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Lovely Comedy Weekender Hits the North

claire smith by claire smith
May 3, 2024
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Phil Ellis: I Still Have One Functioning Kidney

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A new comedy weekender with a strong northern flavour has been launched in the heart of Manchester.

Featuring Phil Ellis, Amy Gledhill, Paddy Young and Chris Cantrill A Lovely Weekend takes place from June 7 – 9 at the Fairfield Social Club and The Shed.

Punters can buy weekend passes or individual show tickets.

Producer John Fairfield, who created the agency A Lovely Time with comic Chris Cantrill 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.”

Also part of the stellar line-up are Fatiha El Ghorri, Hannah Platt, Abi Clarke, Tom Lawrinson, Olga Koch, Brennan Reece, Stevie Martin and Poppy Hillstead. The weekend kicks off with a comedy gala hosted by Amy Gledhill.

Buy tickets here:

https://www.seetickets.com/tour/a-lovely-weekend-2024

claire smith

claire smith

Claire Smith is a news and feature writer who has written for many years about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has written about cabaret, comedy, theatre and spoken word and has a particular fondness for the wild, the avant garde and the eccentric.

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