UK TOUR: SEPTEMBER 2025 – FEBRUARY 2026 – ON SALE 10AM, 28TH MARCH 2025 – TICKETS
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This Autumn, award-winning British-Lebanese comedian Esther Manito (as seen on Live at the Apollo and Stand Up Sketch Show) sets out on her biggest UK tour to date, performing her brand new hilarious stand-up show Slagbomb in Essex, Exeter, Edinburgh and many more in between. Tickets are on sale for all dates from 10am, Friday, 28th March 2025 at https://esthermanito.seetickets.com/tour/esther-manito
Slagbomb takes a nosedive into the challenges and hilarities of the awkward sandwich years, inviting audiences to feel better about the madness in their own lives. Youthful freedom has given way to the reality of adult responsibilities and one finds oneself juggling everything while hosing faeces off the garden decking, clad in questionable footwear.
She’s tried elegance. She’s aimed for sophistication. But somehow, the chaos always wins. Because really—how do you keep your poise when you’re juggling kids, aging parents, and the crushing weight of unmet expectations? Following the success of her last show, Hell Hath No Fury, Esther is done pretending. Now, owning the label of ‘Angry woman’, she’s leaning in even further—into the mess, the mayhem, and the gloriously undignified truth of it all. From failed attempts at being sexy, sudden hearing loss, and awkward encounters with dodgy drug dealers, to the brutal realities of a waxing session gone sideways—nothing’s off limits. Because when there’s war in the world and family back in Lebanon, there are bigger things to worry about than being a ‘Slagbomb’
An Arab Essex girl who will challenge every single preconception of what that means, Esther Manito deftly skewers gender politics, expectations of modern parents and the obscene pressures put on modern women.
Esther Manito has appeared on Live At The Apollo (BBC), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Hypothetical (Dave). She has been heard on The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), The 13 million Club (BBC Radio 4), Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life (BBC Radio 4), Russel Kane’s Evil Genius (BBC Sounds), Breaking the News (BBC Radio Scotland) and co-hosting Newsjack Unplugged (BBC Radio 4 Extra). She is also the co-host of Ghastly Women podcast alongside Lily Phillips and I Didn’t Want it Anyway with Shappi Khorsandi.
Esther’s debut show Crusade received huge critical acclaim and is available to watch on NextUp Comedy and ITVX. Her second show #NotAllMen won best show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2021 and her most recent tour Hell Hath No Furywas a smash hit success, receiving rave reviews and adding numerous extra dates due to demand for tickets.
‘Skilfully weaves her own personal story with a wider look at gender issues’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Evening Standard
‘Effervescent… incisively funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐The Skinny
‘A brilliant show from start to finish…incredibly funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From Page to Stage
‘An absolute riot from start to finish’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything Theatre
‘She OWNS her anger […] Funny and truthful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ North West End UK
‘Treads the nuance of gender, political and other global debates with aplomb’⭐⭐⭐⭐ WhyNow
ESTHER MANITO: SLAGBOMB – 2025 & 2026 UK TOUR LISTINGS
2025 TOUR DATES
Sunday 14th September – Norwich Theatre Stage Two
Thursday 18th – Saturday 20th September – Soho Theatre, London
Wednesday 24th September – Farnham Maltings
Friday 26th September – The Glee Club, Birmingham
Saturday 27th September – GRUB, Manchester
Sunday 28th September – The Leadmill, Sheffield
Tuesday 30th September – Palace Theatre Dixon Studio, Southend
Sunday 12th October – Exeter Phoenix
Wednesday 22nd October – Storyhouse, Chester
Thursday 23rd October – Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh
Wednesday 29th October – Swindon Arts Centre
Thursday 30th October – The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
Sunday 2nd November – Old Fire Station Oxford
Wednesday 12th November – Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
Thursday 13th November – The Stand, Glasgow
Saturday 15th November – The Alex, Faversham
Thursday 20th November – The Arc, Winchester
Friday 28th November – Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
Saturday 29th November – The Stand, Newcastle
Thursday 4th December – The Spring Arts Centre, Havant
2026 TOUR DATES
Saturday 31st January – Komedia, Brighton
Friday 13th February – G Live, Bellerby Studio, Guildford
Friday 27th February – The Hawth, Crawley
ALL TICKETS: https://esthermanito.seetickets.com/tour/esther-manito