PATRICK Monahan, the Irish-Iranian comedian, tells tales of being an immigrant in Great Britain in his That 80’s Show gig at Pocklington Arts Centre on February 23.
As with his 2015 show The Disco Years, Monahan’s new stand-up outing is directed by Phil Nichol as he recalls his Irish-Iranian family arriving in Teesside in the 1980s after escaping from the Iran/Iraq war.
Monahan discusses his personal experience of the 1980s: his move from Iran to the UK with his parents; starting school without any grasp of English vocabulary; his Irish/Iranian heritage; his father’s encounters with discrimination and his mother’s experience of migration.
Tickets for Monahan’s 8pm Pock show are on sale at £14 at pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk and on 01759 301547.
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