Nat Luurtsema
Natalie Haynes
Nathan Cassidy
Nathan Caton
Nathan Stokes
Nathaniel Metcalfe
Nathaniel Tapley
Naz Osmanoglu
Neil Delamere
Neil Hamburger
Neil McFarlane
Neil Mullarkey
Neil Price
Niall Browne
Nicholas Cooke
Nicholas Parsons
Nick Cowen
Nick Doody
Nick Griffin
Nick Helm
Nick Hodder
Nick Mohammed
Nick Page
Nick Pettigrew
Nick Revell
Nick Sun
Nick Wilty
Nicola Bolsover
Nicola Mantalios-Lovett
Nige
Nik Coppin
Nina Conti
Ninia Benjamin
Noel Britten
Noel Fielding
Noel James
Norman Lovett
Norman Wisdom
Nick Mohammed
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Half Indo-Caribbean and half Greek-Cyprio, Mick Mohammed became involved in the Footlights while at Cambridge University, appearing in their touring show Beyond A Joke (2004) and Under The Blue, Blue Moon (2005). He made his solo Edinburgh debut with the Forer Factor in 2006, and has returned the subsequent four years. On TV, his biggest role so far was as yes-man Steve in the 2009 revival of Perrin, but his credits also include various roles in Horne & Corden, hit kids' show Sorry I've Got No Head and the ITV2 sitcom No Heroics. |
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![]() Angelos Epithemiou owes a big debt to Bob Mortimer. Not only did he pluck the character straight from the sketch comedy circuit – or burger van, to propagate the mythology – and on to TV, but his influence can be heavily felt in his protégé’s debut tour. At times, it almost feels like a Reeves & Mortimer tribute act, with elements from Big Night Out and Shooting Stars such as the unanswerable quiz questions, the inanimate objects becoming musical instruments, and the desk adorned with kitsch tat. Even ‘What’s on the end of the stick, Vic?’ has been reinvented as ‘What’s in the bag, Angelos?’ with its own singalong theme. Yet other parts of the show are unmistakeably Epithemiou’s own, branded with his lazy reluctance to be an entertainer. He’s keen to press on and get this irritating show business over with so he can get home to watch the 30-Stone Teenager. As he stands awkwardly before us in his grubby anorak, too-short trousers and too-long tie, he dourly admits that he’s only got three jokes to cover the whole show, ‘so we’re all in the shit.’ It’s comments like this that get him branded an ‘anti-comedian’, wilfully shunning any obvious comic devices as a cheap cop-out. While Dan Renton Skinner’s creation certainly shares some of that philosophy, deftly underplaying the delivery, he doesn’t abandon every trick. In fact, the bits of the show that go down the best are about as old-school as you can get: a traditional ‘what’s the difference between…’ pub gag and a section in which he attempts impressions demanded by the crowd – to surprisingly good effect, even if ‘Simon Weston’ was a suggestion too far. Improvised banter is another of Skinner’s strong suits, as demonstrated in the Q&A session. Tagged on to normal stand-up gigs, these rarely work particularly well, but here, when he treated the questions with the contempt the deserve, there were laughs to be had. Like Reeves and Mortimer, Epithemiou is at his best when corralling the audience so we’re all in one big in-joke, and he is especially successful in quite a gang-show feel going in his musical section, though he does dissipate that energy in the sluggish quiz Epithemiou Or Bust?, in which an punter is asked impossible questions before taking part in a ridiculously silly stunt. Sound familiar? It’s all in keeping with the generally patchy feel of the show, which isn’t quite sure of what it wants to be. When he’s good, Epithemiou is brilliant, with unexpected lines delivered with perfect judgment, but sometimes the character’s lack of focus rubs off on the material. The promise of ‘…and friends’ is something of a misleading one, as this mostly refers to the very small circle of chums he talks about on stage, including his ‘kind of’ girlfriend Margaret and the strange Ian, whom he represents by a badly-stitched ventriloquist’s dummy. Let’s just say Nina Conti has nothing to fear… There was one guest slot, though: Nick Mohammed as his camply overexciteable memory man Mr Swallow, who takes so long on digressions he never got to any memory tricks. But this roundabout approach didn’t resonate with the audience, and he got a cold reception in such a limited spot. The Vanessa Mae jokes started to win them round, but he lost it again by adding lyrics to the Jurassic Park theme tune. It’s like Anita Dobson all over again… But there was no doubt this was Epithemiou’s night, and while the tone was uneven, he does cut an intriguing, distinctive and frequently funny character.
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| Date of live review: Wednesday 8th Dec, '10 | |
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Review by Steve Bennett |
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| Venue: | Invisible Dot |
| Prices: | £6 |
| Comics: | Nick Mohammed |
| Info: | Edinburgh preview show |
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| Venue: | Battersea Barge |
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Oyster Eyes Presents: Paul Thomas, Pete Phillipson, Neil Cole, Cardinal Burns, Anna & Katy, Totally Tom, HMS Ship, Jamie Demetriou, Nick Mohammed
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| 19:45 - Thursday 21st Jun, '12 | |
| Venue: | Invisible Dot |
| Prices: | £6 |
| Comics: | Nick Mohammed |
| Info: | Edinburgh preview show |
| 19:45 - Thursday 12th Jul, '12 | |
| Venue: | Invisible Dot |
| Prices: | £6 |
| Comics: | Nick Mohammed |
| Info: | Edinburgh preview show |
| 19:45 - Thursday 26th Jul, '12 | |
| Venue: | Invisible Dot |
| Prices: | £6 |
| Comics: | Nick Mohammed |
| Info: | Edinburgh preview show |

Beyond A Joke
Edinburgh Fringe 2005
Cambridge Footlights: Under The Blue, Blue Moon
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Nick Mohammed: The Forer Factor
Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Nick Mohammed: 4uarters
Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Nick Mohammed Is A Character Comedian
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Nick Mohammed in Apollo 21
Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Nick Mohammed Is Mr Swallow

