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Martin Bain
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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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Comedy! Thurs 18th December @ Thread, Stockport Market. ⭐️ Sully O’Sullivan, Chris Brooker, Amit Mistry, Chloe Reynolds, & Jonny Addy (MC) ⭐️

Book now: wegottickets.com/event/676968

#Stockport #comedy #stockportevents #stockportishappeningnow
A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club | 18th December
Join us for our final comedy night of 2025 as we get all Christmassy and welcome another line-up of very funny people to entertain you. Your host for the evening, Jonny Addy, introduces Sully O’Sulli...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Next Wednesday is Murder Mystery Wednesday! Come and solve a fully improvised murder mystery set in a Christmas toy store. 🎄🧸🎁🚂

Murder Inc presents: Toys Were us
🎟️ Ticket link: stockportcomedy.short.gy/toys-show-dec

#stockport #comedy #improv #murdermystery
Murder inc presents: Toys Were Us
‘Twas two weeks before Christmas And somebody’s dead. It’s comedy, murder And mystery at Thread! Murder Inc will be getting us in the Christmas spirit as they take us off to a toy store for a festive...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Next week! 🎁🧸🎄👇
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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This Thursday! Comedy. Improv. Murder. Mystery

Murder Inc presents: Clue Dunnit?
Thurs 20th November @ Thread
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#Stockport #comedy #improv #MurderMystery
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...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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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
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...
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October 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Rob Rouse: Funny Bones – UK Tour Show – coming to Thread #Stockport Thursday 9th April 2026 🔥

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

“He’s a man with genuinely funny bones” — The Sunday Times

🎟️ On sale now! wegottickets.com/event/668551
July 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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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
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...
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July 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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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 £3: wegottickets.com/event/656216

#Stockport #comedy #comedyclub
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 ...
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June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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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
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 ...
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June 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A comedy murder-mystery set under the sea? Yes please!

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😀☠️🕵️🌊

#Stockport #comedy #comedyclub #murdermystery #improv
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 ...
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June 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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
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 ...
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May 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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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 thing‘s for sure, there‘ll be all manner of country going on.

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#Stockport
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...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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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 🪦

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

#Stockport #Comedy #Improv #MurderMystery
Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery ‘Slaydies Day’ at Thread. Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery ‘Slaydies Day’ at Thread. Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery ‘Slaydies Day’ at Thread. Murder Inc performing comedy murder mystery ‘Slaydies Day’ at Thread.
April 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Thursday night is murder mystery night @ Thread ☠️🕵️‍♂️

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 £10 wegottickets.com/event/652918

#Stockport #ComedyClub
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...
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April 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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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!
alaughinstockport.bsky.social A Laugh in Stockport Comedy Club @alaughinstockport.bsky.social · Apr 6
Comedy murder mystery! 😀 Thurs 17th April

Bring your fanciest hats & all of your money: we’re off to the races! This month, we will be horsing around with an Ascot-themed mystery. When it comes to cracking the case, all bets are off!

🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/652918

#Stockport #Improv #ComedyClub
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...
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April 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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This is quickly becoming my favourite night of the month – Murder Inc are bloomin' hilarious 👇
alaughinstockport.bsky.social A Laugh in Stockport Comedy Club @alaughinstockport.bsky.social · Apr 9
Last month’s Murder Inc show at Thread was STRANGE, but then it was a murder-mystery set in a fairy tale, so all’s well that ends well 🧚‍♂️ Next week Murder Inc return to Stockport and this time they’re taking us to the races for Slaydies Day. 🏇 We can’t wait! #Stockport

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Murder Inc improv troupe on stage, acting out a comedy murder mystery. An ugly step sister stands over the body of the murdered fairy godmother, as Rapunzel, a greedy landlord and their animal sidekick look on.
April 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Live comedy with Annette Fagon, Jain Edwards, Mike Carter, Kyle Burnham & Danny Sutcliffe 😀 Thursday 24th April at Thread, Stockport Market Place

Book now: wegottickets.com/event/655241

#Stockport #Comedy #ComedyClub #StockportEvents #StockportNightlife
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...
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April 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Hey, @stockportcouncil.bsky.social – here's where you should be putting barriers.
March 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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.
March 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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This Thursday @ Thread: live comedy from new acts & established pro comics with new material – it’s aLiS Unspun! 😀 Live, fresh, raw – and only £3 to get in 🙌

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

#Stockport #ComedyClub #ComedyNight #Comedy #WhatsOn
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.
March 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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It is 2025, and Stockport Council appears to have removed a pedestrian crossing and added guard rail like it's 1965.

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A busy road junction. An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing has been removed, and new guard rail added to stop pedestrians crossing here.
March 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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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.
March 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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#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.
March 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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It's National Indexing Day and therefore the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of the superiority of human indexers #indexday
March 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Happy National Indexing Day to all those brilliant indexers out there! Peerless pathfinders in the word-woven world 🫡 #IndexDay
baindex.org Paula Clarke Bain @baindex.org · Mar 27
#IndexDay, Happy!
Today is National Indexing Day for the Society of Indexers @indexers.bsky.social. We’re celebrating book indexes and indexers in London and online. Here’s my new blog post for the day: ‘Connections: a book indexer’s reflections on’.
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Connections: a book indexer’s reflections on (for National Indexing Day 2025)
A book indexer’s personal reflections on connections made over 20+ years in indexing
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March 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM