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Melbourne International Comedy Festival proudly presents

Emmanuel Sonubi

Life After Near Death (WIP)

  • United Kingdom

Nominee Best Show 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Nominee Best Club Comedian 2023 Chortle Awards

Fresh from sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, a European tour and straight off the back of his hit New York Soho Theatre run, Emmanuel’s hilarious and heartfelt show explores his life after surviving heart failure – facing the cause of the trauma and the strange, funny ways we all find to keep going when life gets hard. It’s about turning life’s toughest moments into comedy gold – finding the laughs in survival and the punchlines in perseverance.

As seen on Live at the Apollo, QI, Celebrity Mastermind

'A natural, this stand-up is going to be big!'  The Times (UK) 

'Big laughs, engaging tales, you’re seduced by the easy authority of of his storytelling.' The Guardian (UK) 

 

 

Suitable for audiences 15+

Language – mild language

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Nominee Best Show 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Nominee Best Club Comedian 2023 Chortle Awards

Fresh from sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, a European tour and straight off the back of his hit New York Soho Theatre run, Emmanuel’s hilarious and heartfelt show explores his life after surviving heart failure – facing the cause of the trauma and the strange, funny ways we all find to keep going when life gets hard. It’s about turning life’s toughest moments into comedy gold – finding the laughs in survival and the punchlines in perseverance.

As seen on Live at the Apollo, QI, Celebrity Mastermind

'A natural, this stand-up is going to be big!'  The Times (UK) 

'Big laughs, engaging tales, you’re seduced by the easy authority of of his storytelling.' The Guardian (UK) 

 

 

Suitable for audiences 15+

Language – mild language

Back to Listings

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