XS Malarkey

XS Malarkey

XS Malarkey is an award winning, not for profit comedy club in Fallowfield, Manchester.

It is promoted and compered by the comedian and actor Toby Hadoke, and runs every Tuesday night.

It began life in 1997 at Scruffy Murphys (now The Cheshire Cat) in Fallowfield, before moving down the road to Bar XS on 25 September 2001, where the headline acts were Toby Foster and Jimmy Carr.

The club has won Best Comedy Club (North) four times at The Chortle Awards, and Best Comedy Club twice at The North West Comedy Awards. Toby Hadoke also won 'Best Off-Stage Contribution' at the 2008 Chortle Awards.

Comedians whose began their careers at XS Malarkey include Jason Manford, Alan Carr, and Justin Moorhouse. The club has also featured appearances from Stewart Lee, Peter Kay, Mick Miller, Shazia Mirza, Chris Addison, Dave Spikey, Reginald D Hunter, Russell Howard, Jo Caulfield and Junior Simpson.

External links

* [http://www.xsmalarkey.com Homepage]


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