Off The Rails Comedy Club, Saddleworth May 2026 4pm

We are 25 years old this month and are celebrating with Paul Smith (‘Like a pop star’s homecoming‘ The Guardian), Mark Steel (‘Steel’s rapier wit cuts to the chase‘ The Observer  ‘Excellent stand up‘  The Times), Seeta Wrightson (‘Taking the comedy circuit by storm‘ Yorkshire Evening Post) and MC Justin Moorhouse (QI, Coronation Street, Celebrity Mastermind, Live At The Apollo etc) at Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth in June 2026 Scroll down for comedians details.

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Acts subject to change. Fully seated. 18+ Proper sweary, swearing. We want everyone to have a great night so please pop your phone on silent and don’t chat whilst the show is in progress. Thanks! Sorry, but we can only reallocate or refund if the show is cancelled.

We gave Paul Smith his first ever paid gig about twenty years ago and he then decided to become MASSIVE! Following sold-out stadium runs and viral success across the globe, Paul’s trademark crowd work, razor-sharp observations, and laugh-out-loud true stories elevate comedy to a new level. This is stand-up at full throttle: fast, fearless, and relentlessly funny.

‘Like a pop star’s homecoming’ The Guardian

It may have taken us 25 years but, we finally got Mark Steel! The Sony and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer and comedian is best known for his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town. Mark has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has also written several acclaimed books, including: Reasons To Be Cheerful and What’s Going On.

‘He’s a man with a passionate desire to communicate his ideas, who is also very funny’  The Guardian

‘Steel’s rapier wit cuts to the chase’ The Observer  ‘Excellent stand up’  The Times 

Ever since Day One we have proudly championed new and emerging talent. For our 25th we have carried that on by booking two of the acts who have impressed us the most on the last couple of years. Bradford’s Seeta Wrightson certainly fits that bill. From humble (AKA very skint) beginnings growing up in Bradford, Seeta has wandered through life wondering where exactly she fits and has had a hell of an adventure figuring it out. And it is a never-ending stream of ridiculousness that provides the fodder for her comedy. Seeta made her TV debut on the BBC New Comedy Awards back in 2022 and has recenbtly supported Kiri Pritchard-Mclean on tour. 

‘Taking the comedy circuit by storm‘ Yorkshire Evening Post

Justin Moorhouse headlined our second ever show and he’s been popping back regularly ever since. If you haven’t seen him here, then you may well have caught him on tour, at The Comedy Store, on QI, Coronation Street, Celebrity Mastermind, Live At The Apollo, Dave’s One Night Stand or even Phoenix Nights (ask your mum!), you’ll know why he is constantly in demand as one of the UK’s funniest performers. Peerless performance skills backed by an arsenal of carefully crafted routines and tightly written gags make Justin a surefire success in front of any audience as thousands of fans will gladly testify.

“If good old-fashioned joke-telling is your thing, then Justin Moorhouse is your man” Fest

 Off The Rails Comedy Club is programmed, promoted and produced by Comedy In A Van and held at The Royal George, Greenfield.

Sunday 31 May sees Paul Smith, Mark Steel and Justin Moorhouse celebrate 25 years of Off The Rails Comedy Club, Saddleworth