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Comedy: No Handshake, Just Hate

  • Sat 17 Oct 2026
  • 6:00 pm
  • £18.00
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Aag laga den ge nafrat ki ❤️

Manchester, up for some Hindi/Urdu comedy? Ankit Grover and Ahmad Raza brings to your city a 100% desi humor.

No Handshake, Just Hate: Indian and Pakistani comics. One stage. Zero handshakes. What started on the cricket field now ends with comedy warfare — pure, unfiltered hate with zero diplomatic filter. Come for the rivalry. Stay for the roast. Leave with trust issues and a sore stomach from laughing.

About Ankit 🎤

Ankit Grover started the Hindi comedy scene in the UK. Married to a Bengali, his life mirrors Vicky Donor (minus the donor part). He has headlined solo shows and created unique formats like India vs Pakistan Comedy Clash and 4 Log Kya Kahenge. Before that, he opened for major Indian comics on their UK tours, including Amit Tandon, Rahul Dua, Harsh Gujral, Gaurav Kapoor, Vipul Goyal, Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, Jaspreet Singh, Pritish Narula, and Atul Khatri.

About Ahmad Raza aka “OoperWalayBhai”🎤

Award-winning multilingual stand-up comedian Syed Ahmad Raza (aka OoperWalayBhai) is a rising force in the global Desi comedy scene. Fresh off a hit tour in Pakistan and armed with 50M+ views across Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, he delivers sharp material in English, Urdu and Hindi — mixing British wit with Desi storytelling.

With 150+ shows under his belt and multiple UK comedy contest wins (including Funhouse Comedy and Hats Funny Contest 2024), he is one of the most exciting new Hindi/Urdu voices in British stand-up

Language: The show will be in Hindi/Urdu

Doors swing wide open at 17:30 | Doors close by 17:55 | The show starts promptly at 18:00 | Approximate run time of 90 minutes

Show is for people of age 18 or above

Tickets are non-refundable unless the organizer cancels the show, in that case you will receive full refund except the booking fee.

 

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