Laughing Cows Comedy produce an all female line up of live stand up and sketch comedy shows. Funny women who have graced our stage include Gina Yashere, Jo Caulfield, Ladygarden, Isy Suttie, Sarah Milllican, Janice Connolly, Jo Enright, Shappi Khorshandi, Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair, Angie McEvoy, Susan Calman, Jen Brister, Shazia Mirza, Ava Vidal, Zoe Lyons, Danielle Ward, Maureen Younger, Deborah Jane Appelby, Donna McPhail, Tanya Lee Davies, Julia Morris, Hayley Ellis, Bethany Black, Annette Fagon, Suzi Ruffell, Adams and Rea ...
Established in 1998 after a London comedy promoter inadvertently threw down the proverbial gauntlet. ‘We were discussing female comics and I asked why there's never more than one female comedian on the bill and he said, oh we wouldn't take that risk,’ Hazel O’Keefe the founder explains, ‘The comedy scene is so doused in testosterone that it's almost capable of growing a goatee beard and sideburns. Female comedians have been fighting to exhibit their talents and prove their quality over the years, and we’re here to help redress the balance’. Manchester Evening News - Marissa Burgess.
Shows currently run in Birmingham, Berlin, Wolverhampton, Whalley Range, Glossop, Leicester, Marple, Manchester, Preston, Reading and Stockport. Everyone is welcome to come and watch the shows. Click here for a list of our forthcoming shows or to buy tickets.
Many of the shows sell out so be sure to grab an advance ticket asap, prices vary from £5 to £25. For venues, prices and line ups see the following listings information.
Click here for full list of shows packed with female comedians.
* Women - Includes trans-women, those designated female at birth, gender-queer, intersex and those gender variant or neutral people who feel they have historical and cultural ties to the women's community.
photos ©2012 Martin Twomey
Female Comedians Database is now underway, email your submissions here.
We also co produce a women centered club night in manchester called “Rapture” which runs on the first Saturday of the month at The Carlton Club in Whalley Range from 8pm
We have expanded our service to offer bespoke event management, see www.dulcetsounds.co.uk for more information.
Opportunities:
Get involved with Laughing Cows Comedy:
Opportunities for freelance promotors in the North West.
Interested in performing, call 07958 642090 on a Monday evening between 7pm and 10pm
“Laughing Cows have provided me with invaluable support as a new female stand up, its great to get advice from peers who have more experience.”
