MANFORD'S COMEDY CLUB (14+)

Manford’s Comedy Club are back in 2026 to host the award-winning comedy club at the Forum! They will be returning in September and November 2026 with fantastic new line ups!

Manford’s Comedy Club was launched by comedian Jason Manford. The idea was to bring comedians from the UK circuit to small towns and cities across the country for a night of live comedy.

Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, who are all personally chosen by Jason Manford.

September line up:

MC - Nina Gilligan - find out more about her here

Funmbi Omotayo

Kevin O'Brien

Alistair Barrie - find out more about him here

November line up:

MC - Barry Dodds - find out more about him here

Steve Gribbin - find out more about him here

Fab Goualin

Sam Avery - find out more about him here

SEANN WALSH: THIS IS TORTURE (14+)

After his sell-out 2023 tour, the UK’s dishevelled king of stand-up, award-winning Seann Walsh returns with a brand-new hour of side-splitting comedy. Don’t miss his trademark high-energy exasperation and razor-sharp observations that leave audiences in stitches and on their feet all around the country. This year, he’s decided to name the show after the thing he says the most in life - THIS IS TORTURE.

'Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation' - The Guardian

'A cracking good show' - The Telegraph

'One of comedy’s hottest properties... very talented, very funny' - The Evening Standard

'He remains one of the most entertaining observational comics on the block' - The Independent