Comedy Club: Ian Smith, Faizan Shah & Nicola Mantalios

Date Sunday 14 Dec 2025

Doors 7:00 pm Show starts: 7:30 pm

Advance price £10.00

Door price £12.00

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Lineup subject to change

Our hit monthly comedy club is back under a new banner, but with the same popular format. Programmed by Little Wander, Wales’ biggest comedy producers who are responsible for touring the likes of James Acaster, Bridget Christie and Ria Lina, it continues to showcase a host of award winners and TV names. Each show features a headliner, opening act and MC for the unbeatable price of £10.

HEADLINER – IAN SMITH

NOTE: IAN WILL BE PERFORMING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SET TO HIS TOUR SHOW WHICH VISITS THE TOWN HALL IN FEBRUARY

Goole’s own Ian Smith (co-host of the Northern News podcast) has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and The Stand Up Sketch Show – and been heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Just A Minute and his own stand-up series, Ian Smith is Stressed.

His last show Crushing was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, the (ISH) Comedy Award, Next Up’s “BiggestAward in Comedy” and a Chortle Award for Best Show.

“An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” ★★★★ Scotsman
“There are few fringe shows as purely funny as this” ★★★★ Guardian
“An outstanding and stressed-out hour of stand-up” ★★★★ Fest

Faizan is a Manchester-based comic who moved to the UK as a child, his well-crafted jokes make light of growing up in an immigrant household and the inevitable mental health challenges it brings. The quality of Faizan’s joke writing, and affable stage presence has seen him progress quickly from beating Comedy Store’s King Gong and Frog and Bucket’s Beat the Frog to now breaking through the circuit with a strong 20 minute set and performing at both those venues pro weekend gigs in under 2 years. We believe Faizan to be one of the most exciting new acts to come out of Manchester for a few years.

“One of my favourite new stand up comedians” – Guz Khan
“Nicely paced, deadpan delivery” – Chortle

MC – NICOLA MATALIOS

“Next level funny, a force of comedic nature” – Louise Young

 “Nicola is one of the most naturally confident kick ass comedians I’ve seen in over 20 years, she stands for a new breed of queer non binary artistic comics with guts and bravery to change the straight dominated comedy scene into something fresh and altogether truly progressive! A revolutionary queer female comic icon” – Paul Currie 

“Nicola is an incredible MC, with an amazing ability to bring a room together by jumping between warmth and barbed in her crowd work. Book her!!” – MC Hammersmith 

“An extraordinary act, few can do what she does” – FELT NOWT

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