Nicola Mantalios

Nicola is a Greek–Geordie bisexual comedian who has become a much loved comic in and around the North East. She regularly MC’s The Newcastle Stand, runs her own gigs, with one being the very successful ‘Queers and Beers” which is the main queer comedy night in Newcastle. Nicola has performed alongside Lucy Beaumont, Fern Brady, Sarah Millican, Dylan Moran, Jonny Vegas, Gary Delaney and has provided tour support for Josie Long and Ellie Taylor. Paul Currie: “Nicola is one of the most naturally confident kick ass comedians I’ve seen in over 20 years, she stands for a new breed of queer non binary artistic comics with guts and bravery to change the straight dominated comedy scene into something fresh and altogether truly progressive!” MC Hammersmith: “Nicola is an incredible MC, with an amazing ability to bring a room together by jumping between warmth and barbed in her crowd work. Book her!!” NE Volume: “her career in comedy was a resounding success from the beginning”