Didsbury Comedy Club in July 2026 with two, full length, works in progress shows from Have A Word podcast’s Dan Nightingale (‘Genuinely hilarious’ Chortle ★★★★★ Three Weeks) and Brennan Reece (The Stand Up Sketch Show, Live At The Comedy Store, Top Gear etc) at Didsbury Comedy Club, Manchester in July 2026 Scroll down for comedians’ details.

The bar temporarily closes at 7.45pm so we can start on time. Please get here before 7.15pm (doors open at 7pm) so we can get you served and seated in plenty of time. Acts subject to change. Fully seated. 18+ Proper sweary swearing. We want all our guests to have a great night so please respect those around you by turning off your phone and not talking whilst the show is in progress. We can only refund or reallocate if the show is cancelled. Thanks!

What do we mean by ‘Work In Progress’? These shows aren’t the finished product. The comedians will be fine tuning them before they take them out on tour. You may see them occasionally referring to notes and there may well be the odd gag that doesn’t make the final edit. The advantage for our customers is you get two shows (roughly 50 to 60 minutes each) for less thatn it would cost you to see one. You also get to hear the brand new gags and routines long before anyone else.

Dan Nightingale – Stands Up (Work In Progress) Another brilliant hour of stand-up from the host of the massive Have A Word Podcast. Getting ready for his Autumn Tour, Dan combines story telling and observations with his usual high energy mayhem.

‘Funny as hell’ Leicester Mercury ‘Enthusiastically charming albeit self-deprecating storyteller’ ★★★★★ Three Weeks
“It is his powers of observation that make him so entertaining. Outrageously funny! Keeping Up With NZ
“Exciting and imaginative” Edinburgh Evening News ‘Genuinely hilarious’ Chortle

Brennan Reece – Live (Work In Progress) Brennan Reece is a working class wordsmith, a stand up, a storyteller and a self-confessed mummy’s boy. His boyish cheeks have recently cropped up on ‘Survival Of The Fittest’, ‘The Stand Up Sketch Show’ and ‘Live At The Comedy Store‘. His stint on ‘Top Gear‘ has now racked up six million views. A true Northern voice with family close to his heart. Your mum is going to love him! Not like that, you dirty little perv.

“Absolutely incredible” Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‘Beautiful, raucous and touching‘ The Independent

Didsbury Comedy Club July 2026 is booked, marketed and produced by Comedy In A Van and held at St Catherine’s Community Centre