Stand-up show by award-winning comedian Michael Akadiri, who is a doctor, husband and father, at the Warwick Arts Centre.
Michael Akadiri brings his latest show, Don't Call Me Uncle!, to the Warwick Arts Centre on Friday 30 October. It's his first time back in Coventry after two UK tours, and the title comes from a specific moment: he was recently called 'uncle' in public, a term he says is usually reserved for elders. He's a resident junior doctor as well as a comedian, so he spends his time balancing the ward with the stage, and that double life—doctor, husband, father—is where a lot of the material comes from.
He's not new to the circuit. He's been a support act for Jason Manford and Emmanuel Sonubi, and this show has Emmanuel O. opening for him. On the TV and radio side, he's appeared on Comedy Central LIVE, ITV's Stand Up Sketch, and Channel 4's Stand Up to Cancer, and you'll have heard him on Capital Xtra's Breakfast Show, LBC, and BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends. He's picked up a few awards along the way too: the Komedia New Comedy Award and the Comedian of Medicine Award at the Haags Comedy Festival, and he's been nominated for the Biggest Award in Comedy.
The reviews point to a sharp, punchy style. Metro called him 'supremely talented and likeable', Chortle described the work as 'hugely entertaining', and the Guardian praised his 'sharp-wit' and 'politically punchy' anecdotes. It's a 16+ show, so it's not for the under-16 crowd.
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It's in the Studio at the Warwick Arts Centre, starting at 7.45pm with doors opening about half an hour before. The show runs for an hour and ten minutes, including an interval. Tickets are £20.50, with a student price of £18 and an NHS rate of £18—you'll need your ID on the night for that one. If you're bringing a group of ten or more, you get one ticket free.
