Oof, January is a long month, isn't it? Break the monotony and guffaw your way into 2025 with a stellar line-up of brilliant comedy at MAC.

Rob Newman: Where The Wild Things Were | Saturday 1 February | 7.30pm

From the comedian who invented the phrase ‘No Planet B’ comes a new show about future cities, lost beavers, philistine Bingo callers, Dorothy Parker’s Multiverse Diaries and A Man Called Clive.

Ahir Shah: Ends | Saturday 8 February | 7.30pm

The award-winning stand-up show spans six decades, three generations, and two continents, synthesising past and present in search of hope for the future. It’s funnier than it sounds, honestly. Loads of absolutely cracking gags.

Zoe Lyons: Werewolf | Friday 21 February | 7.30pm

The host of BBC’s Lightning, a regular on Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week – Zoe is one of the country’s best-loved comedians. Navigating the road to happiness can be exhausting, but Zoe is finally getting there.

Nabil Abdulrashid: Urban Battuta | Thurday 27 February | 7.30pm

As seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Last Leg. Award-winning, international touring comedian Nabil returns with a riotous new show.

Shabaz Ali: I'm Rich, You're Poor | Thursday 3 April | 7.30pm

Jam-packed with his on-point observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a ‘perfect’ life online. A hilarious and interactive show where no one is off limits (including the audience!)

Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain | Friday 11 April | 8pm

Having reassessed her life through the prism of an ADHD diagnosis in last year's funny and moving memoir, one of Britain's most beloved and most scatterbrained stand-ups lets you back into her mind.

Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? | Wednesday 30 April 2025 | 7pm

With extra dates added in 2025 for his much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks b*llocks and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?