Madeleine Brettingham has won Beat the Frog World Series 2025, the new act competition at the Frog and Bucket comedy club. She was picked by the audience as the winner. It is the latest trophy for the ...

No gimmicks. No filter. Just Richard Blackwood at his realest. In this brand-new hour, Richard delivers sharp, fearless comedy with raw honesty - tackling fatherhood, fame, race, ageing and mental ...

"It's important to have a bit of humour when you're dealing with real-life stress and challenging events, because it helps people deal with it in a way, it's like a coping mechanism," said Cate ...

Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club has announced the ten finalists for its annual Beat the Frog World Series final. Competing for the title on Monday are: Madeleine Brettingham: Writer from ...

Comedian John Bishop has returned to the venue he says he owes his comedy career to. "If this place didn't exist, to be honest with you, I wouldn't be a comedian," the Liverpool-born 58-year-old said ...

Comedy fans going to shows at Manchester’s Frog & Bucket club are being asked to donate an extra £1 on the ticket price to support the Live Comedy Association. The industry body last week set up a ...

John Bishop has returned to the venue he says he owes his comedy career to. The Liverpool-born comedian went back to The Frog and Bucket comedy club in Manchester where he first took to the stage 25 ...