Micky Flanagan
T797479593
A professional stand-up since 1997, Micky Flanagan draws on his East End background as he ruthlessly deconstructs the Cockney myth with razor-sharp observational wit. He tells a comic tale of a working class upbringing, where alphabetti spaghetti is a luxury and a bottle of black tower the height of sophistication. Micky's unique brand of intelligent humour appeals to men and women equally, as he bemoans the lot of modern man in pursuit of the perfect idle day, and celebrates being turned away from a night club because his feet are killing him.
Archive :: production:T797479593, comedy:S0558894856, venue:V673
Current production:Work
What Chance Change?
What Chance Change? is the story of Micky’s life and the journey he’s taken from the mean streets of the East End to the leafy lanes of East Dulwich. It’s 1980: Micky feels trapped and angry, working as a porter in Billingsgate fish market, living in the East End. It's now 2009: Micky is slightly upset at the cost of a latte during a recession whilst working as a stand-up comic and living in the pretentious London suburbs. Over the years he's gone from Sunblest to Panini, tabloids to broadsheets, the street party to the dinner party. Travel, countless jobs, a belated higher education, critical acclaim and women have all played their part… but has he really changed?
