Off The Rails Comedy Club, Saddleworth May 2026 8pm

We are 25 years old this month and celebrating with Mark Steel (‘Steel’s rapier wit cuts to the chase‘ The Observer  ‘Excellent stand up‘  The Times), Josh Pugh (‘A must see‘ Rolling Stone ‘A big dollop of hilarity‘ Sunday Post)  Jules O’Brian (‘Funny as f***‘ Mama Life Magazine) and MC Mick Ferry (★★★★★ Mirror “As good as it gets” Big Issue) at Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth in May 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.

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

Josh Pugh is an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comic. actor and writer. His Channel 4 sitcom ‘Stepping Up’ airs in 2026.  Josh has written and appeared on a new sketch show from Mitchell & Webb, as well as on ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge and upcoming feature film ‘Finding Emily’. Other TV appearances include QI, Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Big Fat Quiz of Everything, Would I Lie to You, Hypothetical, Question Team, Unforgivable, Live at the Moth Club and Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza. Josh was also a host at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

Impressively, Josh has played for England’s Partially Sighted football team for the past ten years and played in three World Championships. He has 50 caps for England.

‘A must see’ Rolling Stone ‘A big dollop of hilarity’ Sunday Post

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. Jules O’Brian performs around the country, telling anyone who will listen about ageing disgracefully, body hang–ups, parenting, and dating. This former teacher’s relaxed, chatty style, crowd interaction and warmth, all served with a sardonic wit, make her a natural crowd pleaser.

‘Funny as f***‘ Mama Life Magazine

Is it really an Off The Rails gig without Mick Ferry? Whether he’s running with a scatterbrained idea, an audience suggestion or dipping into his extensive mental files of absolute, top drawer gags and routines, the end result is a barrage of laughter from a very happy audience and that is what we are all about.

★★★★★ Mirror “Absolute legend” Jason Manford “As good as it gets” Big Issue

 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 Mark Steel, Josh Pugh, Jules O’Brian and Mick Ferry celebrate 25 years of Off The Rails Comedy Club, Saddleworth