Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!

A stand-up show by comedian Michael Akadiri at The Wardrobe in Leeds, built on personal anecdotes with a politically pointed edge and a single comic voice on stage.

Michael Akadiri's stand-up show, Don't Call Me Uncle!, takes its premise from a small but unsettling moment: being called uncle in public for the first time while still in the early thirties. The comedian, who also works as a doctor and is a husband and father, sets out to contest the label and to examine the gap between perception and reality.

The material is anecdotal and carries a sharp, politically pointed edge, with the laughs drawn from everyday situations rather than from sketches. Akadiri performs alone on stage, so the evening is a single comic voice addressing the room, which will suit those who enjoy spoken comedy with a strong personal thread.

Akadiri has appeared on Comedy Central LIVE, ITV's Stand Up Sketch Show and Channel 4's Stand Up to Cancer, and is also heard on Capital Xtra's breakfast programme, LBC and BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends. The Wardrobe is a Leeds venue that hosts concerts and shows.