After trying her hand at stand-up in 2010, Nicola never looked back, leading her on to great success.
A finalist in the Laughing Horse and the So You Think You’re Funny? Competitions in 2011, and a debut hour at the Newcastle Comedy Festival in 2014, her career in comedy was a resounding success from the beginning.
In 2013, Nicola began experimenting with characters, which is when her goofy dog-obsessed character, ‘Zoe’, was born – a character that brings a very energetic presence to the stage.
Performing as both herself and the character Zoe, she has racked up an enormous 12 years of experience, meaning this long-serving comedy veteran is definitely well acquainted with making sure all audience members have an evening they won’t forget.
Nicola adds a personal touch to her shows. Previously commenting on the similarity between laughing and crying, much of her content comes from her experiences and trauma.
The skill to turn dark times into a light-hearted joke is incredible – and Nicola does so with apparent ease. Some of the content of these shows can be quite deep and hard-hitting, but this is what allows Nicola to show that we are all, in fact, human. And although she is the one on the stage making the audience laugh, we are more similar than it would appear. It also shows immense strength for her to be able to include such content in her shows and still keep the high energy levels going throughout.
Mantalios’ story truly is one of breathtaking strength. From being raised in a cult to escaping religious pressures and losing absolutely everything in the process of doing this, it makes it so much more special seeing her shows knowing this.
Somebody who can make a large audience laugh each night on tour who has been through what she has is an incredibly skilled and talented comedian and is yet another reason why you certainly don’t want to miss out on seeing Nicola’s show.
She challenges the British stereotypes of being reserved and overly polite, believing that we do not live forever therefore while we are on earth, we make our presence known, whether that be through comedy, singing, or just general loud existence.
"She had the room spellbound �" and in gales of laughter" Chortle
