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Martin Bain

@martinbain.bsky.social

Runs A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club, @alaughinstockport.bsky.social. Also a print and digital designer. One-time assistant to Paul Daniels.

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Murder inc presents: Clue Dunnit The North’s finest comedy actors and improvisers return to Thread with a brand new murder mystery! We guarantee you won't be 'board' watching our November Murder Inc show. It’s the 40th anniversary y...

This Thursday! Comedy. Improv. Murder. Mystery

Murder Inc presents: Clue Dunnit?
Thurs 20th November @ Thread
wegottickets.com/event/676338

#Stockport #comedy #improv #MurderMystery

16.11.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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aLiS Unspun comedy night Unspun returns for more fresh funniness as we welcome another array of comedians – some are new to the circuit and honing their set, some are established club acts road-testing new material. Anything...

Live comedy in Stockport next Tuesday! Danny Sutcliffe introduces an evening of new acts, & established comedians honing new material. It’s fresh, it’s funny, it’s a fiver – Tuesday just got funnier!

Tuesday 7th October @ Thread, Stockport Market Place
🎟️ Book tickets: wegottickets.com/event/676206

04.10.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you finish early enough at Simply Books next Tuesday, you’re welcome to pop down the road to Stockport market place and you can go on stage to our audience at @alaughinstockport.bsky.social to plug your book.

04.10.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Rouse: Funny Bones – UK Tour Show – coming to Thread #Stockport Thursday 9th April 2026 πŸ”₯

Star of BBC’s Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Friday Night Project and Dave’s One Night Stand.

β€œHe’s a man with genuinely funny bones” β€” The Sunday Times

🎟️ On sale now! wegottickets.com/event/668551

25.07.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club | Thurs 31st July Live stand-up comedy in the heart of Stockport! This month with: Maff Brown is a first-class comic, a regular performer at the Comedy Store, Glee, Komedia, and any other comedy club you'd care to nam...

Our next show: live stand-up comedy @ Thread, #Stockport Market Place, Thurs 31 July. Mock The Week’s Maff Brown, Chris Brooker, Lorna Gray, Mick Tickner & Jonny Addy.

🎟️ Book tickets: wegottickets.com/event/656877

#Comedy #ComedyClub

19.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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aLiS Unspun Comedy | Thurs 12th June It’s all new comedy! New acts, and established comedians road-testing new material. Stand-up comedy that's fresh, funny and unpredictable. Over 18s only. Please turn off your mobile phones and don’t ...

It’s nearly time to get Unspun! Brand new comedy – new acts/new material – it’s all new 😎 Join MC duo Jonny Addy and Eighties Luke this Thursday at Thread for the freshest stand-up in town. 🌼

Tickets just Β£3: wegottickets.com/event/656216

#Stockport #comedy #comedyclub

10.06.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club | Thurs 26th June Live stand-up comedy in Stockport’s historic market place! This month: Hayley Ellis is a comedian at the top of her game right now, having recently won the Best MC award at this year’s Comic’s Comic ...

Tickets selling fast for A Laugh In Stockport on Thursday 26th June, with Hayley Ellis, Aaron Wood, Paul Campbell & Danny Sutcliffe.

🎟️ Book now: wegottickets.com/event/656857

#Stockport #Comedy #ComedyClub #Heatons #Reddish #HazelGrove #Offerton #Bramhall #Edgeley

08.06.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murder Inc presents: Nautikill It's time to go into the brine with Murder Inc this June. It's a completely improvised murder mystery set under the sea. With you casting our team of comedy actors as your favourite oceanic creatures ...

A comedy murder-mystery set under the sea? Yes please!

wegottickets.com/event/659743

πŸ˜€β˜ οΈπŸ•΅οΈπŸŒŠ

#Stockport #comedy #comedyclub #murdermystery #improv

07.06.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club | Thurs 26th June Live stand-up comedy in Stockport’s historic market place! This month: Hayley Ellis is a comedian at the top of her game right now, having recently won the Best MC award at this year’s Comic’s Comic ...

Live stand-up comedy in Stockport, Thurs 26th June, with Hayley Ellis, Aaron Wood, Paul Campbell & Danny Sutcliffe.

🎟️ Book now: wegottickets.com/event/656857

#Stockport #ComedyClub #StockportEvents #Heatons #Edgeley #HazelGrove #Reddish #Offerton #Woodsmoor #Davenport #HighLane #Levenshulme

03.05.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murder Inc presents: National Dismembership Join us for a leisurely stroll around the gardens of a stately home – we’ll bring the dog and get scones at the cafe. It’ll be a great day out to hear the birds chirping away merrily, watch a murder a...

Are you ready for a stately home-icide? 🧐

Murder Inc. are taking us to a National Trust property. Who's going for a final stroll in the gardens? Which of the cast is about to become history? One thingβ€˜s for sure, thereβ€˜ll be all manner of country going on.

wegottickets.com/event/656781

#Stockport

01.05.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery β€˜Slaydies Day’ at Thread.

Another barmy night at Thread courtesy of Murder Inc!

It was horseplay all round as Graham the trainer met a sticky end at the hands of bent bookie Tony πŸͺ¦

Next Murder Inc show is Thursday 15th May: wegottickets.com/event/656781

#Stockport #Comedy #Improv #MurderMystery

18.04.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murder Inc presents: Slaydies Day The North’s finest comic actors and improvisers assemble once again as Murder Inc bring us their brand new, fully improvised murder-mystery: Slaydies Day *Bugle noises* Get your fanciest hats and al...

Thursday night is murder mystery night @ Thread β˜ οΈπŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Murder Inc. presents: Slaydies Day a murder-mystery set at Ascot races! Who’s not going to go the distance? All bets are off!

It’s comedy, it’s murder-mystery, it’s Murder Inc.

Tickets Β£10 wegottickets.com/event/652918

#Stockport #ComedyClub

16.04.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We did this in Leeds last week and it was a nonsense riot! Come see us at ALIS - a brilliant gig and always so much fun!

06.04.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is quickly becoming my favourite night of the month – Murder Inc are bloomin' hilarious πŸ‘‡

10.04.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club Live stand-up comedy in the heart of Stockport! This month with: Annette Fagon is loud, engaging and a fan of having a good old-fashioned moan (as a backup for the therapy that is no longer affordabl...

Live comedy with Annette Fagon, Jain Edwards, Mike Carter, Kyle Burnham & Danny Sutcliffe πŸ˜€ Thursday 24th April at Thread, Stockport Market Place

Book now: wegottickets.com/event/655241

#Stockport #Comedy #ComedyClub #StockportEvents #StockportNightlife

08.04.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, @stockportcouncil.bsky.social – here's where you should be putting barriers.

30.03.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is where people will cross instead of spending several minutes navigating all the other arms of the junction.

30.03.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yep, central island cut back and barriers at both sides of the crossing.

30.03.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Schrodinger's cyclist: simultaneously so rare that cycle lanes are a waste of money and so common as to be the main cause of traffic delays.

30.03.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 454    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6
Comedian Maff Brown on stage at aLiS Unspun, a new act/new material comedy night at Thread in Stockport market place, in front of a happy audience.

Comedian Maff Brown on stage at aLiS Unspun, a new act/new material comedy night at Thread in Stockport market place, in front of a happy audience.

This Thursday @ Thread: live comedy from new acts & established pro comics with new material – it’s aLiS Unspun! πŸ˜€ Live, fresh, raw – and only Β£3 to get in πŸ™Œ

Advance tickets available from the venue and also online: wegottickets.com/event/653352

#Stockport #ComedyClub #ComedyNight #Comedy #WhatsOn

30.03.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A busy road junction. An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing has been removed, and new guard rail added to stop pedestrians crossing here.

A busy road junction. An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing has been removed, and new guard rail added to stop pedestrians crossing here.

It is 2025, and Stockport Council appears to have removed a pedestrian crossing and added guard rail like it's 1965.

@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social

28.03.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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Welcome to National Indexing Day! We're the UK's professional society for book and journal indexing, and we're celebrating our founding anniversary with lots of posts about indexing, indexes and indexers. Follow #IndexDay to join in.

27.03.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Indexday is when we celebrate the work of indexers in the UK and beyond. Colleagues are running a super event in London for editors and publishing professionals who need to know more. Any questions during the day, just ask and we'll try to answer them.

27.03.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's National Indexing Day and therefore the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of the superiority of human indexers #indexday

27.03.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Happy National Indexing Day to all those brilliant indexers out there! Peerless pathfinders in the word-woven world 🫑 #IndexDay

27.03.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club Silky is a triple threat: comedian, musician, improviser. No two shows are the same, but they’re all joyful. Get ready for free-wheeling stand up and barnstorming songs from one of the safest pairs of...

TONIGHT!! πŸ˜€ Join us for comedy at Thread with Silky, Al Stevenson, Justina Seselskaite, Ariel Hebditch and Rich J Wall. πŸ’₯

🎟️ Last few tickets: wegottickets.com/event/648714

#Stockport #Manchester #ComedyClub #ComedyNight #Comedy #Offerton #Heatons #HazelGrove #Bramhall #Edgeley #Cheadle #Woodsmoor

27.03.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club Silky is a triple threat: comedian, musician, improviser. No two shows are the same, but they’re all joyful. Get ready for free-wheeling stand up and barnstorming songs from one of the safest pairs of...

This Thursday! Live comedy at Thread, with:

☞ Paul β€˜Silky’ White
β€œAbsolutely brilliant. Great improviser, wonderful stand-up, beautiful singer” - Fred MacAulay, BBC Radio Scotland

☞ Al Stevenson
☞ Justina Seselskaite
☞ Ariel Hebditch
☞ Rich J Wall (MC)

wegottickets.com/event/648714

#Stockport

24.03.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jonny Addy on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Jonny Addy on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Maff Brown on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Maff Brown on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Charlie Ashton on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Charlie Ashton on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Rob Mulholland on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Rob Mulholland on stage at aLiS Unspun comedy night

Great fun was had at our first new act/new material night, aLiS Unspun, so much fun that we’re going to do more of them!

Thanks to Jonny Addy, 80s Luke, Niall Baxter, Charlie Ashton, Maff Brown, Mel Medford & Rob Mulholland for making our faces shake.

#Stockport #ComedyClub

07.03.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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aLiS Unspun We get so many enquiries from new acts who are looking to take their first steps on the comedy ladder, as well as those who are a year or two into their stage careers, that we've decided to put on a n...

Join us on Thursday for our very first new act/new material comedy night! MC Jonny Addy introduces a line-up of fresh comedy from brand new comics and a couple of seasoned pros road-testing new material.

Doors 7pm; show starts 7.45pm. Tickets are just Β£3

wegottickets.com/event/650483

#Stockport

01.03.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Mr Doom: Behind the 8 Ball - Official Trailer
YouTube video by AJAMAX Productions Mr Doom: Behind the 8 Ball - Official Trailer

A great time had at HOME Manchester for the film world premiere of Mr Doom: Behind the 8 Ball, directed by Leif Johnson, with local comedy superstars like @alaughinstockport.bsky.social MC Danny Sutcliffe. Streaming from 3rd March. Watch it. 🎱

28.02.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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