We love a right good laugh in Manchester, so what could be more perfect for a summer weekend treat than a brand new comedy festival? Production company A Lovely Time have put together an audacious line-up of television names, internet sensations and hotly tipped newcomers for a weekend of brand new comedy shows in the heart of Manchester, called A Lovely Weekend, at new arts venue Fairfield Social Club.
Split across two venues over three days, A Lovely Weekend is the largest undertaking of comedy production super-duo A Lovely Time, which was created by promoter John Stansfield and comedian Chris Cantrill. The festival will be hosted at the newly opened Fairfield Social Club which, since it opened in March, has already hosted brilliant shows such as Josie Long, Three Bean Salad, Ashley Gavin and Nick Helm.
This weekend of fresh off the printer comedy will be opened with a gala show on Friday 7 June, hosted by Amy Gledhill (Would I Lie to You?), alongside work-in-progress performances from Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees such as Phil Ellis (Icklewick FM, BBC Radio 4), Olga Koch (Live at The Apollo), Paddy Young (BBC New Comedy Award Winner) and Chris Cantrill (Avoidance).
There’s hot new gear from Blackpool’s very own Tom Lawrinson (nominated for NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy), internet sensations such as Stevie Martin and Abi Clarke, as well as hotly tipped Edinburgh debutante, Hannah Platt. There’s also something a bit different from Poppy Hillstead, who’s transferring her podcast to the stage and Geordie sketch supergroup, Metroland.
A Lovely Time co-Founder John Stansfield said: “We’re so excited to be bringing A Lovely Weekend to Manchester, the city is long overdue a proper comedy festival and across the three days at Fairfield Social Club we’ve programmed some of our absolute favourites to ensure a lovely time for all!”
Shows will be charged individually at £6 but attendees can also see as many shows as they like and save some pennies by plumping for a day or weekend pass. Saturday day passes cost £30, Sunday day passes cost £20 and a weekend pass costs £45 (weekend passes also include access to the gala show on Friday night (£10 individually).
🎟️ Weekend passes and individual show tickets for this exciting new festival are on sale now here.
📍 Fairfield Social Club, Irk St, Manchester M4 4JT.