If you look on YouTube there is a Live at the Apollo clip of Emmanuel Sonubi where he simply stands on stage and the audience keeps roaring with laughter. For what seems like an age he says nothing and gets a bigger response than many comics get when they tell jokes. This man has funny bones under his impressive muscles.
The north Londoner was a breakout star of Edinburgh Fringe 2022 with his debut Emancipated, which basically told his fans who he is – a former bouncer from a big family who had a heart scare and was always an aspiring performer. This year’s Curriculum Vitae is not so much a handbrake-turn change, more a continuation of the same set, but a very welcome addition.
