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Toby Hadoke
Toby Hadoke

Toby Hadoke

  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Politicians and comedians pay tribute to Janey Godley

Nicola Sturgeon hails "a force of nature, and one of the funniest people I have ever known".

Chortle, 2nd November 2024

Behind the jokes at legendary Manchester comedy night XS Malarkey

We chat to the founder of XS Malarkey which now resides at Canvas about its past and present comedy stars.

Martin Guttridge Hewitt, Manchester's Finest, 6th April 2023

XS Malarkey on the move again

Manchester's long-running XS Malarkey comedy club is moving to a new venue. Established 25 years ago by its resident MC Toby Hadoke, pictured, the Tuesday-night gig is moving a few hundred yards from the Bread Shed, where it has been for nine years, to the new Canvas bar.

Chortle, 12th January 2023

Comedy's ones to watch for 2022

Promoters pick their most-tipped acts.

Chortle, 7th January 2022

Abnormally Funny People review

This Zoom gig of eyecatching diversity closed the Unlimited festival and felt like a family gathering with its affectionate mutual mockery.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th January 2021

Margaret Nolan obituary

Actor who appeared as Dink in the Bond film Goldfinger and was a popular member of the Carry On team.

Toby Hadoke, The Guardian, 23rd October 2020

Ian Cognito film being made

Ian Cognito, the hellraising stand-up comedian who died in 2019, is to be the subject of a new film.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2020

Manchester's tough crowds make comedians sizzle

Amateur nights, 'chaos energy' and jokes about yeast ... Our writer continues her UK comedy tour and discovers Mancunians' appetite for the alternative.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 8th March 2020

Sheila Steafel obituary

Sheila Steafel, who has died aged 84, was a versatile and bewitching character actor with an outstanding gift for comic timing.

Toby Hadoke, The Guardian, 27th August 2019

XS Malarkey club turns 21

The Manchester comedy club that hosted early performances from Peter Kay, Alan Carr and Jason Manford turns 21 years old.

Emily Heward, Manchester Evening News, 22nd September 2018

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