Toniiiiight! Previews season is over, and it's back to regular funny business at XS, and we're starting our August with the amazing @abigoliah.bsky.social! With support from Ben Stead, Gabriel Featherstone, and Abbie Hale, plus, of course, plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social wegottickets.com/f/24189

XS Malarkey with HEADLINER Abigoliah Schamaun

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Then I'm previewing with the excellent @bechillcomedian.bsky.social at @xsmalarkey.com tomorrow in Manchester, but that's sold out. But then on Wednesday I'm performing in Leeds! www.ticketsource.com/sevenleeds/s...

Silky & Friends 19th BIRTHDAY SHOW at Seven Arts Leeds

Tickets are now available for Silky & Friends 19th BIRTHDAY SHOW at Seven Arts Leeds, Leeds on Wed 29 Jul 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

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Not uploaded a video in a while - this was a fun gig at @xsmalarkey.com back in feb - and one of my last recorded gigs with my old name. enjoyyyy youtu.be/WKRJNaw8mBQ

Transgender comedan makes a bunch of nerds laugh for 20 minutes @ XS Malarkey 03/02/2026

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Two more strange and unusual previews tonight: brilliant Rob Kemp brings us Beatlesjuice, the Burton/Beatles mashup you've all been waiting for, & XS fave Hannah Platt brings us her new show Cult Classic. All that, plus our own cult hero @tobyhadoke.bsky.social - tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17342

XS Malarkey: Edinburgh Previews with HANNAH PLATT and ROB KEMP

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A very special XS Malarkey Presents show on Saturday 11th July, 1.30pm- Stewart Lee will be recording the pilot episodes of his new podcast! Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/23357

Joking Apart: Stewart Lee asks Robert Lloyd to explain old jokes

2 pilot episodes of an exciting new podcast featuring the comedian Stewart Lee and his mentor, the Birmingham punk legend Robert Lloyd of Prefects, Nightingales and King Rocker repute.

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Elf Lyons stunning at the ever-brilliant @xsmalarkey.com. Wildly ambitious, moving,hugely vulnerable and, of course, extremely silly and funny. Has to be a must-see show of the Fringe.

Only 20 tickets left for tonight's previews with @freyaparker.bsky.social and Elf Lyons, so please book ahead if you're coming! Very excited for these shows, and for @tobyhadoke.bsky.social of course wegottickets.com/f/17340

Next Tuesday we've got two more previews, with the return of brilliant Rachel Fairburn and our first full show from Madeleine Brettingham which is very exciting. And @tobyhadoke.bsky.social is back! So if you aren't into football, come support your local comedy club instead wegottickets.com/f/17337

XS Malarkey: Edinburgh Previews with RACHEL FAIRBURN and MADELEINE BRETTINGHAM

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Gorgeous night last night with previews from Jonny Pelham and @adohertycomedy.bsky.social . Jonny will be Fringing in 2027, but you can (and should!) catch Andrew's spectacular Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE! in Edinburgh from the 5th of August www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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TONIGHT! Two more previews, and a guest MC! @tobyhadoke.bsky.social is on holiday so has regenerated temporarily into Charlotte Cropper, while brilliant Jonny Pelham and Andrew Doherty bring us their WIP shows. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, 53two Manchester, tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17335

XS Malarkey: Edinburgh Previews with JONNY PELHAM and ANDREW DOHERTY

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We're back next Tuesday with two more brilliant previews, from our hilarious pal Jonny Pelham's new WIP show, and Andrew Doherty, whose XS debut with Sad Gay AIDS Play last year was so good that we've invited him back to preview again with Reviewers Welcome... To DIE! wegottickets.com/f/17335

XS Malarkey: Edinburgh Previews with JONNY PELHAM and ANDREW DOHERTY

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We hate having to turn people away on the door, but had to last night as we reached capacity (even if it looks like we can fit more in, venue fire regs mean we have a strict 150 person limit). So please book ahead when you can, all shows til August up for sale www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

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And there'll be plenty of @tobyhadoke.bsky.social tonight too! As @tpneenan.bsky.social is co-presenter of @wheezingpod.bsky.social, expect a smattering of Doctor Who chat. Either way, there are only 25 tickets left, so please book ahead wegottickets.com/f/17334

Are you ready for a Hot Beef Injection? Because here comes Taskmaster (& Celebrity Mastermind) winner and all-round comedy powerhouse Sophie Duker with the second of tonight's juicy previews. 8pm tonight, £3/£6/more if you can: wegottickets.com/f/17334

It's Malarkey Day! Our first Malarkey Times cover star, and first up in our delicious double-bill of Edinburgh previews tonight, is fantastic @tpneenan.bsky.social with his new show Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan ❤️ Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/17334

Second of tonight's previews, it's @robauton.bsky.social's Jupiter "a story of an estate agent on the planet Jupiter". Expect something strange and wonderful. Show starts 8pm, doors 7.30pm, at 53two. £3 members, £6 normal people, but if you can afford more it really helps! wegottickets.com/f/17331

First up tonight is amazing @elimatthewson.bsky.social's Blood Bender. "Ready to be a star, the only things in his way are his age and the impending apocalypse. From his brief ballet career to performing at Dining In The Dark, Eli is ready to share it all to win you over...' wegottickets.com/f/17331

IT BEGINS. Previews season starts with two incredible storytellers: delightfully philosophical surrealist @robauton.bsky.social, & joyously, hilariously candid @elimatthewson.bsky.social . 2 fantastic WIPs, 1 glorious @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, just £3/£6 (or more if you can!) wegottickets.com/f/17331

A little post about (well, against) the use of generative AI in comedy promotion. Excuse the tiny text, I'll post it in a thread below so it's easier to read too.

My favourite time of the year for gigging : two months solid MCing the best of comedy clubs as it showcases Edinburgh previews from some of the finest comics in the land.

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The fun begins Tuesday: cult hero @robauton.bsky.social brings his show about an estate agent on Jupiter, & brilliant @elimatthewson.bsky.social recounts some personal horror stories, like his first gay sauna experience (@tobyhadoke.bsky.social will have questions) www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

The 14th of July's show, with last year's fabulous Edinburgh Award winner @samnicoresti.bsky.social and wonderful Amy Annette, is already more than two thirds sold, so if you'd like to come to that one I'd book sooner rather than later wegottickets.com/f/17345

The fun begins Tuesday: cult hero @robauton.bsky.social brings his show about an estate agent on Jupiter, & brilliant @elimatthewson.bsky.social recounts some personal horror stories, like his first gay sauna experience (@tobyhadoke.bsky.social will have questions) www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The XS Malarkey Edinburgh Previews season is on for the next two months, two full work-in-progress shows every Tuesday from some of our absolute favourite comedians (and our all-time fave @tobyhadoke.bsky.social, of course) www.wegottickets.com/xsmalarkey

Do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written

It's Somerfield Sunday! Join us for Paul Campbell's brilliant The Lost Tapes of Somerfield this afternoon, doors 2pm show 2.30pm wegottickets.com/f/17826

Paul Campbell - The Lost Tapes of Somerfield

As a socially isolated teenager, Paul found solace in the glorious aisles of his favourite branch of the 90s and 00s chain Somerfield. He looks at his obsession with the stores' mood lighting, staff c...

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Our beloved Paul Campbell is in the MEN ahead of his The Lost Tapes of Somerfield show on Sunday! Scroll through the pics for a delicious archive Somerfield photo www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

A vigil is being held for a supermarket that shut 20 years ago

'Not everybody mourns Somerfield as much as me and that’s fine. I accept that'

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Beep beeeeep! Who's that zooming into 53two this Tuesday? It's only the delightful comedy whirlwind @rubycarr.bsky.social, followed by some gorgeous support from Chris Thorburn, Alexandra Haddow, and Will Hitt, with MC @tobyhadoke.bsky.social at the wheel! wegottickets.com/event/692257

Finally we can all live our @stuartlawscomedy.bsky.social caretaker on an island of puffins fantasy

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We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

Final ticket warning for Tuesday's show, we're close to selling out! wegottickets.com/event/692250

XS Malarkey with JOE KENT-WALTERS

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