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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

And 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 🌟❤️

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

I'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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

On 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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

November, 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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

For 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... 🖤💀🖤

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

The 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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

Next 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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

Kicking 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 ❤️

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

Oh, 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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2026

Some of last night's muppetational birthday delights, with @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, @thekatebutch.bsky.social, Jess Fostekew, and The Puppet Folk Experience. A gorgeous show, and next year it's our 30th so we better get planning something bloody spectacular...

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 22/09/2026

IT'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!

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 01/09/2026

IT'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

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 30/06/2026

Only 20 tickets left for tonight's previews with @freyaparker.bsky.social and Elf Lyons, so please book ahead if you're coming! Very excited for these shows, and for @tobyhadoke.bsky.social of course wegottickets.com/f/17340

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 09/06/2026

And there'll be plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social tonight too! As @tpneenan.bsky.social is co-presenter of @wheezingpod.bsky.social, expect a smattering of Doctor Who chat. Either way, there are only 25 tickets left, so please book ahead wegottickets.com/f/17334

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 09/06/2026

Are you ready for a Hot Beef Injection? Because here comes Taskmaster (& Celebrity Mastermind) winner and all-round comedy powerhouse Sophie Duker with the second of tonight's juicy previews. 8pm tonight, £3/£6/more if you can: wegottickets.com/f/17334

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 09/06/2026

It's Malarkey Day! Our first Malarkey Times cover star, and first up in our delicious double-bill of Edinburgh previews tonight, is fantastic @tpneenan.bsky.social with his new show Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan ❤️ Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/17334

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 02/06/2026

Second of tonight's previews, it's @robauton.bsky.social's Jupiter "a story of an estate agent on the planet Jupiter". Expect something strange and wonderful. Show starts 8pm, doors 7.30pm, at 53two. £3 members, £6 normal people, but if you can afford more it really helps! wegottickets.com/f/17331

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 02/06/2026

First up tonight is amazing @elimatthewson.bsky.social's Blood Bender. "Ready to be a star, the only things in his way are his age and the impending apocalypse. From his brief ballet career to performing at Dining In The Dark, Eli is ready to share it all to win you over...' wegottickets.com/f/17331

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 01/06/2026

IT BEGINS. Previews season starts with two incredible storytellers: delightfully philosophical surrealist @robauton.bsky.social, & joyously, hilariously candid @elimatthewson.bsky.social . 2 fantastic WIPs, 1 glorious @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, just £3/£6 (or more if you can!) wegottickets.com/f/17331

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 30/05/2026

A little post about (well, against) the use of generative AI in comedy promotion. Excuse the tiny text, I'll post it in a thread below so it's easier to read too.

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 29/05/2026

The 14th of July's show, with last year's fabulous Edinburgh Award winner @samnicoresti.bsky.social and wonderful Amy Annette, is already more than two thirds sold, so if you'd like to come to that one I'd book sooner rather than later wegottickets.com/f/17345

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 29/05/2026

The fun begins Tuesday: cult hero @robauton.bsky.social brings his show about an estate agent on Jupiter, & brilliant @elimatthewson.bsky.social recounts some personal horror stories, like his first gay sauna experience (@tobyhadoke.bsky.social will have questions) www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 29/05/2026

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The XS Malarkey Edinburgh Previews season is on for the next two months, two full work-in-progress shows every Tuesday from some of our absolute favourite comedians (and our all-time fave @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, of course) www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 17/05/2026

Do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 10/05/2026

Beep beeeeep! Who's that zooming into 53two this Tuesday? It's only the delightful comedy whirlwind @rubycarr.bsky.social, followed by some gorgeous support from Chris Thorburn, Alexandra Haddow, and Will Hitt, with MC @tobyhadoke.bsky.social at the wheel! wegottickets.com/event/692257

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 30/04/2026

Next Tuesday we've got the guardian of Rotherham's finest hell portal, and "Yorkshire's Biggest Bastard" Frankie Monroe, AKA Edinburgh Best Newcomer and BBC New Comedy award winner Joe Kent-Walters. Just don't touch his trowel. 75% of tickets are already gone wegottickets.com/event/692250

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 28/04/2026

And don't forget that supermarket sweetheart Paul Campbell is back next month, for a very special performance of his award-winning show The Lost Tapes of Somerfield on Sunday 17th May. wegottickets.com/f/17826

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 28/04/2026

Toniiiight at 53two! A delightfully strange show, with a preview from master of the absurd @seanmorl.com, support from Paul Campbell, Stephen Catling, and Shugufta Choudhry, and more @tobyhadoke.bsky.social than you can rattle a dusty film canister at! Gorgeous. TICKETS wegottickets.com/event/692243

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 21/04/2026

TONIGHT at XS Malarkey! We've got brilliant Nick Doody headlining, @samhickmanmusic.bsky.social plucking at our harpstrings, debuts from James O'Donoghue & Mick Tickner, and @tobyhadoke.bsky.social doing the rest. Lovely. 7.30pm Doors, 8pm show, at 53two, Manchester wegottickets.com/event/692236

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 14/04/2026

Toniiiiight! Get ready for some Tuesday night lovin with the incredible Kemah Bob, giving us a preview of their new show Love Child. Support from Ian Visible and Charlie Bowers, and there'll be plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social too. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, tickets at wegottickets.com/event/692229 ❤️

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 10/04/2026

Are you ready to go wild in the aisles? Well grab your trolley and join us for an XS special on Sunday 17th May. The Lost Tapes of Somerfield is Paul Campbell's award-winning and delightfully idiosyncratic love-letter to a lost supermarket. It's a gorgeous show, tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17826

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 16/02/2026

TOMORROW! Best Newcomer winner Lara Ricote brings a WIP of her new show, all the way from Amsterdam! Rob Rouse brings tales of Ron the dog, all the way from the Peaks! & @tobyhadoke.bsky.social brings the comedy glue to hold it all together, all the way from Chorlton! www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 03/02/2026

Coooo! Tonight at XS, it's the return of delightful pigeon-fancier Toussaint Douglass! Not only that, but also @androjonny.bsky.social, @jamesrosscomedy.bsky.social, sketch duo The Mayor and His Daughter, and our own fancy pigeon @tobyhadoke.bsky.social www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 20/01/2026

Tonight! Fantastic @eleanormorton.bsky.social is back with a splash, bringing us a preview of new show The Mermaid! We've also got some lovely support from @jacobhashishaton.bsky.social and @kathyrivett.bsky.social, with @tobyhadoke.bsky.social keeping it all together www.wegotickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 12/01/2026

This Tuesday at XS Malarkey! Delightful comedy weirdo @andyfieldhello.bsky.social is headlining, alongside Dom McGovern, Amy Mason, @charlievmartin.bsky.social, and, of course, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social Tickets at wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey, 8pm Jan 13th at 53two, under Manchester Central

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 06/01/2026

TONIGHT! @robbotron.bsky.social brings us cult classic The Dark Room, there's support from Ayo Adenekan, Alex Mitchell, and Jo Owen, AND we've got our own cult hero @tobyhadoke.bsky.social keeping it all together www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 04/01/2026

We're starting the year IN A DARK ROOM! Yes, amazing @robbotron.bsky.social is bringing his live-action RPG to the XS stage, plus support from Ayo Adenekan, Alex Mitchell, and Jo Owen, and, of course @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Tuesday 6th Jan, 8pm, 53two www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 21/11/2025

Oyez oyez! Have you got tickets for @jlukeroberts.bsky.social's Geoffrey Chaucer's Mediaeval Christmas Festivitye yet? 3/4s of tickets gone, a very special show with a stellar lineup @freyaparker.bsky.social @bechillcomedian.bsky.social @edyhurst.bsky.social & Rob Kemp wegottickets.com/event/677514

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 18/11/2025

You may have had trouble getting tickets earlier, but the site is back up now and you can still grab tickets for tonight's gorgeous lineup, featuring @elimatthewson.bsky.social, @mxjlloyd.bsky.social, Ariel Hebditch, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, AND Bernard the Dog www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 11/11/2025

TONIGHT! Rachel Fairburn is back on the XS stage, alongside @chriskehoe.bsky.social, @mialewis.bsky.social, Kimia Etemadi, and, of course, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Doors 7.30, show 8pm, at lovely 53two! Tickets at www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2025

But first, tonight! CHOP CHOP. wegottickets.com/event/652772

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 23/09/2025

Some of the good stuff coming up at your favourite* comedy club in October www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey *top five at least. Maybe top ten.

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 22/09/2025

Are you ready for The Cut? The magnificent Ben Pope is bringing his acclaimed tour show to 53two this Tuesday (a special show but regular XS prices!). Support from Charlotte Cropper & Jess Perillo, and, of course, a whole lotta @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Tickets at wegottickets.com/event/652772

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 16/09/2025

TUESDAY. The day of Tues. Also the day of Malarkey, since the dawn of time (/1997). And who do we have for you in our Tuesbag? Why, it's @chelseabirkby.bsky.social, Alex Stringer, @kathyrivett.bsky.social, & @deantbeirne.bsky.social 😍 But who's that carrying the bag? It's @tobyhadoke.bsky.social !

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 07/09/2025

We're about to open the doors for our Peter Fleming quiz! It's going to be scramblydacious!

An empty venue with various Peter Fleming props dotted hither and thither upon the stage

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 02/09/2025

It's nearly time to light the lights!

The XS venue full of lovely people presumably here to welcome back Joe from Edinburgh

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 26/08/2025

Last-minute lineup, but what a treat: tonight it's magnificent TOM LAWRINSON (king of the internet but not, it seems, Bluesky), Fringe nominee MOLLY MCGUINNESS, brilliant @justinasesel.bsky.social, & a debut from MURPH. All this and Shelflord @tobyhadoke.bsky.social www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 18/08/2025

And while we're at it, it's time to dust off your Blue Peter Annual (and burn your Magpie one): we've just released tickets for Peter Fleming's Dismally Ill-Prepared TV Pub Quiz, from @nottomburgess.bsky.social. Sunday 7th September, at regular XS prices! wegottickets.com/event/673651

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 18/08/2025

The Malarkening approaches! This week with @bethanyblack.bsky.social, Tabish Akbar, @jackmcleancomedy.bsky.social, Katie Gill-Williams, and, of course, @tobyhadoke.bsky.social . Tuesday 19th August (tomorrow!) at 53two. Hooray! www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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