Hello! Welcome back to Comedy in the Hammer! Every week we sit down with a local comedian and let you know what shows are happening in the city this week!
This week we spoke with Hamilton favourite Manolis Zontanos.
How long have you been doing stand up for?
19 years. I started May 10th 1998
What’s your favourite room to perform at in the city?
Hamilton Yuk Yuks
How do you usually deal with hecklers?
Try to make them my friend in a fun way
What advice would you give newer comics?
Don’t worry about what anybody else is doing and how far they’re going don’t compare yourself to other comedians just do it because you like doing it and that way it will always be fine, once you start getting upset about other people doing better than you or getting farther than you know you just doing something that makes you mad
What’s the one joke you’ve tried over and over again to make work but for whatever reason cannot get right?
I have a joke right now that I’m working on where I had to check my dads asshole because he didn’t know what was wrong with it so I took a picture of it with my iPhone to find out my dad has haemorrhoids I’ve been telling on stage sometimes the audiences like that’s hilarious and other times the audience is like what the fuck
Where can we check you out online?
Manolis Zontanos on any social media
Are there any videos we can see online?
Yes on Facebook and YouTube under Manolis Zontanos
Hub of the Hammer Events puts on a few comedy events throughout the city but what about the rest of them? There’s some great shows going on you might not know about so here’s what’s happening this week:
Monday June 26th
The Comedy Gala
Host: Isi Commisso
Time: 9 PM
Venue: Gallaghers
Cost: Free
Tuesday June 27th
Emerson 109
Host: Jordan Scherer
Time: 9pm
Venue: 109 Emerson St
Cost: Free
Tuesday June 27th
Host: Dan Brennan
Time: 9pm
Venue: Lionshead Pub
Cost: Free
Wednesday June 28th
YukYuk’s Amateur Night
Host: Patrick Coppolino
Time: 9 PM
Venue: YukYuk’s Hamilton
Cost: $5
Wednesday June 28th
710
Host: Dan Peters
Time: 9 PM
Venue: Cloud Nine, Hamilton
420 Friendly
Thursday June 29th
Tapas and Comedy Night
Host: Michael Moses
Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: The Brew, Hamilton
Cost: Free
Matthew is the founder of Hub of the Hammer Event Planning. They help you plan your events (Social, corporate or fundraiser) using strictly local vendors and venues. If you’re looking to plan an event, reach out and check out their calendar for upcoming events!
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