Emmanuel Sonubi: Life after near death - Comedy Festival

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee,?Emmanuel?Sonubi returns to Bolton. Fresh from sold-out performances at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals in 2025 and Edinburgh Fringe, his European Tour, and a hit New York Soho Theatre run. Emmanuel?s hilarious and heartfelt show explores his eyesight and 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. One of the UK?s most in-demand comedians,?Sonubi?is a powerhouse on stage, delivering unstoppable energy, razor-sharp wit, and stories that hit hard as he can and still land even harder. ?A natural, this stand-up is going to be big!? - The Times (UK) This is a show you just can?t afford to miss, a masterclass in stand-up from one of the most exciting names in the game. ?Big laughs, engaging tales, you?re seduced by the easy authority of of his storytelling - The Guardian (UK) As Seen On:? Live at the Apollo (Host 2024 & Headliner 2022 - BBC), Qi (Guest and Xmas Special Guest - BBC), Celebrity Mastermind (BBC), Have I Got News For You (BBC), Rosie Jones? Out Of Order (Comedy Central) Rhod Gilbert?s Growing Pains, (Comedy Central/Apple TV), Mel Giedroyc?s Unforgivable (Dave), Alan Davies? As Yet Untitled (Dave), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and to be aired: The Hitlist (BBC), Silence is Golden (U&Dave), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central) & Richard Osmond?s House of Games (BBC) & more TBAAwards:EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST SHOW 2023 CHORTLE AWARD NOMINEE: BEST CLUB COMEDIAN 2023 EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST NEWCOMER 2022 NEXT UP COMEDY AWARD: BEST SHOW NOMINEE 2022