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An' Another Fing - Live

Micky Flanagan

2017 · 86 min

A working-class Londoner tackles middle-class domesticity at the O2.

Micky Flanagan relies on a sense of exasperation, positioning himself as a working-class Londoner who has accidentally become wealthy enough to need a leaf blower just to clear the £50 notes out of his hallway.

Recorded live during a 12-night run at London’s O2 Arena in 2017, the show marked Flanagan’s return to stand-up after taking a self-imposed gap year. By this point, he was one of the UK’s highest-selling live acts, transitioning from a Billingsgate fish porter to a resident of East Dulwich with comfortable middle-class problems. The material centers on domestic life and the indignities of aging, with bits about camping, Saga holidays with his dad, and a fixation on television presenter Mary Berry. A routine about rushing to a corner shop to find a forget-to-get-the-card-card for his anniversary anchors the performance, though a harsh, extended rant about the French breaks up the otherwise cozy observational tone.

The set list

5 bits

  1. Thick People Television and Eat Well For Less

    Ridiculing reality television and BBC shows like 'Eat Well For Less' with Gregg Wallace for treating people as dim, contrasting it with how his mother would have reacted to BBC researchers in the 1970s.

  2. The French

    Profane observational routine about visiting France and interacting with the French.

  3. The tenner flutters to the floor

    Standout visual and narrative routine involving dropping money.

  4. Cillit Bang

    Humorous observational commentary involving the cleaning product Cillit Bang.

  5. Saga holidays with his dad

    Recounting experiences going on an over-50s Saga holiday trip with his father.

How it plays

Tone
Wicked, slightly cruder, observational, and bordering on risqué.
On stage
Down-to-earth Cockney persona, retaining working-class roots despite wealth, marked by trademark profanity and strong stage presence reminiscent of classic British variety comics.
About
gap year reflections, marriage and his wife, the French, Saga holidays with his dad, his dog, Mary Berry

What the critics said

Hailed by The Evening Standard as 'Comedy Par Excellence' and praised by The Guardian as proving he is 'the country's most popular comic and, by some measure, its most popular entertainer full stop.'

In the room: Massive arena reception, with crowds filling the London O2 Arena across record-breaking tour numbers.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, letterboxd.com, virginmediastore.com, tv.apple.com, en.wikipedia.org, primevideo.com.

Backstory

Filmed following Flanagan's enjoyable gap year and sabbatical from comedy due to work-related stress.

Details

Released
Taped
O2 Arena, London
Runtime
86 min
Director
Brian Klein
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