(Biography):

I started stand-up comedy in 2006. I have done more than 400 gigs from 10mins to 50mins and from gong shows to compering, opening and closing small clubs. Mostly in and around London and Edinburgh during the Festival. I rarely go anywhere north or Birmingham (too cold). Some of my most noteworthy gigs –apart from my shows- include the one I did for Arthur Smith at Southbank Centre, the one at Hornchurch Theatre, my gig at the Havant Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre and the one at Hackney Empire.

Shows and reviews:

SHOW: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Greece (But You Were Afraid To Ask). Edinburgh Fringe with The Laughing Horse Free Festival, 2009
My second solo show, it did what it said on the tin…well the title. Very educational.

‘Manos plays the stereotype card cleverly, flirting with those popular myths… before deftly dismissing them as the apocryphal (another good Greek word) nonsense they are. Catch him now, before his inevitable promotion to head waiter’ THE SCOTSMAN

The promotional material for this informative presentation by Manos the Greek waiter does not augur well. Manos beams out at us, the very embodiment of Harry Enfield’s Stavros. Surely, his act can’t really be that hoar? Thankfully, not.
True, like Stavros, Manos is an expatriate Greek who has been living in London for a few years but he is still in touch with what makes Greece tick. He riffs on how Greek children stay at home longer than most; how Greece fought its smoking ban and won, and his mother country’s long running hatred of Lord Elgin and Turkey (not necessarily in that order).

The comedy gods are clearly smiling on him, for among the front row is a real-life Turk! He is a sporting chap as well, playing among gamely when Manos cordially invites him and any of his countrymen to f*** off before the show has even started.
In fact, Manos plays the stereotype card cleverly, flirting with those popular myths all Greeks are homosexual, love their donkeys more than their mothers and throw plates around at every available opportunity before deftly dismissing them as the apocryphal (another good Greek word) nonsense they are. Catch him now as part of the Free Fringe, before his inevitable promotion to head waiter.

SHOW: Manos the Greek. Edinburgh Fringe with The Laughing Horse Free Festival, 2007.
My first solo show. I loved it, the audiences loved it but did any reviewer bother to come? Not apart from an ignorant Turkish-biased student from some obscure mag.

SHOW: The Johnny Foreigner Comedy Show. Edinburgh Fringe with the PBH Free Fringe, 2007. Listed in ‘100 best things to see’ by THE SUNDAY TIMES

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(Competitons):

• Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Finalist - 2008
  
  
• Laughing Horse New Act of The Year semifinalist – 2009
  
  
• You Must Be Joking Finalist - 2009
  
  
• Laughing Horse New Act of The Year semifinalist – 2008