collections/... 19399144
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialThe Book of Darkness & Light @tbodal.bsky.social · 01/05/2026DARE YOU FACE YOUR DEEPEST FEARS? The new classic ghost story show from The Book of Darkness & Light is coming to theatres this autumn. Spine-tingling tales, brought to life on stage. Some venues on sale already, snap up your tickets now! More dates to be announced soon. Book at: linktr.ee/tbodal 054
Reposted by @mancmatt.bsky.socialScott Ryan @scottryanfmp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The schedule for the Aug 13-16 North Bend North Bend Theatre showing of my Doc: The Double R Dream on Aug 13 along with @thedugpa.bsky.social's doc about the history of Twede's Cafe. @twinpeaksblog.bsky.social has it all planned out in his latest blog. #twinpeaks twinpeaksblog.com/2026/07/20/w...twinpeaksblog.com'We Live Inside A Dream" at the North Bend Theatre, August 13-16, 2026"We Live Inside a Dream" event at the North Bend Theatre in North Bend, WA from Aug. 13-16, 2026 celebrating "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me." 053
