Comedy at Coronation Street - At the Visitor Centre

Join us on Friday 28th April for a comedy night with a twist at Comedy at Coronation Street!

In partnership with Frog and Bucket, Manchester’s biggest Comedy Club, visit our new Visitor Centre for an evening of classic Northern Corrie Humour as our award-winning comedians take to the stage.

Doors open at 7pm with performances starting at 8pm.

*Over 18s only

Meet the Comedians…

Cerys Nelmes

Introducing West Country Stand Up Comedian, Cerys Nelmes.

Cerys has worked very hard to forge a strong career in the comedy industry. She is a leading MC on the Comedy circuit, working with major UK clubs and UK charity events. Cerys has a fantastic stage presence and her audience interaction is flawless.

Cerys performs all over the World for the Military and was the last ever comedian to perform in Afghanistan before they withdrew! Cerys is making waves in the TV industry as one of the best female TV warn up artists, working for Gordon Ramsey/ Studio Ramsey, BT Sport, ITV and Channel 4.

Phil Walker

Ever since being voted City Life Comedian of the Year at the famous comedy story in Manchester, Phil has been in demand as a headline act at most of the leading comedy clubs across the UK as well as major cruise lines and hotels internationally. Phil also runs his very own comedy club ‘Woofers’ in Lytham, Lancashire where he presents some of the finest new and established talent from the comedy circuit.

He made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 2012 where he received four-star critical acclaim for his one-hour show and has also been the support act for comedy superstar Jason Manford on his ‘Like me’ tour.

Raul Kohli

Raul Kohli has fast become one of the most captivating acts in UK comedy and is blessed with a Worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class.

Combining ‘Superb political comedy’ with surreal storytelling, Raul Kohli is a recognised name in Comedy. His debut Edinburgh Fringe Show: Newcastle Brown Male was one of BBC Radio 4’s, The Huffington Post & the Skinny’s top picks of the Fringe 2016 while his most recent was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2019.

Chris Washington

Wigan born Chris began performing comedy in 2012 and in 2017 made his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his self-produced show ‘Dream Big (Within reason)’ after taking all his annual leave in his full-time job as a postman. The gamble paid off and Chris received a nomination for Best Newcomer despite having no promoter, management or PR.

He made his TV debut on BBC1 with a 30-minute stand up special ‘Live from the BBC’. Likened to a ‘Peter Kay for the smart phone generation’, Chris has also appeared on ‘Mock the Week’, ‘House of Games’, ‘Stand Up for Live Comedy’ (BBC) and ‘The Stand Up Sketch Show’ 9ITV2) as well as hosting a podcast and Radio Shows for Radio X