Politics is largely skimmed over, although he does deliver arguably the world’s worst Boris Johnson impression. It should go without saying at this point, but Micky Flanagan’s next tour is going to be immensely popular.

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He tells stories rather than short punchline jokes and he also interacts with the audience in a friendly, teasing manner.Cancel culture and gender politics are mentioned, but unlike certain stand-ups of his age he is not noisily anti-woke and stops well short of spouting the overused mantra of “you can’t saying anything any more”. He regularly appears on comedy panels, for shows such as Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 cats, and have I Got News For You.

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Extras: Language(s): English, Interactive Menu, Documentaries: 'The Out Out Tour': 'Let's Go Down the Pub', 'Meet My Mum and Dad' and 'The Out Out Dubstep Remix'.

He performed 11 sold-out shows here, and considering the venue has a capacity of 20,000, you can see just how popular he was (and still is). Flanagan started off in the world of comedy in the 1990s when he took a comedy course in 1996 and began performing at local comedy clubs.