STOCKPORT: Thread

Thursday 27th February, 2025

7:00pm

Event information

Michael Shafar has quickly become one of the most exciting acts on the UK comedy circuit. An Australian now resident in London, he regularly performs at the country's biggest clubs where he gets to mock British people for their awful history and terrible food to their faces.

A regular face on TV in Australia (Network 10's The Project and Studio 10, ABC's Comedy Bites and triple j's Good Az Friday) you may also recognise him if you’re one of the 100+ million people who have seen his videos online. You may have also watched his debut special A(LIVE) on Amazon Prime or his most recent special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube.

“A wildly inventive, darkly comic imagination” - ★★★★★ The Edinburgh Reporter
“Shafar circumnavigates the line between edgy and offensive with beautiful finesse” - ★★★★½ The Age
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David Stanier is one of the most imaginative and inventive comedians on the UK circuit today. He's also incredibly silly.

Fun and daft, enthusiastic and unconventional, David is the master of the misleading punchline and one of the most fun acts around today.

“An ernestly giddy comic with an impressive arsenal of jokes. Stanier’s material is beautifully, banally silly” – Gigglebeats
"Stanier has a knowingness behind the daftness...lovely, feelgood stuff" – Chortle
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Sam Serrano is a rising star on the comedy scene, much in-demand at UK comedy clubs due to their outrageous and daring style of dark, self-deprecating comedy.

“Laugh-out-loud funny!” – Yorkshire Post
“Killer lines...expect to see more!” – Chortle
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Jo Owen is a Manchester based comedian who performed her first stand-up gig two weeks before she was due to give birth! Now with a couple of years’ experience on the comedy circuit, Jo has a growing reputation for her cheeky style and quirky observational stories.

‘A unique voice with hilarious ideas, left me in stitches’ - Allyson June Smith
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Kate McCabe is an American comic now living in the UK. With a A likeable blend of the observational and the ridiculous, Kate has been warmly received by audiences all over the UK. The aLiS audience will recognise Kate as part of the Murder Inc gang, which is great news because she's also a killer compère!

“Just a goddam delight” – Manchester Wire

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All acts subject to change. Refunds can only be given if we cancel the show. Over 18s only. Seated venue. Please laugh responsibly.

Venue information

STOCKPORT: Thread

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