Nicola Mantalios
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Rhian Jade and Nicola Mantalios on safe space in comedy
Rhian Jade is the artistic director of theatre company SoreSlap, whose LGBTQ+ and global majority sketch night, Sketch Slap, showcases drama, drag, comedy and poetry. Comedian and mentor Nicola Mantalios hosts Queers & Beers, Newcastle's only regular queer comedy night.
Emily Elliott, Narc Magazine, 22nd November 2024Interview: Nicola Mantalios
Nicola Mantalios discovered that comedy helps when it comes to dealing with trauma and being honest about her life; her story is an incredible one, brought up in a cult, and subsequently leaving religion and losing everything in the process, it's perhaps no surprise that laughter is a tonic for her.
Claire Dupree, Narc Magazine, 31st January 2023BBC Comedy Festival Live review
Reviews of the stand-ups showcased in Newcastle.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th May 2022Interview: Funny Team
After a mighty fine debut show at Jesterval earlier this year, Funny Team - that's Lee Kyle, Sammy Dobson, Catherine Scott, Nicola Mantalios-Lovett and Matt Reed to me and you - are back! We catch up with the gang to talk comedy.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 17th November 2014Interview: Funny Team
New North East sketch group Funny Team - consisting of Lee Kyle, Sammy Dobson, Catherine Scott, Nicola Mantalios-Lovett and Matt Reed - make their debut at Gateshead's Jesterval Comedy Festival in June. Ahead of the show, we meet the team to talk comedy, sketch and more.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 30th May 2014