A masterful storyteller with one of the most amiable and easy-going stage presences on the comedy circuit today, Harry Stachini’s latest show, Grenade, examines honesty. Most of us are carrying honesty grenades. Some are small, like farting in a lift and owning up to it. But some are truly massive.
Join us for a rib-tickling adventure through a festival of laughter at the Blackpool Comedy Festival! Our calendar is brimming with side-splitting events guaranteed to tickle your funny bone.
A masterful storyteller with one of the most amiable and easy-going stage presences on the comedy circuit today, Harry Stachini’s latest show, Grenade, examines honesty. Most of us are carrying honesty grenades. Some are small, like farting in a lift and owning up to it. But some are truly massive.
A humourous adventure around Blackpool town centre for the whole family! Can you help Showtown find some precious artefacts which have disappeared from the museum in a magic trick that went wrong?
Roll up! Roll up all under 18 year olds and tell us your favourite jokes! Become a comedian on Showtown’s pop-up stage during Blackpool Comedy Festival.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns with “The Greatest Performance of My Life”.
Get ready for a night of laughter and jaw-dropping entertainment with the remarkably talented ventriloquist, Paul Zerdin!
Kieran Cooper & Matt Davenport are pulling together their one-man shows to make one big unforgettable comedy show. Two polar opposites with hilarious and unique views of the world!
A humourous adventure around Blackpool town centre for the whole family! Can you help Showtown find some precious artefacts which have disappeared from the museum in a magic trick that went wrong?
BBC New Comedy, and Edinburgh Newcomer Winner Frankie Monroe is in Blackpool for another hour of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter.
SitCom legend Jeffrey Holland, best-loved as holiday camp comic Spike Dixon in Hi-De-Hi!, will be in conversation with Britain’s Comedy Historian Robert Ross at Showtown.
Craft your own mini stand-up set with professional comedian, Ruth E Cockburn and to showcase in a scratch performance at the Old Electric.
A supportive environment for the next generation of stand-up comedians to test out new material, and a chance for audiences to hear early stage work!
Comedy duo Black Liver (AKA Ruth and Keith) present a night of games, songs, stories and silliness about the show town that is Blackpool, using research from Showtown's archive, personal experience and some made up facts.
