American comedian and novelist David Sedaris is visiting Manchester in 2026 - here's when and why
American comedian and novelist David Sedaris is planning a visit to Manchester in 2026. Learn more about his visit and what fans can expect.
One of America’s most celebrated humourists, David Sedaris built a career turning the quirks of everyday life into razer-sharp, laugh-out-loud storytelling, with some of his beloved bestselling collection including Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denlm, Calypso and Happy-Go-Lucky.
He has appeared regularly in The New Yorker, and his audiobooks have earned multiple Grammy nominations.
He has also been awarded the Terry Southern Prize for Humor, Thurber Prize for American Humor, Jonathan Swift International Literature Prize for Satire and Humor, Time 2001 Humorist of the Year Award, as well as the Medal for Spoken Language from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
With more than 16 million copies of his books in print worldwide, Sedaris continues to shape the way we think about humour, memoir, and the absurdities of modern life.
He will be visiting Manchester as part of his An Evening With David Sedaris UK Tour.
The Manchester show will take place at The Bridgewater Hall on July 6 from 7.30pm. To book your tickets, click here.