Comedian #3263

Back Check Availability
Main photo

Defining him in one sentence, let alone one word, is Mission: Impossible.
Born and bred in Manchester, he’s one of the top stand-up comics, along side
his local pals Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas

His acting performances and credits both in television and films include the hugely popular Bafta award winning TV shows Mrs Browns Boys, Buried,
Cold Feet, Phoenix Nights (Peter Kay) and the films “Looking For Eric”
(Dir Ken Loach) and 24 Hour Party People (Dir Michael Winterbottom)

PRESS QUOTES
- An extraordinary comic (M.E.N)
- A brilliant act, he defies description and has to be seen (City Life)
- He neatly subverts the crowd’s expectations by presenting the exact opposite of what they are anticipating (The Guardian)
- A master storyteller (Radio Times)
- He is the latest in a long line of performers from Manchester who use dramatic techniques to broaden the scope of their acts, like Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas and Caroline Aherne, he is as much an actor as he is a comedian (Edinburgh Evening News)

  • Brilliant story teller with a mixture of observational comedy and anecdotes
Rate subject to travel and performance times

Entertainment Type

Comedian

Tech Details

Rider:
A bottle of water and a smile please

Reviews

Edinburgh Evening News He is the latest in a long line of performers from Manchester who use dramatic techniques to broaden the scope of their acts, like Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas and Caroline Aherne, he is as much an actor as he is a comedian


Radio Times A master storyteller


The Guardian He neatly subverts the crowd’s expectations by presenting the exact opposite of what they are anticipating


City Life A brilliant act, he defies description and has to be seen


M.E.N An extraordinary comic


Tags

Alternative

Areas Covered

Cheshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, East Yorkshire, Flintshire, Greater Manchester, Humberside, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Wrexham

Towns / Counties Covered

Cheshire - Alsager, Antrobus, Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Croft, Culcheth, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Haslington, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Lymm, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Poynton, Runcorn, Sandbach, Stretton, Tarporley, Tattenhall, Warrington, Waverton, Weaverham, Widnes, Wilmslow, Winsford, , Cumbria - Alston, Ambleside, Appleby, Arnside, Aspatria, Backbarrow, Barrow-in-Furness, Bassenthwaite, Bowness on, Windermere, Borrowdale, Braithwaite, Brampton, Brough, Broughton-in-Furness, Caldbeck, Carlisle, Cartmel, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Coniston, Crosthwaite, Dalton-in-Furness, Dent, Dunnerdale, Egremont, Ennerdale, Eskdale, Glenridding, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Great Langdale, Greystoke, Haverthwaite, Hawkshead, Kendal, Keswick, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Lakeland Village, Langdale, Longtown, Lorton, Lowther, Lupton, Maryport, Millom, Milnthorpe, Newby Bridge, Orton, Penrith, Penruddock, Pooley Bridge, Ravenglass, Ravenstonedale, Seascale, Sedbergh, Shap, Silloth, St Bees, Tebay, Ulverston, Wasdale, Whitehaven, Wigton, Windermere, Workington, Yanwath, , East Yorkshire - Hull, Bridlington, Beverley, Goole, Cottingham, Hessle, Driffield, Elloughton Cum Brough, Anlaby, Hornsea, Pocklington, Willerby, Woodmansey, Hedon, Molescroft, Market Weighton, Withernsea, Kirk Ella, Howden, Greater Manchester - Altrincham, Bramhall, Cheadle, Hyde, Reddish, Ashton under Lyne, Ashton in Makerfield, Astley, Atherton, Bolton, Bredbury, Bury, Carrington, Chadderton, Cheadle Hulme, Chorlton, Compstall, Delph, Denton, Didsbury, Diggle, Dobcross, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Eccles, Failsworth, Farnworth, Gatley, Gorton, Greenfield, Hale, Hazel Grove, Heald Green, Heywood, High Lane, Hindley, Horwich, Kearsley, Leigh, Levenshulme, Marple, Middleton, Milnrow, Northenden, Oldham, Poynton, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Rochdale, Romiley, Sale, Salford, Shaw, Stalybridge, Stockport, Stretford, Swinton, Timperley, Tyldesley, Uppermill, Urmston, Walkden, Walshaw, Westhoughton, Wigan, Wilmslow, Worsley, Wythenshawe, , Lancashire - Accrington, Adlington, Ashton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Atherton, Bacup, Bamber Bridge, Barley, Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Barton, Baxenden, Belmont, Bispham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Brierfield, Brookhouse, Broughton, Burnley, Bury, Carnforth, Chatburn, Cherry Tree, Chipping, Chorley, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Cleveleys, Clifton, Clitheroe, Colne, Coppull, Crawshawbooth, Croston, Darwen, Deepdale, Denton, Earby, Eccleston, Edgworth, Elswick, Euxton, Fence, Feniscowles, Fleetwood, Forton, Freckleton, Frenchwood, Fulwood, Galgate, Garstang, Gisburn, Glasson Dock, Goosnargh, Great Eccleston, Great Harwood, Gressingham, Grimsargh, Grindleton, Hapton, Haslingden, Helmshore, Hesketh Bank, Heysham, Heywood, Hoghton, Hornby, Kelbrook, Kirkham, Lancaster, Laneshawbridge, Langho, Lea, Leigh, Leyland, Longridge, Longton, Lostock Hall, Loveclough, Lytham St Annes, Maghull, Milnrow, Morecambe, Much Hoole, Nelson, Oldham, Ormskirk, Oswaldtwistle, Padiham, Penwortham, Pilling, Poulton le Fylde, Preston, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, Ribbleton, Ribchester, Rishton, Rochdale, Salford, Samlesbury, Scorton, Silverdale, Simonstone, Singleton, Skelmersdale, Southport, St Michaels on Wyre, Tarleton, Thurnham, Todmorden, Trawden, Walmer Bridge, Walton le Dale, Warton, Water, Waterfoot, Wesham, Whalley, Whittle-le-Woods, Whitworth, Wigan, Wiswell, Worsley, Wray, Wrea Green, , Merseyside - Aintree, Bebington, Billinge, Birkenhead, Bootle, Brimstage, Bromborough, Crosby, Eastham, Formby, Garswood, Greasby, Halewood, Heswall, Hilbre Islands, Hoylake, Huyton, Kirkby, Litherland, Liverpool, Lunt, Lydiate, Maghull, Melling, Moreton, New Brighton, Newton le Willows, Port Sunlight, Prescot, Rainford, Rainhill, Southport, St Helens, Thornton Hough, Thurstaston, Upton, Wallasey, West Kirby, , North Yorkshire - Ampleforth, Arkendale, Askrigg, Askwith, Austwick, Bagby, Bedale, Bentham, Bewerley, Blubberhouses, Bolton Abbey, Booze, Boroughbridge, Brompton-by-Sawdon, Burneston, Burnsall, Burton in Lonsdale, Burton Leonard, Carlton, Catterick, Cayton, Church Fenton, Clapham, Cloughton, Commondale, Coxwold, Crakehall, Croft-on-Tees, Danby, Drax, Easingwold, East Cowton, Ebberston, Egton Bridge, Embsay, Escrick, Farndale, Filey, Flaxton, Fylingthorpe, Gargrave, Gayle, Giggleswick, Gillamoor, Gilling East, Glaisdale, Goathland, Grantley, Grassington, Great Ayton, Green Hammerton, Grosmont, Harrogate, Harwood Dale, Hawes, Helmsley, Helperby, Hemingbrough, Hillam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Hunmanby, Husthwaite, Hutton-le-Hole, Ingleby Barwick, Ingleton, Kettlewell, Kildwick, Killerby, Killinghall, Kilnsey, Kirby Hill, Kirk Smeaton, Kirkby Malzeard, Kirkby Overblow, Kirkbymoorside, Knaresborough, Lastingham, Leavening, Leeming Bar, Levisham, Leyburn, Low Row, Malham, Malton, Masham, Menwith Hill, Mickleby, Middleham, Monk Fryston, Nawton, North Cowton, Northallerton, Osmotherley, Oswaldkirk, Pannal, Pateley Bridge, Pickering, Ravenscar, Reeth, Riccall, Richmond, Ripley, Ripon, Robin Hoods Bay, Rosedale Abbey, Rylstone, Sandsend, Scarborough, Scorton, Seamer, Sedbusk, Selby, Settle, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Simonstone, Sinnington, Skipton, Skipton-on-Swale, Sleights, Slingsby, South Milford, Staithes, Stape, Starbeck, Staxton, Stillington, Stokesley, Studley Roger, Sutton-in-Craven, Sutton-Whitestonecliffe, Tadcaster, Terrington, Thirsk, Thixendale, Thorganby, Thornton Le Dale, Thwaite, Tockwith, Topcliffe, Ulleskelf, Wass, West Burton, West Scrafton, Whitby, Wistow, Wombleton, York, Bridlington, , South Yorkshire - Armthorpe, Askern, Barnsley, Bawtry, Blaxton, Bradfield, Brierley, Cawthorne, Conisbrough, Dinnington, Doncaster, Dore, Goldthorpe, Grimethorpe, Hoyland, Mexborough, Penistone, Rotherham, Sheffield, Swinton, Thurnscoe, Wath Upon Dearne, Wentworth, Wombwell, , West Midlands - Aldridge, Amblecote, Balsall Common, Berkswell, Birmingham, Blackheath, Bloxwich, Blythe Valley Park, Brierley Hill, Brownhills, Castle Bromwich, Catherine de Barnes, Cheswick Green, Coleshill, Coseley, Coventry, Cradley, Cradley Heath, Darlaston, Dorridge, Dudley, Earlswood, Edgbaston, Gornal, Great Barr, Halesowen, Hampton in Arden, Hockley Heath, Kings Norton, Kingswinford, Knowle, Lye, Meriden, Monkspath, Netherton, Oldbury, Olton, Pelsall, Perton, Quarry Bank, Rowley Regis, Rubery, Rushall, Sedgley, Shirley, Smethwick, Solihull, Stourbridge, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Tipton, Tividale, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Warley, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Wordsley, , West Yorkshire - Aberford, Ackworth, Addingham, Allerton Bywater, Almondbury, Baildon, Barwick-in-Elmet, Batley, Bradford, Bingley, Birkenshaw, Boston Spa, Brighouse, Burley in Wharfedale, Castleford, Cleckheaton, Collingham, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Drighlington, Elland, Featherstone, Garforth, Guiseley, Halifax, Haworth, Hebden Bridge, Heckmondwike, Hemsworth, Holmfirth, Horbury, Horsforth, Huddersfield, Ilkley, Keighley, Kirkburton, Kirkstall, Knottingley and Ferrybridge, Leeds, Liversedge, Lofthouse, Marsden, Meltham, Methley, Mirfield, Morley, Normanton, Oakworth, Ossett, Otley, Oxenhope, Pontefract, Pudsey, Queensbury, Rawdon, Ripponden, Roberttown, Rothwell, Saltaire, Shipley, Silsden, Sowerby Bridge, Stanley, Swillington, Thornton, Todmorden, Wakefield, Wetherby, Yeadon,