Guests have in the past included the likes of Niall Ashdown, Marcus Brigstocke, Stephen Frost, Eddie Izzard, Greg Proops, Steve Steen and Phill Jupitus.
From 2000 to 2003 they performed regularly at the Manchester Comedy Store and for many years appeared at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
[7][8] The Comedy Store Players performed improvised games in episodes of STV's stand-up series Funny Farm (1990-1993).
They also appeared on episode 4 of The Sitcom Trials - the line-up consisted of Neil Mullarkey, Suki Webster, Niall Ashdown and Richard Vranch.
Lawrence, Merton, Simpson and Sweeney also starred in The Masterson Inheritance, an improvised comedy series which ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1993-1995.