Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Micky Flanagan adds city theatre to latest gig dates
Record-breaking comedian Micky Flanagan has added a handful of intimate dates to his latest tour - including one in Canterbury.
The funnyman, who has appeared on TV shows such as Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, is bringing his sell-out arena show, If Ever We Needed It, to six theatres across the country.
He will head to the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury later this month.
Since starting his stand-up career in the 1990s, the Londonborn comic has performed at some of the UK’S biggest venues.
His 2017 show, An Another Fing, was the biggest comedy event of that year and broke box office records after being performed to more than 600,000 people across the UK and Ireland.
The new tour, which has recently completed a successful arena run, is now coming to
more intimate venues to allow fans to “see the comedian up close and personal”.
If Ever We Needed It sees the stand-up talk about turning 60 and reflecting on how the world has changed during his lifetime.
He even shot promotional material for the tour at Dungeness pub The Britannia Inn in September 2022 before setting off on the arena tour.
He is one of several celebrities to have taken in the boozer including Ed Sheeran, Peter
Andre and Suggs. Landlord Richard Davis said Flanagan was a good sport when he visited for the shoot. “He had a couple of pints while he was here. He was a nice guy and funny," he said. “I asked him if he'd do a gig and he said 'how many people will there be?’” Flanagan will be at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on Friday, April 19, with tickets available from 10am on Saturday via the Live Nation website.