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Comedy at The Frog and Bucket
The Frog and Bucket, 102 Oldham St, M4 1LJ
 
 
 
 
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  Thursday 11th March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dan Nightingale
Jonathan Paylor
and Brendan Riley
   
 
  Friday 12th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dan Nightingale
Simon Bligh
Barry Dodds
and Brendan Riley
   
 
  Saturday 13th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dan Nightingale
Simon Bligh
Barry Dodds
and Brendan Riley
   
 
  Sunday 14th March  
     
 
Laughing Calves at the Frog & Bucket, Manchester
LAUGHING CALVES, Frog & Bucket - 8pm
Manchester Laughing Calves night brings an impressive bill of the finest new female stand-up talent. The MC for the evening will be Katie Mulgrew.
   
 
  Monday 15th March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 18th March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY IRISH FESTIVAL, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Michael Legge
Caimh McDonnell
Andrew Ryan
Killian Monson
and Brendan Burke
   
 
  Friday 19th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS IRISH FESTIVAL, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Michael Legge
Caimh Mc Donnell
Andrew Ryan
and Brendan Burke
   
 
  Saturday 20th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Michael Legge
Caimh Mc Donnell
Andrew Ryan
and Brendan Burke
   
 
  Sunday 21st March  
     
 
Chortle Student Comedy Awards - Frog & Bucket
STUDENT COMEDY AWARDS SEMI, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Comedy website, Chortle, has been scouring the country looking for the best student comedians in the country. Hundreds have entered, now the elite of the North are competing in the last heat, before the final at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
   
 
  Monday 22nd March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Sunday 23rd March  
     
 
Laughing Calves at the Frog & Bucket, Manchester
LAUGHING COWS & FRIENDS, Frog & Bucket - 8pm
Don't miss out on the first ever Laughing Cows showcase which invites our male friends on stage! See the boys 'stand up for women in comedy!'. They have been doing it in the background for years, so now is the time to celebrate this together. Laughing Cows is proud to announce a fantastic night of comedy to raise funds for some of the forthcoming 2010 Edinburgh Showcases.
   
 
  Thursday 25th March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Toby Hadoke
Jack Whitehall
Tony Cowards
Tim Bradbury
and Pierre Hollins
   
 
  Friday 26th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Toby Hadoke
Jack Whitehall
Meryl O'Rourke
and Pierre Hollins
   
 
  Saturday 27th March  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Toby Hadoke
Jack Whitehall
Meryl O'Rourke
and Pierre Hollins
   
 
  Monday 29th March  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 1st April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dave Williams
Jeff Innocent
Ed Patrick
Alex Marple
and JoJo Smith
   
 
  Friday 2nd April  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dave Williams
Jeff Innocent
John Cooper
and JoJo Smith
   
 
  Saturday 3rd April  
     
 
Barrel Of Laughs at the Frog and Bucket
BARREL OF LAUGHS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Dave Williams
Jeff Innocent
John Cooper
and JoJo Smith
   
 
  Monday 5th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Tuesday 6th April  
     
 
Scott Capurro
SCOTT CAPURRO, Frog & Bucket - 8pm
Scott Capurro is a stand up comic, actor, playwright and author. He's performed comedy in all English speaking countries. Scott is now excited to be touring the UK with his new show ‘Scott Capurro Goes MUCH Deeper' which asks the difficult questions on everyone's lips.
   
 
  Thursday 8th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Jonathan Mayor
Andy White
Stephen Porter
Wouter Meijs
and David Longley
   
 
  Monday 12th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 15th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Toby Hadoke
Paul Tonkinson
Ben Lawes
Max Dickens
and John Warburton
   
 
  Monday 19th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 22nd April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Marin Bigpig
Mick Ferry
Neil Cole
Sam Harland
and John Scott
   
 
  Monday 26th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 29th April  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Alex Boardman
Tom Stade
Mark Smith
Joe K
and TBC
   
 
  Thursday 2nd May  
     
 
Zoe Lyons - Miss Machismo at the Frog and Bucket
ZOE LYONS - MISS MACHISMO, Frog & Bucket - 8pm
The Frog & Bucket comedy club presents Zoe Lyons - Miss Machismo. A parade of quick fire observational gags from the 2004 Funny Woman competition finalist.
 
  Monday 3rd May  
     
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays.
   
 
  Thursday 6th May  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Windsor
The Sam Wills
Michael J Dolan
Lynne Crook
and Steve Harris
   
 
  Sunday 9th May  
     
 
Jack Whitehall
JACK WHITEHALL : LIVE, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
At just 21 years old, Jack Whitehall has made a remarkable impact upon the comedy world. Nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 09 for his solo show. He has recently hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks, hosted Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth and has been on 8 Out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week.
   
 
  Thursday 13th May  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Tony Burgess
Simon Clayton
Pam Ford
Chris Stokes
and Tom Stade
   
 
  Sunday 16th May  
     
 
Abracadabra German Humour Goes Global at the Frog & Bucket
ABRACADABRA - GERMAN HUMOUR GOES GLOBAL
Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Henning Wehn and Otto Kuhnle present their latest, cafty masterplan to finally put Teutonic jolliness where it belongs - on top of the World. Adelaide and Melbourne, where they were nominated for a prestigious Barry Award, have already capitulated - the UK is next. Failure is not an option. Deutschland ueber alles!
   
 
  Wednesday 19th May  
     
 
Funny Woman Awards
FUNNY WOMAN AWARDS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
The Funny Women Awards, now in their 8th year, return to the Frog & Bucket in Manchester to seek out the newest female comedy talent in the North West. Hosted by everybody's favourite comedy mother and keen Take a Break reader, Mrs Barbara Nice. The best new acts will get a chance to perform for this year's prestigious title at the national final in London on 20th September.
   
 
  Thursday 20th May  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Mick Ferry
Bennett Arron
Julia Jepson
Damion Larkin
and Kevin Gildea
   
 
  Thursday 27th May  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC David Ward
Steve Royle
Catie Wilkins
Craig Murray
and Smug Roberts
   
 
  Thursday 3rd June  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Jonathan Mayor
Quincy
Jim Grant
Adan Staunton
and TBC
   
 
  Thursday 10th June  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Michael Legg
Barry Dodds
John Thorp
Danny Hurst
and Dan Nightingale
   
 
  Thursday 17th June  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Chris Ramsey
Matt Welcome
Sarah Campbell
Andy Kind
and Mick Ferry
   
 
  Sunday 20th June  
     
 
Sarah Millican & Friends
SARAH MILLICAN & FRIENDS, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
Star of Live at The Apollo and IF.com Best Newcomer winner, Sarah Millican pops in to try out loads of new stuff for her forthcoming Edinburgh show and tour. She will bring jokes if you bring laughs. With guests.
   
 
  Thursday 24th June  
   
 
Beat The Frog at the Frog and Bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
MC Mark Oliver
Carey Marx
Mike O'Donovan
Joe Lycett
and Anvil Springstien
   
 
  Sunday 10th October  
     
 
The Boy With Tape On His Face
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE, Frog & Bucket - 8.15pm
The Boy With Tape On His Face is a pensive, curious soul approaching every object and audience member as a potential friend - or plaything. Shoes sing, empty dresses dance and electrical tape blossoms into roses creating a world of possibilities where the only certainty is laughter.
   
 
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