Esther Manito
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
99 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients
The 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedians Bursary Programme has announced five winners for 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2024Ivo Graham pushes Rosie Jones round the London Marathon in 3hrs 36min
Maisie Adam, Esther Manito, Joel Dommett and Romesh Ranganathan also completed the race.
Chortle, 22nd April 2024Esther Manito: "Who knew misery could be so relatable?"
British-Lebanese comedian Esther Manito once suffered from anxiety so much she struggled to go to the shops. Now she commands audiences at the Dubai Opera House and the Hammersmith Apollo. She talks us through her journey in comedy.
Esther Manito, Square Mile, 7th March 2024Comedy extravaganza in support of Refuge
This features a stellar all-female line up of comedic brilliance, including Shazia Mirza (pictured above), Tiff Stevenson, Harriet Kemsley, Esther Manito, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Fiona Ridgewell and hosted by MC Leslie Gold, ensuring a diverse range of comedic styles to keep the audience in stitches.
Rachel Verralls, Funny Women, 28th February 2024Esther Manito @ The Stand, Glasgow review
Hell Hath No Fury is an evocative and defiant title for Esther Manito's most recent tour, and Manito's material and performance live up to it.
Rhys Morgan, The Skinny, 25th October 2023Esther Manito talks Hell Hath No Fury
"My comedy persona is pretty much an exaggerated version of me."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 15th October 2023Esther Manito interview
"I refuse to have goals as they stress me out." We spoke to the comedian about her tour show Hell Hath No Fury, coming to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 13th October 2023Esther Manito: 'I still stand backstage thinking I should have worked in John Lewis'
The stand-up on her comedy heroes, preshow jitters and the parenting double standards for male and female comedians.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 18th September 2023Esther Manito's most memorable gigs
A guy booked me to perform stand-up just for him and his date
Chortle, 5th September 2023Esther Manito interview
"Women are often made to feel like rage is something that we shouldn't feel".
Sarski Anderson, Bristol 24/7, 3rd August 2023